Higher Education Office

The following guides have been crafted to help alumni with decision-making. We trust you will find them useful. The links to the local universities’ admissions portals and the Indicative Grade Profiles can be found in Guidance for Graduated Students.

New! HEO’s Guidance for Graduated Students 2026
New! HEO’s Guide to NUS Holistic Admissions 2026
New! HEO’s Alumni Guide for Medicine Applications 2026
New! Registration for Compass of a Scholar Talk

For students interested in applying to UK universities, the 2026/27 timelines and application guides will be updated by the end of May 2026, when the current admissions cycle ends and universities refresh their guidance. The refreshed UCAS guide will be updated by the end of July - do not create your accounts prior. You may wish to refer to last year’s guides so that you know what to expect ahead of time.

For students interested in applying to US universities, the 2026/27 timelines and application guides will be updated by the end of May 2026, when the current admissions cycle ends and universities refresh their guidance. The refreshed CommonApp and CIALFO guides will be updated by the end of August – do not create your accounts prior. You may wish to refer to last year’s guides so that you know what to expect ahead of time.  

HEO Timelines Guide 2025/26 for UK And US Applications
HEO’s 2025 Guide to Writing your US App
University of California Application Guide 2025
CommonApp and Cialfo Guide for Alumni 2025 (fresh app)

Beyond Singapore, the UK and US, our students go on to global destinations, such as in Australia, Japan, Europe, Canada, and beyond. These universities include the University of British Columbia, Waseda University, University of Kyoto, University of Sydney, Sci-Po, and many more.

The HEO supports applications to all destinations as required. Do inform us at least 3-4 weeks in advance if you need supporting documents to be sent to your universities. 

The Higher Education Office is open on Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 2pm-5pm. We are not open during public and school holidays as well as during exam periods. We do not accept walk-ins; all appointments are scheduled. 

Alumni, if you have questions or require counsel, please write to us at this email address, and we’ll be happy to help you where possible.

If you require documents to be sent to your universities via hardcopy mailing, please approach us at least 4 weeks in advance.