NUS law school reviews student admission procedures 

 

National University of Singapore first-year law students Jezer Goh, 21 (left), who was from Meridian JC, and Shawn Joo, also 21, a Pioneer Junior College alumnus, welcome the law faculty's move to try to attract students from schools beyond well-known ones like Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution. -- ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

 

The majority of law students at the National University of Singapore (NUS) come from a handful of well-known schools, but this may soon change.
The law faculty is currently reviewing its admission procedures to ensure greater diversity in the backgrounds, abilities and interests of undergraduates.

'It is true that a large number of our students come from a small number of institutions,' the dean of the law school, Professor Simon Chesterman, told The Straits Times. 'Inevitably, our students will be interacting with classmates from similar backgrounds and who come from the same schools,' he said.

'But to be good lawyers, it is essential that the students learn how to understand different people from a wide range of backgrounds. We want to broaden the experience of our students.' As part of the review, faculty staff will look at ways to attract students from a wider range of schools, not only those from schools like Raffles Institution and Hwa Chong Institution.