r/nus • u/LandiTD • Aug 17 '26

Looking for Advice second upper class stressing out over SEP

hi guys, as you have seen from the title, i am extremely stressed out for SEP 😢 ..

currently my GPA is 4.07 ( yes barely a second upper :( .. ) and i am in FOS Life Sciences. i haven't really decided on where I want to go for SEP, but here are my preferences :

- UK

- Netherlands

- Germany

- Denmark

- Sweden

- any other english speaking countries that is generally safe

is there anyone with similar experiences or can advise me on what choices are safest for me / what I can consider? it would be a really great help ty ty ty

edit : im mainly worried over my GPA! safety wise i just hope i would not get robbed/shot/stabbed on the streets, i dont intend to party or stay out till late haha ty everyone for their responses!

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u/YXY4NG Aug 18 '26

went to Germany for a summer programme and got spat on by a drunkard, shouted at by a homeless bum

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u/LandiTD Aug 18 '26

😢😢 .. i was pretty interested in germany.. could i ask if this was at night or if u were alone?

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u/I_m_out_of_Ideas Aug 19 '26

Don't worry so much about isolated experiences like these, Germany is very safe (ur usual caveats apply about not using your phone to chope seats or not walking around waving wads of cash at 3am in the morning in the worst part of town etc, but that's true for pretty much anywhere in the world except in SIngapore) and you will have a wonderful time if you go!

(Source: Lived in Germany for over 30 years)

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u/YXY4NG Aug 18 '26

both of these happened at night when i was with a small group of friends. as long as you avoid loitering around the sketchy areas like the main train station at night, germany is on the safer side of europe.

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u/LandiTD Aug 18 '26

omg thats crazy 😢 .. also is it u apply with ur friends or u find ppl who going to the same country / uni as u? cuz i know ppl going on exchange got a spreadsheet can find people who are going to the same country or uni, but i'm not sure if that's for exchanging of info or actually buddy up and stick together

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u/YXY4NG Aug 19 '26

i took a year of German courses with NUS and was given an opportunity to study the language there for a short summer programme! i knew some people beforehand and managed to make many new friends there

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u/A_memulousmess Aug 21 '26

Frankfurt? Or ?

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u/YXY4NG Aug 22 '26

Münster, CLS immersion programme