CCAs in NUS

Heyyy, so are CCAs still as important in uni life as they were in JC? LOL like in JC everyone had a CCA, but i know quite a few people who dont have one in uni. i dont know what to join! hahaa anybody wanna weigh in??

Hi Passtress, CCAs in university are not compulsory but they do make your university life a little more interesting. You can pick up new skills, contribute your talents and make new friends! There are many CCAs out there for you to choose from. You might want to take a look at the various student organizations, interest groups and societies: http://www.nus.edu.sg/osa/activities/svcs/societies.html

It really depends on what you are interested in!

Hi Melissa! thanks for the help! omg thats a lot of CCAs!

so which are the more popular ones? like, what is NUS renowned for? Guess i'm sort of interested in either choir or dance, maybe? but not sure if i'd get past the audition process hahaha.

Hello everyone! I suppose NUS is not famous for anything except probably academically?? LOL. that might or might not be true too. idk.

I'm from NUS Dance Ensemble (one of the groups under Centre For Arts - CFA) and from my experience, i think the more popular CCAs are:

NUS Dance Blast! - Hip Hop
NUS Dance Ensemble - Modern Contemporary, Jazz, Luigi
NUS Dance Synergy - Modern Dance

I don't mean that these are the best but these are generally the more popular ones cos they usually have ALOT of people coming for auditions when they recruit new members.

Are you interested in any particular dance, Passtress??

There are plenty (and I mean plenty) of dance groups in NUS!

It really depends on what you are interested in and your dance background.

I was from NUS D'Hoppers and am currently in NUS Funkstyles, two dance subclubs under NUS Cultural Activities' Club (CAC). Most of the subclubs under NUS CAC are open to people with no dance background and no dance auditions are necessary. However, you will have to fork out some money to take classes. There will be opportunities for performances as well!

Some of the dance subclubs in CAC:
D'Hoppers (Hip Hop)
Jazzttitude (Jazz)
Lindy Hop
BreakiNUS (Bboying)
Funkstyles (Popping and Locking)
Social and Ballroom
Salsa

WOW. so many CCAs! How do I know which one to join.... Haha.
Is CCA very time-consuming in university?? And will there be CCA points given during graduation or sth? Cos sec and JC have such thing as CCA points. wondering if uni works this way as well?

Some CCAs are definitely more time consuming than others. A lot of it depends on if you want to put in the effort, I guess.

No CCA points are given for graduation, BUT I think you can accumulate points to stay in hall. From what I understand, some halls require you to have a certain number of CCA points if you want to keep on staying there. Only some CCAs award points though.

I am interested in taking up a cca
Any recommendation?

@Roong that depends on what you are interested in!