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Hi, I'm Jonathan
and I'm Glenn,

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we are both
students studying

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Computing and Law at SMU.

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Why SMU? Well,
for one thing,

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it's in the middle
of the city,

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so that's a big plus.

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I also thought that
other SMU students

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and graduates made a
bigger impression on me.

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And I realized that
it was because

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SMU had given them
the opportunity

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to develop these aspects of

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themselves that
allow them to

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become more interesting and

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charismatic.
What about you?

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I think what appealed
to me most about

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SMU was the unique
teaching methods.

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I've always been
someone to learn

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better in a smaller
classroom environment.

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And that's what SMU offers,

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is much more conducive
to learn and it's

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much easier to clarify
doubts, should any pop up.

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So why C&L? For me,

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I think I knew I wanted to

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do something in the
realms of CS too.

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But also with how popular

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these courses are nowadays,

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when I was looking
into potential courses,

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Computing and Law
really stood

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out to me as a course,

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there's definitely
unlike any other, and would

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set someone apart
from their peers.

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I also really appreciate

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what the course is
setting out to

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accomplish, in nurturing
students with

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more versatile skill sets

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and more creative
ways of thinking.

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To be honest
when considering

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what I wanted to do
back when I was in JC,

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I kind of dismissed
law as a possibility

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because although
I thought it

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would be interesting
to learn,

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I heard that Singapore

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is getting quite
saturated with

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law graduates and it's

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hard for them to find
jobs in Singapore.

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And IT is the in thing now.

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So I was leaning towards

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IS or CS. But when I

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saw the new programme
that SMU had,

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I was excited to try it.

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I think a part of
me also wanted to

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be involved in something

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new and exciting for SMU.

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What is studying C&L like?

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For one thing, people will
just keep asking you.

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Huh? You double degree ah?”
Yeah, definitely.

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I think I've been
asked that just

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about every week since

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the start of the semester,

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I feel that the degree
provides you with

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a wider variety of
learning experiences.

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In the sense that
computing is

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more mathematical
and logical,

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whereas law has more room

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for debate and subjective.

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So there's a lot
more room to

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explore different
interests in this course.

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For me, I felt that
the experience

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so far in this course has

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been a very unique one,

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as it's pretty
rare to find someone

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else studying both these

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subjects concurrently.

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But then again, it also

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definitely is not
easy as there's a lot

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of compartmentalization
that has to take

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place when you're
studying for

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both kinds of modules.

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There's a lot to pick up

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when you first come in,

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but having prior experience

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also isn't necessary.

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You just have to be willing

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to put in the effort into

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revising and seeking help

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from your Profs
or your friends,

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whenever you are unsure
about any concepts,

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just like any other course.

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What advice would
you give to

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prospective students?

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One thing I
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important to
think about too,

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is which style of
learning suits you best.

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This is especially
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when you decide
which course you

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shall apply to. You won't

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enjoy your time
in university

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if you spend studying for

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a degree you have
no interest in.

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But if you're
interested in both

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Computing and the Law,

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why not consider joining

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us? At the end of the day,

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just do something that you

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think you'll have
fun studying.

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Don't do something
for the sake of

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prestige or any of that.

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Because if you don't
enjoy what you're doing,

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you're just going to
have to bear with it for

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the next three
to four years.

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So what makes
SMU Interesting?

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I think the best
part of SMU is

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the fact that everyone

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here is kind of driven,

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which could be a
good and bad thing.

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But I like to see it as my peers

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just achieving the
goals and taking

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steps to contribute
back to society.

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For me, I think what

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interested me the
most was the fact

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that the people in SMU are

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generally speaking,
pretty well bonded.

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Be it the smaller
class sizes or

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the numerous
CCAs and events,

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people seem to know
each other very well

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and it makes campus
life more lively too!

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Computing and Law

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is still a very young course,

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and there will be much more

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exciting things
coming up ahead.

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If you think you're up for it,

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come and join us
and be a part of

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something new. 
Hope to see you on campus soon!