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My stay in ETH Zurich + advice to incoming/potential exchangers

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 In my previous blog post, I reflected on my application process as an exchange student to ETH Zurich (shameless plug, but if you haven't seen it feel free to do so  here ). In this post, I will be talking about my actual stay in Zurich along with my reflections and advice to incoming exchangers to ETH/those who may be considering doing a semester exchange here.  Even after completing the final parts of the application process, there was still a lot of uncertainty on whether my exchange could proceed (to those reading in the future, I applied for exchange in the 2020 – 2021 period, when COVID-19 was still active). Thankfully, everything went well and I was able to fly off to Zurich for my exchange! :)  Part 1 – Landing + Settling admin My academic semester in ETH Zurich began on 21 st  February while I arrived on the 15 th  February. After checking in to our respective WOKO apartments, my friends and I then proceeded to settle all our admin as part of our s...
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My exchange application process to ETH Zurich

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To all reading this post, welcome to my blog! Just a little background about me, I am Tze Ren, a final year undergraduate from the National University of Singapore studying Applied Mathematics.  Last semester (Spring 2022), I was fortunate enough to embark on a semester exchange to ETH Zurich. Having been back in Singapore for over a month, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to reflect on my entire journey, from the initial application until the exchange itself. If you’re a junior in NUS who might be considering applying for exchange, I hope you find this blog post useful! :) So a little background for those unfamiliar – undergraduate students in Singapore are given the opportunity to embark on a semester exchange (year-long exchange is also possible, but a lot rarer).  During exchange, students will attend lessons and take examinations at a partner university overseas, and they are able to use the academic credits that they have acquired with their partner univ...
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