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20 year old Joan Lim is a year 2 student with National University of Singapore (NUS)<\/a>. She shares how NUS helps her achieve her goal of building herself, to be recognised as a Polymath<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Science can explain the \u2018what\u2019 and \u2018how\u2019 but the humanities explains the \u2018why.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI am someone who is deeply curious about the world and I want to learn as much as possible from different perspectives, whether it is Chinese philosophy, jazz, film or marine biology,\u201d she says. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

To understand more of her university experience and pursue of various knowledge domains, take a look at her sharing on NUS’ website. Ref: https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/oam\/why-nus\/shape-your-future\/2023\/college-humanities-sciences<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

20 year old Joan Lim is a year 2 student with National University of Singapore (NUS). She shares how NUS helps her achieve her goal of building herself, to be recognised as a Polymath. 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