| SMA with its pool of resources
                      and talents from both sides of the world - Singapore and
                      MIT - is one of the most exciting educational programmes
                      in the world. I feel very privileged to have been selected
                      for this programme and undergo this unique experience.
                      The Summer Conference programme at MIT was really a great
                      and enriching experience. It provided a lot of international
                      exposure and interaction with industrial leaders. The SMA
                      programme has broadened my horizon and equipped me with
                      life-long professional skills as well as an innovative
                      entrepreneurial spirit. Edi Anto, AMM&NS, S.M. 2003
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                    | Being part of the SMA family is a wonderful
                      experience. We struggle but learn together as well along
                      the way. Collaboration is the key to success. SMA has done
                      it, with the global collaboration between MIT, NUS and
                      NTU. Tan Lian Hing, HPCES, S.M. 2003
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                    | SMA has been a thrilling experience! It has
                      been a perfect rendezvous for allowing seamless amalgamation
                      and evolution of a plethora of cross disciplinary ideas.
                      With such an encyclopedic and erudite experience, I feel
                      well poised to embark on a very satisfying professional
                      career! Ashish Maskara, IMST, S.M. 2003
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                    | My experience at SMA has been very valuable
                      and will no doubt prepare me well for my future career.
                      In terms of academic knowledge, SMA has exposed me to sufficient
                      breadth of the different perspectives of engineering and
                      science. More importantly, SMA has provided me with a chance
                      to learn how to critically assess and be creative in real-life
                      applications through projects and intellectual interaction
                      with the professors and fellow coursemates. Akasta Sinaga, MEBCS, S.M. 2003
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                    | An MIT professor once asked us if we ever
                      regretted joining the programme. I shook my head without
                      a second thought. The courses are indeed tough yet I find
                      them intellectually stimulating. I took on the challenge
                      and found that I am able to accomplish things and cope
                      with difficulties. I thought I was not able to. I will
                      not forget the wonderful people I have met through the
                      programme - the students, teachers and administrative staff. Cheng Xiaoyi, CS, S.M. 2003
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                    | The SMA programme has provided me with the
                      opportunity to participate in research work in collaboration
                      with students and faculty from MIT. It is indeed an eye-opener
                      to be able to work with some of the brightest minds in
                      a world-renowned institution. Leong Hoi Liong, AMM&NS, Ph.D. 2003
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                    | SMA offers me a great environment for my
                      academic research because it combines the talents from
                      NUS, NTU and MIT. I will take full advantage of the resources
                      of SMA and I believe that I will become a well-disciplined
                      and creative researcher. Yu Bei, CS, Ph.D. 2003
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