the Raffles Design Institute (formerly known as Raffles Lasalle-SIA) replied my email! the sch fees for the 2 yr Advanced Diploma Course in Interior Design (Full-time) is $37,000. To proceed on to con't their 1 year Bachelor(Hons) of Arts (InteriorDesign), the sch fee will be $16,500. The degree is awarded by Curtin University of Austrialia (ranked 3rd in Aust) and is recognised at international level.

On the other hand, because the Govt provides tuition grants in NUS, the school fee payable by NUS undergraduates in the School of Design n Environment will be $5930 per year (instead of $21,630 w/o tuition grants, which is more ex than Raffles!) to attain a BA(Hons) of Architecture after 4 years. Same for BA(Hons) of Industrial Design.

It is obvious which is cheaper. However, to attain the same BA(Hons) deg, Raffles Design Institute takes 1 yr less than the NUS route. Furthermore, one is what im interested in and the other is what i ask myself to be interested in because it is the most similar coursework (thou i still think there's a huge diff!) provided by the school whose students will have, supposedly, a BRIGHT FUTURE.


Dad, when are u going to stop ur rubbish and think straight like a modern father? From Sec3 subj streaming to JC to now, Uni? Wake Up!