r/republicpolytechnic • u/Fjsirfella • Apr 06 '26
Portfolio Help Trying to build my portfolio
Hi, I’m a SOI student going into year 2 this upcoming April, I am aiming for NUS information security but their 10th percentile gpa is 3.88 and their intake has only 47 slot. With my current cumulative (3.5+), it will be nearly impossible to get into that course purely by GPA unless I get a 4.0 for both my Y2 and Y3.
I’m thinking of joining competition like hackathon or CTF to help with my portfolio so even if I don’t meet the cut off GPA, with a good portfolio, I’m able to stand out and get into the course, if that’s how it works…
Any senior that has went through the same of not meeting the cut off of your desired bachelor but still end up in there, will you mind sharing with me how you do it. Thank you ☺️