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Official Guidelines

Please refer to our official application guidelines  (PDF file) here before submitting your application.

The Evaluation Criteria

All applications will be considered using the following criteria, with a maximum of 25 points available. In the event of a tie, interviews may be scheduled with the appropriate applicants. 

  • Applicants with a CGPA below 2.67 will be granted 0 points
  • Applicants with a CGPA between 2.67 - 2.99 will be granted 6 points
  • Applicants with a CGPA between 3.00 – 3.32 will be granted 7 points
  • Applicants with a CGPA between 3.33 – 3.66 will be granted 8 points
  • Applicants with a CGPA between 3.67 – 3.99 will be granted 9 points
  • Applicants with a CGPA of 4.00 or higher shall be granted 10 points
  • Applicants will be granted between 1 to 5 points based on the nature and scope of the applicant’s involvement and responsibility in his/her extracurricular activities. The greater the nature and scope of the involvement and responsibility, the greater the score.
  • Applicants will be granted between 1 to 5 points based on the number of extracurricular activities and how diverse are those activities. The greater the number and diversity of activities, the greater the score.
Maximum 1-minute response per question: 
 
  1. What do you hope to gain from the Top 200 Program and how do you expect to contribute to the program?
  2. What’s a skill or habit you’re actively trying to improve right now, and why? 
  3. Tell us about a time you took leadership initiative or created impact outside the classroom. What did you learn from that experience?