The article highlighted that SMU School of Information Systems (SIS) undergraduate Seah Koh had used his achievements and experience in two tech companies to secure a place at SMU SIS through the Discretionary Admission Scheme. Mr Koh, who was from Ngee Ann Polytechnic, wanted to merge his diploma background in real estate and passion for technology into a career as an urban planner. “(Enrolling in SMU) has helped in the sense that it’s given me formal training in technology ... I’ve always either learned everything from friends or through Google or web tutorials, but I’ve never formally taken the time to learn the basics. And this is what I’m doing now, shoring up my foundations,” he added.