Why go LASALLE College of the Arts

Consider a poster you made for a classroom activity. You chose a heading, arranged information and decided what the viewer should notice first. Even a small piece contains decisions about purpose and attention. If you enjoy asking why those decisions work, you have a useful starting point for researching an arts programme.

Describe the action that interests you. Drawing, arranging sound, building a narrative, coordinating a production and studying an audience are different activities. They can connect, but they need different kinds of practice. Saying “I want to learn how to make a message easier to understand” gives your course research more direction than a broad declaration that you are creative.

Then look behind the moment of inspiration. Would you enjoy revising after feedback? Could you examine an idea that did not work? Are you curious about methods you have not encountered? These questions help you investigate sustained learning. They do not require you to judge your entire future from one piece of work or one difficult attempt.

A helpful first note contains an interest, an example and a question. Your example can be modest and truthful. Your question can remain open. You are building a reason to explore the course, rather than trying to prove that you already possess the knowledge and judgement an education is meant to develop.

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LASALLE's current diploma admissions page describes a three year programme leading to a diploma conferred by LASALLE College of the Arts. Its BA (Hons) admissions information describes degrees conferred by the University of the Arts Singapore for students commencing from August 2024 onwards. Check the current route for the programme and intake you intend to enter.

These qualifications should not be collapsed into one vague “arts course”. Identify the entry point, the learning sequence and what successful completion means. If you are considering a diploma before a degree, research both stages. LASALLE describes possible later consideration for relevant degree entry, with placement depending on merit and available places, rather than universal automatic advancement.

Write the qualification beside the actual discipline in your notes. Add duration, entry requirements and the source you checked. A student investigating performance and a student investigating visual communication should each read their own programme. A college wide overview is useful orientation, while specific instructions establish the basis for an application.

You can compare routes without treating one as a judgement of personal worth. Ask which learning begins at the appropriate point for your qualifications and aims. The useful educational question is what you would develop now, how you would participate and which later decisions would require another application or eligibility check.

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The relationship with the University of the Arts Singapore matters when you investigate degree awarding. LASALLE continues to develop and deliver its programmes, while its current BA (Hons) information explains the UAS relationship. This helps distinguish the place where you learn, the programme you study and the body conferring the qualification.

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Keep those questions separate in a comparison record. Where is the learning delivered? What does the programme teach? Which qualification is awarded to this cohort? The answers can be connected without being identical. This is especially important if you encounter an older graduate's account of an earlier awarding arrangement.

The institution's name should lead you back to the education itself. Read what the programme expects you to investigate, produce, discuss or revise. Ask how the wider university relationship appears in that actual route. Avoid assuming that a connection gives every student the same activities or access to every programme across both arts colleges.

An accurate explanation can be short. You should be able to tell your family the course you are considering, the qualification it leads to and the arrangement stated for your intake. Understanding the relationship removes an administrative uncertainty and leaves you better able to concentrate on whether the learning interests you.

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A programme description can contain unfamiliar creative language. Read slowly enough to identify what a learner actually does. Look for the foundations, methods and more developed work described in the current curriculum. Ask what early learning supports later projects, rather than treating every attractive phrase as a separate promise about your experience.

Translate one part into ordinary language. If the description refers to communicating through images, ask what a student might need to understand about an audience or medium. If it concerns production, ask which planning and technical foundations come first. Your translation is a personal interpretation to check, not a replacement for the official description.

Notice which activities excite you and which require more investigation. Some students enjoy inventing ideas but have little experience of research or revision. Others like detailed making but feel less comfortable explaining their choices. Both observations can guide preparation. They are useful questions about learning rather than reasons to decide immediately that a field is unsuitable.

Prepare a visit question about a representative task. What might a beginner produce, and how would they receive feedback? What would a stronger version demonstrate? A concrete example can help you understand the course's educational purpose. It is more informative than expecting a promotional image to explain an ordinary week of study.

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LASALLE's current diploma admissions information presents different selection activities for different programmes, including portfolios, auditions and workshops. Open the requirements for your discipline. Do not borrow a portfolio checklist from another course and assume it applies to you. The requested evidence, format and process belong to the actual admissions brief.

Begin by making a requirement record. What work is requested? How should it be submitted? What labels or explanations are needed? Which instructions concern authorship or tools? Mark any uncertainty and ask through the official channel. Good preparation gives each requirement a practical next action before you spend time assembling materials.

Then select work for a reason. A piece might show an interesting question, an experiment or a revision you can explain. Your role should be clear if other people contributed. Avoid filling a collection with material simply because it looks impressive. You need to understand the examples and communicate what you did yourself.

Keep preparation honest. The current brief's expectations about originality and AI assisted work matter. Follow the programme specific wording rather than assuming that disclosure always makes every use acceptable. The aim is an application that represents your learning accurately and complies with the instructions under which it will be considered.

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A finished piece can show a result without revealing the reasoning behind it. If process evidence is appropriate to the task or requested brief, organise it so another person can understand the development. Choose a few meaningful stages and explain the decisions. A large pile of sketches is less useful if their relationship to the result remains unclear.

For your own preparation, begin with the intended purpose. Then record an early attempt, the issue you noticed and a change you made. Perhaps an image directed attention to the wrong detail. Perhaps a story opened too slowly. Perhaps an object was difficult to understand from the chosen view. Name the issue specifically enough that the revision makes sense.

Distinguish exploration from decoration. Trying a new approach teaches you something when you can explain what you were testing. Making several versions without examining them may produce more files without clarifying your understanding. A brief reflection helps connect each attempt with the question that motivated it.

Use this record to learn about your interest too. Did you enjoy examining alternatives? What part of the process held your attention? A creative education involves developing judgement through practice. Your preparation can help you discover whether you want to spend more time with that work, including its uncertain and unfinished stages.

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If your programme uses an audition or workshop, read its current instructions carefully. Identify the preparation requested, any material you need and what happens during the process. Details from another discipline or an earlier year can be misleading. Use the official brief to decide what needs practice and what needs clarification.

Prepare within appropriate guidance and your present abilities. A teacher can help you understand a requirement and organise practice without turning the task into someone else's work. Keep authorship and assistance clear wherever the instructions require it. Read any practical or suitability conditions and use the proper channel for individual questions.

Practise discussing your choices in plain language. What interested you in the material? Which decision supports your intention? What might you try differently? An honest explanation can show engagement without claiming that every aspect is already polished. It also helps you respond to a question that differs from the one you expected.

Plan the ordinary logistics as well. Confirm the time, venue or online arrangement, permitted materials and submission steps. Preparation includes arriving with the right information. You can be hopeful about showing your interest while remembering that selection is a separate institutional decision and no preparation exercise can promise an offer.

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If design interests you, ask what the relevant programme means by communication, experience or use. A pleasing arrangement may still leave its audience uncertain. Course research can explore how students learn to connect a creative decision with the person who receives it. Different design disciplines approach that relationship through different methods.

Try an original exercise with fictional information. Create a small notice for an imaginary school exhibition. Decide what a first time visitor needs to know and which action should be easiest to find. Keep the exercise simple enough to explain. You are exploring a communication problem, rather than imitating a professional commission you have not received.

Ask a willing reader what they noticed first and what they would do next. Compare their response with your intention. If they missed the important information, choose one change and explain why it might help. This creates a useful connection between audience, evidence and revision without requiring claims about universal design rules.

Read the programme again after the exercise. Which methods would you like to learn more systematically? Which unfamiliar concept now seems relevant? A small attempt can make a course description easier to question. The exercise should deepen your investigation, while the official curriculum establishes what the programme actually offers.

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An interest in fine arts may begin with materials, images, observation or questions about experience. During course research, look for how the programme supports developing a practice and thinking about work. Avoid assuming that arts learning means producing whatever comes to mind without research, reflection or attention to context.

For a private exploration, choose an ordinary object and observe it from several viewpoints. Write what changes in your attention when the setting or angle changes. If you make a response, explain the question it explores. The purpose is to become more aware of your choices, rather than decide whether the result deserves a large artistic label.

Consider how context affects meaning. A viewer may bring an experience different from yours. A material may carry associations you did not intend. These are useful questions to investigate through appropriate reading and discussion. They do not require you to invent a statement of expertise about an unfamiliar culture or another person's experience.

Ask a programme representative how students learn to research and discuss their work. What helps a beginner move from a preference to a reasoned decision? How does feedback inform further exploration? Understanding that process can help you decide whether you want to develop an artistic practice through sustained study.

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Watching a performance can inspire an interest in expression, movement, voice or collaboration. Investigating study means asking about the work beneath the visible event. Read the actual programme for your discipline and look for its foundations, preparation and responsibilities. Enjoying an audience's response is one part of the question, while enjoying rehearsal and revision is another.

Use a safe example from a familiar school activity. Think about a short presentation you prepared. What did you need to understand before speaking? Where did timing affect meaning? Which feedback changed your delivery? This reflection can reveal an interest in communication or performance without pretending the activity is equivalent to specialised training.

Ask how the programme introduces students to unfamiliar methods and what guidance applies. Practical expectations should be understood through the course rather than guessed from a photograph. Where an individual suitability question arises, seek appropriate advice through the official channel. A general guide cannot determine a person's readiness for a particular practical requirement.

Your preparation can include patience with repeated work. A performance develops through decisions and adjustments that may not be visible in its final form. If you are curious about that process, record the part you want to understand better. A precise interest gives you a useful question to bring to the programme team.

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Some students are fascinated by what supports a creative event: preparation, timing, information and collaboration. If that is your interest, investigate the relevant current programme rather than assuming the only arts route is to become the visible performer or artist. Read which production related methods the actual course develops.

Map a harmless fictional event on paper. Identify what needs to happen before it begins, what information each participant needs and where a dependency exists. You might discover that a missing confirmation affects several later steps. This is an exercise in understanding coordination, not a set of instructions for running specialised equipment or a public event.

Revise one part of the plan to make it clearer. Who knows that the step is complete? Where is the information recorded? Which issue should be raised early? These questions help you notice the judgement behind reliable organisation. They can also reveal whether you enjoy the quiet preparation supporting a visible creative result.

When researching a course, ask how technical foundations, supervision and project work connect. A broad interest in productions needs programme specific information. Your goal is to understand the learning required to contribute responsibly, with curiosity about both the creative intention and the practical conditions that make it possible.

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Creative research can begin with looking closely and checking what you think you know. For your own preparation, separate an observation from an interpretation. “The viewer looked at the lower image first” describes something you noticed. “Everyone prefers that arrangement” is a much wider claim that the observation alone does not support.

Keep a question beside the observation. What might explain it? Which detail should you investigate? What information is missing? This habit helps you build an idea without treating the first impression as proof. In a programme, follow the actual methods and ethical requirements taught for any research or participation involving others.

Read sources with their context intact. Who created the work or explanation? What was its purpose? Is it describing a particular setting? Keep the reference with your notes so you can return to it. Inspiration becomes easier to discuss when you know where an idea came from and what you have added yourself.

A useful research record does not need to look elaborate. A clear question, a few relevant observations and an honest explanation of uncertainty can support your next attempt. The important movement is toward more informed choices. That is a habit you can practise before entering a programme, within appropriate limits and ordinary learning activities.

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Feedback on creative work can feel personal because you have invested attention in the piece. Begin by identifying what the comment concerns. It might refer to unclear intention, a technical issue, a weak connection with the brief or a different interpretation. Those points call for different responses and should not be treated as one judgement about your talent.

Ask a focused question if the meaning is uncertain. “Which part made the sequence difficult to follow?” invites information you can use. Listen before defending the original choice. You may decide to revise, test an alternative or explain your reasoning more clearly, depending on the task and the guidance you receive.

Keep a short response note. Name the issue, the action and the reason. Later, check whether the revision addressed the problem. Adding more elements may make a piece busier without making its meaning clearer. A thoughtful change connects with the actual difficulty rather than simply proving that you spent more time on it.

In course research, ask how students learn to give and receive feedback. A useful critique can help you understand another person's experience of the work while developing your own judgement. You do not need to agree with every preference, but you need to examine the information carefully enough to make an informed next decision.

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An explanation of creative work should help the reader understand the question and choices, rather than hide them behind difficult language. Start with what you were trying to explore or communicate. Then identify a decision that mattered and why. Use specialised terms only when you understand their meaning and they help explain the work.

Try writing a short description of one piece for someone outside your discipline. If a sentence could describe almost any artwork, make it more specific. “I wanted to explore connection” becomes clearer when you explain what connection means in the piece and how a particular choice relates to it.

Distinguish intention from outcome. You can say what you hoped a viewer would notice and what feedback suggested they actually noticed. That difference may be important learning. An honest statement does not have to claim that every creative goal was achieved. It can show how your understanding changed and what you want to investigate next.

If an admissions brief requests a statement, follow its actual prompt and length. General writing practice should not replace the requested task. Keep the account in your own voice and acknowledge relevant sources. A clear explanation supports a more useful conversation because someone can understand the work and ask a meaningful follow up question.

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Creative preparation involves references, guidance and sometimes tools. Keep a record of their roles so you understand what you did yourself. Looking at a source for context is different from reproducing its work as your own. A shared project is different from an individual piece. These distinctions matter when representing evidence of your interest.

Use the programme's current admissions rules for submitted work, including any instructions concerning AI tools. Different disciplines may give different guidance. Do not assume a practice is acceptable because it is common elsewhere or because you can add a disclosure. The actual brief determines what belongs in that submission.

For personal exploration, ask what a tool helps you understand. If it supplies an answer you cannot explain, the result may conceal a learning gap. Keep the question visible and practise the relevant foundation yourself. Tools can support a process, while your preparation should still help you recognise the decisions and knowledge you are developing.

In future coursework, follow the institution's actual rules for attribution, collaboration and permitted assistance. Learning those expectations is part of becoming a responsible student. You can be enthusiastic about new methods while taking care to show a truthful contribution and respect the work and information of other people.

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A group can agree that a project should be exciting while imagining completely different outcomes. Begin by describing the purpose together. Who is the audience? What does the brief require? Which decisions need agreement? A shared starting point helps the group coordinate its individual contributions without discovering too late that the pieces solve different problems.

Record responsibilities and a checkpoint that leaves room to combine and revise work. Make dependencies explicit. If your part requires someone else's material, say what you need and when. A clear update can protect the project even when a task is taking longer than expected. Reliability includes communication as well as private effort.

When disagreement occurs, identify the issue. Is it a missing fact, a different interpretation of the brief or a preference? Consult the relevant source or discuss the options against the purpose. Follow the programme's guidance when collaboration affects assessment or a problem needs a teacher's help.

Reflect on both the outcome and the process. Did people understand their roles? Could others use the information you provided? Was authorship represented fairly? These habits can support creative work in many settings. Ask how collaboration appears in the actual programme so you can understand its expectations rather than assume every project uses the same arrangement.

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An arts application includes practical steps alongside creative preparation. Identify the admissions route for your qualification and intended intake. Read requirements, documents, selection tasks and dates together. Use current official information, especially where a page distinguishes future qualification arrangements from the intake you are entering now.

Keep eligibility, submission and an offer separate. Meeting a stated condition does not establish that you have a place. Completing an application may also be followed by another task or response. Record the official communication method and what action is required after each stage so a useful opportunity is not lost through an overlooked instruction.

Before submitting, check the actual requested materials. File names and formats should make the submission understandable. Open the files to confirm they contain the intended work and can be read. Keep any confirmation safely. These ordinary checks support the effort you have invested in choosing examples and preparing your explanation.

If a detail is unclear, ask LASALLE through its official channel. Explain the programme, intake and qualification concerned. Keep the answer with your application notes. Accurate administration is part of a confident plan: you know which process applies and can follow it without depending on someone else's remembered experience.

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Begin with current official programme fees and applicable financial arrangements. Confirm which information applies to your circumstances. Then ask about required materials, equipment or software before purchasing. Different disciplines can involve different needs, and an attractive tool may not be the one specified or needed for the learning.

Separate confirmed costs, reasonable estimates and questions. Everyday travel and meals belong beside course related expenses. Ask which purchases are necessary, which specifications matter and when they are needed. This makes the budget easier to review than a single total based on assumptions from another student's programme.

For scholarships or assistance, read the current criteria, application requirements and decision process. Possible support and approved support should be different entries in the plan. If a condition affects your ability to participate, seek guidance early. Do not treat a promotional mention of an award as a promise that your expenses will be covered.

Families can discuss finances in a way that supports the student's interest and keeps practical questions clear. Agree who will gather each answer and review the information together. A thoughtful budget helps make the learning sustainable. It also gives you a clearer basis for comparing routes with different materials and everyday arrangements.

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LASALLE's BA (Hons) information identifies its existing McNally and Winstedt campuses as places of learning. Confirm where the activities for your actual programme take place. Use current official directions and timetable information where available. A campus connection should not become an assumed universal journey or schedule for every student.

Plan a complete day rather than only travel to the arrival point. Include walking, preparation, meals, independent work and rest. Before the timetable is known, label your plan provisional. You are testing practical feasibility, not claiming that your imagined schedule describes the next intake.

Creative work can take longer than the first plan suggests because an idea needs revision or a process needs more practice. Leave room for that ordinary uncertainty. A small weekly review can identify what is complete, what remains difficult and which question needs help. Organisation can support creativity by making the next task easier to find.

Explore activities and support at a manageable pace. You do not have to treat every opportunity as compulsory. Ask about commitments and choose what fits alongside the course. Settling into a new institution can happen through small connections, clear information and a routine you are willing to adjust as you learn more.

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An arts course may interest you because of future work or further study. Research that destination on its own terms. What qualification is relevant? What evidence or selection is required? Which conditions belong to a particular programme or employer? A possible direction should remain a possibility until the relevant process produces an actual outcome.

Appreciate the learning in the route you are considering now. Which methods and habits do you want to develop? What would help you understand the field better? A course has educational value through its present work, rather than only through the name of a later institution or an imagined career title.

Keep an honest record of permitted projects and reflection. Follow rules about privacy, shared work and display. You may later use appropriate evidence to explain your development, while respecting the conditions under which it was created. A clear account of actual learning is more useful than an exaggerated promise about what the qualification will guarantee.

Review your ambitions as your understanding grows. You may discover a different interest within the field or a different learning arrangement that suits your circumstances. That is a reason to investigate again, not a failure of the first choice. Stronger knowledge can make the next decision more deliberate and easier to explain.

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Imagine Tessa, who makes visual notices for class activities. She investigates a design related programme and asks how students learn about audience and communication. Her preparation includes one original piece and the revision she can explain. She checks the actual portfolio brief before deciding whether and how the example belongs in an application.

Imagine Amir, who enjoys school presentations and is curious about performance. He reads the programme's foundations and current audition requirements. He asks an appropriate teacher for guidance and keeps the administrative steps organised. His interest grows more informed when he considers rehearsal and feedback alongside the excitement of being seen.

Imagine Chloe, who enjoys coordinating shared work more than appearing in front of an audience. She investigates a relevant production route and asks about the learning behind planning and practical tasks. Her family helps her research equipment and travel while she explains what attracts her to the course itself.

These students are fictional illustrations, not testimonials or predictions. Their useful shared habit is connecting an interest with current programme information and a concrete next action. You can use that method while reaching a different conclusion. A careful investigation is worthwhile whether it confirms your first choice or clarifies a better fitting route.

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Before an enquiry or official visit, read the programme page and prepare a small set of questions. Ask about an ordinary beginner task, the feedback students receive and the foundations that often need attention. A concrete example can help you connect broad language with the education you would actually enter.

Ask where to find the current admissions brief and programme requirements. If a statement concerns a particular intake, keep that context in your notes. A student's account can help you picture a personal experience, while official guidance establishes the requirements for your own application. Both are useful when their roles remain distinct.

Afterwards, write what became clearer and what still needs an answer. Did you learn something about the work that changes your interest? Did a practical requirement need further planning? A short review prevents an enjoyable visit from becoming a general positive impression with no evidence you can use in the decision.

At home, agree on one next task. The student might compare a curriculum while a family member helps clarify finances. Keep the student's reason visible. A shared investigation can be encouraging without requiring the whole future to be settled immediately. You are supporting the next informed educational action.

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The LASALLE Show publishes graduate portfolios. Explore a relevant example to understand what you would like to ask about the learning behind it. A graduate's work can be inspiring, while remaining an individual example rather than a promise about what every student produces or how every project is taught.

Begin with the work's stated purpose and discipline. What question does it appear to address? Which decision would you like explained? Keep your interpretation separate from information supplied by its creator. You can learn from careful viewing without copying the piece or presenting its ideas as evidence of your own independent practice.

Then ask about the education between beginner and graduate. Which foundations might support that kind of work? How would a student learn to research, make and revise? Bring those questions to the programme information or an official enquiry. The showcase becomes more useful when it motivates investigation instead of replacing it.

Compare your interest with the process you would need to develop. You may discover that one part of the finished work fascinates you more than another. That distinction can refine your shortlist. Inspiration and accurate research can support each other when you respect authorship and return to the actual course requirements.

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Why should I consider LASALLE?

Consider it when a current programme develops creative work you want to investigate and its requirements and practical arrangements fit your situation. Connect the interest with a method or question you want to understand. The college's name begins the search; the actual learning should guide your choice.

Is a LASALLE diploma the same as a UAS degree?

They are different qualifications. Check the published awarding arrangement for your programme and intake. LASALLE's diploma information identifies its own diploma award, while current BA (Hons) information explains the UAS degree relationship. Older cohorts may have different arrangements, so keep the intake context intact.

Should every applicant prepare the same portfolio?

No. Read the current requirements for your discipline. Selection may involve different creative tasks, and submitted work has specific conditions. Follow the actual brief for format, originality, tools and your contribution. A general guide cannot replace programme specific admissions instructions.

Can a diploma automatically secure later degree entry?

Do not assume automatic placement. Read the relevant current progression and entry conditions and ask about your qualifications. A possible later route needs its own application and selection research. Keep that ambition alongside a clear understanding of what you would learn in the present course.

What can I do before deciding?

Read one programme carefully, reflect on a small piece of your own work and ask a focused question about ordinary learning. Identify one practical detail to confirm. A useful investigation can develop your interest and confidence without requiring an immediate promise about a lifetime career.

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LASALLE College of the Arts

LASALLE diploma admissions and discipline specific requirements

LASALLE BA (Hons) admissions and awarding information

The LASALLE Show graduate portfolios

University of the Arts Singapore: published eduKate guide

Choose one creative question and one course to investigate. Read the current programme, keep your own contribution clear and identify the next detail to confirm. An interest can grow through thoughtful practice. You can begin with optimism, a manageable task and respect for the learning still ahead.

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