Type "nusrejects.com" in your web address bar. You will be taken to NTU's homepage.

Oh no.

Sulaiman Daud | October 17, 2018, 11:20 PM

Ok, this means war.

Type "nusrejects.com" into the address bar of your web browser, like this:

Screen shot from Chrome.

Hit the Enter button, and guess what happens?

You'll be taken to this website:

Screen shot from NTU.edu.sg.

Yes, that's the homepage of NTU.

Long tradition

Re-direct pranks have been around for a long time on the Internet.

Remember faking out your friends with a Rickroll?

The "rejects" idea has been done a few times as well. It's been done at least once before, with American universities:

Screen shot from Quora.

So to the anonymous prankster, who might or might not be from NUS, here is a message on behalf of NTU students and alumni everywhere.

Not bad.

But payback will come.

(Editor's update on Oct. 17, 11:50 pm)

Looks like balance has been restored.

Try typing "nturejects.com" in your web address bar this time.

Guess where you end up?

Screen shot from NUS.edu.sg.

Well played.

Top image adapted from NTU.edu.sg.