if you are PR, need a photocopy of your PR
employment letter, DS156, DS157, DS158.
If you submit via travel agency it is $200 dollar, if apply directly is $170.
If your visa is approved, the embassy will ask you to take it two working days later.
If you are on full-scholarship, you need your offer letter; if not full scholarship, you need your bank statement for at least 3 month. The amount on your bank statement needs to sufficient for the amount indicated on your I-20.
The whole process takes around 1 week.
Last but not least, you need to prepare some sample answers to visa officers questions.
If your school starts in August, you can apply your visa in April already.
The most important thing is, you need to show that you have a strong tie with Singapore.