getting a foreign degree?
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do u guys think is better to get a local degree first then go overseas to get a masters or shud just go straight to overseas to get a degree?
our NTU is quite a well recognized uni is it not? -
if u re rich enough, go oversea. other wise, local lor
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yes if possible, go & dun come back.....shld have done that earlier or maybe will do so for my masters
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lol. dun spread seditious message ah haha i scarded!
anyone of you knows of any not so prestigious scholarships which i can apply for. i plan on taking aerospace engineering lor.
is the university of tokyo better than NTU? coz the only reason why i wanna go overseas is to enrol into uni better than our local unis. -
seditiousOriginally posted by divinewind88:lol. dun spread seditious message ah haha i scarded!
anyone of you knows of any not so prestigious scholarships which i can apply for. i plan on taking aerospace engineering lor.
is the university of tokyo better than NTU? coz the only reason why i wanna go overseas is to enrol into uni better than our local unis.
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Go to Tokyo University? Honto? Can you speak japanese first?Originally posted by divinewind88:lol. dun spread seditious message ah haha i scarded!
anyone of you knows of any not so prestigious scholarships which i can apply for. i plan on taking aerospace engineering lor.
is the university of tokyo better than NTU? coz the only reason why i wanna go overseas is to enrol into uni better than our local unis.
Aerospace engineering , if you look at who manufactures most of the airplanes, it is either the americans or the french and sometimes the germans ( germans are rock solid in engineering) . Try USA first ,or france if you can speak french. And boeing uses roll royce jet motors - that is UK.
Tokyo university ...aerospace hahaha. Ai yo ....japanese also have problems getting into the top university . The Koreans are overtaking the japanese in technology now. Try South Korean Universities.
You want prestige ? Try Caltech or MIT. Cannot even get in? Forget about Tokyo University. -
Frankly speaking, there is no difference or advantage. It is all up to an individual to learn. If you are keen to learn, you don't need to go to university.Originally posted by divinewind88:do u guys think is better to get a local degree first then go overseas to get a masters or shud just go straight to overseas to get a degree?
our NTU is quite a well recognized uni is it not?
Knowledge is everywhere. But if you want to be taught, then go. If you want a piece of paper, then go buy one. -
Whats the aggregate needed to go into a foreign uni from poly ?
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If you can get into a local university (NTU SMU NUS) then you should do your degree here first, then do well enough in it, get a good honours, then it will be easier for you to get a scholarship to do your masters overseas. It does not mean that overseas unis are better. A lot of ppl who cant make it to local unis will go to aus. I read a story bout how someone got into LSE when even NTU rejected him/her.
BTW MIT took in one singaporean JC Student only, for this year (my friend's girlfriend is studying there so she knows) And my friend tried to apply to MIT. His A level grades - 4As, 3 S paper distinctions, GP A1. and he is national champion for maths olympiad last year. His portfolio is full of other CCAs, leadership etc.
Yet he couldnt get in. Thats just about how tough it gets. -
if you can speak Jap or willing to spend 1 yr doing Jap in Japan go ahead.
Tokyo Uni fees isn't that high compare to Oz Uni but living standard will be higher than Melbourne or Sydney.
if you plan on working in Jap company, Tokyo is definitely better than NTU. Why?
Jap support their Uni. You can get promote just because U grad from Tokyo uni.
2/3 of the 1st tier American Uni are hard for Poly students.
Uk Universities might be more willing to take Poly students.
Australian uni take Poly students left and right. ppl with 3.2+ GPA can make it to UofMelb Bschool, or 2.8 can get into ANU.
Canadian uni are hard on Poly students. GPA of 3.5 might get you in UBC, 3.3 definitely not! friend got rejected this yr!
if U decide do College from yr 1 in an American system, it will be easier to transfer to Uni like USC or UBC. -
yeah, US unis are tough ... but that's not to say it can't be done ...
I know of at least one girl from SP who got into harvard ... -
oh yeah ... even if you're set on going overseas, unless you're heading to oxbridge or ivy league types, get yourself an offer from NUS/NTU first ....
it's good for shutting up the aunty brigades who're wont to say you CMI that's why you head overseas ...
trust me, I know ...
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Shoot back saying that you're going to pursue your prestigious degree from a University better than NUS.Originally posted by Fatum:oh yeah ... even if you're set on going overseas, unless you're heading to oxbridge or ivy league types, get yourself an offer from NUS/NTU first ....
it's good for shutting up the aunty brigades who're wont to say you CMI that's why you head overseas ...
trust me, I know ... -
the average singaporean aunty will only know the following universitiesOriginally posted by Darkness_hacker99:Shoot back saying that you're going to pursue your prestigious degree from a University better than NUS.
1. NUS/NTU/SMU
2. the oxbridges, some of the more high profile ivy leaguers, e.g. harvard
3. if she has a son/daughter overseas, which ever one he/she is studying in
other than the above, anything else is CMI .... -
hey thanks for your opinions. it helped me to some extent!
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Aerospace engineering Caltech or MIT might be better. Not Harvard - Harvard is more for any other subject than engineering or physics.Originally posted by divinewind88:hey thanks for your opinions. it helped me to some extent! -
Who gives a damn about aunty brigades. I also kenna the CMI thing before. Then I just tell them that my best qualification is not my degree but my permanent residency. They just shut up.Originally posted by Fatum:oh yeah ... even if you're set on going overseas, unless you're heading to oxbridge or ivy league types, get yourself an offer from NUS/NTU first ....
it's good for shutting up the aunty brigades who're wont to say you CMI that's why you head overseas ...
trust me, I know ... -
How about University of Wollongong, Australia?
Are Local uni better? -
try getting into Browns if there's a chance to go to an Ivy League
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UoW is not even in Group 8 but it has its own strength .Originally posted by BillGates:How about University of Wollongong, Australia?
Are Local uni better?
Are local unis better? I don't know. I don't see much achievements they made internationally. NUS is ranked below ANU and University of Melbourne. So really? Harder to get in yes but better .....not sure.
One thing to say - a basic degree is not worth much salt really . Yes going to oxbridge or ivy leagues are great for opening doors in your career but in certain skilled industries , they don't care which university you are from . They only want to know if you have the potential to think of new ideas or improvements for them and contribute to their organisation aka research potential if you are talking about aerospace. Someone I know did engineering in UWA and he is now working in the aerospace industry designing engines and parts .
If you want people to go OH WOW ...do your postgraduate in an oxbridge or ivy league . It will overwrite your basic degree. -
any advice on where to take a civil engineering degree? thinking of studying in QUT cause aussie construction sector rising..or shld i jus go to NUS?
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if you can grad from oxbridge or ives.
you should not have issue getting into skilled industry.
If you do, that Uni is really questionable.
Achievement made internationally are not done undergrad level.
take ranking as a pinch of salt.. look closely at how they rank. do they care about the quality of undergrad?
Aero Space? Engine that GE build? GE don't really consider fresh undergrad candidates from 2nd tier Uni, unless U did Msc/Phd and have produce works they are interested in. I have seen guest speakers that attempt to be nice in class, after class.. they can tell you off.
Aussie Construction is raising? or already been doing so for X yrs?
how many yrs will you be studying in Uni?
Are you in time to catch the wave? or will you be catching the tail?
catching the tail is risky.. might get ax since you are new. -
It is risky to go into construction now with the americans having trouble with their housing mortgages. Once recession hits , you won't see much construction going on. And the lack of civil engineers is really not a problem , it is the lack of skilled tradesmen aka construction workers. So think very carefully about the choices you make.Originally posted by coochi:any advice on where to take a civil engineering degree? thinking of studying in QUT cause aussie construction sector rising..or shld i jus go to NUS? -
if US goes into recession, so soon will repercussion arrive to OZ?
US market slow down, interest rate adjusted down..
Oz interest housing interest rate seem to be still going up.
My friend got a Place in Melbourne, she told me her loan interest rate is like 7% and have news it is going up. wow.. will the flow of PRC immigrants helps to sustain the housing market there? or already slowing down?? Ppl living in Oz will know.
if US goes into recession will Civil engineers be the only field receiving all the damage? or will be across all sectors even when Oz is so far away?
Will getting PR then be much easier then? if you goals is get a Oz PR.. -