Chances for Stanford, Harvard, JHU, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Cornell

RML
Thu, 23 Sep 2010 12:01:00 +0000

tankhm, I have lived in Singapore for a little over 2 years. I still go to Singapore once in a while. In Singapore, school prestige is important if you are to study abroad. So it would make more sense to enroll in a foreign school that’s highly-regarded and respected in Singapore. Otherwise, the local schools are there for those who can’t hack the best schools in the world.

With your stats, I’d stick with the ones in your list. I’d aim for Harvard and Stanford, then Berkeley, JHU and Cornell, perhaps in that order. The international students at Berkeley have been performing quite well. They usually finish on time and with flying colors. My wife who’s from the Philippines graduated with a degree in economics with latin honors and was absorbed by Citi for offshore office in London.

If you want to add your list, consider Northwestern, Michigan, Rice, UCSD, UCSB and NYU. But I’m confident that you’re going to get at least one or two schools from your original list. Good luck! :)