Hong Kong vs. US, help me on this decision please!

Geeticka
Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:57:07 +0000

Hi,

I am an Indian Student and I applied to US as well as Hong Kong. I am depending on scholarship to attend university. I have applied for the computer science program in both of these universities.

I have been admitted into Florida International University with 100% scholarship and in the honors program. I have also been admitted into HKUST and the scholarship amount will be disclosed once my final year results come out.

Meanwhile, I am confused about whether to go to Hong Kong or to US. There are several advantages to attending both of these colleges. I am still not sure which choice is better for me.

My academics are strong, but I want to know if HKUST has healthy competition between the students. In Indian colleges, students don’t generally take the courses that they are interested in taking and take them as it will yield good amount of money for them. I want to know if this is the case in Hong Kong as well. I would like to know if the students are truly passionate about the majors that they are doing as that will ensure how interested my peers will be in the course matter.

Also, I am worried about the dorm facilities available to the students at HKUST. I feel that the single rooms were very crammed and that disturbed me alot. Do computer science students at HKUST get proper facilities that are needed such as high speed internet, labs etc?

Also, how is the job scenario for computer science students at HKUST as compared to Florida International University. I don’t want to end up working in Hong Kong, though. I want to be attached with a global organisation. Will HKUST ensure this?

Comparing with Florida International University, how is HKUST for academics as well as extra-curricular activities?

I had also heard that people usually take transfers to better places within the US in order to finally complete a degree from a better place.

What option do you think would be better for me?