<p>I guess it’s unfortunate for them in the sense that they are fighting an uphill battle.</p>
<p>anyone know of good MacBook+iPhone bundles or anything like that in Boston?</p>
<p>Isn’t NTU the better place for engineering? I always thought NUS was better for science and NTU for tech</p>
<p>I’ve heard the opposite from family friends at particular engineer-related MNCs that it was only recently (not 2008 recently but recent in the grand scheme of things) that NTU engineers were even considered much and previously they hired fresh engineer grads almost exclusively from NUS so I think there’s still some sense of NUS as the “original” university with higher-quality grads etc. But these are isolated cases and may not be fully representative etc.</p>
<p>JCX: bleargh ><</p>
<p>Just wanna to ask a quick question in the Singapore forum to get some perspective. </p>
<p>How recognized is a master degree from Imperial College London in Singapore? I plan to get a job preferably in Investment Banking in one of the Bulge Brackets in either Singapore or Hong Kong after graduation. </p>
<p>Is it an uphill battle to fight with the local graduates from NUS, NTU, SMU for interviews?</p>
<p>well, my dad has a masters degree from imp; it’s pretty recognized/solid la. may i ask what masters course you’re talking about? MBA?</p>
<p>^ It may not be as much of a battle against the NTU/NUS/SMU graduates (though you will definitely be compared to the top students from those schools - no slouches there either) but you will be competing with Asians who are coming back from Oxbridge and the Ivies.</p>
<p>hmm, doesnt make much sense in coming back to Singapore after getting such a prestigous degree does it, other than the fact that the taxes are relatively low…</p>
<p>Well working in an bulge bracket IB isn’t bad anywhere (the pay at least), whether in Singapore, Hong Kong, London or New York =p</p>
<p>lol…working in london and new york wouldnt be that bad, but the taxes…urghh…</p>
<p>Family and mostly immigration (ridiculously hard to stay in US, not sure about UK) reasons forces lots of people back, I think. But British/Western European taxes do sound quite scary <em>shudder</em></p>
<p>Yea… it’s really hard to stay in US now. UK should be relatively easier. </p>
<p>So back to topic. I’m doing a MSc in Financial Engineering at Imperial. Did Finance and Economics at McGill University. Competition for bulge brackets would be folks Oxbridge and Ivies. Are there a lot of these people around in Singapore?</p>
<p>heya!</p>
<p>anyway, i was wondering if your could tell me whether it would be wise to go overseas to study? i was just notified that i was accepted to study the IB at a well known school overseas! (but thats kinda subjective isnt it? haha)</p>
<p>^^
first post!</p>
<p>^ haha it really depends on you (e.g. do you like living independently overseas at such a tender age) is that an offer to study at UWC?
i had a friend who quit jc to study at UWC and she had a smashing time there! she’s going uva soon to further her studies</p>
<p>IMHO if you have to pay a lot for that well-known school then I think it’s not worth giving up a virtually free JC place for it, but if it’s a good scholarship then I think consider whether the IB is for you and also the independence factor (if said country is close to SG, or if you already have family there). I do the IB (albeit not at a UWC) so if you have any questions feel free to ask (:</p>
<p>Anyone else worried that they will fail freshman year? NS wiped my brain.</p>
<p>^ MMMEEEEEEEEE!!! Gawd I think I forgot basically everything I learnt in JC (not much to begin with at that).</p>
<p>I need to go revise my maths. Still, I’m most worried about the essay writing–I don’t think it’s anything like GP. How?</p>