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The Hammer
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Ullungdo 37.5 N, 130.9 E, altitude : 223 m
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 Posted: Sun Mar 13, 2005 10:24 pm Post subject: Please rank these universities |
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One of my students is considering studying abroad.
Can you help me help him?
If you have information about any of the choices below... please share.
Here are his choices:
The University of Rhode Island, USA
Troy State, USA
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Newcastle, England
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Living Expenses
Travel Expenses
Visa Requirements
Employment opportunities
Financial Support
TOEFL Score 213 173 213 233
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JennyJJ
Joined: 01 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 2:32 am Post subject: |
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Specific universities are impossible to rank/rate unless you reveal to us the student's anticipated major. Different schools are great or s*ck depending on specific programs.
Had a good friend to went to Princeton! Wow! Except his major was agriculture!
Studying business - and planning to work in Asia - I'd go to Singapore. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: |
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The University of Rhode Island, USA
Troy State, USA
Singapore Management University, Singapore
Newcastle, England |
I really can't see how an English teacher in Korea is expected to know enough about these varied uni's to rank them.
Try the Uni rankings compiled by The Times newspaper (London). Google for it. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: |
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I agree with Jenny. I am a Masters graduate in business myself and frankly, I wouldn't go to any of those for management, except Singapore.
Also, to be honest, Korea's very own KAIST is rated as having the best management school in Asia. Their Techno Management School and programmes are first class - they asked me to consider doing my PhD there (but I am not going to because I will be moving back to Europe before I want to start my PhD), so I looked through their stuff and whatnots. It's really quite impressive. If your friend wants to come back to work in Korea, it's better to do her degree in KAIST to build up her network. It is extremely important to have contacts in Korea... more important than knowledge. |
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whatthefunk
Joined: 21 Apr 2003
Location: Dont have a clue
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:38 am Post subject: |
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| Tell your student to go to a big book store and buy a book about international universities. It should be able to tell him alot more about this than any of us probably could.. |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003
Location: Shanghai
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my brother went to Uni in Newcastle- it must be a fine establishment as they very nearly kicked him out after a year.
Be warned though, it's pretty cold up there, and the local accent would be totally impenetrable to a non-native speaker. Also those geordies (people from Newcastle) drink fierce |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2005 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Please rank these universities |
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| The Hammer wrote: |
Reputation
Degrees offered
Fees
Living Expenses
Travel Expenses
Visa Requirements
Employment opportunities
Financial Support
TOEFL Score 213 173 213 233
Thanks! |
Most of these criteria require you to contact the various universities and find out!
Except for reputation and living expenses.
I've heard of The University of Rhode Island and Newcastle, and those two are in English-speaking countries, which is good for improving the language skills, but perhaps harder to do well academically because of it.
Singapore seems to be a safe bet, but not as prestigious in the business world as often are considered American degrees.
Good luck to your student! |
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hellofaniceguy
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: On your computer screen!
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| Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2005 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| tzechuk wrote: |
I agree with Jenny. I am a Masters graduate in business myself and frankly, I wouldn't go to any of those for management, except Singapore.
Also, to be honest, Korea's very own KAIST is rated as having the best management school in Asia. Their Techno Management School and programmes are first class - they asked me to consider doing my PhD there (but I am not going to because I will be moving back to Europe before I want to start my PhD), so I looked through their stuff and whatnots. It's really quite impressive. If your friend wants to come back to work in Korea, it's better to do her degree in KAIST to build up her network. It is extremely important to have contacts in Korea... more important than knowledge. |
I'd agree also...if your friends plans to work in korea. Connections is the thing in korea...not degrees.
However...is she/he obtains a korean degree and goes elsewhere in the world....it is just toilet paper. Having a degree from a korean university is not at all in the prestige league! Try getting a job in back home with a korean degree. |
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hari seldon
Joined: 05 Dec 2004
Location: Incheon
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 4:41 am Post subject: |
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| It's hard to conceive of anyone having a choice between Troy State and URI. They're such different schools that it doesn't make any sense whatsoever. |
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