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Louis14
Joined: 01 Nov 2019
Last visit: 04 Nov 2023
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Schools: NUS MiF "22 (A) LSE MFin "22 (S) HEC MFin "22
GMAT 1: 680 Q48 V34
GPA: 3.56
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04 May 2021, 09:27
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Hi, guys! So, I’m finding it hard to choose between NUS MSc Finance and Imperial College MSc Finance. To be honest, I think both are great schools, but I’d really appreciate if you could shed light on which one you think is better. Also, I’ve heard it’s pretty hard to land a job in London, but then Imperial is a big name, and so maybe it wouldn’t be that hard.
NUS, on the other hand, is Asia’s top school, and Singapore, some say, is the future of global finance, much more promising than the UK or Europe for that matter.
I need someone to please share their honest thoughts and help me make a better decision. I would really appreciate your taking the time out.
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NUS, on the other hand, is Asia’s top school, and Singapore, some say, is the future of global finance, much more promising than the UK or Europe for that matter.
I need someone to please share their honest thoughts and help me make a better decision. I would really appreciate your taking the time out.
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04 May 2021, 10:20
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Congratulations on your admits.
I have also heard from LBS folks that London is in the rough shape between Brexit and coronavirus lockdown’s. I’m not sure that it means it will remain so by the time you graduate but it’s definitely a concern at the moment for many graduates looking for jobs and internships.
Higher schools always provide more opportunities for recruiting but the amount of effort you would require to convert one of those would be the same no matter where you came from or which school you graduated from. So if you go to Lorraine school maybe you get only one opportunity but if you go to hiring schools you may get five or 10. But greater chances are not a guarantee of success...
I think you really need to figure out where are you want to be in the long term sense London is far away from Singapore. I would also consider the work permit environment and how easy or hard it is to get one out of the school and also how long it’s valid for and how hard it is to get permanent residency after that.
PS. Singapore has been a financial hub for a long time. I haven’t heard of it being any different today than it was 20 years ago perhaps. But I also have not been tracking at the following it so I can’t comment on Singapore’s economy.
Trying to predict what will happen in the year two is really hard. I think Singapore has done a better job with handling the pandemic and it’s better poised to survive it but with the vaccinations available, hopefully pandemic concerns will not be an issue next year when you’ll be graduating.
I would also encourage you to look at your personal network and see where you have more connections. If you have an old friend or a relative of somebody in London, then it’s pretty helpful and likewise for Singapore. If you’re landing there and know nobody, it’s a tougher situation. You’ll have to build your network from zero which is tricky.
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I have also heard from LBS folks that London is in the rough shape between Brexit and coronavirus lockdown’s. I’m not sure that it means it will remain so by the time you graduate but it’s definitely a concern at the moment for many graduates looking for jobs and internships.
Higher schools always provide more opportunities for recruiting but the amount of effort you would require to convert one of those would be the same no matter where you came from or which school you graduated from. So if you go to Lorraine school maybe you get only one opportunity but if you go to hiring schools you may get five or 10. But greater chances are not a guarantee of success...
I think you really need to figure out where are you want to be in the long term sense London is far away from Singapore. I would also consider the work permit environment and how easy or hard it is to get one out of the school and also how long it’s valid for and how hard it is to get permanent residency after that.
PS. Singapore has been a financial hub for a long time. I haven’t heard of it being any different today than it was 20 years ago perhaps. But I also have not been tracking at the following it so I can’t comment on Singapore’s economy.
Trying to predict what will happen in the year two is really hard. I think Singapore has done a better job with handling the pandemic and it’s better poised to survive it but with the vaccinations available, hopefully pandemic concerns will not be an issue next year when you’ll be graduating.
I would also encourage you to look at your personal network and see where you have more connections. If you have an old friend or a relative of somebody in London, then it’s pretty helpful and likewise for Singapore. If you’re landing there and know nobody, it’s a tougher situation. You’ll have to build your network from zero which is tricky.
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Louis14
Joined: 01 Nov 2019
Last visit: 04 Nov 2023
Posts: 249
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 472
Schools: NUS MiF "22 (A) LSE MFin "22 (S) HEC MFin "22
GMAT 1: 680 Q48 V34
GPA: 3.56
04 May 2021, 11:03
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Thank you so much for taking the time out and putting the effort to express your thoughts so meticulously. I totally appreciate and respect that. The points you have made are shrewd and rational. My best friend is in Singapore. He graduated from Nanyang. He’s doing good now in terms of job. But, here I am, still wondering how to let go one for the other. To me both represent incredible schools and opportunities, and I’m still undecided which one to opt for, if we go with academic reputation in respective countries. A tier 3 college might not give me as many opportunities to get a good job, but it would also not give me opportunities to make important connections, attain top-quality education, and undergo unprecedented intellectual and personal growth that I am likely to get a top school like NUS or Imperial. To be honest, for me, top-notch education per se is ten times more important than the job I land. I might sound nerdish or even foolish saying that, but I want to study at a top school for reasons beyond employment like intellectual growth, legacy, and a much better understanding of my areas of interest. In view of that, I find myself confused between NUS and Imperial.
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