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4 in 5 parents would consider sending children to university

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Thaiyotakamli

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  On 9/10/2014 at 9:59 AM, Spring said:

I wouldn't send my child overseas for the following reasons:

 

1) Cost

2) It is my perception that unless you go to Ivy League Unis, the employment market values local degree esp from NUS, NTU, SMU more than overseas degree.

 

Admittedly, you get a better perspective of education overseas, not to mention being exposed to diff culture, students, teaching methods etc.

I wont send them overseas as well reason high cost and how long ur child need to work to cover his uni cost? Go sim best option less than 20k for a degree

  On 9/11/2014 at 2:29 AM, 13177 said:

There are many rich parents here, can afford to send their kids to overseas university?!

I got two friends stay hdb but study in london and melbourne, my jaw drop nia
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oleandero

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its always "the grass is greener on the other side" mentality.

 

singapore isnt such a bad place for education. if not why are people (AMs... ATs...) flooding into singapore for schools? so support local 'productions'! unless the child is Ivy league/Harvard/MIT quality then go ahead!

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Kangadrool

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It's good. Problem is many locals cannot get into local unis while so many FTs with dubious results can leh.

  On 9/11/2014 at 2:36 AM, oleandero said:

its always "the grass is greener on the other side" mentality.

 

singapore isnt such a bad place for education. if not why are people (AMs... ATs...) flooding into singapore for schools? so support local 'productions'! unless the child is Ivy league/Harvard/MIT quality then go ahead!

 

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Little_prince

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  On 9/10/2014 at 9:59 AM, Spring said:

I wouldn't send my child overseas for the following reasons:

 

1) Cost

2) It is my perception that unless you go to Ivy League Unis, the employment market values local degree esp from NUS, NTU, SMU more than overseas degree.

 

Admittedly, you get a better perspective of education overseas, not to mention being exposed to diff culture, students, teaching methods etc.

 

yeah.

 

that's true.

 

unless it's to ivy league or the top 10 uk schools. the ROI is simply not there.

 

most people rightly view an overseas education as local uni rejects.

 

esp those aussie uni. the name damm smelly. particularly those with distance learning program in sg. like curtin etc.

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Taipan49

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  On 9/2/2015 at 8:59 AM, Little_prince said:

 

yeah.

 

that's true.

 

unless it's to ivy league or the top 10 uk schools. the ROI is simply not there.

 

most people rightly view an overseas education as local uni rejects.

 

esp those aussie uni. the name damm smelly. particularly those with distance learning program in sg. like curtin etc.

 

Lot of crappy Aussie uni's. There are 43 in total which says a lot. So I wonder consider a small handful.

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Ender

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Some of the FT colleague have pinoy degrees , which are unheard off, and considered recognized by our company which is a american mnc.

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Little_prince

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there is a very real but subtle difference between the recognition of a degree and the prestige that it confers.

 

for example, both Jalan Ahmad Ibrahim sec sch and RI both offers the GCE O levels.

 

both are recognised but yet one school is alot more prestigious than the other.

 

  On 9/2/2015 at 9:21 AM, Ender said:

Some of the FT colleague have pinoy degrees , which are unheard off, and considered recognized by our company which is a american mnc.

 

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  On 9/2/2015 at 9:11 AM, Taipan49 said:

 

Lot of crappy Aussie uni's. There are 43 in total which says a lot. So I wonder consider a small handful.

 

 

i wouldn't say crappy, at least half of them are recognised and a dozen of good ones.

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  On 9/2/2015 at 9:21 AM, Ender said:

Some of the FT colleague have pinoy degrees , which are unheard off, and considered recognized by our company which is a american mnc.

 

when salary is lower, simi unheard of degree also can [sly]

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  On 9/2/2015 at 9:27 AM, Jman888 said:

 

 

i wouldn't say crappy, at least half of them are recognised and a dozen of good ones.

 

Case of 'depends' really. Crappy may be too harsh a word.

 

So some of the uni's there are good but only for particular courses. An easy one to pick out is Uni of New England. Very good if you want to Agriculture linked degrees. But it also offers Arts and Economics degrees. The entrance mark for Arts/Economics are around 50-60, whereas Sydney Uni/ANU/Monash are like 90 (this is based on the Aussie high school system where they rank students in percentiles, so 90 means you beat 90% of the state, 50 you beat half, and half beat you).

 

Also they have quotas for international students as they can charge them 3x or more compared to local and get the cash upfront too. So the international students can sometimes get in at a lower equivalent ranking to the locals if the uni needs money.

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  On 9/2/2015 at 8:30 AM, Angcheek said:

Maybe not after they see this hahaha

I shld have enrol for the course !

 

Thai university students playing team bonding games during Orientation week grin emoticon

 

 

The girls seemed very experienced in such riding activities

 

😅

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  On 9/2/2015 at 9:29 AM, Mustank said:

 

when salary is lower, simi unheard of degree also can [sly]

Our mnc pay local term and so base on salary scale. They are paid the same and have the same career path.
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  On 9/2/2015 at 9:54 AM, Enye said:

The girls seemed very experienced in such riding activities

 

😅

 

 

ohhhhh you noticed hahahaha

  On 9/2/2015 at 10:19 AM, Vid said:

 

Can I enroll for post grad studies? :D :D

 

count me in bro !

  On 9/2/2015 at 9:30 AM, Holdenutessv said:

 

I would enroll in a heartbeat. [laugh] [laugh]

 

You need to take EGG test or not ? later the stress too hard on your heart [smash]

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