Saturday, March 30, 2013

Higher Education in Singapore A Bold Decision or a mere Stupidity??

This is the thought that haunted my mind when i chose Singapore over the so called Dreamy US Universities.I have been here for a while now i am about complete my masters and i am really really happy that i took a right decision of coming to Singapore by choosing NTU as my destination.So, for the folks out there who are in a dilemma of whether to go for it or not. Here are my views which you might find useful

 Being from a middle class family and being really attached to my family,friends and my country. It was a really tough decision for folks like me to go for higher education abroad. But for brighter future and better standards of education it's the only hope. So i weighed the important parameters that mattered to me between USA and Singapore.

                                                                                  
  • Money- The tuition fee is very very cheap in Singapore in the elite colleges such as NUS/NTU compared to any similar level universities in USA its roughly 4-5 five times less than them.
  • Research- Best research in the world. NUS and NTU are named as ASIAN MIT and Harvard
  • Cost and standard of Living- Its pretty high in singapore whn compared to normal US cities or towns unless its LA or other cities
  • Job Opportunities- You perform well you get a job in singapore similar in US but you have to be from elite colleges.
  • Pay scale- US payscale is high for engineering jobs compared to Singapore

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