<p>Hello. There are three of us (me, my 2 bros) using this id.</p>
<p>I'm currently a junior studying in Thailand. </p>
<p>Two of my brothers have graduated this year and are going to US (one who wanted williams got into Middlebury and one who wanted Columbia got into CMU). </p>
<p>Since one of my brothers has got into CMU (CMU is so so so expansive) my parent can't support me getting into another university in US. </p>
<p>Therefore I'm thinking of applying to universities in Singapore and hong kong since they are relatively cheap compared to those in US.</p>
<p>I read all the requirements and read at least 2100 sat 1/2 score is required to get into NUS or University of HK.</p>
<p>I took SAT last january and got score of 2180, but my CGPA is not that good (around 3.1 I guess) </p>
<p>Do Unis in Singapore and hong kong consider GPA importantly?</p>
<p>Will high SAT score be able to cover my GPA and help me getting an admission?</p>
<p>Please.. This question is so so important to me. I want to know whether I have hope of getting in despite of my GPA.</p>
<p>i cant tell you your chances, because no one knows for sure what they are. but regarding SATs...lets just say they can only save a dying man, but not a dead one.</p>
<p>NUS,NTU - your GPA&SAT are only can make you pass the first round. (which is you are eligible to do the exams).. the exams are A/O-level in many subjects (depends on your major). Its a very competitive univ.. other applicants usually hv many honors and awards..
SMU - SAT above 2000,,basically you hv a big chance to pass for the interview.</p>
<p>i dont really know about uni of hongkong,,but i guess it will just as hard as NUS&NTU (maybe slightly below them)..</p>
<p>anw,,yes,,your GPA is really2 important..they will basically only look your transcript for the first elimination,,hihihi.. the representatives of NUS usually said "as long as you hv above 80% GPA,,you're good to apply"
---hell right,,just good to apply,,not even able to do the test..</p>
<p>good luck anyway,,
try Aussie/Indian univs,,</p>
<p>Thank you loathed and clam_chowder. I appreciate your words of advice.</p>
<p>We have lived in both places so would like to share with you what we know:
The 3 top universities in HK are the University of Hong Kong (best reputed faculties are law and medicine while the Faculty of Business and Econ is rather new but I heard that are launching a EMBA program with Columbia University and London Business School), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (strongest in business - ranked 1st in EMBA and 17th in full time MBA in the world) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (Math). Of course the Hong Kong Polytechnic University offers top-notch programs in fashion design, accounting and hotel management. Also, the Baptist University is ranked 1st in media communications.</p>
<p>In economics, HKU, HKUST and CUHK were ranked 138th, 69th and 85th in the world. The National University of S'pore was ranked 142nd.</p>
<p>As far as HK is concerned, public exam results count most - A-level, predicted IB results etc.</p>
<p>NUS = ranked 30+ overall in the world (better than CMU, UCLA etc!) according to the latest TIMES rankings </p>
<p>If you are thinking of studying engineering, then perhaps NUS would be a better choice than NTU and HK universities because NUS is ranked 10th in the world for technology (TIMES 2008). If you do well in your first/second year, you can receive scholarships that sponsor your education in the US. If i were you, i would go for NUS! It is internationally renowned and they have a very good medical school (NUS-Duke). National</a> University of Singapore (NUS) - Towards a Global Knowledge Enterprise</p>
<p>kwaldner, if you seriously think NUS is better than CMU... I don't know what else to say. NUS is just plainly over-hyped up in that ranking. Anw Times ranking is skewed towards the Commonwealth countries.</p>
<p>(Aren't you studying for CTs??)</p>
<p>Yes I have CTs! Slacking now..haha ><</p>
<p>NUS is cheap if you get full-tuition scholarships which are not that difficult to get. CMU is good for engineering, quite alot of A*Star scholars there I think. I can't assess your chances though.</p>
<p>^^ kwaldner, lol I bet you're taking Physics, and Physics is on Friday, so that's why you're slacking now... Hahahaa</p>
<p>That's correct! How do you know? haha ^^</p>
<p>Because... I just bumped into one of my juniors and they told me they have bio tomorrow. So means physics is on Fri la! Hahahaha.</p>