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Berkeley is 3rd -<em>-
[ARWU2008](<a href=“http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/ARWU2008”>http://www.arwu.org/rank2008/ARWU2008</a></em>A(EN).htm)
HKU is not on the list -_-</p>
<p>and UW-Seattle is 16th 
how come rankings are all so different :（
even though i don’t care that much about it, wouldn’t employeers care?</p>
<p>Employers care about what THEY perceive - and I wouldn’t call UW an institution that is well known overseas(no harsh feelings, just my opinion). Comparatively, Berkeley is quite well known in Asia (again, my opinion) - partially because lots of Asians live in California too. Also, say Washington Uni in St Louis, it might be a better academic institution than Berkeley, but it is definitely not as well known as Berkeley in Asia (again I’m not trying to make it ‘promote’ any school in particular, just my opinion :)).</p>
<p>I never hired anyone before so I dont know what the employers are looking for but I’m sure they dont just base it on the rankings of your school. They will make their decisions on your professor recommendations, your work experience, your intership experience and maybe recs from your former boss (from the intership) and your grades. </p>
<p>When I was making my college decision, I asked around a lot of people for advice and most of them told me that it doesnt really matter which school you go but what you do at the school and what you make of your time matters. Don’t choose a school based on rankings but think more about whether if you’re going to enjoy your time there. After all, you’ll be spendin 3-4 years of your life there…</p>
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<p>How can you say that dude? Both are roughly the same age but LSE has</p>
<p>*far more diversity of cultures, languages, opinions
*prime location at the heart of Europe’s financial capital
*amazing professors with international pedigree and contacts</p>
<p>For me, these three things are priceless. Even 5 Master’s at HKU can’t buy it - I am sorry.</p>
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<p>TheGrand will answer for himself but the fact remains fact. Email the Human Resources Departments of 50 random companies from Forbes’ Global 2000 and you’ll find a trend. LSE wins hands down.</p>
<p>P.s. No offense</p>
<p>did ppl receive an offer from hku, but still didn’t receive an official letter yet?</p>
<p>@theGame: I think LSE is better academically. But I disagree w/</p>
<p>*prime location at the heart of Europe’s financial capital"</p>
<p>Well many ppl in this post going to hk schools are probably going to work in asia anyway, so what’s the pt of studying in Europe if you can go to top school in Asia. You don’t get that kind of “asian” network in LSE after you graduate. Besides, hk is also a financial center in Asia.</p>
<p>Another thing, HK’s nightlife is a lot of exciting :p</p>
<p>I have doubts on “amazing professors with international pedigree and contacts.”
Indeed LSE is very well known, but the quality of its education is not necessarily better than that of Warwick and other comparable schools - according to many student surveys. The fact that it appears that the school does well its because of the nature of the selectivity of the applicants to that school - hence even without exceptional professors, students have no problem in succeeding in their courses.</p>
<p>And contacts are mostly for the locals, international students seldom get local (UK) job offers. And if you argue that the contact overseas like places in South East Asia, I’m sure good Universities in this region will equally get the same attention.</p>
<p>I got my letter about 7-10 days (overseas at S’pore) after I am informed that I am accepted.</p>
<p>After the financial crisis the global economic situation has shifted. While European countries are in a recession, China is still growing. HK is a gateway to China. And this probably century belongs to China (I don’t disagree that EU and US are still the dominant players on the global market). Go figure. European financial center or Asian financial center? Long run investment or short run investment? </p>
<p>Furthermore even though I got an offer from Imperial which granted is for engineering (I might get EU fee) and if I got asked would I choose it over HKUST. Probably not. There are so many things about Imperial that I don’t like and plus most of my family is in Beijing, so living close by is quite important for me. And my program isn’t necessarily worse after all the offer is higher by 2 points. This is the same for TheGrand in my opinion (not sure what he thinks though). </p>
<p>Also If you go read the course descriptions for IBGM and dual degree you’ll see they offer amazing opportunities. For example for Dual Degree in my second year I get a high ranking business person as my personal mentor. </p>
<p>But having said all this, I stick to my previous point. Wait until your test scores come out, then make a decision.
I can’t really choose right now either.</p>
<p>Hey people! So I had my interview for HKU Engineering. 15% of the Questions were related to HKUST :P</p>
<p>Anyways, it went well. Is it common for them to announce admission decisions at the end of the interview? Because in the end they said something about Offer Letter printing or something like that! I was all ‘thank you thank you’ :D</p>
<p>Haha, its quite interesting how Hong Kong Universities have this ‘rivalry’ between them. And in the US, interviewers are not even suppose to ask their interviewees which other schools they applied too. I think this (rivalry) is more applicable to international students going into HK - seldom hear this happening to local HK students</p>
<p>Basically I think these universities are giving Intl’s chances because they want diversity, which means a higher ranking. That explains why the competition in getting international students even, as ive heard, with lower merit than those of locals.</p>
<p>I even told them i can’t finance without scholarships!</p>
<p>Do HKU & UST notify about decisions via postal mail. courier, or e-mail? I’m talking about Int’l students here!</p>
<p>@Flibb: I got into HKUST and I was notified via email but they did send me the exact same letter via postal mail too haha</p>
<p>@merrypips: Thanks, but you do make UST sound a lot scarier! :D</p>
<p>@the game</p>
<p>Regarding your second quotation of me. Thats not me :D</p>
<p>All your views are subjective without prove. All the well-known universities in the world has professors with contacts & pedigree and they have huge cultural diversities too.
I am not going to be drawn into an argument with you about whether LSE is better or not. LSE is great i agree. With all due respect , LSE is great but it does not mean it will be on top of everyone’s list. Please accept why other people choose other places instead of LSE. Your ignorance to the reasons why people think think LSE is not their 1st choice & your undying effort to promote LSE just shows how much LSE has fallen in its reputation? </p>
<p>Prime location at the center of city is not what I want ( just my own preference).
If you are talking about international financial capital , London is not the only city.
I am getting this “white is the almighty” feeling from you. If you are an European & had never have a look at Asian countries. Please do take a closer look at Tokyo , Shanghai , Hong Kong or even Singapore. Those are international financial capital by itself.</p>
<p>And thegrand made a good point when he says LSE only takes in very bright students. LSE wins hands down because you are only looking at employers from your point of view.
I will say LSE is good yes. But for my own liking i will very much prefer somewhere with a campus and away from the hustle & bustle of a city. I had enough of it for my last 20years. And I am not that interested in London anyway. I doubt graduates from hk will be applying for jobs in europe so early in their career. So it is pointless to discuss who the employers employ as both are separated by the huge european mainland & the asian mainland. </p>
<p>Sometimes it is hard to talk to people who already have a mindset set in their heads. Nailed to a wall with a spell that not even harry potter can remove.</p>
<p>ysbera’s point:
"After the financial crisis the global economic situation has shifted. While European countries are in a recession, China is still growing. HK is a gateway to China. And this probably century belongs to China (I don’t disagree that EU and US are still the dominant players on the global market). Go figure. European financial center or Asian financial center? Long run investment or short run investment? </p>
<p>Furthermore even though I got an offer from Imperial which granted is for engineering (I might get EU fee) and if I got asked would I choose it over HKUST. Probably not. There are so many things about Imperial that I don’t like and plus most of my family is in Beijing, so living close by is quite important for me. And my program isn’t necessarily worse after all the offer is higher by 2 points. This is the same for TheGrand in my opinion (not sure what he thinks though). "</p>
<p>Yup I do agree with you :)</p>
<p>“Sometimes it is hard to talk to people who already have a mindset set in their heads. Nailed to a wall with a spell that not even harry potter can remove.” </p>
<p>Nice analogy. I personally like a great course with a great campus IN the city 
hence HKU :D</p>
<p>@merrypips + TheGrand:
thank you guys for answering my concerns :D!</p>
<p>Also, I was wondering…
what do international students do in HKU? like…the student organizations/clubs etc. I’ve heard that many student activities on campus are very canto-based soooo does anyone know what activities int’l students join? im not a sport person so…im looking for more…um like, other kinds of clubs. ALSO, is it possible to create a club like how students can do in the states? What im asking is…that, i know America has many student activities and lots of stuff happenin on campus, but how about HKU?? i’d like to do some fun and useful ECs…</p>
<p>ALSO, guys~what’s ur plan after graduating from HKU/HKUST :)? are you goin to graduate school in some other country? or? Pls share =)</p>
<p>@Flibb: i got my admission offer by email, but i assume they will also mail it.</p>
<p>@flibb: I’m making HKUST scary? huh? how? lol </p>
<p>As for clubs, I don’t know about HKU but I’m guessing it’s quite similar to HKUST…
I emailed this current student at HKUST regarding the same problem (like clubs being run in cantonese and stuff) and the person replied that it completely depends on the club because each club has its own management and culture =] </p>
<p>For my plans after HKUST, I’m not completely sure yet…I might go straight to grad school or work for a while before I go. If I go to grad school I’ll probably end up in the States but if I work, I’ll probably stay in Asia =]</p>
<p>@kawaiigurl, merrypips: Well thats cuz they interviewed me on the 16th of april and said they’d inform me in 2 weeks…still waiting!</p>