<p>Hi,
I am a b.tech graduate amd currently working as an software engineer. I am planning to pursue masters in 2014, by that time i would have 3 years work exp.</p>
<p>I have been considering options around the globe, ask anyone they say universities in us.
but i dont come from a financially much strong background so i have been looking at schools in canada (u of t, u of a, waterloo) , NUS, and recently i got to know about univeraity of hongkong(HKU) . But i am not sure how msc in computers there, how are employment oppertunities and how would the degree`s value if i think about moving out of hongkong/china. </p>
<p>Another question could you order university mentiones above in order of pref and course and living expenses. I have a good profile decent work exp 3 years full time 4 years freelancing, toefl 102, GRE 323, graduation %76, 12th - 92%. </p>
<p>i would be interested in getting a job after post grad. How are the packages there?</p>
<p>Also how are my chancea to get in hku/nus/u of T/u of alberta. </p>
<p>I know that is a lot to ask, but i am actually very confused. </p>
<p>They’re all very selective schools, specially NUS and U of HK. </p>
<p>Here’s what I’ll do. If I’m from HK or Singapore, I’ll go to U of Toronto. If I’m from Canada, I’d go to either NUS or UofHK. In that way, I can break both markets, of my “hometown’s” (where I was born, raised and gained social network) and of my alma mater’s “hometown”.</p>
<p>@RML Thanks for your replies. yes, with the amount of information I had,I too put ‘u of T’ on top. But just to keep options. </p>
<p>What actually you meant. " They’re all very selective schools".</p>
<p>Quite confused and see a whole lot of options out there. So dont mind if I am repeating questions. Just want to settle all my questions and be clear in my head before prioritizing.
how is the Msc CS program at HKU? What is average acceptance rate? How are jobs there? I am quite concerned with job as I would be taking loan for my studies.
Also like in US students are allowed to work part time in/out campus, is that the case with HKU as well? </p>
<p>dept. of Computer science is better at HKU/HKUST ? </p>
<p>I understand my questions are quite broad but I would really appreciate as much info I could get on em.</p>
<p>NUS is the national university of Singapore, and as such, is given more importance, attention and funding by the Singaporean government. It attracts some of the best students in the region and they are not stingy with scholarships. It is largely a research-oriented institution. The U of HK is not any different from NUS. It is HK’s best school and the most prestigious in whole of HK. </p>
<p>If you’ll go to NUS, you’ll be allowed to work part time and there are lots of jobs in Singapore that you can get into. But most grad students wouldn’t have to work outside because many NUS profs are engaged in research and they usually get those students who are interested to get involved in it. I am not sure if you’ll be allowed to do the same in HK and if finding jobs there would be as easy as finding jobs in Singapore. </p>
<p>Both schools have very nice campuses (but I personally prefer NUS’ more) and you’ll never complain with their facilities from student housing to student unions to classrooms and labs. </p>
<p>U of HK is excellent in the humanities, social sciences, law and medicine. But I think their strongest is business. Their business school has some special ties with London Business School. I have not really heard UofHK excelled in computer science, though I would presume they run the program quite decently. NUS, on the other hand, has quite a good reputation for computer science and IT, and NUS has tie-up programs with MIT, UC Berkeley, Yale, Imperial College London and Cambridge. There also more Indians at NUS than there are at Uof HK. But it’s probably because there are more Indians in Singapore, in the first place. I have no idea which between the two is more prestigious in India. I would presume they’re about equal for those in the know, and NUS is slightly more popular to the mainstream Indians.</p>