<p>Hey Guys</p>
<p>I am applying to the ivies, some LCAs and NUS. Could someone please tell me which schools are Better than NUS in terms of prestige and career options(I would like to do my MS from US).</p>
<p>The general perception is that NUS is better than most of the LCAs and some other Univ (WPI,iub).</p>
<p>Schools i am applying to are(in random order)</p>
<p>HARVARD
YALE
PRINCETON
MIT
STANFORD
DUKE
DARTMOUTH
COLGATE
IUB
WILLIAMS
MIDDELBURRY
AMHERST
UPENN
SWARTHMORE</p>
<p>^ what is NUS?</p>
<p>NUS= national university of Singapore</p>
<p>but looking at ur list i htink u shouldn't focus on only ivies I know they are very good schools but there are other good schools such as Berkeley, UCLA, UMICH, Washington University, Northwestern, and etc with higher acceptance rate and just as much prestige as the ivies and top tier schools</p>
<p>i agree with KING IS HERE about looking at some non-ivies, although i really like your LAC list, they are all great schools! however, you have a lot of huge vareity in your list... what are you planning on majoring in? b/c if your planning on, say, literature, MIT is prob. not the way to go, while if your planning on something like engineering, you might want to rethinks some of your LACs
and even, for example Swarthmore and Duke... both a very very good schools with great students... but they are completely different in the vibe they have! also idk how hard NUS is to get into, but none of the schools on your list really seem like a saftey.
finally, i think NUS and a top LAC would be held in equal esteem here, although i think LACs are wonderful because they teach you how to think and give you an all-around education (ok, i guess im biased since all of my choices are LACs) that you can use in whatever carreer path or grad. school you end up in.</p>
<p>There are actually so many us univeristies better than nus but it also depends on what is yr major. U can consider UC berkely, UCLA, Cornell, U Mich, New York Uni, Chicago Uni etc Even though some of us uni might be not be as "gd" as NUS but they still provide a much broader education than NUS. It also doesnt mean that they are not as recognised as NUS.</p>
<p>I know next to nothing about NUS, but I think a top-tier American college like (Berkley, UCLA, NYU, Yale, or Cornell, would offer you more prestiege, especially if you intend to live and work outside of Singapore.</p>
<p>I think you should first approach this college admissions process without filling up your mind with all that "presige" stuff. You need to choose a college that "fits" you. If you are a timid person who likes quiet environment, schools like Harvard, MIT, Yale, and UPenn probably won't make your next four years an enjoyable experience. I visited all of them last summer, and Harvard had the "wildest" drinking/party scenes, and parking was just plain rip off ($15 bucks an hour)</p>
<p>Also, school selection would depend on your prospective major. If you are a more liberal arts oriented person, MIT and Cornell are definitely not your schools. If you are the engineering person, Harvard, UPenn, and the LACs aren't great choices as well (in fact, the best engineering school in the country has always been Purdue without doubt, which regrettably has been ranked as #67 by that idiotic US News and World Report). </p>
<p>One other useful advice: avoid school rankings. They are as meaningless as prestige. If you base your entire college selection process on rankings, you are heading to some muddy waters. Also, remember, there are around 3000 higher education institutions in the United States, and many of them are FANTASTIC schools to with world class quality education that can provide your with one of a kind education (which most big ivies cannot). Have you read the August edition of TIME Magazine on "Why Harvard?" If you can get your hands on that thing, read it. It's actually very very enlightening. I used to see this college admissions thing just as you do: the higher the ranking and prestige, the better. After reading that and taking in a broader scope of schools within my radar range, I finally managed to create a diverse, realistic, and suitable list tailored just for MYSELF. And you should do the same as well.</p>
<p>yes that is so true, many internationals get caught up in the US NEWS college rankings remember, it is fantastic that you can attend a top 10 rank school in the US, personally i got into some Top 10 Schools but i did not attend them cause it wasn't a fit for me and i wanted an international experiences so im heading off to Warwick (a very good UK school) for my undergrad. Yes i read that "Why Harvard" article at TIME magazine as well, and I can relate to some of it since the next article was Pass the Haggas. But you shouldn't get caught up in the Ivy League hype and base your entire college selection on rankings that are just bunch of bull ****. You should really check out if the college fits ur profile and choose the college based on ur major. Just like JIMMY said ur not going to go to MIT and Cornell for LAC or econ or attend Harvard, and Yale for Engineering. You should try schools that are very balanced such as NYU, UVA, UMICH</p>
<p>well yeah.. Any idea bt how much NUS gives for intl. students?</p>
<p>I have read that article and i too believe that college ranking are just a piece of crap, but the problem is that only the ivies and top 3-4 LACs award good aid to intl'.
I am undecided at this point about majors but it would probably be Computer Science or Bio Engg. or History.</p>
<p>I would like to do my MS/MBA from US and thats why i am concerned about Prestige of NUS. It seems that NUS well respected in the academic circles and between the employers both in the US and Outside though public perception might be different.</p>
<p>You have to ask yourself what you really want. Do you want to experience college life in the US? If you don't care about that, then just save yourself a lot of cash and go to NUS. When you get your MS from the US, the US employer probably looks at where your master degree is from more. Where you went for undergrad means relatively little.</p>
<p>MBA is a completely different thing. Top MBA programs require at least couple years of experience usually. Your performance at work, essays, recommendations matter the most. So it's too early to worry about that now.</p>