which would you choose?

online55 SG

A SIM DL business course or a NTU engineering course?

if u like business but ur A'level grades really only qualify for NTU engineering.

btw, i heard NTU engineering courses are dumping ground?

aluvguru SG

If you ask me, yes I would think it's more or less a dumping ground but it's certainly of good standards. Just that maybe cos the intake is of large numbers, it makes it much easier to admit and thus the perception of dumping ground.

If you are totally not interested in engineering, then I would advise against studying that as it would be a torture for you and for your career as well.

Choose something you have interest in, even if it might not be your desired varsity.

All the best!

Agenda SG

do what you what

i am in poly doing IT though my interests lies in business. i am still in IT because I still have a chance to change course n university.

selfobliged SG

it all depends on ur interest

the_fallen SG

if u like neither of the choices, than go for the 3rd option - go private la..

that's if u can afford it.

if u can't, find some job to work first, save up than take private uni so u can take the course which u want.

simple as that.

don't limit urself to the choices which u have currently.

studies can always study anytime, the most important thing is to not waste your youth in studying for courses and realizing that you wasted ur time and youth on something u don't like at the end of your 3-4yrs of uni.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

I’ll chose NTU Engineering course.

de_middle SG

what's so agonising about this Question

BrUtUs SG

SMU?

kristovorus SG

dun be silly. u dun need a business degree to start a business. in fact its better to go for engineering first, work your way up, get some capital, knowledge of the working world and more importantly, relevant contacts. Then if u want, go for a MBA first or just start your own business.

Sakuraflower SG

NTU enginneeriung course

Guardx SG

agree

engineering course is not a dumping ground as they are highly respected among others. Imagine a bus grad only earns $2.2k with lots of OT while a eng grad can get around $2.8k without OT.

EngAudListCo_Director SG

I beg to differ on all your points. I am both an engineering graduate from NUS and also an accounting graduate. You can refer to my post about NTU engineering being a dumping ground and also the difference in accounting/business/finance vs engineering

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=278939&page=1

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=288403&page=1

WIth regard to TS on this post, I guess your 'A' Level grades should be around BCC, or BCD if I am not wrong (guess).

I cannot guarantee that for the next 10-12 years that what you choose now will determine whether you regret/not regret taking that decision. The most important is to choose what you like to do and subsequently if you want to do a switch (but not too late) you can do it.

If you want to do engineering or feels like thats what you want, by all means pursue your interest cos I feel accountancy/business/finance can be picked up later. I did a switch from engineering to accountancy but never heard of anyone doing vice versa.

If you want to do business course by all means. Do not be put down by the starting salaries. Most accounting grads from big 4s earned little in the first place but their progression and salaries rise is much faster.

What I mention has both its advantageous.

However, besides the point mentioned above, I would like to highlight a situation below.
I knew someone who is presently working in one of the big 4s and that time like you, he can opt to go to NTU engineering but chose to do accountancy in a private university. His friend that time advised him against taking engineering in NTU and right now, I feel that his friend made an important decision for him cos the exposure that he has while in big 4 is much bigger and better.

All the best in your studies and career.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

The level of responsibility for Biz Grad and Eng. Grad is different. You can compare it this way.