getting a foreign degree?

coochi SG

any advice on where to take a civil engineering degree? thinking of studying in QUT cause aussie construction sector rising..or shld i jus go to NUS?

Wega007 SG

if you can grad from oxbridge or ives.
you should not have issue getting into skilled industry.
If you do, that Uni is really questionable.

Achievement made internationally are not done undergrad level.
take ranking as a pinch of salt.. look closely at how they rank. do they care about the quality of undergrad?

Aero Space? Engine that GE build? GE don't really consider fresh undergrad candidates from 2nd tier Uni, unless U did Msc/Phd and have produce works they are interested in. I have seen guest speakers that attempt to be nice in class, after class.. they can tell you off.

Aussie Construction is raising? or already been doing so for X yrs?
how many yrs will you be studying in Uni?
Are you in time to catch the wave? or will you be catching the tail?
catching the tail is risky.. might get ax since you are new.

fymk SG

It is risky to go into construction now with the americans having trouble with their housing mortgages. Once recession hits , you won't see much construction going on. And the lack of civil engineers is really not a problem , it is the lack of skilled tradesmen aka construction workers. So think very carefully about the choices you make.

Wega007 SG

if US goes into recession, so soon will repercussion arrive to OZ?
US market slow down, interest rate adjusted down..
Oz interest housing interest rate seem to be still going up.
My friend got a Place in Melbourne, she told me her loan interest rate is like 7% and have news it is going up. wow.. will the flow of PRC immigrants helps to sustain the housing market there? or already slowing down?? Ppl living in Oz will know.

if US goes into recession will Civil engineers be the only field receiving all the damage? or will be across all sectors even when Oz is so far away?
Will getting PR then be much easier then? if you goals is get a Oz PR..

limywv SG

t_a_s SG

How about Australia Uni, which one is good?

Wega007 SG

Uni of Melbourne, Uni of Sydney, ANU loh.. these 3 most outstanding..

fymk SG

I got a place in melbourne near the cbd as well. The interest rate might go up depending on the market, depending on the reserve bank. Now Australia is in an election period , I don't think the interest rate can go up any further until after the elections. The apartment prices are not going up as fast as the interest , so go figure.

The news is that because of the inflation and interest rates, no one really wants to buy and most cannot afford to buy. People are waiting for property prices to slum and developers who cannot afford to wait for the right prices will sell at firesales rate. Vultures are already circling and ready to swoop - if you get what I mean. ***NEWS : Markets already crashing from the Dow Jones Dip- those who bought property on 75% of the value mortgage - are going to be in trouble if they dabbled in stocks - aka firesales***

If US goes into recession and Australian economy gets affected , first to go are not the Australians but the foreign workers. And consider this - if you work under an AWA ( Australian Workplace agreement) - you are screwed both ways - more screwed than the Australians.

If I were you, just do nursing - it is the only profession unlikely to be affected in recession.

fymk SG

Group 8 universities in Australia. However aerospace engineering is not exactly the top industry in Australia. Biomedical , agricultural ,and mining industries are the more well established industries in Australia .

TS wants to go to University of Tokyo to do it. If he can afford Uni Tokyo , he will be able to afford Caltech or MIT. The entrance to all 3 are equally competitive.

fymk SG

Those are just the 3 well-known ones. I won't call University of Sydney outstanding -it's my alma mater too- it is resting on its laurels now , UNSW and University of Queensland already overtaken it.

It doesn't matter which Group 8 you go into - they recognise each other.

Wega007 SG

Boston cost of living will be on par or higher than Tokyo.
MIT tuition fees is at US$34K.
Toyko Uni tuition fees is at 536,000 yen a yr ( 1 yen = usd$0.009) or us$5000 a yr. kinda heaven and earth difference...

fymk SG

Yah but tokyo , the rentals are sky high for a shoebox to live in. The monthly living estimate given is 128000 per month bare minimum . Forget entertainment - you cannot afford it . Forget buying clothing - you cannot afford it. Not to mention - transportation costs.

Ok . You actually have to take a japanese entrance exam which consists of the japanese language and pass it for them to consider you for admission which takes 6months -2 years later - so the matter is whether they will accept you first.

Students health insurance 1000 yen per month .12000 per year
Undergraduate: Enrollment Fee: 282,000yen (about SGD 3600)
Tuition Fee: 535,800yen ( around SGD 7500dollars)
And tuition fees - I don't think it is so cheap for foreigners

So yah , tuition fees cheap........living cost kills.

The americans I know who lived in Japan - says that USA is cheaper to live in. Food is cheap ( and very unhealthy) . It is just the rentals but you do not need to worry if you live in a college dorm.

MIT tuition costs are higher but eating in USA is far far cheaper than even in Australia . MIT has a range of scholarships for foreign students to apply to decrease cost of living if they are very talented to get into MIT . Japanese universities - they don't. And Japanese tend to be more xenophobic towards chinese.

Besides that, if you think Singapore is a pressure cooker . Japan is EVEN WORSE for university students there.

Now think in terms of jobs, go back to Singapore or any english speaking country- you have to pay to translate your transcript to english. And if you want to stay in Japan - I heard permanent residency is not easy to acquire - not as easy as USA or Australia.

Wega007 SG

I am just looking at Tuition fee so it is at 535,800 yr.
282,000yen is 1st time admission fee, there after should be at 80K+ yen.
health insurance is at 12000yen a yr that is like US$100+
http://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/res03/documents/admission2007_e.pdf

MIT scholarship for undergrad international? so few esp coming from Singapore. I believe easier to get 1 in SG thru PSC than getting 1 from MIT.
They rather give it to developing nations.
health insurance for US is like US$500+ a semester. 1 yr is US$1000.

Boston cost of living.. around US$1K for a tiny studio. U can share and bring cost down to US$500.
Tokyo 128000 yen a mth? more like SG$1200.
staying in Dorm is at 4700yen a mth. very cheap.
say accommodation cost is almost the same. the dfference in tuition of US$25k a yr. wow.. 1 need to US$2K amth on makan, travelling. There are ppl in Tokyo that work as clerk/social working that make around this figure.

I had friend that just went to Tokyo to study. And living near Waseda uni. Like 10mins walk. His apartment is 1 bedroom with kitchen and a bath! and 4 mth rental is like SG$5K. considered high liao loh... at least this is what I gathered from my Jap spouse.

food is indeed cheaper in States, but look at the quality.

fymk SG

This guy wants to go to Tokyo university not Waseda for aerospace engineering. He has not even said anything about the standard of his japanese language yet. There are people who work as a clerk but seriously how many are foreign students?

And like I said , it is whether tokyo uni want to accept him or not. Frankly he might as well do a local degree in NUS which is recognised unless his family is damn rich and can afford either way . Always cheaper to do it locally.

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