Originally posted by thousandisland:
Hello people.... I'm 20 this year, still serving my NS. All
the while, i've been harbouring thoughts of furthering my undergrad
studies overseas preferrably UK (which is earliest next year, coz i
ord this year)
So i have a few questions. Firstly, my interests lies in econs/biz
and i'm quite apt in maths and econs. My a's grades are aabc
(result for math, econ, chem, phy), b4. What kind of courses should
i apply for, if i want to land myself on to the route of becoming
an investment banker or accountant? [b]Yup, what courses and
instituitions will be suitable for me given my grades?
I've currently found one that caught my interest, Bsc in Acc &
Finance at LSE - standard acceptance grade is AAB. But typical
competition is 2k+ for 100+ places so i think it's quite
competitive.
Secondly, i know my grades arent fantastic so i dont think i can
clinch any scholarships. Understand it requires about 300k sgd for
3 years studies in london, so is there any study loans i can
obtain? Is it recommended if i study and work part time to lessen
financial load?
Thirdly, i'm taking my SAT and JLPT for interests sake and perhaps
to clinch a local uni scholarship if i don't get overseas afterall.
Will these academic results aid me in my UCAS application?
Lastly, anyone knows the application deadline for 2008? I've
ploughed through the site but to no avail.
Thanks for any help rendered!
An undergrad-to-be hoping to venture into foreign lands. [/b]
Just being frank here.
First of all - if you cannot afford the fees in uk , you have to
see if you can get a scholarship. Always good to go on scholarship
( preferably without bond).
Second of all - I won't be in a hurry to obtain bank loans - do you
really want to be stuck with 300k SGD with the current job market
in Singapore? That is already a bad investment decision if you are
thinking of taking out a 300k loan and frankly no bank will back
you unless your parents can guarantee with their assets or your
assets which must be = 300k.
Try for Singaporean Unis if you have difficulty coughing up the
dough. NUS and NTU are not too bad.
Third - London - it's freaking expensive to live there - at least
20k pounds is the amount that you need to comfortably survive
there- Cambridge/Oxford at least 16k pounds to survive since they
are way out of london. No point in worrying about money when you
are studying there - you get financially stressed out and it will
impact somewhat on your studies.
Fourth - I am not sure about working as a student in UK because I
never studied in UK but each country comes with its rules on
student visas. There is some difficulty with finding jobs there
especially if they have visa restrictions on international
students. Free internships yes - paid work - very very hard unless
it is under the table and that is when you get into trouble with
immigration who has the power to kick you out of the country.
