Applying to Universities
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Hi all,
In short, I am offering personalised guidance / coaching services for ambitious students 1) applying to competitive universities, and / or 2) exploring careers in finance.
I have a relatively straightforward CV: Raffles Institution --> London School of Economics --> Bulge Bracket investment banker. Of course, many internships in between, lots of networking meetings etc. Was accepted into biz courses for local unis but decided to take up the overseas offer in the end. Decent career trajectory but could not have achieved this without some external guidance. Hence looking to help the next batches of students.
What I can offer:
Short consultations
University strategy - helping you decide what to apply for, why, motivations behind
University application package - consults + guiding you through the process etc., helping out with personal statements, mock interviews
Career guidance - helping you explore the different careers within finance - investment banking, research, hedge fund, private banking, sales and trading etc.
All in one long-term mentorship - longer-term guidance covering career exploration, university selection, profile building etc.
Now, obviously, I can’t guarantee admission into your dream university, or your dream job. But I sure can try. I can offer something more valuable than external agencies: first-hand experience of having gone through the process myself, and several years of working in the industry. The goal isn’t just to tell you what to do, but to help you understand what the various career paths offer down the line, and how you can work to get yourself there.PM me if you are keen to explore something, we can work something out.
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Application to Universities are done separately. Are prospective students applying to all the Universities?
My niece is keen in Accountancy course. So it is probably only NUS, NTU, SMU and Unisim for her. -
rollover:
No harm having a couple of spare parachutes. The most is you reject the place, and then it goes to someone else.Application to Universities are done separately. Are prospective students applying to all the Universities?
My niece is keen in Accountancy course. So it is probably only NUS, NTU, SMU and Unisim for her. -
For accountancy course , which is Uni is good ? - NUS, SMU or NTU. Heard NTU is the best , is it true and its tough ?
For someone not so technical , will doing Accountancy or Bus Admin better ?
Appreciate advice on this -
CarrotTree:
NTU historically produces alot of accountants who are currently leading the accounting teams today. But in recent years, we also saw many good SMU graduates.For accountancy course , which is Uni is good ? - NUS, SMU or NTU. Heard NTU is the best , is it true and its tough ?
For someone not so technical , will doing Accountancy or Bus Admin better ?
Appreciate advice on this
Frankly, if the results is good enough, accountancy is definitely a better bet. They need not become accountants when they graduate. There are people who join banking or progress to other areas too. Having accounting knowledge will help one to have financial sense in them which is critical for business people as well. -
CarrotTree:
Business Administration is pretty general. You learn about management theories, human resource management, some basic accounting and finance, logistics etc. In essence, Business Administration degrees equip graduates with an overview of how businesses function in general.For accountancy course , which is Uni is good ? - NUS, SMU or NTU. Heard NTU is the best , is it true and its tough ?
For someone not so technical , will doing Accountancy or Bus Admin better ?
Appreciate advice on this
Accountancy is more specialised, so you learn in-depth about the financial parts of a business. Accountants are usually paid quite well, but the trade-off you will have to slog really hard (12 hour workdays are quite the norm for my friends who are in the field).
In terms of studies, Business Administration is usually more skewed towards theory and evaluation of case studies than practice, so in a sense, if you are good at writing papers and presenting yourself, go for Business Administration.
Accountancy can get rather technical, and having taken accountancy courses myself, my view is that it's not for everybody. It's kind of like durian: either you love it or you hate it. It is best to do some research to find out about the field of accounting if you have no prior experience.
As for schools, accountancy firms prefer to hire from NTU because most of the senior accountants in Singapore came from NTU as, for a long time, they were the only university offering accounting, and these people generally prefer to hire graduates from NTU. In terms of quality of education, I think NUS, NTU and SMU in general are all very competent universities, so the differences in quality of education are probably very marginal. -
CarrotTree:
The Accountancy programme from Nanyang Business School was originally from NUS. They moved to NTU in the late 80s/early 90s to balance the gender ratio in NTU. The rigour and the recognition by employers and accreditation bodies is definitely there since it has been running for so many years. By the way, this is a 3-year programme leading to a Bachelor degree in Accountancy. Students who did well will graduate with Honours in the 3 years. Top students who wish to stretch themselves further can also try the double degree programme in Accountancy and Business which has a longer duration. Based on the Indiactive Grade Profile, I believed this is the most competitive amongst the 3. The intake is not small though, NTU took in nearly 600 for the Accountancy programme.For accountancy course , which is Uni is good ? - NUS, SMU or NTU. Heard NTU is the best , is it true and its tough ?
For someone not so technical , will doing Accountancy or Bus Admin better ?
Appreciate advice on this
The NUS Accountancy programme is newer than NTU's. It is a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) and takes more than 3 years to graduate. The intake is about 220.
The SMU Accoutancy programme is also relatively new and takes more than 3 years to complete. The intake is about 280.
For Accountancy programme, you have to like dealing with figures more so than a Business degree. The Accountancy degree is a Professional degree whereas the Business degree is a General Degree. -
Hi i am writing under this topic as the platform prompts that I do not have enough KP$ to start a new thread.
Wondering if anyone’s undergrad children enrolled for summer programme in Korea and whether still proceeding? Although MOE has cancelled school trips, these do not cover uni programmes and the unis have so far not taken any stance or given any direction on this. A tough call as DS/DD work very hard on the application and mapping of credits and withdrawing would have knock on effects on the remaining semesters. -
Accountancy takes in very good students and is difficult to get Uni Scholarships since it is so competitive.
Are there any external Scholarships for Accountancy students? -
rollover:
Yes, KPMG is one example. However, I think these external scholarships are as competitive as the uni scholarships.Accountancy takes in very good students and is difficult to get Uni Scholarships since it is so competitive.
Are there any external Scholarships for Accountancy students?
http://www.kpmg.com/SG/en/careers/Stude ... fault.aspx
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