Is getting a $50,000 student loan to study (undergrad finance) at Bocconi worth it over studying for free at HKU (also finance)?
Title. I have to choose between Bocconi's and HKU's finance undergrad programs. I'm a Europoor, so naturally I'd prefer to study in HK for free, and then work in the US or Singapore. I've seen that Bocconi's finance programs rank higher than HKU's, however, I'm not sure if that reputation is worth anything in Singapore and America, where I really want to work in the future. I saw old posts where ppl said that many Bocconi graduates landed a job in IBD in London but im not really sure if thats still the case when the UK is not in the EU. But even if it is, I absolutely despise that stinky shithole and would never want to work there.
So would I have better chances of landing a job in IB in SG and the US after HKU or Bocconi?
If you wanted to work in Singapore or US, HKU all the way.
Go to HKU easy, way stronger in Asia and the US.
Also voting for HKU; I've visited Hong Kong as well, and it's an amazing city. You'll definitely have a better student experience there than in Milan.
I love HK and would rather study there than in Milan, but I'm not sure if HKU means anything to Americans or Singaporeans. I know that after Bocconi I would probably work in stinky London, but where would I work after HKU? From what I've heard all ppl who work in Singapore or the US graduated from UK/US universities. Honestly, I would even study in a 3rd world country if it meant getting a nice IB job. So I don't want to be blinded simply by HK's student experience, because all that matters to me is a good career.
HKU would place you in HK/Singapore for the most part, though only in non-Chinese speaking firms, unless you're a fluent Mandarin speaker. Moving stateside would be more difficult, given the preference for local targets and visa issues. I'd suggest checking HKU's LinkedIn page to see where alums with a similar profile to you end up.
Sorry if I'm being braindead, but how is it that you can study in HK for free - did you land a scholarship or something?
As for Bocconi, I would caveat their programmes with the fact I saw English students who've gone over report poor English standard, and poor teaching quality a few years ago on TSR, not sure how it has changed since.
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