Colleges

| [[UK Universities]] | [[Canada Universities]] |
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Ministerial Statement on Scholars and Scholarship Bonds By DPM Lee At Parliament on 11 Mar 98: https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/1998031201.htm

Break Scholarship bond must pay approxi. how much: https://sgforums.com/forums/8/topics/131820/

US Universities

四大大学排名:
  * QS世界大学排名: UK
  * 泰晤士高等教育世界大学排名: UK
  * USNews世界大学排名: US 
  * ARWU世界大学学术排名: 纯学术性大学排名


===== Top 10 Business Schools in the World =====


Based on the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020

| Rank | Name of Institution | Location |
| 1 | Harvard University | United States  |
| 2 | INSEAD | France  |
| 3 | London Business School | United Kingdom |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | United States |
| 5 | Stanford University | United States  |
| 6 | University of Pennsylvania | United States  |
| 7 | Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi | Italy |
| 8 | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom |
| 9 | HEC Paris | France |
| 10 | London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) | United Kingdom |

===== Top 10 computer science in the World =====
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 2 | Stanford University |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon University |
| 4 | **National University of Singapore (NUS)** |
| 5 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) |
| 6 | University of Oxford |
| 7 | Harvard University |
| 8 | University of Cambridge |
| 9 | EPFL  Lausanne,Switzerland |
| 10 | ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology  Zürich,Switzerland |


===== 10 BEST ACTUARIAL SCIENCE SCHOOLS =====

| Rank | School | Location |
| 1 | Brigham Young University | Provo, UT |
| 2 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 3 | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, IL |
| 4 | Ohio State University | Columbus, OH |
| 5 | University of Minnesota, Twin Cities | Minneapolis, MN |
| 6 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC |
| 7 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, WI |
| 8 | University of Northern Iowa | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 9 | Baruch College | New York City, NY |
| 10 | University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |

====== Types of US Colleagues ======
These websites go through the details of the application process: 
  * https://www.usnews.com/education/best...
  * https://www.timeshighereducation.com/...
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Community college
  * Typicall 2 years
  * open enrollment policy
  * less expensive than a 4 year colleage

Collesge/uniersity
  * typical 4 years
  * pubilic and private schools
  * more comppttitives adminission rates.

  * colleage:  college without graducate programs
  * universion: college with graducate programs
  * Liberal arts college: usually smaller schools and mainly focus on undergraduate degrees 
  * national university: offer bachelor, master and phd programs.


SAT/ACT testing: select one

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===== need-blind University =====

If a university describes itself as **need-blind** for international applicants, that means your decision to ask for financial aid will not impact your chances of being admitted.
  * harvard
  * yale
  * princeton
  * MIT
  * amherst College

ED acceptances are binding
  * ED admissions decisions often come out in December.
  * ED II deadlines are usually in January, Chu says. And ED II admissions decisions often come out in February.

International Baccalaureate® (IB) students undertake one of the most challenging education programmes available to them. They are ambitious, and well-prepared for success — in further study, and in life beyond. By studying in the IB, students develop core skills for success at university.


==== College Application Platform ====
Common App and Coalition Application 
  * Common APP: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/common-app
  * Coalition Application : http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/

College Application Essay = personal statement

Experts say students should try to tell a story about themselves in the essay, which doesn't necessarily mean writing about a big, impressive accomplishment.