Hi veritasperditor, I've several friends from the US who came to Singapore to study, some of them took a little while to get used to the tropical weather and humidity here, but overall, many of them enjoyed their stay. While they were here, they also took the opportunity to travel around Asia, most of the times to Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia. The food here is really good too, you can find literally every kind of food.
Like Jon said, you've essentially 2 options for your international MBA education, Asia or Europe. If you're decided on Asia, then I'd recommend you study in Singapore, it's just a really conducive place to study - the countries politically stable, the system here is highly meritocratic, the people here are culturally diverse, and our local universities are some of the best in the world. Job prospects for local university graduates here are very good, the economy here is thriving - in fact, many of the industries and companies here have a significant number of expats. Related read:
https://www.coursesinsg.com/2012/06/5-re ... apore.html
Here are 3 local universities that you should consider doing your MBA program with -
NUS, National University of Singapore
https://bschool.nus.edu.sg/TheNUSMBA/Pro ... fault.aspx
NTU Nanyang Technological University
https://www.nbs.ntu.edu.sg/Graduate/Nany ... g_MBA.aspx
SMU
Singapore Management Univesity
https://www.business.smu.edu.sg/MBA/
I hope this is helpful for you.
veritasperditor wrote:I'm thinking about applying to international MBA programs but want to seek your advice. Is there anyone here from the US who did their MBA abroad who can share their experiences? Pros, Cons, advice, career prospects, pay differential, etc.? I'd really appreciate it.
Having lived and worked in the US for pretty much my entire life, I think it would be valuable gain some international experience. It also seems exciting to me since I never studied abroad as an undergrad and the prospects of doing a MBA overseas is appealing in that regard. I know most major US MBA programs now and days have study abroad programs to force you to gain some international perspective but I feel it just isn't the same as going to a school overseas the entire time with students from all over the world (as opposed to predominantly from the US).
Jon@Admissionado wrote:Well, when you say abroad you have two options: Asia and Europe. So, obviously it would make sense to target the area where you would love to live and work.
The basic thing about these programs, is that they tend to be a LOT more global in focus, nature and practicality than US programs... There tends to be more mobility and more options as to which country you would work in.
Secondly, especially many European programs tend to be 1 year, so that can be an advantage for many folks.
For salaries, mobility statistics and other info like that, I would refer you to the financial times international MBA rankings here:
https://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolra ... kings-2012
Hope this starts you off well!
