[Official] Singapore Management University (SMU)

MBA
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Thanks Ajay!
sent u mail....plz check

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Hi Puys,
I am through to SMU MBA starting in Jan2013. I also got a scholarship of S$7500.
Has anybody received an admit....?????

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What's your profile?

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Hi

I am a Business analyst working with HSBC India with overall exp of 8 years in IT -Software industry.

I am interested in pursuing the MITB-FS program of SMU

I would like to know some details on this.

1) Placements and job prospects for full time international students
2) Institute assistance for industrial attachment and final placements
3) Companies visiting for placements and avg salaries.

Thanks
Hitesh

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Hi puys,
I have been offered an admission in SMU MBA starting in Jan 2013.
I had gone to singapore few months back. I visited SMU campus and it is truly world class. SMU MBA is quite popular among local singaporians and considered as one of the best in the country.

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mzkfrk Says
What's your profile?


GMAT: 700
Work Ex: 3 years in manufacturing
Acads: excellent
Extra curricular: good
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hi guys,

1) Any one who has received an admit for the MBA class starting from jan 2013?, if yes please share your profile

2) Any clue about the placements of last batch - especially international students - indian :)

I have heard that SMU is a good school , but is not viewed at par with NUS/NTU.

anyone spoke to any alum ?, i believe we can share our research here... because threads on SMU and details of SMU are not easily found over any website.

thanks

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Are admissions in SMU on a rolling basis?,please guide..thanx

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Dear Puys,
As an admitted applicant, i would like to share my complete application experience with you all.
I submitted my online application on 28th Feb and couriered them all the necessary documents on the same day.
I got my interview invite on 15th March. My inteview was done on 21st March. It was a skype interview, but due to some issues from my side they finally took a telephonic interview.
Two people took my interview. One was a faculty in business school and other was from adcom. Interview went for around 25 minutes. They asked me about my profile and future career plans. Also, typical questions like Why Singapore?.....Why SMU????
Nothing out of the box. Interview was completely stress free.
On 26th March I received my admit mail along with the scholarship details.

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Dear Puys,
As an admitted applicant, i would like to share my complete application experience with you all.
I submitted my online application on 28th Feb and couriered them all the necessary documents on the same day.
I got my interview invite on 15th March. My inteview was done on 21st March. It was a skype interview, but due to some issues from my side they finally took a telephonic interview.
Two people took my interview. One was a faculty in business school and other was from adcom. Interview went for around 25 minutes. They asked me about my profile and future career plans. Also, typical questions like Why Singapore?.....Why SMU????
Nothing out of the box. Interview was completely stress free.
On 26th March I received my admit mail along with the scholarship details.


Hi,

Thanks for sharing your readiness to help

Please share your profile

Please share your research as well, i mean how are placements post MBA.

I just went through quiet a few profiles over linked in , i have noticed that hardly one or two managed to get job in singapore.

did you have a word with any alum ?

thanks
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Hi,

Thanks for sharing your readiness to help

Please share your profile

Please share your research as well, i mean how are placements post MBA.

I just went through quiet a few profiles over linked in , i have noticed that hardly one or two managed to get job in singapore.

did you have a word with any alum ?

thanks


Hi Versatile30,
As far as i know, SMU is considered as one of the best in Singapore. As it is only 4-5 years old, we cannot expect SMU MBA to be as popular as NUS or NTU.
I do not think any alum from SMU is active on pagalguy.
I have a friend of mine who is doing his PG (not MBA) from SMU. I have asked him to enquire about the placement scenario in SMU. I will post all the information that i can get about SMU.

Regards
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Hi Versatile30,
As far as i know, SMU is considered as one of the best in Singapore. As it is only 4-5 years old, we cannot expect SMU MBA to be as popular as NUS or NTU.
I do not think any alum from SMU is active on pagalguy.
I have a friend of mine who is doing his PG (not MBA) from SMU. I have asked him to enquire about the placement scenario in SMU. I will post all the information that i can get about SMU.

Regards


Eagerly Waiting to hear from you United.

Although I checked some profiles of last year student on linked in. Of those I checked, all were immediately placed in singapore .
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Eagerly Waiting to hear from you United.

Although I checked some profiles of last year student on linked in. Of those I checked, all were immediately placed in singapore .


That is a great news!!!!!
I am also trying to get in touch with current students. Will keep you posted.

Regards
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That is a great news!!!!!
I am also trying to get in touch with current students. Will keep you posted.

Regards

Hello Everyone,
I am currently studying MBA(Full Time) at Singapore Management University. I guess you all are having a lot of queries and as someone mentioned earlier that there is not much information available online. Please feel free to post your queries here as I think that this way i can share my experience and insights with most of you.

All the best to all the prospective candidates.

Cheers,
Varun
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I completely agree with United1878. The campus is located in the city area and it is truly world class. The campus is easily accessible my MRT(as u may call metro in India), Bus or private vehicle. There are a lot of facilities available in SMU such as bloomberg terminal, datastream, CapitalIq, etc.
One may run out of time at SMU but not of opportunities. So it depends on you how you can make the best use of your time.

Cheers,
Varun

Hi puys,
I have been offered an admission in SMU MBA starting in Jan 2013.
I had gone to singapore few months back. I visited SMU campus and it is truly world class. SMU MBA is quite popular among local singaporians and considered as one of the best in the country.
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Hi Varun,

Thanks very much, i am sure now we will have some authenticated information for SMU, can you broadly answer on below mentioned points

A) How are placements for indian students (if one wants to settle in Singapore)? if possible, with special light on financial services.

B) Issues with Visa, i just learned that a few obstacles popped up during last two years ?

C) How do employers new program of SMU against the current well established NUS and NTU.

D) How active is SMU placement cell in terms of supporting to students for searching jobs.

E) How has been your overall experience in terms of class profile, quality of education etc

F) Any other point, you may wish to mention

I know you are flooded with quiet a few questions here :), but believe me answer to this Questions probably cover requirements of quiet a few on this thread.

thanks

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Hello Everyone,
I am currently studying MBA(Full Time) at Singapore Management University. I guess you all are having a lot of queries and as someone mentioned earlier that there is not much information available online. Please feel free to post your queries here as I think that this way i can share my experience and insights with most of you.

All the best to all the prospective candidates.

Cheers,
Varun


Hi Varun,
Great to see a current student on this thread.

I wanted to know about the diversity of SMU class. I mean what is the percentage of foreign students (other than chinese) in SMU class? Also, what is the total strength of SMU class this year?

Best Regards
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Varun - O Brother, Where Art Thou?


Other guys who are missing in action - any updates?

1 noteworthy thing I was communicated by a current student, I am sharing:

How many people in ur batch? How many Indians? Avg. GMAT score of Indians?
35, 11 , about 700 I think. I know a few who have got below this but most are in the 700-720 range

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Varun - O Brother, Where Art Thou?


Other guys who are missing in action - any updates?

1 noteworthy thing I was communicated by a current student, I am sharing:

How many people in ur batch? How many Indians? Avg. GMAT score of Indians?
35, 11 , about 700 I think. I know a few who have got below this but most are in the 700-720 range


I second your data, exact same data when i interacted with someone from SMU.

I do not know but i still feel that the bigger Q remains as it is - such a small batch - i believe employers would may also not find motivation to visit the campus for such a small size of class.

I await the placement stories :)

thanks
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I second your data, exact same data when i interacted with someone from SMU.

I do not know but i still feel that the bigger Q remains as it is - such a small batch - i believe employers would may also not find motivation to visit the campus for such a small size of class.

I await the placement stories :)

thanks



Two Points worth noting:
a) The link says class size 60
The SMU MBA > Singapore MBA

b) The lesser the student, more the quality, content and individual attention. And MBA hiring companies are not looking to hire in bulks , so you need not worry about that :)