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Thinking of a Master's Degree in China

aaronhornback

I am a 25 year old male with a bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management and 1/2 of a MBA.  I have 2 years of experience in IT Project Management and 2 years of experience in Supply Chain Management.


My Mom in Chinese from Singapore, my dad is American from Europe.  I took Mandarin in High School and 1 semester at college (which I really enjoyed) but my Mandarin is terrible.


I like to travel, meet new people, and explore new cultures. I have been to 42/50 US States, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland, Norway.


I will be 26 in November. I figure I have about 5 years before I want to get married and settle down with a house, family, etc.


I am thinking of a Master's in Project Management at a University in China. It appears that a few Chinese Universities have programs taught in English.


For Example:


Tsinghua University - Master’s Program in International Construction and Project Management (ICPM) taught in English

Peking University - Master of Management program taught in English

Fudan University - - Master of Engineering in Project Management taught in English


I am not a rocket scientist but I put the work in. I went to Baylor which is current ranked 93 by US News and World Reports. I graduated with a 3.3/4.0. For my MBA studies from UT Arlington I have a 3.0. I was working at the time and taking Friday & Saturday classes. That was not fun.


I would also do my best to expand my Mandarin both before and while I am at China.


My thought process is that China might welcome American English students. The US media and politicians are casting China in a bad light and to temper this China might want to support Americans to see China for themselves and to communicate back what it is actually like. I also think China would want it's students to be exposed to students from other countries & cultures including the USA.


What do you think? Are my thoughts accurate or am I missing things?

See also

The importance of English language in China.Student life in ShanghaiLanguage institutions in ChinaTraining centres in Chinais SICAS trustworthy ?Language Schools in Chinalooking for some advice for teaching Chinese online
realuntitled

Yes I think you are more than welcomed. The three Universities you mentioned are very top-ranked (basically the top 3 in China) and extremely competitive (e.g. I am a Chinese citizen and had my MPhil at Cambridge but I know I cannot go to these unis if I took Gaokao/Kaoyan). But they do lower their entry requirements for international students and I think you stand a good chance. You might want to briefly express all these culture & exchange things in your PS/interview.