alvinz,

check out http://www.monroecollege.edu/
my friend told me that MBA costs around 16k in monroe.it is pretty damn cheap for a master program.

It is located in NY tho. Living expenses will be alright when you stay out of NYC. Stay out of Bronx unless you like actions.

patryn33,

hey thanks. as far as i was surveying, i was tinking of purdue and ohio state. or could be UK? i m torn between this two places. sigh. any suggestions/comments?

I would choose Ohio State over Purdue.
as for UK.. which uni there?

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Added on August 23, 2009, 5:14 amlooks like there arealot of similar cheap deal California University of Management and Sciences, Anaheim CA.
MBA also cheap.. around US$12K for the entire 56 credits.
http://www.calums.edu/

Northwestern Polytechnic University Fremont, CA also cheap $3,780 per term.
http://www.npu.edu/admissions/fees.shtml

This post has been edited by patryn33: Aug 23 2009, 05:19 AM

patryn33:

if UK, i would be going to hertfordshire university. any comments about that?

up till now, i'm torn between UK and US. haha.

its once in a lifetime and i really wish to experience both... but of coz i can only choose one. don't know which to choose...

hertfordshire was a polytechnic upgraded to Uni in 1992. IIRC many considered such Uni as 3rd tier Uni.
bschool isn't that outstanding, smaller Uni 23,000 students
wanna experience Castle, watch football, European culture, only way to go! since thats your only choice.

Ohio State is a larger Uni - 52K+ students. wanna experience whats its like in a good Bschool only choice.
nothing really fun around Coulmbus, near Cedar Point can try all the fun rides! US context its "near" Niagara Falls, Chicago and Notheast cities like NYC, DC.
http://www.cedarpoint.com/

Are U planning to stay in either country for extended time (eg 2-4 weeks) after the exchange?
perhaps U have to think what U wanna do and see in both countries. If cost is a factor maybe factor it in.

have fun deciding!

hey patryn and anni,
thanks for the loads of info. seriously and really appreciated it...
sry for the late reply, been very busy lately .... totally exhausted by my work loads + stress,

my father came back malaysia last week and i had a talk with him.
he suggested Universities in California (one of my uncle is there) and in Michigan ...
plus, after some light reading, i just only found out that there is so much MBA course with concentration on Information Systems. I didnt realize that earlier, my apologies as i didnt really did my research well enough beforehand.

Monroe College seems good, is it a university or a college? any comments of the environment at Monroe other than its in NY? from their website, i am happy to see there is a course structure for IT MBA ...

California Uni seems to have just MBA and MSCIS ... i will read more about these later after working hrs ...

furthermore, this particular university caught my eyes, Michigan State University,
https://www.bus.msu.edu/itmp/masters.html

another alternative for me is take a full IS course, which is M.S.I.S @ University of San Francisco ,
http://www.cps.usfca.edu/prospective/MSIS_courses.html

welcome all helpful comments, high appreciate it. thanks alot. thank you

ps: why Michigan State University caught my eyes is that they have a Doctoral program in Business Information Systems and i dream that maybe if i am able to do well in my Masters program i can continue to get the Doctoral.
http://admissions.msu.edu/academics/majors...l=GR&Sort=Major [course code 6024]

how many yrs of post degree working experience do you have?

to get into the better MBA Uni like Mich State U do need around 3-5yrs of working experience. GMAT score of around 650.
2 yrs programs, tuition fee is steep.
don't waste your time with MBA program which req less than 3yrs of experience or not found in these list.

check out Mich State profile. avg students have 4.5yrs of working experience. I don't think U have a good chance with their MBA program knowning U have not graduated from Uni.
http://broad.msu.edu/mba/fulltime/profile

today to boast their ranking, some Uni are only taking in students who will have a strong chance of getting employment easily after graduation.

The last list I had provided U are Top 20-30 Uni (can't really recall) ranked by USNEWS that are ranked highly in MIS. if U had read carefully on my old post U would have KNOWN there are plenty of MBA program with MIS as a specialsation. but without working experience U don't qualify.

which are the better Bschool can try here.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandrevi...usiness-schools
http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/rankings/index.html

This post has been edited by patryn33: Sep 1 2009, 10:30 PM

Hi Pat and Anni, what do you guys think about Oklahoma State University?

Just sent my application letter to SUNY Buffalo, now looking other University that is cheap, my budget is around USD25K / year, and I'm having difficulties to find low cost with good education

not pro Oklahoma State University.
cheap why not BYU? definately fit your bill IIRC.
tuition under US$10K!
http://home.byu.edu/webapp/finserve/conten...ge/Tuition.html

This post has been edited by patryn33: Sep 1 2009, 10:42 PM

Hi bro, not pro you stated there means not good enough ?? lol.

Regarding the BYU, how do you know it's good?? You distinguish good or 'not pro' base on what ??

This post has been edited by zs3889: Sep 1 2009, 11:02 PM

IIRC U are doing chem.
at least by rep, BYU is a tier 2 Uni (today system its tier 1) vs OSU a tier 3 Uni.
not to mention BYU is certainly cheaper than OSU 1 yr at least US$17K in fees. its like US$7K difference.
cost avg alone is already stands out
http://bursar.okstate.edu/tuition.html

grad program certainly not a fair guide. in anycase both are unranked.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandrevi...rankings/page+4

or can look at Uni of Utah. tuition cost close to OSU.
http://www.sa.utah.edu/admiss/

try OSU maybe can look at Uni of Huston also faily low. tuition US$14K+.
almost the same level I think.. but location wise I think TX is better, think of the industry there, oil etc.. U looking for a job may not have to move far to find.
http://www.uh.edu/financial/undergraduate/...-fees/index.php

This post has been edited by patryn33: Sep 2 2009, 11:13 PM

Hey patryn,
Seems that MBA is totally out as i don have much working experience other than my 6 months industrial training.
Scanned through ur given info at the previous page, seems that some Uni needs working experience as an admission req, which i dont much qualify. Furthermore, is GMAT is must? .. as i read some Uni states that only MBA related courses need GMAT but if i am aiming for MScIS with concentration on MBA modules or Management related modules, do i need GMAT? (some uni didnt state that out, i am somewhat confused as their education system r different from M'sia).

Nonetheless, i narrowed down some searches to Georgia State Uni, Uni of Illinois, Uni of Arizona ...

What should i do now? ... email the respective uni for more information? .. how do i apply? ... is US edu system similar to UK which apply through UCAS?

sry as more and more questions arise and thank you for replying me ..

US don't have a central system like UK. U got to apply individually to each Uni. U got me puzzled, MIS major should be tech savy to figure that out.
All info are avail online. Most Uni would like U to apply online and submit supporting docs.

MOST if not ALL Biz school Graduate programs REQUIRE GMAT, irregardless its a MBA, MS etc.
if U are not going to Biz programs they do need GRE. no matter what its some kinda of standardize exams.

which Uni didn't state it?
as for the Uni U had stated
- Georgia State Uni
http://www2.cis.gsu.edu/cis/program/mscis.asp
http://robinson.gsu.edu/prospective/components/index.html

http://robinson.gsu.edu/academic/gass/faqs...ex.html#profile
- Uni of Arizona, Eller ( http://mis.eller.arizona.edu/masters/ )
http://mis.eller.arizona.edu/partnering/profiles/masters.asp
http://mis.eller.arizona.edu/masters/admis...equirements.asp
- UiUChttp://www.ms-tech.uiuc.edu/prospective/admissions.html
This post has been edited by patryn33: Sep 3 2009, 09:31 PM

is SAT & TOEFL a must in order to enter into US Universities(the more well-known ones)?

transfer or freshman?

whats your term by more well known ones?
Not Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Ivy?
but the rest like UCLA, Uni of Virginal, Williams college? or?

for basics TOEFL can be waive if U can score a certain grade on SAT verbal.
most better Uni do require TWO SAT 2 subject test on top of SAT.
They do require great admission essay, great recommendation letters, and great extracurricular activities, community involvement etc.

oh my .. faint ....
after all this, i think my idea of getting into Fall 2010's admission will be impossible ... since GMAT does need some time to study and prepare...

thanks for all the info, now i am at least equiped with the minimum details ...
will be going for the US Edu fair at 6th Oct ... although those Uni that i 'chose' wasnt one of the participant ...

U still have some time, deadline is like Jan 2010. U can start now, to some its an easy exam study 1 mth can go and take, others spend a good 6-12mths on it and retake 2-3 times.

start on it and see how U handle, U never know, U might make it!

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Added on September 6, 2009, 1:12 amTo those wondering what Edu fair its the below

Fair Date
Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Fair Time
5:00-8:00pm

Location
JW Marriott Hotel
183 Jalan Bukit Bintang
Kuala Lumpur, 55100 Malaysia
Tel: 60 3 2715-9000
Fax: 60 3 2715-7000

http://www.lindentours.com/?page=85&id=10
partial list of partipating Uni

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York www.buffalo.edu
Calvin College www.calvin.edu/international
Clarkson University www.clarkson.edu
University of Denver www.du.edu
Emerson College www.emerson.edu
Indiana University - Bloomington www.admit.indiana.edu
Iowa State University of Science and Technology www.iastate.edu
The University of Iowa www.uiowa.edu
Loyola Marymount University info.lmu.edu/international
Marist College www.marist.edu
University of Minnesota www.umn.edu
The Ohio State University www.osu.edu
New York University, Tisch School of the Arts www.tischasia.nyu.edu.sg
Academy of Art University www.academyart.edu
Albion College www.albion.edu
Rutgers University, The State University of New York www.rutgers.edu

Scholarships offered by LAC to International students

Calvin College
http://www.calvin.edu/prospective/place/international/paying
Albion College
http://www2.albion.edu/admission/admission...ial-aid-article

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Added on September 8, 2009, 12:07 am@ Sarah0925,
a few of the Uni coming here are pretty strong in Accounting.
eg
- Indiana University - Bloomington
- The Ohio State University
- The University of Iowa

unfortunately, out of these 3 Uni only Uni of Iowa has optiona SAT requirement. should U seek scholarship U can submit that
http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/.../intl-apply.htm

This post has been edited by patryn33: Sep 8 2009, 12:07 AM

how does an adp stands over diploma ?

ADP is a transfer program, which only means that you do two years of classes locally and then transfer overseas to finish off the rest of your degree.
A diploma is a more indirect and cheaper way towards your degree.

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong.

This post has been edited by spunkberry: Sep 25 2009, 05:52 AM

oh then which is higher ? adp or diploma ?