Asia - College Admission Counseling https://greatcollegeadvice.com Great College Advice Sat, 16 Aug 2025 18:59:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/758df36141c47d1f8f375b9cc39a9095.png Asia - College Admission Counseling https://greatcollegeadvice.com 32 32 Top 200 Universities in Asia: Three of the Top 4 in Hong Kong https://greatcollegeadvice.com/top-200-universities-in-asia-three-of-the-top-4-in-hong-kong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-200-universities-in-asia-three-of-the-top-4-in-hong-kong Thu, 14 May 2009 05:51:58 +0000 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=2400 QS has published its QS Top 200 Asian University Rankings. Turns out I used to teach at #4: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Hong Kong universities are also in the number 1 (Hong Kong University) and number 2 (Chinese University of Hong Kong) slots, with the University of Tokyo pulling in at […]

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]]> QS has published its QS Top 200 Asian University Rankings. Turns out I used to teach at #4: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Hong Kong universities are also in the number 1 (Hong Kong University) and number 2 (Chinese University of Hong Kong) slots, with the University of Tokyo pulling in at number 3.

The Hong Kong government is trying hard to attract students from abroad to study (in English) at their universities. For students willing to really go against the grain and travel across the Pacific for a degree, great deals are available. Interested? Let me know!

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]]> What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing In WYOMING? https://greatcollegeadvice.com/whats-a-nice-girl-like-you-doing-in-wyoming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-a-nice-girl-like-you-doing-in-wyoming Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:20:56 +0000 https://greatcollegeadvice.com/?p=783 During my recent visit to the University of Wyoming, I came across two women chattering away in Mandarin Chinese.  While one was Chinese, the other was from Saipan, a small island in the South Pacific that is within the US Commonwealth (like Puerto Rico or Guam). Her name is Jennifer “J.J.” Jang, and she’s a […]

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]]> During my recent visit to the University of Wyoming, I came across two women chattering away in Mandarin Chinese.  While one was Chinese, the other was from Saipan, a small island in the South Pacific that is within the US Commonwealth (like Puerto Rico or Guam). Her name is Jennifer “J.J.” Jang, and she’s a senior majoring in international studies and education.

I asked this poised young woman how on earth she landed in Laramie.  She turned down offers from New York University and the University of Florida in favor of the fresh air, outdoor activities, and laid back environment of the University of Wyoming.

Listen to how she made her college choice and what she thinks of her decision.

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