Yuan Lee Chung, HKUST MBA '15, discusses why she got her MBA in Asia and the benefits and challenges of attending a top Asian business school. Yuan Lee also studied at Columbia for one-term and shares her thoughts on how Asian and US programs compare.

About Our Guest

Yuan Lee Chung is from Malaysia and got her Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS) before working in finance for Capital Group and UBS Wealth Management in Singapore. After graduating from the HKUST MBA, where she was Vice President of the MBA Association, she stayed in Hong Kong to work for Hubert Burda Media, where she is Head of Corporate Development.  Learn more about Yuan Lee's HKUST MBA experience at the Ambassadors Forum.

TOPICS & QUESTIONS

• Why Yuan Lee chose HKUST over LBS, IMD, Booth, Insead 
• What Yuan enjoyed most about HKUST
• How Yuan Lee's HKUST experience compared to her exchange term in Columbia
• The HKUST MBA alumni network 
• The reputation of MBAs in Hong Kong and in the finance industry
• Clubs & leadership at HKUST
• The biggest advantage of going to a Asian B-School (opposed to European or US)?
• Last advice for applicants
• Hong Kong's visa policy for MBA graduates

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Dr. Ralf Boscheck is the MBA Program Director and The Lundin Family Professor of Economics and Business Policy at IMD, where he teaches courses in economics and industry analysis. Dr. Boscheck has been a faculty member at IMD for over 25 years.

IMD MBA Program Highlights 2:55 Admissions 25:32 Financing 41:06 Careers 45:25

Go to http://www.touchmba.com/imd-mba-admissions-interview for a full breakdown of the program's key advantages and fast facts about admissions, financing, and careers at the IMD MBA program.

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With MBA programs shortening their applications and asking for less essays, how can applicants still tell their story? How should applicants approach these MBA essays and what should they write?

Darren speaks with Yale SOM MBA Admissions Director Bruce DelMonico and MBA Admissions Consultant Paul Bodine to get two different perspectives on this common applicant challenge.

At the end of the episode, Darren shares his reflections after helping an Admissions Edge member with his 1 Harvard essay.

Show Notes

• #75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico – “Educating Leaders for Business & Society”
• #47 Great Applications for Business School with Paul Bodine

This episode of Touch MBA is brought to you be Prodigy Finance – the leader in education loans for international postgraduate students. Visit prodigyfinance.com to learn more.