A Foreigner Need Some Suggestions

dreamstream

I am a Chinese student and now thinking about which univerisity will should I enter. I will study for a business undergraduate degree . What I hope to know it that is there a huge difference between UCD and the universities in other cities such as Limerick , Cork and Glaway in your native people's eyes?
If i hope to stay and work here for a couple of years , will the employers think a lot of which universitie's dregee i have?
In addition , could you please compare Limerick city and Galway city, which one is able to offer more part time job opptunities? As i want to support myself , i need a part time job after class. Which city is more suitable for students?
Thank you very much and happy St. Valentine's Day!

nesf

Really there isn't a huge difference between the colleges at undergraduate level (there is a fair bit of difference once you start looking to specialise more as a postgraduate). For most courses any way.

DublinWriter

To be honest, employers still remain quite snobbish about the university that you went to. If you can, stick to TCD or UCD. Yes I know this will upset everyone, but that's the cold hard truth.

nesf

DublinWriter wrote:

To be honest, employers still remain quite snobbish about the university that you went to. If you can, stick to TCD or UCD. Yes I know this will upset everyone, but that's the cold hard truth.

Eh, no. The employment record for business students from UCC at least is relatively solid. Most of the ones I know either are working or are offered work in the Big 4.

Plus, employment does exist outside of Dublin... I know it's a novel idea but..

BossArky

Working for one of the Big 4 in London I can tell you that they focus their graduate recruitment on 2 courses in Ireland: one from UCC, the other from TCD. I did not go to either which makes me rather special.

Most of the grads seem to have been together in college for years, and then come and work together. That would be a bit too clicky for moi.

nesf

BossArky wrote:

Most of the grads seem to have been together in college for years, and then come and work together. That would be a bit too clicky for moi.

Yeah, I don't think I could deal with that tbh... Your history from college following you into college could be 'inconvenient'.

BossArky

nesf wrote:

Your history from college following you into college could be 'inconvenient'.

/goes into spasms at the thought

nesf

Gah, typo.