🗺️ Admission Results, 🌍 Study Abroad

2022 Grad School Admission Results: Real Offers and Profiles

Updated 2026/10/16

Jason’s Memo

If you have no idea where to apply, start with past applicants’ records. Compare their backgrounds and test scores with yours to see where you stand.

  • How it’s organized: records are grouped first by field (business, STEM, humanities and social sciences, art), then by region. Use search or the table of contents to find a school.
  • Each record: name, undergraduate school and major, GPA, TOEFL/IELTS, GMAT/GRE, plus internship, research and extracurricular experience.
  • Look for the asterisk: the same student may appear under several programs. A (*) after the name marks the school they finally chose.

I once wrote about the most overlooked factor in study-abroad applications. One part of it is the track record: past applicants’ results. Looking at their backgrounds, test scores, and internship or work experience helps you see where you fit. Many people have no idea how to position themselves or plan their school selection strategy, and agencies now charge just for a consultation. To collect past Taiwanese applicants’ master’s and PhD results more efficiently, I posted a form on social media asking for offers and background details (GPA, IELTS/TOEFL, GRE/GMAT…) for future applicants to use. Thank you to everyone who filled it out. This data gives the next cohort a much better reference point.

Table of Contents

Format, how to search, and how to use the data

Records are grouped first by field (business, STEM, humanities and social sciences, art), then by the school’s region. Use search or the table of contents to find the schools you plan to apply to!

Sample record: name, undergraduate school + major, GPA, TOEFL/IELTS, GMAT/GRE; internship/project/research experience; extracurricular/club experience

The same student’s background may appear on the admit lists of several programs, but an asterisk (*) after the name marks the school that student finally chose!

⚠ All submissions are voluntary and every field is optional. To remove something you submitted or report an error, email me: [email protected]

Business Schools / MBA

United States

University of Southern California (USC), Marshall School of Business

Master of Science in Finance (MSF):

  1. Thena (*), National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition
  2. hhh ($9,000 scholarship), University of Nottingham, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 7.5, GRE 331; 4 internships: on-campus research assistant, Wealth Management, Sales and Trading, Equity Research; 4 extracurriculars: international volunteering, three clubs (2 as a member + 1 as Team leader)
  3. Student V, National Chung Cheng University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 710; 2 internships, one at an investment trust company and one at a bank; extracurricular: community service in a rural area

Master of Science in Applied Data Science:

  1. JS, National Sun Yat-sen University, Business Administration, 3.59/4.0, TOEFL 101, GRE 320; 2 internships: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), e-commerce data analytics; 3 extracurriculars: department team captain, student ambassador, officer in an international volunteer group

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

MS in Finance (MSF):

  1. Student V (*), National Chung Cheng University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 710; 2 internships, one at an investment trust company and one at a bank; extracurricular: community service in a rural area

MS in Business Analytics (MSBA):

  1. JS, National Sun Yat-sen University, Business Administration, 3.59/4.0, TOEFL 101, GRE 320; 2 internships: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), e-commerce data analytics; 3 extracurriculars: department team captain, student ambassador, officer in an international volunteer group

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

Master of Science in Finance (MSF):

  1. Student V, National Chung Cheng University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 710; 2 internships, one at an investment trust company and one at a bank; extracurricular: community service in a rural area
  2. Student J, University of Nottingham, International Business Management, 3.5/4.0, IELTS 7.5, GRE 332; 4 internships: two in on-campus offices, one startup, one VC internship; 3 extracurriculars: student union department head, head of the campus ambassador advisory team, rural education service
  3. Nicole (*), University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4, IELTS 8, GMAT 690; one bank internship; 3 extracurriculars: women’s football team member, UNNC sports volunteer, HR for the Taiwanese student association
  4. K, National Tsing Hua University, Economics, 3.99/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 690; 1 internship in futures; 3 extracurriculars: department student association, department basketball team, a service club

Boston College (BC)

M.S. in Finance:

  1. Thena, National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition

Northeastern University (NEU)

MS in Finance:

  1. Thena ($15,000 scholarship), National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition
  2. William ($5,000 scholarship), National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

Columbia University in the City of New York

MBA Deferred Enrollment Program:

  1. Jason (*), University of Nottingham, International Business Management, 3.5/4.0, IELTS 7.5, GRE 332; 6 internships: two in on-campus offices, one startup, one VC internship, a Big Four part-time assistant role, an internship at an education startup founded by alumni; 3 extracurriculars: student union department head, head of the campus ambassador advisory team, rural education service

University of Rochester, Simon Business School

MS in Marketing Analytics:

  1. Moon Fairy (*) (10% waived), National Tsing Hua University, Education and Learning Technology, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 7.5, waived; 3 internships; 6 extracurriculars: alumni association vice president, two rural education service programs, seed teacher for an international education organization, overseas language volunteer, publishing experience

University of Maryland (UMD), Smith School of Business

Master of Finance:

  1. Thena ($10,000 scholarship), National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition
  2. Nicole ($5,000 scholarship), University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4, IELTS 8, GMAT 690; one bank internship; 3 extracurriculars: women’s football team member, UNNC sports volunteer, HR for the Taiwanese student association
  3. Ms.B, Feng Chia University, Finance, 3.44/4.0, IELTS 7.0, GMAT 630 (V32 Q45); an insurance company internship, a part-time job at an education fair

Master of Science in Marketing Analytics:

  1. zncu, National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 4.02/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 315; 1 internship as a campus ambassador; 3 extracurriculars, all rural education service (club officer)

University of Florida

Master of Science in Marketing:

  1. zncu (*), National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 4.02/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 315; 1 internship as a campus ambassador; 3 extracurriculars, all rural education service (club officer)

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Master of Finance:

  1. Ms.B (*) ($2,500 scholarship), Feng Chia University, Finance, 3.44/4.0, IELTS 7.0, GMAT 630 (V32 Q45); an insurance company internship, a part-time job at an education fair
  2. William, National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

University of California, Riverside (UCR)

Master of Finance:

  1. Ms.B ($21,000 scholarship), Feng Chia University, Finance, 3.44/4.0, IELTS 7.0, GMAT 630 (V32 Q45); an insurance company internship, a part-time job at an education fair

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Master of Finance:

  1. K, National Tsing Hua University, Economics, 3.99/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 690; 1 internship in futures; 3 extracurriculars: department student association, department basketball team, a service club

Purdue University

Master of Science in Finance:

  1. Ms.B ($8,000 scholarship), Feng Chia University, Finance, 3.44/4.0, IELTS 7.0, GMAT 630 (V32 Q45); an insurance company internship, a part-time job at an education fair

The Ohio State University (OSU)

Specialized Master in Finance:

  1. Thena, National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition
  2. William (*) ($8,000 scholarship), National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)

Master of Science in Accounting Cohort:

  1. Student L (*), Feng Chia University, Foreign Languages + Accounting, 3.8/4.0, TOEFL 91, GMAT 550; research assistant to an English writing professor while in school; interpreter and reception staff at a large international conference

Master of Science in Supply Chain Management:

  1. YC, National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.4/4.0, TOEFL 96, GRE 324; three jobs over four years in shipping/transportation; department student association president, graduating class council president, volunteer at the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families

Arizona State University (ASU)

Master of Science in Finance (MS-FIN):

  1. Thena, National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition
  2. Nicole, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4, IELTS 8, GMAT 690; one bank internship; 3 extracurriculars: women’s football team member, UNNC sports volunteer, HR for the Taiwanese student association
  3. Ms.B, Feng Chia University, Finance, 3.44/4.0, IELTS 7.0, GMAT 630 (V32 Q45); an insurance company internship, a part-time job at an education fair
  4. William, National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

MS Global Logistics:

  1. YC, National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.4/4.0, TOEFL 96, GRE 324; three jobs over four years in shipping/transportation; department student association president, graduating class council president, volunteer at the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)

MS Supply Chain Management:

  1. YC, National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.4/4.0, TOEFL 96, GRE 324; three jobs over four years in shipping/transportation; department student association president, graduating class council president, volunteer at the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families

Rutgers University

Master of Supply Chain Analytics:

  1. YC (*), National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.4/4.0, TOEFL 96, GRE 324; three jobs over four years in shipping/transportation; department student association president, graduating class council president, volunteer at the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families
  2. JC (*), National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.5/4.0, TOEFL 91, GRE 319; 5 years of work experience: 1.5 years in operations at a local freight forwarder, 2 years in logistics management in the supply chain department of a US semiconductor company, 1 year in logistics analysis in the supply chain department of a Fortune 500 FMCG company; 2 extracurriculars: department student association, graduating class council

Master of Financial Analysis:

  1. William, National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

Master of Science Finance:

  1. William (30% tuition scholarship), National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

Case Western Reserve University (CWRU)

Master of Supply Chain Management:

  1. YC, National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.4/4.0, TOEFL 96, GRE 324; three jobs over four years in shipping/transportation; department student association president, graduating class council president, volunteer at the Taiwan Fund for Children and Families
  2. JC (30% tuition scholarship), National Taiwan Ocean University, Merchant Marine, 2.5/4.0, TOEFL 91, GRE 319; 5 years of work experience: 1.5 years in operations at a local freight forwarder, 2 years in logistics management in the supply chain department of a US semiconductor company, 1 year in logistics analysis in the supply chain department of a Fortune 500 FMCG company; 2 extracurriculars: department student association, graduating class council

Master of Finance:

  1. William (15% tuition scholarship), National Central University, Finance, 3.62/4.0, TOEFL 97, Duolingo 130, GMAT 640; no internships; 3 extracurriculars: alumni association president, leader of an international volunteer group, head of a campus recruiting event series

Syracuse University

M.S. in Marketing:

  1. Moon Fairy ($12,800 scholarship), National Tsing Hua University, Education and Learning Technology, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 7.5, waived; 3 internships; 6 extracurriculars: alumni association vice president, two rural education service programs, seed teacher for an international education organization, overseas language volunteer, publishing experience

Emerson College

MA Strategic Marketing Communication:

  1. Moon Fairy ($8,600 scholarship), National Tsing Hua University, Education and Learning Technology, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 7.5, waived; 3 internships; 6 extracurriculars: alumni association vice president, two rural education service programs, seed teacher for an international education organization, overseas language volunteer, publishing experience

Fordham University

Master of Science in Finance:

  1. Thena ($15,000 scholarship), National Taiwan University, Finance, 3.7/4.3, IELTS 8.0 (R8.5/L8.5/W6.5/S7.5), GMAT 690 (Q51/V31); 3 internships: Big Four audit, the finance department of an investment advisory firm, the accounting department of a Japanese company; 5 extracurriculars: a semester on exchange in Europe, a short winter program in Korea, two business competitions (no awards), champion of a kickboxing competition

United Kingdom

Imperial College London (ICL)

MSc Investment & Wealth Management:

  1. hhh (*), University of Nottingham, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 7.5, GRE 331; 4 internships: on-campus research assistant, Wealth Management, Sales and Trading, Equity Research; 4 extracurriculars: international volunteering, three clubs (2 as a member + 1 as Team leader)

London School of Economics (LSE)

MSc Accounting and Finance:

  1. K (*), National Tsing Hua University, Economics, 3.99/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 690; 1 internship in futures; 3 extracurriculars: department student association, department basketball team, a service club

The University of Warwick, Warwick Business School (WBS)

MSc Marketing & Strategy:

  1. Oscar (*), University of Nottingham Ningbo China, International Business Management, First Class (GPA 4.0), IELTS 7.0; 2 on-campus internships; volunteer teaching children with Down syndrome
  2. L (*), National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 3.4/4.3, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships, one at a music company and one in biotech; 1 full-time job at a multinational 4A advertising agency; 4 extracurriculars as an officer: a music festival, a recruiting month, the department student association, a department night show

MSc Finance:

  1. K, National Tsing Hua University, Economics, 3.99/4.3, TOEFL 102, GMAT 690; 1 internship in futures; 3 extracurriculars: department student association, department basketball team, a service club

MSc Business & Finance:

  1. G (*), Soochow University, International Trade with a minor in Japanese, FinTech program, 3.9/4.0 (90/100), IELTS 7.0; 4 internships: secondary-market private fund, investment banking, primary-market private equity, an undergraduate research project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology; 2 extracurriculars: working holiday in Japan, international volunteering

MSc Business Analytics (MSBA):

  1. JS (*), National Sun Yat-sen University, Business Administration, 3.59/4.0, TOEFL 101, GRE 320; 2 internships: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), e-commerce data analytics; 3 extracurriculars: department team captain, student ambassador, officer in an international volunteer group

University of Edinburgh

Masters in Banking and Risk:

  1. Nicole, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4, IELTS 8, GMAT 690; one bank internship; 3 extracurriculars: women’s football team member, UNNC sports volunteer, HR for the Taiwanese student association

MSc Marketing:

  1. L, National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 3.4/4.3, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships, one at a music company and one in biotech; 1 full-time job at a multinational 4A advertising agency; 4 extracurriculars as an officer: a music festival, a recruiting month, the department student association, a department night show

Masters in Marketing and Business Analysis:

  1. Vincent, National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 4.1/4.3; 2 internships: marketing intern at a small company, social media marketing intern at a startup; 1 extracurricular: top five in a business competition

Masters in Human Resource Management:

  1. Ll (*), National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.5; insurance sales; volleyball club member

Masters in Finance:

  1. G, Soochow University, International Trade with a minor in Japanese, FinTech program, 3.9/4.0 (90/100), IELTS 7.0; 4 internships: secondary-market private fund, investment banking, primary-market private equity, an undergraduate research project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology; 2 extracurriculars: working holiday in Japan, international volunteering

Bayes Business School (formerly Cass Business School)

MSc Corporate Finance:

  1. hhh, University of Nottingham, Finance, Accounting and Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 7.5, GRE 331; 4 internships: on-campus research assistant, Wealth Management, Sales and Trading, Equity Research; 4 extracurriculars: international volunteering, three clubs (2 as a member + 1 as Team leader)

MSc Digital Supply Chain Management:

  1. Ria, National Cheng Kung University, Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Program (undeclared major), 76/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a multinational, a well-known Taiwanese startup, a traditional manufacturer; 3 extracurriculars: published a book, ran a magazine, managed an online community

University of Bath

MSc Marketing:

  1. Fu, Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Jieni (*), Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp
  3. Student C, National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)

University of Leeds

MSc International Marketing Management (IMM):

  1. Fu (*), Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp
  3. Student C, National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)
  4. Student K, Soochow University, Japanese, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 6.5; two-month internship at a Japanese inn; club officer

MA Advertising and Marketing:

  1. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp

MA Human Resource Management:

  1. Ll, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.5; insurance sales; volleyball club member

King’s College London (KCL)

MSc Human Resource Management & Organisational Analysis:

  1. Ll, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.5; insurance sales; volleyball club member

MSc Digital Marketing:

  1. Little Witch K, National Chung Hsing University, Marketing, 3.79/4.3, IELTS 6.5; 4 internships: the largest media agency, an internet giant, a nonprofit, a startup; 3 extracurriculars: international volunteering, rural education volunteering, third prize in a cross-strait market research competition
  2. Student C (*), National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)

MSc Banking & Finance:

  1. cho (*), Tamkang University, Economics, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; marketing internship in Zhongguancun; club activities and service for disadvantaged groups, mostly as a member
  2. G, Soochow University, International Trade with a minor in Japanese, FinTech program, 3.9/4.0 (90/100), IELTS 7.0; 4 internships: secondary-market private fund, investment banking, primary-market private equity, an undergraduate research project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology; 2 extracurriculars: working holiday in Japan, international volunteering

MSc Finance Analytics:

  1. JS, National Sun Yat-sen University, Business Administration, 3.59/4.0, TOEFL 101, GRE 320; 2 internships: Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), e-commerce data analytics; 3 extracurriculars: department team captain, student ambassador, officer in an international volunteer group

The University of Manchester

MSc Marketing:

  1. L, National Chengchi University, Business Administration, 3.4/4.3, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships, one at a music company and one in biotech; 1 full-time job at a multinational 4A advertising agency; 4 extracurriculars as an officer: a music festival, a recruiting month, the department student association, a department night show

Masters in Finance:

  1. C, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.5/4.3, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: a finance department, PE; 2 extracurriculars: department student association officer, a learning-buddy tutoring program
  2. cho, Tamkang University, Economics, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; marketing internship in Zhongguancun; club activities and service for disadvantaged groups, mostly as a member

MSc Operations, Project and Supply Chain Management:

  1. Ria (*), National Cheng Kung University, Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Program (undeclared major), 76/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a multinational, a well-known Taiwanese startup, a traditional manufacturer; 3 extracurriculars: published a book, ran a magazine, managed an online community

Lancaster University

MSc Marketing:

  1. Fu (£2,000 scholarship), Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Yuu, Tamkang University, English, 3.4/4.0, L:8.5 R:7.0 W:6.0 S:7.0 overall:7.0; event lead of the department student association / English teacher hired by a private company
  3. Student K, Soochow University, Japanese, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 6.5; two-month internship at a Japanese inn; club officer

MSc Marketing Management (Advanced):

  1. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp

Goldsmiths, University of London

MSc Marketing and Technology:

  1. Yuu, Tamkang University, English, 3.4/4.0, L:8.5 R:7.0 W:6.0 S:7.0 overall:7.0; event lead of the department student association / English teacher hired by a private company

University of Strathclyde

MSc Marketing Masters:

  1. Yuu, Tamkang University, English, 3.4/4.0, L:8.5 R:7.0 W:6.0 S:7.0 overall:7.0; event lead of the department student association / English teacher hired by a private company

University of Exeter

MSc Marketing:

  1. Fu, Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events

MSc Financial Technology (Fintech):

  1. Ll, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.5; insurance sales; volleyball club member

MSc Finance and Investment:

  1. Student L, National Dong Hwa University, Finance, 3.42/4.5 (80.5/100), IELTS 6.0 (R:6 L:6 W:6 S:5.5); one internship; member of the department student association, one club program

Durham University

MSc Marketing:

  1. Fu, Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Emma, Yuan Ze University, English program at the College of Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 6.5; competitions on and off campus; founding officer of the management consulting club
  3. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp
  4. Yuu (*), Tamkang University, English, 3.4/4.0, L:8.5 R:7.0 W:6.0 S:7.0 overall:7.0; event lead of the department student association / English teacher hired by a private company
  5. Student K, Soochow University, Japanese, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 6.5; two-month internship at a Japanese inn; club officer

University of Birmingham

MSc Strategic Marketing and Consulting:

  1. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp
  2. Student C, National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)

MSc Human Resource Management:

  1. C, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.5/4.3, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: a finance department, PE; 2 extracurriculars: department student association officer, a learning-buddy tutoring program

MSc Research Insights in Marketing:

  1. Little Witch K (£8,000 scholarship), National Chung Hsing University, Marketing, 3.79/4.3, IELTS 6.5; 4 internships: the largest media agency, an internet giant, a nonprofit, a startup; 3 extracurriculars: international volunteering, rural education volunteering, third prize in a cross-strait market research competition

University of Bristol

MSc Business Analytics:

  1. Little Witch K (*) (£2,000 scholarship), National Chung Hsing University, Marketing, 3.79/4.3, IELTS 6.5; 4 internships: the largest media agency, an internet giant, a nonprofit, a startup; 3 extracurriculars: international volunteering, rural education volunteering, third prize in a cross-strait market research competition

MSc Marketing:

  1. Student C, National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)
  2. Student K, Soochow University, Japanese, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 6.5; two-month internship at a Japanese inn; club officer

University of Southampton

MSc Marketing Management:

  1. Jieni, Fu Jen Catholic University, Business Administration, 3.68/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: freelance copywriter, ad agency intern; 2 extracurriculars: vice president of marketing and brand promotion at AIESEC (club recruiting, publicity, and organizing four PR talks), PR for an English summer camp
  2. Student C, National Dong Hwa University, English (double major in International Business), 3.94/4.5, IELTS 7.5; one internship / three business competitions / one award for a research project / one startup; two volunteer roles (hosting international volunteers and teaching children in rural areas) / two part-time jobs / two camps in Taiwan and abroad / organized two campus events (event lead & PR)

MSc Marketing Analytics:

  1. Little Witch K (£2,000 scholarship), National Chung Hsing University, Marketing, 3.79/4.3, IELTS 6.5; 4 internships: the largest media agency, an internet giant, a nonprofit, a startup; 3 extracurriculars: international volunteering, rural education volunteering, third prize in a cross-strait market research competition

University of Glasgow

MSc Marketing (related program):

  1. Emma (*), Yuan Ze University, English program at the College of Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 6.5; competitions on and off campus; founding officer of the management consulting club

MSc Data Analytics (related program):

  1. C (*), National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.5/4.3, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: a finance department, PE; 2 extracurriculars: department student association officer, a learning-buddy tutoring program

MSc Investment Banking & Finance:

  1. Student L (*), National Dong Hwa University, Finance, 3.42/4.5 (80.5/100), IELTS 6.0 (R:6 L:6 W:6 S:5.5); one internship; member of the department student association, one club program

The University of Sheffield

MSc International Management and Marketing:

  1. Fu (£2,500 scholarship), Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Yuu, Tamkang University, English, 3.4/4.0, L:8.5 R:7.0 W:6.0 S:7.0 overall:7.0; event lead of the department student association / English teacher hired by a private company

MSc Marketing Management Practice:

  1. M (*), Aletheia University, Tourism, 3.09/4.0, IELTS 6.5; one year of internship experience, three years of part-time jobs off campus

The University of Nottingham (UoN)

MSc Marketing:

  1. Fu (with scholarship), Fu Jen Catholic University, Textiles and Clothing, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two off-campus internships; 4 extracurriculars: Carnegie course mentor four times, vice president of an international elite student association, production manager for the graduation show (in charge of curating it), organized many department student association events
  2. Emma (25% scholarship), Yuan Ze University, English program at the College of Management, 3.6/4.0, IELTS 6.5; competitions on and off campus; founding officer of the management consulting club

MSc Financial Technology:

  1. C, National Chung Hsing University, Finance, 3.5/4.3, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: a finance department, PE; 2 extracurriculars: department student association officer, a learning-buddy tutoring program

MSc Banking and Finance:

  1. Student L (£5,000 scholarship), National Dong Hwa University, Finance, 3.42/4.5 (80.5/100), IELTS 6.0 (R:6 L:6 W:6 S:5.5); one internship; member of the department student association, one club program

Newcastle University (NCL)

MSc Banking and Finance:

  1. Student L, National Dong Hwa University, Finance, 3.42/4.5 (80.5/100), IELTS 6.0 (R:6 L:6 W:6 S:5.5); one internship; member of the department student association, one club program

MSc Digital Business:

  1. Student K (*), Soochow University, Japanese, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 6.5; two-month internship at a Japanese inn; club officer

University of Reading

Masters in Finance:

  1. Student L, National Dong Hwa University, Finance, 3.42/4.5 (80.5/100), IELTS 6.0 (R:6 L:6 W:6 S:5.5); one internship; member of the department student association, one club program

Cranfield University

MSc Procurement and Supply Chain Management:

  1. Student H (*), National Chung Cheng University, Finance, 78.44/100 (3.26/4.0), IELTS 6.5, GMAT 640; 2 internships, one at Tesla and one at a listed tech company; extracurricular: service in a hometown and a university camp

MSc Strategic Marketing:

  1. M, Aletheia University, Tourism, 3.09/4.0, IELTS 6.5; one year of internship experience, three years of part-time jobs off campus

University of Sussex

MSc Marketing and Consumer Psychology:

  1. M, Aletheia University, Tourism, 3.09/4.0, IELTS 6.5; one year of internship experience, three years of part-time jobs off campus

Other Destinations

National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School

MSc Marketing Analytics & Insights (MAI):

  1. Angel (*), University of Nottingham Ningbo China International Business Management, 71/100, IELTS 8, TOEFL 100, GMAT 710; 3 internships: Research assistant, Director of HPAIR (Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations), Management intern/assistant; 2 extracurriculars: student union member, Business Students’ Association member

Singapore Management University (SMU)

Master of Science in Management (MiM):

  1. Angel, University of Nottingham Ningbo China International Business Management, 71/100, IELTS 8, TOEFL 100, GMAT 710; 3 internships: Research assistant, Director of HPAIR (Harvard Project for Asian and International Relations), Management intern/assistant; 2 extracurriculars: student union member, Business Students’ Association member

The University of Melbourne

Master of Marketing Communications:

  1. Ria, National Cheng Kung University, Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Program (undeclared major), 76/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a multinational, a well-known Taiwanese startup, a traditional manufacturer; 3 extracurriculars: published a book, ran a magazine, managed an online community

Science and Engineering

United States

Northeastern University (NEU)

PhD Program Physics:

  1. Student A (*) ($100,000 scholarship), National Chung Hsing University, Physics, 3.67/4.3, TOEFL 101, GRE 331, 2 academic years as a university TA, 2 years of research experience, no publications, church service in rural areas

Electrical and Computer Engineering:

  1. Tony Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club

Mechanical Engineering with Concentration in Materials Science, MSME:

  1. V, National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin)

PhD Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences:

  1. Student A (Tuition waiver), National Chung Hsing University, Physics, 3.67/4.3, TOEFL 101, GRE 331, 2 academic years as a university TA, 2 years of research experience, no publications, church service in rural areas

EECS/ECE/EE PhD:

  1. Mr. J (with a full scholarshipor RA funding), National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

The University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Materials Science and Engineering (M.S.E.) Department Graduate Program:

  1. Student L (*), National Taiwan University, Mechanical Engineering, 3.4/4.3, TOEFL 99, GRE 323, writing 2.0; one internship-type experience: 2 years of lab projects in the department; one extracurricular: a varsity ball sports team

Purdue University

Electrical and Computer Engineering (PhD):

  1. Student E (*), National Chiao Tung University, Electronics Engineering, 4.2/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 321; two summer lab internships, half a year as a research assistant
  2. Mr. J (with a full scholarship or RA funding), National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE):

  1. Yu, National Chiao Tung University, Mechanical Engineering (3.82/4.3) and Electrical Engineering (3.71/4), TOEFL 96, GRE 321

The University of Michigan (UMich)

Masters in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE):

  1. Student E, National Chiao Tung University, Electronics Engineering, 4.2/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 321; two summer lab internships, half a year as a research assistant
  2. Tony Chiu (*), National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club

University of Southern California (USC)

Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering (PhD):

  1. Kevin (with fellowship), National Taiwan University, Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, GPA 3.81/4.30, 4.04/4.30, TOEFL 98, GRE 321; 1 undergraduate project, 1 master’s thesis, 3 publications, TA for 4 semesters; extracurricular: cheerleading team
  2. Mr. J (with a full scholarship or RA funding), National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS):

  1. Student V, National Tsing Hua University, Physics with a minor in Computer Science, 3.8/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 322; 3 internships: marketing department intern / on-campus research assistant / research assistant at Academia Sinica; extracurricular: three band performances

Electrical and Computer Engineering:

  1. Tony Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club
  2. Yu (*), National Chiao Tung University, Mechanical Engineering (3.82/4.3) and Electrical Engineering (3.71/4), TOEFL 96, GRE 321

University of Minnesota (UMN)

Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE):

  1. Yu, National Chiao Tung University, Mechanical Engineering (3.82/4.3) and Electrical Engineering (3.71/4), TOEFL 96, GRE 321

Arizona State University (ASU)

MS/MSE Electrical Engineering:

  1. Yu, National Chiao Tung University, Mechanical Engineering (3.82/4.3) and Electrical Engineering (3.71/4), TOEFL 96, GRE 321

University of Washington

Master of Science In Electrical Engineering:

  1. Tony Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club

New York University (NYU)

Masters in Computer Science (MSCS):

  1. Student V, National Tsing Hua University, Physics with a minor in Computer Science, 3.8/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 322; 3 internships: marketing department intern / on-campus research assistant / research assistant at Academia Sinica; extracurricular: three band performances

University of California, Berkeley

EECS PhD:

  1. Mr. J (*) (with a full scholarship or RA funding), National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Materials Science & Engineering (MSE) Graduate Program:

  1. V (*), National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

EECS/ECE/EE PhD (informal offers: verbal or email offer from a professor):

  1. Mr. J, National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Graduate Program:

  1. Student V, National Tsing Hua University, Physics with a minor in Computer Science, 3.8/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 322; 3 internships: marketing department intern / on-campus research assistant / research assistant at Academia Sinica; extracurricular: three band performances
  2. Student E, National Chiao Tung University, Electronics Engineering, 4.2/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 321; two summer lab internships, half a year as a research assistant
  3. Tony Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club

Materials Science and Engineering:

  1. V, National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

Doctoral Program in Physics (PhD):

  1. Student Wang (full scholarship), National Taiwan University, Physics, 2.5/4.3, TOEFL 99, GRE 318; three internship/work experiences: a master’s degree, process engineer at TSMC, research assistant at Academia Sinica

Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)

M.S. in Materials Science:

  1. V, National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

Columbia University

MS in Materials Science & Engineering:

  1. V, National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

EECS/ECE/EE PhD (informal offers: verbal or email offer from a professor):

  1. Mr. J, National Taiwan University, Physics (BS) and Graduate Institute of Electronics Engineering, Undergrad: 4.25/4.3, Graduate: 4.3/4.3, TOEFL 100, GRE: Q170 V155 AWA3.5; 3 experiences: six publications, two research assistant roles, one research internship, two first-author papers, three domestic conference papers, one second-author patent; 3 extracurriculars: key officer in a service club, department team member, high school education service

Master of Computer Science (MCS):

  1. Student V (*), National Tsing Hua University, Physics with a minor in Computer Science, 3.8/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 322; 3 internships: marketing department intern / on-campus research assistant / research assistant at Academia Sinica; extracurricular: three band performances

Materials Science & Engineering:

  1. V, National Cheng Kung University, Materials Science and Engineering, 3.65/4.3, TOEFL 111, GRE 324; 2 years as a research assistant, summer research internship; officer for university-wide events, rural education volunteer, sports team captain

University of Pittsburgh (Pitt)

Physics PhD program:

  1. Student Wang (*) (full scholarship), National Taiwan University, Physics, 2.5/4.3, TOEFL 99, GRE 318; three internship/work experiences: a master’s degree, process engineer at TSMC, research assistant at Academia Sinica

Rice University

Master of Computer Science (MCS):

  1. Student V, National Tsing Hua University, Physics with a minor in Computer Science, 3.8/4.3, TOEFL 108, GRE 322; 3 internships: marketing department intern / on-campus research assistant / research assistant at Academia Sinica; extracurricular: three band performances

North Carolina State University (NCSU)

Mechanical Engineering (PhD):

  1. Student L ($2,600/mo RA), National Taiwan University, Mechanical Engineering, 3.4/4.3, TOEFL 99, GRE 323, writing 2.0; one internship-type experience: 2 years of lab projects in the department; one extracurricular: a varsity ball sports team

University of Georgia

Master’s Degree in Statistics:

  1. John, National Taipei University, Statistics, 3.2/4.0, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships, one as an assistant in a retail department and one at the New Taipei City Government; extracurricular: service at an Overseas Community Affairs Council camp

United Kingdom

University of Oxford

DPhil in Biology:

  1. Clouded Leopard, Oxford DPhil student (*), University of Bristol, Wildlife Health and Conservation, Merit/100; 3 internships/jobs: an internship in South Africa, one year of conservation research work in Taiwan, several years as a conservation research consultant in Taiwan (current job); 3 extracurriculars: department lead for NTU’s Azalea Festival, event lead of the student union, instructor at a department teaching camp

University College London (UCL)

MSc Robotics and Computation:

  1. Student B (*), University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

The University of Manchester

MSc Advanced Engineering Materials:

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

MSc Mechanical Engineering Design:

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

University of Bristol

MSc Robotics:

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

University of Southampton

MSc Computational Engineering Design (Advanced Mechanical Engineering Science):

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

MSc Acoustical and Vibration Engineering:

  1. Student Liu (*), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2.9/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two years of product development; equipment officer of the department student association

University of Edinburgh

MSc Acoustics and Music Technology:

  1. Student Liu, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 2.9/4.0, IELTS 7.0; two years of product development; equipment officer of the department student association

Birmingham City University (BCU)

MSc User Experience Design:

  1. Student Y (*), Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Innovative Product Design, IELTS 5.0; second-year graduate student (overseas track), on-campus lab research assistant

The University of Sheffield

MSc Wireless Communication Systems:

  1. Student C (*), Chang Gung University, Electrical Engineering, 3.52/4, IELTS not submitted at the time of application; 3 internships: 2 at outside companies, 1 on-campus work-study job (related to the major); extracurriculars: rural service, member of a hometown student club, department team member

Newcastle University (NCL)

MSc Biomedical Engineering:

  1. Gene (*), National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences, Electronic Engineering, 2.6 / 4.0, IELTS 6.0; no internships; Electronic Engineering student association (events team member)

Other Destinations

University of Calgary

Master of Science (MSc) Statistics:

  1. John (*), National Taipei University, Statistics, 3.2/4.0, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships, one as an assistant in a retail department and one at the New Taipei City Government; extracurricular: service at an Overseas Community Affairs Council camp

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft, Technische Universiteit Delft)

MSc Chemical Engineering:

  1. Yu (*) (Full funding scholarship), National Tsing Hua University, Chemical Engineering, 4.09/4.3, TOEFL 101; 2 internships: on-campus undergraduate research, a programming project; 2 extracurriculars: volunteer at a rural basketball camp, captain of the women’s varsity basketball team

Nanyang Technological University (NTU)

MSc in Precision Scientific Instrumentation:

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

The University of Hong Kong

Master of Science in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering):

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

MSc in Mechanical Engineering:

  1. Student B, University of Nottingham Mechanical Engineering, First Class; 3.8/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 2 internships: on-campus research (a robotic arm), NTU’s online AI course; 2 extracurriculars: student union officer, the Pass the Ball program (rural education service)

The University of British Columbia (UBC), Okanagan Campus

Master of Science (MSc) Computer Science:

  1. Jas (*) (with RA position), National Sun Yat-sen University, Information Management, 3.84/4.2, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: university project experience, research manager; club president, PR for the department student association

The University of Tokyo

Dept. of Precision Engineering:

  1. Tony Chiu, National Tsing Hua University, College of Nuclear Science undergraduate program, 3.68/4.3, TOEFL 98, GRE 323; three research projects; 2 extracurriculars: art and publicity for the street dance club, member of the Blue Sky service club

University of New South Wales (UNSW)

Master of Engineering Science (ME):

  1. Im (*), National Chung Hsing University, Mechanical Engineering, 3.02/4.3 (75.2/100), IELTS 5.0; award for an undergraduate research project; street dance club + department student association (secretary)

The University of Melbourne

Master of Engineering (MC-ENG):

  1. Im, National Chung Hsing University, Mechanical Engineering, 3.02/4.3 (75.2/100), IELTS 5.0; award for an undergraduate research project; street dance club + department student association (secretary)

University of Technology Sydney

Master of Engineering:

  1. Im, National Chung Hsing University, Mechanical Engineering, 3.02/4.3 (75.2/100), IELTS 5.0; award for an undergraduate research project; street dance club + department student association (secretary)

Humanities and Social Sciences

United States

Columbia University

Master of Arts in Art Administration:

  1. Student L (*), The City College of New York Advertising and Public Relations, 3.68, GRE 319; gallery internship, part-time job at an auction house that became full-time, marketing internship at a nonprofit arts organization

New York University (NYU)

MA Visual Arts Administration:

  1. Student L, The City College of New York Advertising and Public Relations, 3.68, GRE 319; gallery internship, part-time job at an auction house that became full-time, marketing internship at a nonprofit arts organization

Master of Arts in Economics:

  1. Student Wang, National Taiwan University, Economics, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 109, GRE 330; research assistant x2, one theoretical and one empirical

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL):

  1. M, Soochow University, English, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: student teaching at a high school, a teaching internship in Houston; 4 extracurriculars: vice president of the surf club, two overseas volunteer trips, a high school exchange in the US

Boston University

MS in Arts Administration:

  1. Student L, The City College of New York Advertising and Public Relations, 3.68, GRE 319; gallery internship, part-time job at an auction house that became full-time, marketing internship at a nonprofit arts organization

LLM in American Law:

  1. K ($20,000 scholarship), National Chengchi University, Law, 3.69/4.3, 83/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a foreign school’s representative office in Taiwan, a political NGO, a human rights NGO; 2 extracurriculars: coach of a high school debate club, head of the secretariat of the university student union

University of Florida

ESOL/Bilingual Education:

  1. Student N, a private university in central Taiwan, Foreign Languages and Literature, 3.9/4, TOEFL 83; 4 internships: an undergraduate research and teaching project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology / on-campus research assistant / on-campus speaker / part-time cram school teacher; 2 extracurriculars: overseas volunteer service, leader of a rural education volunteer club

University of Southern California (USC)

Master of Laws (LLM) Degree:

  1. K ($17,000 scholarship), National Chengchi University, Law, 3.69/4.3, 83/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a foreign school’s representative office in Taiwan, a political NGO, a human rights NGO; 2 extracurriculars: coach of a high school debate club, head of the secretariat of the university student union

Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Master of Science in Education – International Teaching and Global Leadership (ITGL) Cohort:

  1. M (*), Soochow University, English, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: student teaching at a high school, a teaching internship in Houston; 4 extracurriculars: vice president of the surf club, two overseas volunteer trips, a high school exchange in the US

University of South Florida (USF)

Master’s in Education in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Secondary Education: Teaching English Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL):

  1. M, Soochow University, English, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: student teaching at a high school, a teaching internship in Houston; 4 extracurriculars: vice president of the surf club, two overseas volunteer trips, a high school exchange in the US

Arizona State University (ASU)

Master of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages:

  1. M, Soochow University, English, 3.7/4.0, IELTS 7.0; 2 internships: student teaching at a high school, a teaching internship in Houston; 4 extracurriculars: vice president of the surf club, two overseas volunteer trips, a high school exchange in the US

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

LLM:

  1. K ($10,000 scholarship), National Chengchi University, Law, 3.69/4.3, 83/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a foreign school’s representative office in Taiwan, a political NGO, a human rights NGO; 2 extracurriculars: coach of a high school debate club, head of the secretariat of the university student union

The University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin)

Master of Arts in Economics:

  1. Student Wang, National Taiwan University, Economics, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 109, GRE 330; research assistant x2, one theoretical and one empirical

United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

PhD in Sociology:

  1. JC (*) (Government Scholarship to Study Abroad (declined) and Taiwan’s Top University Strategic Alliance Scholarship (accepted), each covering full tuition plus living costs for four years; started 2020), NTHU (BA), LSE (MSc) Sociology, 4.02/4.3 (BA), merit (MSc), IELTS 8.0; 5 internships: 2 as an on-campus TA, 3 as an on-campus research assistant (2 part-time + 1 full-time)

MPhil in Music:

  1. Darren (*), Taipei National University of the Arts, master’s in Arts and Humanities Education / Graduate Institute of Musicology (on leave), GPA 4.0/4.0, IELTS 7.5 (L8.5/R7.5/S6.5/W7.0)

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

MSc Economics:

  1. Student Wang (*), National Taiwan University, Economics, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 109, GRE 330; research assistant x2, one theoretical and one empirical

The University of Manchester

Master of Laws (LLM):

  1. Student Zhu (*), Soochow University, Law, 3.7/4.0; one startup internship; two legal education experiences

MA English Literature and American Studies:

  1. An, Tamkang University, French, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 7.0; a year-long internship at both a publisher and a foundation for hearing-impaired students, plus a few months working at a publisher after graduation; helped run alumni association events (no title)

MA Digital Technologies, Communication and Education:

  1. Self-described slacker, University College London Journalism, 4.0/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 3 internships: one on campus, two abroad (Hong Kong and Singapore); 2 extracurriculars: Red Cross first aider, Model United Nations delegate

University College London (UCL)

MA Archaeology and Heritage of Asia:

  1. Student W (*), Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school

MA Digital Media: Education:

  1. Self-described slacker (*), University College London Journalism, 4.0/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 3 internships: one on campus, two abroad (Hong Kong and Singapore); 2 extracurriculars: Red Cross first aider, Model United Nations delegate

King’s College London (KCL)

MSc Global Affairs:

  1. Mandy, Yuan Ze University, Chinese Literature, 2.9/4, IELTS 7.5; internships at two media companies; full-time jobs: TV news reporter, editor at a foreign company

MA Global Media Industries:

  1. ahz (*), National Chung Hsing University, Life Sciences, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.0 (after a Langsi prep course); two years working in media; in college, took part in the university’s iGEM team, in charge of HP

MMus in Music:

  1. Darren, Taipei National University of the Arts, master’s in Arts and Humanities Education / Graduate Institute of Musicology (on leave), GPA 4.0/4.0, IELTS 7.5 (L8.5/R7.5/S6.5/W7.0)

MA Digital Asset and Media Management (DAMM):

  1. Wu (*), Fu Jen Catholic University, Communication Arts, 3.71/4.0, IELTS 7.0; one e-commerce internship (visual designer); department student association officer

University of Glasgow

MSc Psychological Studies (conversion):

  1. P (*), Chinese Culture University, Philosophy, 83/100, IELTS 6.5 in every section; 3 internships: on-campus research assistant, a counseling course, activities for on-campus general education courses; an English charity camp in the US (group counselor), counseling activities at a junior high school

The University of Edinburgh

MSc in Psychology of Mental Health (Conversion):

  1. P, Chinese Culture University, Philosophy, 83/100, IELTS 6.5 in every section; 3 internships: on-campus research assistant, a counseling course, activities for on-campus general education courses; an English charity camp in the US (group counselor), counseling activities at a junior high school

Goldsmiths, University of London

MA Political Communications:

  1. Mandy, Yuan Ze University, Chinese Literature, 2.9/4, IELTS 7.5; internships at two media companies; full-time jobs: TV news reporter, editor at a foreign company

MA Media & Communications:

  1. Self-described slacker, University College London Journalism, 4.0/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 3 internships: one on campus, two abroad (Hong Kong and Singapore); 2 extracurriculars: Red Cross first aider, Model United Nations delegate

The University of Sheffield

MA International Public and Political Communication:

  1. Mandy, Yuan Ze University, Chinese Literature, 2.9/4, IELTS 7.5; internships at two media companies; full-time jobs: TV news reporter, editor at a foreign company

MA Digital Culture and Communication:

  1. ahz, National Chung Hsing University, Life Sciences, 3.8/4.3, IELTS 7.0 (after a Langsi prep course); two years working in media; in college, took part in the university’s iGEM team, in charge of HP

City, University of London

MA Media and Communications:

  1. Mandy, Yuan Ze University, Chinese Literature, 2.9/4, IELTS 7.5; internships at two media companies; full-time jobs: TV news reporter, editor at a foreign company

SOAS University of London

MA History of Art and Archaeology of East Asia:

  1. Student W, Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school

MA Music (Ethnomusicology Pathway):

  1. Darren, Taipei National University of the Arts, master’s in Arts and Humanities Education / Graduate Institute of Musicology (on leave), GPA 4.0/4.0, IELTS 7.5 (L8.5/R7.5/S6.5/W7.0)

University of Birmingham

MA Music:

  1. Darren, Taipei National University of the Arts, master’s in Arts and Humanities Education / Graduate Institute of Musicology (on leave), GPA 4.0/4.0, IELTS 7.5 (L8.5/R7.5/S6.5/W7.0)

Durham University

Master of Laws (LLM):

  1. Student Zhu, Soochow University, Law, 3.7/4.0; one startup internship; two legal education experiences

MA in Languages, Literatures and Cultures:

  1. An (*), Tamkang University, French, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 7; a year-long internship at both a publisher and a foundation for hearing-impaired students, plus a few months working at a publisher after graduation; helped run alumni association events (no title)

MA Archaeology:

  1. Student W, Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school

MA Museum and Artefact Studies:

  1. Student W, Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school

The University of Nottingham

MA English Literature:

  1. An, Tamkang University, French, 3.3/4.0, IELTS 7; a year-long internship at both a publisher and a foundation for hearing-impaired students, plus a few months working at a publisher after graduation; helped run alumni association events (no title)

The University of Leicester

MA Museum Studies:

  1. Mei (*), National Chiao Tung University (2016), Bachelor’s Program in Foreign Languages and Literature, 3.9/4.3, IELTS 7.5 (L 8.5, R 8.0, W 6.0, S 6.5); extracurriculars: four years in the choir (one year as president, one as conductor), one year as a museum guide volunteer
  2. Student W, Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school
  3. Student L (*), National Chi Nan University, History, 3.41/4.0 (80/100), IELTS 6.5; 3 museum internships, 1 full-time museum job (1 year 8 months); planned 3 on-campus exhibitions

University of Essex

MA Curating with Professional Placement:

  1. Mei, National Chiao Tung University (2016), Bachelor’s Program in Foreign Languages and Literature, 3.9/4.3, IELTS 7.5 (L 8.5, R 8.0, W 6.0, S 6.5); extracurriculars: four years in the choir (one year as president, one as conductor), one year as a museum guide volunteer

University of Leeds

MA Art Gallery and Museum Studies:

  1. Mei, National Chiao Tung University (2016), Bachelor’s Program in Foreign Languages and Literature, 3.9/4.3, IELTS 7.5 (L 8.5, R 8.0, W 6.0, S 6.5); extracurriculars: four years in the choir (one year as president, one as conductor), one year as a museum guide volunteer

MA Political Communication:

  1. Mandy, Yuan Ze University, Chinese Literature, 2.9/4, IELTS 7.5; internships at two media companies; full-time jobs: TV news reporter, editor at a foreign company

MA Communication and Media:

  1. Self-described slacker, University College London Journalism, 4.0/4.0, IELTS 6.5; 3 internships: one on campus, two abroad (Hong Kong and Singapore); 2 extracurriculars: Red Cross first aider, Model United Nations delegate

University of Sussex

MA Art History and Museum Curating:

  1. Mei, National Chiao Tung University (2016), Bachelor’s Program in Foreign Languages and Literature, 3.9/4.3, IELTS 7.5 (L 8.5, R 8.0, W 6.0, S 6.5); extracurriculars: four years in the choir (one year as president, one as conductor), one year as a museum guide volunteer

Other Destinations

The University of British Columbia (UBC)

Master of Arts (MA) in Economics:

  1. Student Wang (with Teaching Assitantships), National Taiwan University, Economics, 3.7/4.3, TOEFL 109, GRE 330; research assistant x2, one theoretical and one empirical

Leiden University

MA/MSc Archaeology:

  1. Student W, Archaeology, 3.81/4.00, IELTS 7.5; 2 internships: field archaeology, a museum collections department; 3 extracurriculars: college class committee member, UNESCO World Heritage volunteer, cultural heritage summer school

Kyoto University, Graduate School of Law

Division of Legal and Political Theory:

  1. K (*), National Chengchi University, Law, 3.69/4.3, 83/100, IELTS 7.0; 3 internships: a foreign school’s representative office in Taiwan, a political NGO, a human rights NGO; 2 extracurriculars: coach of a high school debate club, head of the secretariat of the university student union

Life Sciences, Agriculture, Medicine and Pharmacy

United States

United Kingdom

Other Destinations

Universität Heidelberg

MSc Molecular Biosciences:

  1. Student W (*), National Tsing Hua University, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences / double major in Life Science, 4.03/4.3, TOEFL 107; 3 internships: Academia Sinica, a germplasm conservation center, on-campus undergraduate research; 2 extracurriculars: a year on exchange in Europe, an international competition

University of Göttingen

MSc Molecular Life Sciences: Microbiology, Biotechnology and Biochemistry:

  1. Student W, National Tsing Hua University, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences / double major in Life Science, 4.03/4.3, TOEFL 107; 3 internships: Academia Sinica, a germplasm conservation center, on-campus undergraduate research; 2 extracurriculars: a year on exchange in Europe, an international competition

Institut Polytechnique de Paris

MSc Biology & Health:

  1. Student W, National Tsing Hua University, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences / double major in Life Science, 4.03/4.3, TOEFL 107; 3 internships: Academia Sinica, a germplasm conservation center, on-campus undergraduate research; 2 extracurriculars: a year on exchange in Europe, an international competition

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU)

MSc Molecular and Cellular Biology:

  1. Student W, National Tsing Hua University, Biomedical Engineering and Environmental Sciences / double major in Life Science, 4.03/4.3, TOEFL 107; 3 internships: Academia Sinica, a germplasm conservation center, on-campus undergraduate research; 2 extracurriculars: a year on exchange in Europe, an international competition

Art Schools

United States

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Program in Media Arts and Sciences (MAS):

  1. Student X (*) (with Full Scholarship), National Taipei University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering, 3.95/4.0, IELTS 7.0; one-year visit to a US lab; president of the robotics club, internship at Delta Research Center, TDK competition

United Kingdom

University of Brighton

  1. Little C (*), National Taiwan University, Computer Science and Information Engineering, 3.74/4.3, IELTS 6.5

University for the Creative Arts

  1. Little C, National Taiwan University, Computer Science and Information Engineering, 3.74/4.3, IELTS 6.5

Other Destinations

Jason’s Takeaway

Many people have no idea how to choose schools, and asking an agency costs money. So I sent out a form to collect past applicants’ admission results and backgrounds as a reference for the next cohort.

Jason, admitted to Columbia Business School’s MBA at 22 and founder of OfferLand.cc

Next step: Search for the schools you want to apply to, then compare the admitted students’ GPA and language scores with your own.

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