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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, "SG" refers to Singapore, given the reference to Hwa Chong/Raffles.  I lived in Singapore for 16 years and married a Singaporean, so I recognize the reference.

I will say that Singaporean perceptions are distorted by the Singapore government issued scholarships, which provide full rides to overseas schools in return for 5 years of government service.  The Singapore government has clear preferences for certain schools for certain majors.  Singaporeans who don't qualify for those scholarships but still go overseas tend to be the "Crazy Rich Asians" who study business or economics (hence Wharton being put into this first tier).

That said, although Singaporeans are brand conscious, they are not exactly the most informed consumers.  For example, the former president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (and head of Boeing SE Asia) graduated with a BA and MA from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (e.g. VT).    I was repeatedly asked how he had managed to achieve such a high position in corporate America with only a vocational-technical school qualification (which is what "polytechnics" are in Singapore)![/quote]

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