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Hong Kong Non-JUPAS Applicants 2018

Hi :wavey: Planning on applying to universities in Hong Kong?

This is the place for you to ask questions and socialise in general :tongue:

Some questions to start with :smile::

Which universities are you applying to in Hong Kong?

What course(s) are you applying for?

What are your predicted grades/achieved grades and in which subjects?

Why are you applying to universities in Hong Kong?

Other university choices in other countries?

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Hi! Gap year applicant from Malaysia here :smile:

Which universities are you applying to in Hong Kong? HKU and CUHK
What course(s) are you applying for? Bachelor of Arts (HKU), English (CUHK)
What are your achieved grades and in which subjects? AAABa (English Lit, Mathematics, Business, Law and General Paper)
Other university choices in other countries? UK (Oxford, York, Birmingham, Exeter, UEA), might be applying to Singapore and Australia as well
(edited 6 years ago)
Hi, I wanted to ask, for those applying to HKU and CUHK, how are you structuring your personal statement?
Reply 3
Which universities are you applying to in Hong Kong? HKU

What course(s) are you applying for? Bachelor of Dental Surgery

What are your predicted grades/achieved grades and in which subjects? Biology-A* Chemistry-A* Mathematics-A Physics-A

Why are you applying to universities in Hong Kong? I love dimsum hahahah (just kidding)

Other university choices in other countries? Ireland, Australia.
(edited 6 years ago)
Reply 4
Hello guys. I am applying to CU Journalism and Communication. My predicted grades are quite low compared to other applicants which are Economics- A Maths -A and Biology - B but I got straight As and A*s in my GCSE (5A*s and 6As). Is it very unlikely that they will give me an offer? Thank you very much:u:
Which universities are you applying to in Hong Kong? HKUST, CUHK and City Uni

What course(s) are you applying for? BEng engineering possibly mechanical

What are your predicted grades/achieved grades and in which subjects? IAL Maths A* IAL Physics A* IAL Chemistry A IAS Further Maths A

Why are you applying to universities in Hong Kong? Cost-effective education, great community, general first year in engineering so you can specialise in second year

Other university choices in other countries? US and Korea (KAIST)

I am now applying for Advanced Offer. Wish u all luck in your application!!! 😁😁😁😁
Original post by yuuchan
Hello guys. I am applying to CU Journalism and Communication. My predicted grades are quite low compared to other applicants which are Economics- A Maths -A and Biology - B but I got straight As and A*s in my GCSE (5A*s and 6As). Is it very unlikely that they will give me an offer? Thank you very much:u:


Well your scores are not that low in my opinion. Even if they are, you can get some leverage if you write a killer personal statement which displays your keen interest in your studies. Also, tell your teachers to write good recommendation letters for you😁

Btw, which univ are u applyong to???
Reply 7
Did anyone get an interview invitation from any HK university?
Original post by kmc03
Did anyone get an interview invitation from any HK university?


No i haven't
Reply 9
Original post by Franklin123
Well your scores are not that low in my opinion. Even if they are, you can get some leverage if you write a killer personal statement which displays your keen interest in your studies. Also, tell your teachers to write good recommendation letters for you😁

Btw, which univ are u applyong to???


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Reply 10
hi i'd like to ask if anyone knows if there is a word limit for the CUHK personal statement? thanks
Original post by natxl1e
hi i'd like to ask if anyone knows if there is a word limit for the CUHK personal statement? thanks


If you're applying to CUHK Medicine the word limit is 250, otherwise you've got 1 page. If you've already created your application, you can check the supporting documents/personal statement page for the specific word limit for other courses. :smile:
Reply 12
Original post by sodiumbicarb
If you're applying to CUHK Medicine the word limit is 250, otherwise you've got 1 page. If you've already created your application, you can check the supporting documents/personal statement page for the specific word limit for other courses. :smile:


oh okay thank you so much!!
Which universities are you applying to in Hong Kong?: HKU, CUHK, HKUST
What course(s) are you applying for? HKU & CUHK: MBBS (yolo), HKUST: Engineering School
What are your predicted grades/achieved grades and in which subjects? Canadian system: Math (98); Calculus (98); Biology (95); Chemistry (95); Physics (95); ELA (95); Social Studies (95) out of 100
Why are you applying to universities in Hong Kong? Why not take advantage that HKID school fee :u:
Other university choices in other countries? UK, Canada
(edited 6 years ago)
Hey everyone! I'm applying to HKUST and HKU since their universities are so affordable for an international student, also because I love the country itself and the courses they offer so there's that. I'm applying to the Bachelors of Science, specifically the Biochemistry major. Still haven't heard from any of them yet but my predicted scores are:

776 HL in Chem, Bio and English Lit in order, and 777 in SL French B, Maths and Geo and 44/45 in total.

I'm so nervous about getting the replies, especially thinking about how competitive the universities in Hong Kong are, since i'm only applying to the UK and the Lester B Pearson Scholarship in Toronto other than HK. I'd like to get an affordable Bachelors degree basically. I already got offers from the UK but the conditions and the prices are kinda hefty and scary so i'm hoping for a more comfortable offer in HK so I can at least mentally relax :smile: Best of lucks to everyone! Update us if you get any offers!
Hi,

Does anyone know when will the offers come by? approximately dates?
Original post by mayank.2592
Hi,

Does anyone know when will the offers come by? approximately dates?


Ya they said anytime between beginning December 17 to the end of January 2018 for early round applicants in HKUST and main round in HKU :smile:
Oh alright thanks a lot, I just cant wait anymore haha
Original post by Erfan2000
Ya they said anytime between beginning December 17 to the end of January 2018 for early round applicants in HKUST and main round in HKU :smile:
Original post by mayank.2592
Oh alright thanks a lot, I just cant wait anymore haha


Same! I'm getting kinda tired of checking my email every two seconds :')
How's application status? I'm applying for BDS also.

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