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Old 06-10-2009, 12:12 AM   #826
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@spillcanvas: I'm Korean too! haha but I haven't lived in Korea for a long time either lol

Anyways, I think I'm going to be taking French or maybe Japanese for my language course..I took IB French ab initio and it was pretty good so might as well continue learning it..
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Old 06-10-2009, 12:20 AM   #827
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Hmm more diversity!

Thailand
Singapore
USA
Hong Kong
Cameroon
Pakistan
Malaysia
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Sweden
France
Korea

Forgive me spillcanvas, and call it Television Brainwashing, but I am convinced you are from South Korea and not North....true right?
Thanks a lot for the detailed expenses, they clearly give a better picture. AND...I think the expenses are pretty reasonable Need I remind anyone, the expenses are in HKD and not USD

Oh, @Donutz: since Language centers offer regular u-grad courses just like other departments do (e.g. LANG 101) , I am pretty certain they don't require extra money.
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Old 06-10-2009, 01:02 AM   #828
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@merrypips, spillcanvas: ..jesus, I thought I was the only Korean here... It could've been 3 koreans in HKUST if i didn't change my mind to HKU... So are you guyz pretty sure about UST now?
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Old 06-10-2009, 04:12 AM   #829
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spillcanvas, thanks alot for the detailed breaking down of living expenses, really needed tht, well planning my budget. so HKD 2700, looks really reasonable. really appreciate your breaking down of the expenses.

haha, permanently summer im pretty much used to that, 28-32 Celsius everyday for most of my life and you get used to that, though im guessing it cooler there in HK than that.

now the next part is that i just cnt wait to get thr!!! soo excited.

n thnx again spillcanvas, btw im just curious as to wht u do thr now, r u a senior UG or do u do PG, mybe uve posted tht sometime ago but sorry im a bit new here
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Old 06-10-2009, 04:21 AM   #830
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ahh good thing im taking engineering n not business, mybe i might b able to skip on the languages, hehehe
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Old 06-10-2009, 04:55 AM   #831
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ysbera!! Welcome back , you've disappeared like forever hahaha.

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Old 06-10-2009, 10:22 AM   #832
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@spillcanvas : 2700$ is much lesser than the 4000$ the UST website wrote.
Which am I to trust ?
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Old 06-10-2009, 11:31 AM   #833
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Yourself, ultimately it's you who is the one spending
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Old 06-10-2009, 06:48 PM   #834
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Thailand
Singapore
USA
Hong Kong
Cameroon
Pakistan
Malaysia
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Sweden
France
Korea
Bangladesh

Haha even MORE diversity!!!

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Old 06-11-2009, 12:04 AM   #835
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hey Shahab, so sorry I didn't read that post, thanks for the update
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Old 06-11-2009, 10:42 AM   #836
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can anyone tell me more bout hkust.
How will i get scholarship. Will they contact me?
Can u pls tell me bout placements.
Is the degree worldwide recognized.
thanks
i am an internatiopnal applicant
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Old 06-11-2009, 11:06 AM   #837
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@niksy_nik7 : Once you had apply and get the offer, they will definitely contact you and tell you about the available scholarship. For my case, the international office officer is very helpful and they always answer my enquiry through email in a relatively fast period. And, of course, the degree is HKUST is recognized by world wide.
And, that's the reason so many people in this thread is applying to HKUST, am i right, guys?
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Old 06-11-2009, 11:43 AM   #838
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a

hey thanks for your reply.
I have got the letter of acceptance,
but nothing is mentioned bout scholarship.
I have got mechanical over there, but i have asked them to change it to comp.sc.
I presume that i dont have to give interview over there
wat bout the placements
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Old 06-11-2009, 11:55 AM   #839
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does the letter of acceptance mean i have been accepted,there is no such offer thing in my email
i got excellent grades in my class 12
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Old 06-12-2009, 04:41 AM   #840
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@Flibb: Can we learn more than one language? And will we have to take the languages as extra subjects in the exams? It will be burdensome if we do.

@QuincyKid: Sure!

@niksy_nik7: I think the letter of acceptance overides the offer, acceptence is alot more important than an offer. So yes, I think you have been accepted. If there is any scholarship, they should be providing you a scholarship offer letter along with the acceptance letter. You should contact them to enquire about the scholarship. Good luck.
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