<p>Hey everyone,
I’ll be entering undergraduate studies (BBA Global Business) at HKUST in September (if my grades work xD). Do you know about sports-clubs etc. on the campus? Can anyone just join or do they have application procedures? Would really like start playing soccer, after I stopped that some years ago.
Cheers,
fish</p>
<p>@MangoAddict- Yeah, I guess I’m lucky I got a super efficient contact person (which led to me being impressed by their overall efficiency).</p>
<p>@twoblowfish (cause typing the 0’s ain’t easy)- from what I’ve heard from the HKUST alumni, there are many clubs and they’re easy to join, save for the fact that you have to speak Cantonese to really integrate.</p>
<p>do u need Cantonese to integrate in HKU?</p>
<p>@Putturani- from all people who are going there now, yes. English is the official language but most locals use Cantonese instead. Most school-based clubs use Cantonese, so they’re having a harder time integrate. But there are international students, except most foreign faces are exchange students.</p>
<p>christoffer
hope you’ll hear from them very soon then 
have you ever considered going to a university in China then? everyone wants to work with the Chinese now lolol</p>
<p>minkey
well i have no idea too. i already had a big headache having to choose between UBC and HKU…can’t imagine how you could choose between imperial,hku and hkust! 
i applied for the food and nutritional science major. science student :D</p>
<p>@rissah. I did shortly until I found out it’s a requirement that you speak Mandarin at almost every university. Right now that is not an ability I possess lol</p>
<p>@vania: I doubt they will entertain your request. But actually A&F is better than E&F, because in A&F you only get owned by the locals, in E&F you get owned by the mainlanders (which is much more hardcore) haha - you will find a proportion of students having pretty solid foundations in accounting already from their high schools</p>
<p>@Bread - I think you should make the bar - depends on your breakdown of your SAT I</p>
<p>@minkey - Career prospects will not differ alot between both universities. I’m slightly inclined to say UST has a better job-searching system but HKU definitely benefits from strong partnerships with businesses. Ultimately, its WHAT you do in the university which matters, whether you make the most out of everything. </p>
<p>Similarly, for all of you who are considering which programs/unis to pick, consider how much are you willing to “extract” the most of the resources provided by the particular program or university</p>
<p>@jbau - Are you a local applying for MBBS? HKU does not take in nonlocals in general.</p>
<p>@Mango - You probably wont make the bar for HKU’s IBGM, but you may get it for UST. 40 and 38 for the scores respectively. But again, if they consider your SAT only, you would make it in for both. Strategically, I would not have submitted my IB scores at all to either universities to maximise my chances if I were you.</p>
<p>@michelle - bare in mind CUHK has a disproportionately small number of international students. As for the other two, I believe lots of posts have lots to say about them already, its up to how you prioritise diff. factors.</p>
<p>@Putt - Probably not, there is always the portion of locals who are more open and like to learn about foreign culture. All HKU-ers speak English anyway, just whether they are willing to put them to use</p>
<p>@the grand: yeah i thought about the option, but it would have been obvious that i took the IB diploma - from the ib stamp mark on my school transcript, etc - so i submitted the result anyway. and if they care at all, i prety much explained why i got such score citing the background stories in my personal statement. plus if i didnt send in my IB score, i would have looked relatively insincere about the school’s core system… that my the train of thought behind the action 
oh well. thanks for the support, and i wish i can get into UST. oh, and i didnt even apply for the IBGM.</p>
<p>@thegrand</p>
<p>i applied as nonjupas.</p>
<p>Nonjupas HK-er or NonJupas International Applicant?</p>
<p>nonjupas at canada with HKiD?</p>
<p>@jbauer24
Don’t worry. MBBS, LLB and IBGM are famous for being really slow. Since you have a HKID, they will view you as a local, and chances are certainly higher for locals.</p>
<p>@MangoAddict
Did you write to the faculty you applied to directly? Since they are the ones who actually review your application and interview you, this would be a better option.</p>
<p>@rainbowrainbow </p>
<p>Hey, i emailed the science faculty last week and have not heard from them since…is this the correct email (<a href=“mailto:science@hku.hk”>science@hku.hk</a>) ??</p>
<p>Hello guys… i posted earlier too.
Actually, i got into HKUST for BBA in professional accounting. I wanted to know, how good and well-reputed this course actually is? and is BBA better in HKU or HKUST? please guys help me with this decision. </p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>Hello everyone, i applied to hku and i got accepted in engineering faculty with entrance scholarship of hk$30000 per annum.
any one here going to hku engineering this September?</p>
<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>I applied to three HK univs in late December, heard back from CUHK saying that I was accepted, but still haven’t heard from HKUST or HKU, neither a call for an interview from either. What do you think? Did anyone get interview call late, or did any one ever get accepted without an interview?
One more thing, for the ppl who got full scholarships, what are your exams stats like
Really worried, hope someone can tell me sth</p>
<p>Cheers</p>
<p>@geezee247 - congrats! My dad teaches engineering there, have fun! btw I worked there for a summer the faculty looks a bit rundown and depressing but the wind tunnels are really cool!</p>
<p>@EngStu01 - I think UST and HKU should have replied by now. Did they even send you an email saying they have got your application? If not you should email the faculty/admissions office. They are in the process of interviewing and giving out offers so you should ask them asap!</p>