<p>The reason why I suggested ragazzo1 accepting his/her HKU is because something similar actually happened to me when I was a high school senior. I would like to first point out that I am a transferring student (I’m currently in my sophomore year).</p>
<p>I currently go to a university in Japan (one of HKUST’s partner institutions). When I was in high school, I only applied to two universities here in Japan. I got an early admission offer from one of them, but still had to interview for another university. The university that gave me an offer first was actually my second choice, and I much preferred the university that I was going to interview with. I declined my offer and decided to pursue the university that I really wanted to go to. Plus, a lot of my friends and teachers at high school were all saying the same thing- that I should go for what I truly desire. At the end I didn’t get an offer from the university that I interviewed with. I ended up with nowhere to go to. As a result of that, I had to take the entrance exam of another university (my currently university, a university of less prestige). Now I really regret not accepting the early admission offer I had. This experience have since then made me very risk averse.</p>
<p>But everyone’s situation is different. ragazzo1 may have such an outstanding background that he/she doesn’t even need to worry about not getting in. Just sharing my opinion here.</p>
<p>^ got it.
interpreted as “experience/exposure vs. monetary cost” as mentioned when I made my disagreement. And I do agree its always important to have a safety at all times.</p>
<p>Hi I am a new user and this is my first time posting !!!
I was just wondering if anybody had an idea of what the minimum IB mark is required for HKU law?</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice! And thanks for sharing your experience, paul0730, that was very helpful. I decided to accept HKU’s offer. I feel like I was accepted mostly because of my unique background/language abilities and not so much my academic qualifications though, so I have no idea what my chances are of being accepted by HKUST. I did apply to US schools, but I really have my mind set on HK!!</p>
<p>@arod. QFin accepts around 20 ppl a year. So you can expect them to ask the customary q’s+ specific ones including career plans, etc. They wont embarass you with questions related to finance and stuff, but it’ll be a bonus if you do incorporate some of them. Interviewers are normally professors - the professors that are in charge of undergrad admissions.</p>
<p>If you’re wondering how I got an interview without taking HL math, it’s because I’m already at a post-secondary institution and I’m taking the equivalent of HL math.</p>
<p>I was wondering, what kind of questions do they ask? I haven’t been able to find out from reading the forums…</p>
<p>@banga574 Congrats on getting on interview! The kinds of questions that you should be expecting are mostly standard stuff that you would hear about. Some potential questions include:
Tell us more about yourself.
Why did you choose HKUST QFIN and why not CUHK or HKU QFIN?
What is one strength and weakness that you have?
What do you plan to do once you graduate from university?
(If you are an international student) Why did you come to Hong Kong and how will you blend in with the crowd at HKUST?</p>
<p>I recommend that you look at the features of the QFIN program and connect it to yourself and your dreams. Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Hi everyone ! I am an Indian student from New Delhi. I have been offered conditional admission to HKUST. I have to pay a deposit of HK$20,000 to reserve my place by Feb.3.Is there any one there who has also applied to univs in the US/Canada ? Is HKUST a better option than US univs ? (Purdue, UW-Madison, UMN-TC,etc.) ? Oh, and btw,I am going to study chem eng…</p>
<p>@hulkhogan you know when i got my HKUST interview the professor asked me whether or not i can live independently in a dormitory. apparently they were afraid of accepting students that had homesickness or something o.O</p>
<p>@shreeman3 I won’t say that HKUST is better, but it’s definitely just as good as all those universities that you mentioned. Given that HKUST puts a lot of funding into research, I can imagine that you would have a good opportunity to do your own research if you decided to attend HKUST. The same can’t be said for US universities; many of which are cutting funding to their programs. </p>
<p>@zhuangzi LOL…really? I wonder which professor that would be haha.</p>
<p>Hey, guys…I’m new to this site.
I have to decide right now my university paths at hong kong or Australia and I’m interested in the biomedical field.
I narrowed my selection to HKUST and University of Melbourne. Which would be the better choice given that I have 2270 SAT and predicted score of 42 and unweighted GPA of 3.99.</p>
<p>^There is no Biomedical degree in HKUST. However, HKU will be offering a new BSc in Biomedicine degree this year which is part of their new four year program. you can check it out on HKU’s Faculty of science webpage.</p>
<p>Whoops, i referred to myself in the above two posts… hahah should be @hulkhogan ahahaha</p>
<p>@Study101 Well there is the Molecular Biomedical Sciences degree at HKUST. </p>
<p>Hi guys, I was wondering that although HKUST does have an admission deadline (Feb 29,) whether the decisions come rolling? For example, if I submit now, will I get a faster decision than when I submit on the deadline date?</p>
<p>@Study101 As I’ve said to shreeman3, HKUST’s funding on research opportunities makes it a good choice. I do not know much about Melbourne (hence I can’t say much about it). You might want to think of things such as family, cultural experience etc. before making a decision.</p>
<p>@kim1g428 It’s always better to submit everything as early as possible. In regards to your question, there is no rolling system that I know of at HKUST. In my experience, they pooled all your applications for one program together and give out offers within a certain period of time.</p>
<p>@zhuangzi & kim: Whoops, what I meant is Biotechnology…sorry about that. It’s just that I’m really thrown off by the 3-year and 4-year programmes that HKUST and HKU offer. What is the difference, and which one is more prestigious? It seems to me that the 3-year programme is harder to get into because you need the APs or IB score; on the other hand, the 4-year programme requires SAT and 3 SAT Subject Tests </p>
<p>@hulkhogan88888: I’m currently an international citizen living in Shenzhen, but I also have relatives in Melbourne and Sydney. So either way works.</p>
<p>^no idea what they do in HKUST, but next year they offer a dual degree program in molecular biology and biotechnology i think for the 4 year program (if im not mistaken…). either way you can check out the requirements and stuff on the faculty of science (for hku) or school of science (for HKUST) webpages.</p>
<p>Hey, i was just wondering if i applied to HKU and HKUST in Dec, how long it will take for a reply? My choices are all still under consideration. I applied via non jupas ( a- Levels). Are there many non jupas places this year?
Thanks</p>
<p>If HKU and HKUST both are not interested in the applicant, for example if he\she does not meet the requirements, do they reject all of your choices at the same time, or 1 by 1 ?</p>
I did apply to US schools, but I really have my mind set on HK!!</p>