<p>Danny, I will be joining a Post grad programme in HKU this Sep.</p>
<p>I have taken admission in Faculty of Science as a Post Grad student in HKU for 2013-14.
Anyone non local is going for same or else, Please Reply.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when the offers for late application for BBA at HKUST will come out?</p>
<p>Hey guys, i am a vietnamese international student who is in need of serious advice on applying to HK universities. Here is my brief background:</p>
<p>_ Currently study Bachelor of Commerce (major in Finance) at an Australian university (non GO8 but solid). I will graduate on November this year.
_ Expect my GPA to be above 85%.
_ One internship in a commercial bank in my hometown.
_ Since most Australian universities’ Finance programs are not quantitative, i have tried to take as much mathematics - related subjects as possible (2 Econometrics, 1 Stat (Intro.), Calculus 1 and Mathematical Economics) and achieved > 80 for all.
_ Zero exposure with Programming.</p>
<p>I will apply as a transfer student to two programs in HK: PolyU’s Investment Science and HKU’s Quant. Finance for the year 2014. I am afraid that my weak background in Mathematics and Programming will hurt my chance to be admitted. My plan is to work for an I-bank in HK (possibly quant. roles).
Could anyone here give some advice on my chance of getting in ? Also, anyone currently taking those two programs can give me some helpful insights e.g pros and cons ?</p>
<p>@andynguyen If you’re already going to graduate soon in a discipline similar to the one you want to pursue in HK, why do you want to transfer? Why not get a job and try to work your way up for an MBA later on or another degree at graduate school?</p>
<p>@lovekorea The Australian system will not award direct honours after a three year degree. I must undertake one more honours year. Because of high annual costs of studying at Aussie plus the huge amount of research activities one must go through in honours year and the lack of financial assistance to int. students, i am not leaning towards staying at Aussie. Secondly, although the immigration policies are lenient, it is actually tough to get a good ibanking - related job in Aussie. The pedigree bias (GO8 vs non - GO8) is strong and networking is not effective. As a result, most of my senior mates end up going to tracks like Auditing, Accounting, Financial Analyst for corporation … Finally, being intrigued by the mathematical aspects of Finance, i am passionate abt. expanding my knowledge in the Quant. Fin. field. I am interested in a more rigorous training in Finance since all the Finance stuffs i have learned so far are pretty much too simple.
Personally, i know one person who also had finished her bachelor in hotel management from an Aussie school then transferred to PolyU to get the honours degree. All of her credits were recognized and it took her only one year.
For the reasons above, i came up w the idea of coming to HK. I see no downsides here: lower costs, lively and enjoyable city, int. experience and relatively prestigious school</p>
<p>Anyone received offers for BSc yet? or is still under consideration? should I start panicking?</p>
<p>Can someone chance me? I’m planning to apply to IBGM (HKU), Global Business (HKUST & CUHK). I’m a non-jupas student. </p>
<p>IB predicted grade: 43 / 45
SAT I: 2140 (CR 680, M 730, & W 730)
SAT II: Not taken yet but predicted higher than 700 (Math IIC & Biology)</p>
<p>ECS: MUN, volleyball team, dance team, school newspaper, regularly casted in school productions</p>
<p>Hi guys, I am thinking about applying to HKU and HKUST to do Economics (2014), maybe through fast-track.</p>
<p>Some basic info: I was raised and grew up in the UK and have recently done my AS exams. A2 results will be known next year.
I have HK ID so I will be applying through non-jupas.</p>
<p>I was wondering if anyone who’s applied through non-jupas could tell me a bit more about the interview and its format.
- Did they ask quite general questions or did they ask specific questions related to the subject?
- What language? Cantonese? English? Both?
- Was it a really long interview?
- For those who lived abroad and couldn’t make it to Hong Kong, did they arrange to interview you through the phone or the internet?
- Or can anyone please tell me the exact questions that they asked?</p>
<p>Any help appreciated, thanks!</p>
<p>bit confused HKUST or UCL(london) for computer science engineering?</p>
<p>@pharm96: Very good shot. Especially if you are non-local.</p>
<p>@VT1995: If money isn’t an issue, UCL by a mile.</p>
<p>Hey . Ive applied for engineering in the late round In hkust with 96% in 12th isc boards . Is it possible to get acceptance from hkust. Pls . Someone reply</p>
<p>"If money isn’t an issue, UCL by a mile. "</p>
<p>You’ve got to be joking.</p>
<p>@PCHope</p>
<p>Not really. HKUST and UCL both have stellar departments, and while you may find evidence that lifts either of them into a more positive light in terms of teaching or related things, HKUST’s academic environment is terrible, and whereas the UCL name would find itself right at home in the job markets of many countries, the same is only true for HKUST in several asian countries. If money was no consideration, the pressure-cooker system of UST(university of stress and tension as they call it), harsh grading curves (which mitigate any good chances of going abroad for masters - no university would be impressed by a 2.x GPA) and less reputable status(though both are stellar) would easily make UCL the superior choice.</p>
<p>For an Asian student, unless the difference in university reputation/academic excellence between the universities is extremely significant, and money is no consideration, always always always go to US/UK over local unis. A UCL degree would be well accepted in Hong Kong, but a HKUST degree would be quite unknown in the UK. Such is the unfair truth.</p>
<p>I don’t disagree with several of your points, particular in terms of environments. However, the degree of difference is far minor than your statement. Personally, I have known significant number of HKUST graduates pursuing PhD in the best schools in US (Princeton, Stanford, UCB, UCLA, Yale, etc), and many more working for the biggest names in industry, from Google, Microsoft, to IBM. Interestingly enough, there are very few UCL graduates doing the same in the states. </p>
<p>Your points are far more valid if one is facing the choices between Oxbridge and HKUST, or even Imperial. For UCL in computer science/engineering, the answer is NO.</p>
<p>Hey guys . Ive applied for engineering in the late round In hkust with 96% in 12th isc boards . Is it possible to get acceptance from hkust. Pls . Someone reply</p>
<p>@dubyawhy: I’m an international non-jupas student =), not sure about my stats but I definitely do not think I will do good for the interview (if I manage to get one). Anyway, do you know if you can get offered more than one place at a university? Since we get to pick three courses we want to go for… Could applicants get accepted for all three? Or do they only offer a seat for one course?</p>
<p>*Hey guys . I am from India,I’ve applied for engineering in the late round In hkust with 96% in 12th isc boards . Is it possible to get acceptance from hkust. Pls . Someone reply.</p>
<p>If i am a hong kong citizen living overseas are the chances to get into dentistry in HKU smaller than local students? Also I was wondering if anyone with an ATAR of around 95 or so got into HKU and if so what course and is it main round or fast track?</p>
<p>@Eveian: no. My girlfriend is a HK citizen living overseas and she now has an offer for BDS.</p>