<p>I am a current senior at the University of Minnesota, majoring in geography. I am currently at a 3.17 (will most likely graduate around 3.3) which I know isn’t the most competitive GPA but am still hoping to pursue a graduate degree. I have always wanted to go to HKU but haven’t found the time in my undergrad degree as I am a transfer student already. The biggest selling point I will have is my senior research project which I will conduct in Shanghai next Spring '14. I have great resources and contacts there and will conduct the paper on the Chinese educational system’s disregard for the floating population. I know this project will go over well (I have been putting it together for some time now) and my grades have been getting better each semester from low B’s/B’s to A’s.</p>
<p>The biggest worry I have is that HKU’s website states that candidates are required to have graduated with honors from their undergrad. As this is not a possibility I need some insight on what I can do post graduation to build my profile. I was planning on teaching English in Shanghai after I graduate and searching for some junior research possibilities through the U of M or elsewhere (internships and the like) but am open to all possibilities. </p>
<p>Any help on how the process at HKU works for the MPhil program would be great! Any other ideas would also be appreciated!! Thanks in advance.</p>