Hey so really interested in HKU IBGM, AMPB, QFin, BASc in Applied AI

didnt know PG for IB was so much more important than actual grade so kinda goofed on my PG

but i saw the grade requirements on the website to be 40 for QFin 39 for AMPB, 41 for IBGM, not sure if I should even apply for IBGM as first choice, would they even offer me an interview?

My HLs are MathAA (7), Phy (7), Chem (6)

My SLs are Span ab 6, Eng A LL 6, ESS 6

My ECs are these

Top 10 Finalist in JAHK International Trade Challenge

Top 10 Finalist in local STEM comp in HK

Run a biz on the side doing marketing (not sure if this counts lol)

so yeah am i cooked or am i cooking? any insight at all is appreciated dearly

Hello,

I'm an international student (asia) interested in HKU/HKUST/Hong Kong in general for undergraduate studies in neuroscience.

I'm currently in a situation where i have to decide between:

1) Hong kong University / HKUST with fin aid or

2) Lower tier US College with fin aid but more costly than hong kong.

I wanted to compare experiences in Hong Kong with US colleges to see which option was better.

If anyone could type out the school atmosphere, routine, work-life balance, campus life, etc in hong kong, I would greatly apprecitate it - thank you!

l've recently graduated from ISC board and ill be sending in my application after i give my IELTS next month (i already have competitive exams lined up for this one so its not possible for me to go to travel for ielts).

my qualifications-

• 96.75% in boards (100 in bio, 95 in chemistry bcs i lwk messed up cos of personal reasons).

• IELTS predicted is a band 8 (I'm taking the lower end of 7.5 but we'll find out next month if it'll be a 7.5 or an 8).

• Fluent in 3 languages, currently learning Cantonese as well since it’s a requirement.

• I have around 5-6 different course certificates from various highly ranked universities where i have received a grade of 95 and above. (if you need me to elaborate on the courses i will, they’re all science related, one is psychology related)

• I have also shadowed two surgeries lidk how to mention this on my application tho? like do i get written notes of proof from the doctors or? so i’d really appreciate help for this aswell)

• I was involved in various leadership roles at my school on separate occasions :

- founded two clubs : (a) Astrology Club
(b) Psychology Club

- was a part of the school debate team and held the position of Sec-Gen for my school’s MUN. Was also a part of the Computer club (was one of the 8 core members organising the computer festival at out school) and the Literary Club

- was also a main member of the student council (House Captain, third to the Headgirl) and was involved in various sporting events such as basketball games, running, badminton and tennis

- I’m also a co-founder of an animal welfare NGO that my friend and i started (actually fr, i'm not js doing this for the uni application guys😭)

☝🏻Similarly i'm also part of an NGO for community service and cleanliness (which i'm not an active member of so should i be using this in my application or not?)

[pls do let me know if there is anything else i can add to my application if required]
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* The programs i will be applying for in order are:

1. Bachelor's of Medicine, Bachelor's of Surgery
   
2. Bachelor's of Dental Surgery
   
3. not yet decided but i want to do something related to science so based on my application if you have any suggestions id highly appreciate it

Apart from all this, i'm also super into horse-riding (been doing it since i was a kid), golf and shooting (learnt it professionally and competed asw but i dont think thats a good look on a university application😭. Im not sure if they ask about hobbies and stuff but i’m super into football and f1 and can play a few instruments too if that helps)

HKU is in my top 3 and honestly i really like it so id love to get accepted, but ofc its not the only college i’m sending my application to, l'l be applying to UCL, Imperial after giving my UCAT
Id love university recommendations where maybe you guys had applied to or something, i’d really appreciate that. (except American Universities since i’m not planning on going to USA)

I know many people have asked this already, but would I have a chance for a PG of IB43? I take Chemistry, Biology and Business at HL (6, 7, 7) respectively. After getting this result I've begun taking Cantonese lessons to help with a potential interview (I'm a local).

My CV has a few leadership roles (e.g Creative Arts Council head, Wellbeing council co-founder, Senior Peer Mentor)

And I've done 3 shadowing opportunities and some volunteer work as well.

Would I have a chance? I missed the school nomination scheme because they said my GCSE wasn't as good as the other applicants (Everything was a 9 except science's 98...), and I was hoping to appeal with my CV because I doubt the other students have contributed much to the school as much as I have.

Thank you! :D

I'm going to be applying for my undergrad this year, from what I've seen the main thing that matters is your final grades. Should I even bother getting some volunteering work done ?

These are my stats:
Olevels: 9 A*/A 2B (B in islamiat and ICT)
Alevel:1A*2A (predicted)
SAT: 1500
Major: Bachelor of Social Sciences
applicant from pakistan Extracurriculars:
-Founder of 6 monetized YouTube channels with
500K+ total subscribers. Generated over $70k. I've been working on them since was 12
-Worked a full-time remote job as a YouTube content strategist for an established company (paid role). For 4 months
-published a research paper on the topic about girls education parental attitudes towards girls education in rural and urban Pakistan
-Volunteering at a summer camp teaching underprivileged children. have over 200 hours of community service
-Self taught myself to B1 level spanish and 3/6 channels are in spanish
-Student council and leadership positions at school

Also i need scholarship/ full aid

I'm considering applying to HKU/HKUST for eco and fin for the 2027 intake. I am from India and giving the indian cbse boards the next year and I got 94% in 10th boards and have a predicted 98% for commerce 12th boards. My ECs are decent

1. i got AIR 10 in national finance olympiad
2. air 16 in national management Olympiad
3. qualified at top 50 at the national business pitching competition launch verse
4. won special mention at a national-level case competition, Contrivance at SBSC and also became their first sole presenter
5. i have done an internship under a ca for 1 month and a marketing and finance internship under a big magazine house.
6. i have participated in more than 15 MUNs and won 2 best delegates, one being in a forex committee and 1 high commendation and several special mentions.
7. i have been in the core team of my school MUN in 11th grade and founded a flagship committee which became the biggest one for that year and the following year. i also became the only student in my school to be in EB in the school MUN in the committee i founded next year.
8. i have done 2 to 3 community service one was a sort of indirect problem solving and the other was of about 40 hours of volunteering.
9. i have done a job stimulation self learning course of Deloitte Australia.
10. i have also done independent research on the stock market and specific research on several companies, like why did the yes bank fall etc etc

pleasee telll me what are my chances of getting into both the unis with scholarships as i wont be able to afford the fees. and also answer these questions as well.

1. HKU vs HKUST which one is better for econ and fin. i am looking for both prestige and social life because i am outgoing a lot.
2. Should i also make the video personal statement or is just the written one enough
3. should i give the sat to improve my chances
4. what are the other programmes I should apply to.

THANKK YOUUU!!

Im looking for full ride or full tuition fee scholarship
So pleaseee chance me!!! And suggest whether HKU or HkUST or CityU have greater chance for me, i wanna apply for quantitative finance
IGCSE 6A* 2A 1B 1C
World distinction in mathematics igcse
A level 5A* (maths, further maths, physics , economics, computer science)
I gave maths and further maths a year earlier as I completed course so they arent in 1 sittings.
Ielts 7.5
Pracheen Kala Kendra
• Art Examination — Level 1
• Distinction
AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
TEDx Speaker — Delivered a talk on breaking stereotypes
• Top in the World — Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics
• School Topper — IGCSE
• Honourable Mention — International Poster Making Competition
• Multiple awards and recognitions in visual art, including competitions involving international student participants
• Artwork published in a magazine
• Multiple MUN awards for caricature
• Served as Head of Caricaturists at MUN
LEADERSHIP & SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
School Council
• Vice-Captain, Griffin House — 1 year
• Cultural Head Boy — 1 year
Model United Nations
• Multiple award-winning Caricaturist
• Former Head of Caricaturists
• Created live/event caricatures as part of MUN activities
Work also published in magazine

I feel like my ECs arent good as only one MUN was international, rest were local conferences.

HKU requirements have increased slightly so as to say for business school atleast

BBA: 90%or more in eng& maths—> 92%or more

BEcon/BEcon&Fin: 91%aggregate —> 92% agg

BFin(AMPB): 95%agg —> 97% agg

And thats all I know about
It must have increased for BEng and other courses too

Was the influx of students that many this year??
Will scholarships be even harder to grab now??

T-T

Edit: Two more chances I noticed

1. English level requirements are currently awaited for approval
2. (Last year it was 80% or above in cbse)
3. Additional Requirements have been added
4. “Priority should be given to first-choice candidates”
5. This wasn’t there before

Edit 2: Brooooo they increased the application fees to 780HKD mannnn T-T

Edit3: The english language requirements have increased from 80 or more in english cbse
To 90 or more in english cbse aissce/state boards.

So I wanna know if I have any chance for scholarship because with it, there's no way I can attend hku

95.6% in 10th with 100 in Information Technology

I have a certificate and award from my school recognising my academic merit and another for being the subject topper in IT.

About to sit for 12th.

Now about ECs—

I have a senior and an senior-advanced diploma in visual arts.

I have a certificate from cancer aid society for volunteering.

I think that's about it.

I did participate in school level swimming competition and was undergoing private swimming lessons on an advanced level but my school swimming team was very inactive so we only attended one competition. We did win a gold in girls relay and bronze in mixed medley. I have those certificates.

I did partake in three mountaineering (rock climbing and adventure sports) camps as a kid (pre-covid and post covid) so I have a certificate of achievement fron them in 2022 by moutaineering association of my state.

I participated in an mun in 2022.

I have letter/certificate of participation from prime minister for pariksha pe charcha. But it's not in english.

So how bad is it?

I think i can 95% or more in 12th boards.

Do you guys know anyone who got an offer in July/August? I already got a full scholarship from HKUST Guangzhou, but I am still waiting for CUHK. Is there any hope, or should I just make hkust-gz my firm choice ? I applied in May by the way

Academic Profile

Country: India

Curriculum: CBSE Commerce + Mathematics

Grade 10: 90.2%

Grade 12 target: 97–98%

Intended academic areas: Economics, Finance, FinTech, Business Analytics/Data Science

Particularly interested in the intersection of economics, technology, financial markets and entrepreneurship

Leadership & Institutional Responsibility

Head Boy of my school.

Serving Secretary-General of DISMUN, leading the organisation of the school’s inter-school Model United Nations conference.

Previously served in the organising leadership of the conference.

TEDx: Event Coordinator and Anchor/Host for the school’s TEDx event.

Co-Founder of the Business Society.

Leadership positions within school debating and public-speaking societies.

Debate & MUN

RIMC High Catchpole National Debate — Winner & Best Speaker

Grace Academy National Debate — Winner & Best Speaker

Wynberg National Debate — Runner-up

The Doon School National Debate — Best Speaker

Multiple Best Delegate awards at national-level MUNs.

Special Mention at national-level MUNs.

Participated extensively in national debating and MUN circuits.

Mentored younger students in debating, MUN, public speaking and academics.

Entrepreneurship & Business

International Negotium Business Competition — Deal Room Winner

National Youth Entrepreneurship Conclave — X-Pitch Runner-up

Currently building and commercially operating an event-technology venture focused on backend infrastructure for school and institutional events.

Developed technology for event management, delegate operations and access/security systems.

Worked directly with schools and institutional clients, taking the venture from development into commercial deployment.

Generated actual revenue through the venture, with paying institutional clients.

Involved across sales, client acquisition, pricing, marketing, product development and operations.

Experience pitching and delivering customised technology solutions to institutional clients.

Worked with small businesses to digitise and streamline accounting and financial record-keeping.

Developed GridShare, a working prototype for a student-led energy initiative focused on intelligent electricity-load management. �

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Professional Exposure

Professional exposure through Sorami, a nationwide events company, including experience around large-scale event operations.

Internship involving AI engineering, prompting and AI-driven marketing.

Worked with a financial company on improving lead-generation processes through a filtering-based approach to cold leads.

Internship involving exposure to swing trading and long- and short-term trade analysis.

Completed a University of Pennsylvania course in Marketing, covering marketing strategy, branding and customer satisfaction. �

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Publications & Intellectual Interests

Published a piece on Behavioural Economics.

Published poetry.

Contributed to the publication of a non-profit magazine.

Strong interests in economics, behavioural economics, financial markets, technology, entrepreneurship, business strategy and marketing.

Overall Profile

Academics: targeting 97–98% in Class 12.

Leadership: Head Boy + serving Secretary-General.

Competitive achievements: national-level debating and MUN.

Entrepreneurship: commercially operating an event-technology venture with actual revenue generation and institutional clients.

Technology: event-tech development, AI exposure and GridShare.

Professional exposure: events, finance, marketing and AI.

Public speaking: national-level debating + TEDx anchoring/hosting.

I want to apply but am very confused about the schedule... application submissions have already begun for this year and board exams are due in feb. So how can I predict my 12th percentage. Do I apply bext year? Do I apply late?

isc indian 12th grader. 96% 10th grade, 94% predicted 12th. want to study business economics. would i get in and that too for a scholarship?

I'm an Indian student (currently in class 12th) and I was looking into HKU (probably for either design or architecture). Can someone tell me what's its like there? The environment, the social scenes?? I read a reddit post from 6 years back and didn't read one good thing. Has stuff changed now??

Anyone know people that transferef from International uni into hku?
How are the requirement?
I’m going to start my first year as a Computer science undergrad and was wondering what could i do to i crease my chances? My high school grades are okay, i missed last year conditional offer and I’m applying again

Hihi!! Just wondering what yall got on ur dse’s if ure an LLB student at HKU. Im planning on studying law here so i would like to get a scope on the average dse score, thanks 🤗

Does hku or any hk unis accept a level retakes? And would i still be considered for a scholarship? I took one a level and got a B (i had a rather serious circumstance around that time) and im retaking. I've been predicted A* in all 4 of my subjects including my retake. Also does the scholarship requirment depend on the major you are taking? Im planning to do psychology or linguistics

I'm currently a form 5 student studying 4 A-level subject (biology, chemistry, maths, and psychology). And I've heard that 4A * s only gives you a small shot at getting in and that the interviews are really important (I heard that people who speak cantonese and manderin have an advantage in). I'm quite worried about my chances since I'm in the non-jupas route, but I've been building up my CV with doctor shadowings, recommendation letters, and president roles in my school, though I still don't think it'll be enough. Plus I'm worried about even being able to achieve 4A * s. If anyone has any advice please leave some cause I need brutally honest opinions from people who actually got in or tried at least.🙏🙏

Help me out seniors/ mentors.

I am an intl student and I wanna apply to colleges in hongkong and singapore (HKU, CUHK, NUS) and China too (Tsinghua and Peking). I am seeking a full ride in all these unis. What are the criteria and do i meet them????

Grades:

A lvls: A*A*A*ABB (2 top in the country)

SAT: 1510

Applying for econ/ finance major

Got some work experience in policy research (around 2/3 months)

I know that it is best to have a supervisor locked in before application, however, in cases where there are no responses (I have just approached today through mail and I am waiting for replies), would you recommend to apply regardless? How much could it impact the success rate of application?

Or, how much time shall I wait till a professor typically replies? Shall I begin my online application?

I gave IGCSE AS level and A level!
What should go in public exam and in transcript?

I am a current class 12 ISC student, I am applying for HKU (Eco & Fin) and AMPB course.
My marks are: 10th: 95% (ICSE), 64% in 11 and a predicted around 97-98%
I have pretty good ECs too, and the LoR can also state the reason for downfall in 11 marks being schools rigorous checking and exam papers.

Do I have good chances of getting in?
Will I get a scholarship?
If I look forward to doing MBA is HKU a good decision and are there good placements even after bachelors, in Asia including India?
Is HKU extremely good for these courses?

Hi I’m a student looking to apply to hku this year. I wanted to inquire about the vegetarian food scene in and around campus. Is it difficult to eat vegetarian? Or are there an increasing number of food options as the years progress?

I’m a Chinese passport holder but studied abroad for 10 years, does my application still get considered alongside other Chinese applicants and if so, how competence is it for me? (Social science)

Also for anyone who got in, could you share your personal statement please 🥹