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28 Sep 2012
Post secondary studies - Multiple pathways
Careers & further studies team (CFST)
Content
 Overview: Post secondary studies - multiple pathways
 Statistics of 2011-12
 About JUPAS
 Strategies on programme selection
 Upcoming programmes
 Roles of CFST teachers
HKDSE  No segregation
= ALL candidates compete for the same goal in ONE single phrase?
= Inexperienced in planning for further studies?
Post-secondary studies - Multiple pathway
Number of offers:
>75,000
Post-secondary Studies – Multiple pathways
Local Degree
(Government-funded
18-20% + Self financed)
~20-25%
Associated Degree /
Higher Dipoma
(Government funded + selffinanced)
Other pathways
e.g. overseas studies (China, Taiwan, UK, USA,
Aust etc…), VTC
~30%
~45%
Plan towards success
Direct application  to be confirmed
UCAS  15 Oct12 / 15 Jan13 / Mar
Mainland  to be announced in Dec
Now to 4 Dec 2012
Local Self-financed
Degree / Ass.
Degree / High Dip
(Direct)
Plan for
reprioritizing
choices &
making
choices!
OR
Local government
funded Degree
Admission (JUPAS)
Overseas studies
(e.g. UCAS)
http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=2&langno=2
So… What is JUPAS??
JUPAS
• The Main route of application designed to assist students
with HKDSE results to apply for admission to:
Full-time Bachelor Degree courses offered by
Full-time Associate degree courses offered by CityU
Full-time Higher Diploma courses offered by HKIEd &
PolyU
“Submit only ONE application for ALL of the above programmes!!”
JUPAS Programme choices
• To choose up to 20 programmes.
Band
Programme preferences
A
1-3
B
4-6
C
7-10
D
11-15
E
16-20
Statistics of 2011-12
JUPAS 2012 Entry
Distribution of main round offer by Band
Total no. of applicants:
(incl. degree / associate degree / higher diploma)
No. of Main Round offers:
64,442
16,619
(25.79%)
Degree: 14,848 (89.34%)
AD/HD: 1,771 (10.66%)
About JUPAS
Role of participating institutes
 Determine the “criteria for selection”
& “position for participants of each programme”
 Conduct “Interviews” & “Admission tests”
 Make “offer”
Role of JUPAS
 To proceed the matching process
How JUPAS works?
1. Each of your selected programmes will give you a
“Rating” in accordance with its criteria for selection,
given by the participating institutes.
2. Such rating will then determine your position
in the “merit order list” of each
Programme C
Programme B
programme of your choices.
A
MeritProgramme
Order List
MeritOrder
OrderList
List
Merit
Student A xxx
Confidential
Student B xxx
Confidential
Student
C xxx
Confidential
How JUPAS works?
3. The computer system will match (the
"iteration process") the order of preference
you have assigned to the study programmes
of your choice with the position you have
been placed in each merit order list of these
programmes.
JUPAS – The Iteration process
Task-to-do
According to the information provided, find
out the programmes that will be offered to
the following students:
RED student
ORANGE student YELLOW student
BLUE student
PURPLE student
Result
RED student：Programme A
ORANGE student：Programme C
YELLOW student：No offer
BLUE student：Programme D
PURPLE student：Programme D
How JUPAS works – The Iteration Process
You will be made an offer
of the highest priority on
your programme list for
which you have the
required rating.
Important dates
JUPAS Key dates in the 2013 cycle
Tasks
User guide for applicants
From
To
19 Sep 2012
Submission of main round applications & payments
25 Sep 2012
26th Nov 2012
(School deadline)
4th Dec 2012
(Official deadline)
Complete “Registration”
25th Sep 2012
5th Oct 2012
Submission of OEA
25 Sep 2012
6 Feb 2013
Submission of SLP
25 Sep 2012
27 Mar 2013
*Amendment of programme choices
5 Dec 2012
21 May 2013
Submission of "other qualifications"
25 Sep 2012
8 Apr 2013
Checking of own allotted "Time-slot" for choices modification
18 Jun 2013
Announcement of HKDSE results
15 Jul 2013
Final modification of programme choices
16 Jul 2013
18 Jul 2013
JUPAS Key dates in the 2013 cycle
Tasks
MAIN round offer
From
Announcement
Acceptance
CLEARING round offer
Subsequent rounds offer
( round 1)
9 Aug 2013
9 Aug 2013
10 Aug 2013
Announcement
26 Aug 2013
Acceptance
26 Aug 2013
Announcement
30 Aug 2013
Acceptance
Subsequent rounds offer
( round 2)
To
30 Aug 2013
Announcement
Acceptance
31 Aug 2013
3 Sep 2013
3 Sep 2013
4 Sep 2013
Other JUPAS matters
FAQ concerning JUPAS
Q) HKDSE results = the only factors that determine
if applicants will be accepted?
• NO! Other considerations may include:
– Performance in interviews / tests,
– banding of programme choices,
– levels achieved by other applicants in the current
year & in the same programme,
– and other information provided by applicants in the
online application form, etc...
Strategies on programme selection
E-Navigator
Find out more about the programmes,
e.g. quotas, requirements etc…
http://enavigator.edb.hkedcity.net
EDB website
http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=2&langno=2
General principles in programme selection
• 大學聯招選科策略
目標: 合乎自己的志趣，又合乎自己競爭能力的課程和大學
一）了解自己
二）知悉局勢
三）佈局有法
Source:
http://www.student.hk/study/strategy/009.php#ixzz
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個人興趣 - 所謂興趣
•
•
•
•
•
關注
感受
活動
常做
形成生活習慣
But… How can I help my daughters?
27 Sep 12,經濟日報
由感興趣的一個職業
變成一堆感興趣的元素
工作環境
優良
薪金優厚
醫生
拯救生命
地位高
幫助別人
與人接觸
分析
有意義
工作環境良好
常規
安穩
……………….
興趣
就業
前景好
香港大學
BBA
校譽
校園生活
*協助尋找第二最愛
常見問題
• XX學校工商管理學士同YY學校工商管理學
士邊個好?
如何選擇副學位?
多角度考慮
學費
課程內容
師資
興趣
學習/考核模式
認受性
校園設施
能力
收生要求高的學科
唔等於好的學科
更不等如適合學生的學科
Miracle Question奇蹟問題
• 如果你現在有一筆不少的獎金，可以給你
用十年，你希望做甚麼?
• 如果所有科目都收你的時候，你會讀那一
科
• 如果教師與銀行經理的人工相若，你會做
那一份工
• 你在65歲時，希望會完成的2件事是?
Understand the scoring system of universities
Knowing your advantages & disadvantages
Scoring system
HKU:
http://www.als.hku.hk/admission/applying-or-admission-info/hong-kongstudents/jupas/entrance-requirements
Minimum entrance requirement [3322+33]
 Count 4 core subjects and Best 2 electives
Level
1
2
3
4
5
5*
5**
Score
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
3rd elective may only be considered as a tie-breaker
Some faculties/programmes may have “Specific
subject requirements”, and / or “additional subject
requirements”
Scoring system
CUHK:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/334/english/admissions/entrance-requirements/index.html
Minimum entrance requirement [3322+1X*]
 Count 4 core subjects and 1 elective,
 performance in extra electives will be awarded for BONUS
points up to 2 such subjects (bonus does not weight as heavy
as 1X).
 Admission score = Grade points attained in (4C+1X)/5+bonus
* Some faculty / programmes may have Specific “subject” & or
“level” requirement, additional requirement
* Math II stronger than Best X: 4C+0.5MathII+0.5BestX
Scoring system
HKUST: http://334.ust.hk/en_admissions03.html
• School specific requirement
• Subject weighting:
http://334.ust.hk/en_admissions06.html
• M1, M2 can be regarded as an elective
• Business school: Bonus score will be awarded to Band A
applicants with
– Impressive OEA/500 word personal statement in OEA or
– Good perfermance in interview or
– Participation in invited activities such as HKUST Business Preview
Scoring system
HKPolyU:
http://4yc.polyu.edu.hk/admission.htm
• Preferred subjects specified in the BD / programme
entrance requirements will be given the highest weighting.
• More popular programmes may give priority to those
applicants who have shown a keen interest as indicated by
their Band choices.
HKIEd:
http://www.ied.edu.hk/acadprog/2012/entryreq/
• Specific entrance requirements
Scoring system
HKBU:
http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~hkbu334/adm_faq.html
• Programme specific entrance requirement
– http://www.hkbu.edu.hk/~hkbu334/arts.html
• The assessment weighting for HKDSE subjects varies with
programmes. For programmes with HKDSE subjects
indicated in the entrance requirements, the
required/preferred subjects probably carry more weight.
Scoring system
CityU:
http://www.admo.cityu.edu.hk/jupas_hkdse/assessment/
• For applicants who have fulfilled the minimum entrance
requirements, admission scores will be calculated for the
selection of applicants.
• For students with the same score, reference will be made
to other information (eg. English results, results in
discipline-related subjects, band, interview performance,
OEA).
• No bonus points will be given to students who have taken
more electives.
Scoring system
OUHK:
• To be eligible to apply for admission to Bachelor of Nursing
with Honours in General/Mental Health Care programme,
the elective subject should preferably be a science subject,
i.e. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Combined Science or
Integrated Science.
Programmes organized for DSE students 2012-13
(before HKDSE exams)
Programme
Date
Introduction on IELTS
Study opportunities in China
Sep 12 (Organized)
Sharing on “post-secondary planning”
by past SHCC DSE students
3rd Oct 2012 (OLE Wednesday)
 Change to 17th Nov 2012 (Sat)
Information day on multiple pathways
&
interview workshop #
(conducted by hok yau club)
*17th Nov 2012 (Sat)
Universities open days
9:00 – 13:00
14:00 – 16:00
http://www.edb.gov.hk/index.aspx?nodeID=2&langno=2
# If want to join now, please let us know latest by 3 Oct 2012
17 Nov – Info day on Multiple Pathways
Confirmed programmes / institutions:
• Shue Yan University
• HKUST Business
• Poly U – Hotel & Tourism
• Hang Seng Management College
• Further Studies in Taiwan
• CUHK Law
• Sharing by DSE graduates (from different universities)
Roles of CFST teachers
• JUPAS
– Ms Irene Law & Mr. Thomas Hung
• Non-JUPAS local programmes
– Mr Thomas Hung & Miss Ginny Chan
• Overseas studies (UK, US, Australia)
– Miss Ivy Lee & Miss Linda Yip
• Studies in China, Taiwan, Japan, Macau
– Miss Laura Lai & Mr David Lam
~The End~
Thank you!