JUPAS
PROGRAMME
CHOICES
F.6 PARENTS’ NIGHT
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2013 OCT 11
JUPAS APPLICATION
Band A x 3
Band B x 3
Band C x 4
Band D x 5
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Band E x 5
WHAT ARE MY CHOICES?
HKU香港大學
CityU香港城市大學
CU香港中文大學 PolyU香港理工大學
UST香港科技大學 LingU嶺南大學
BU香港浸會大學 HKIEd香港教育學院
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OU香港公開大學
非政府資助?政府資助?
學士學位? 副學位?
WHAT TO CONSIDER?
Ability –Grade Prediction
Interest
Helpful Reference
• Program 1st year intake
• Entrance Requirement
-Subjects/Grades
• Past entrance scores
• Admission Score Calculation Formula
• Information Day
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GRADE PREDICTION
Subjects
Most likely
grades
Best possible Worst possible
grades
grades
5
English
Chinese
Maths.
M1 / M2
L.S.
X1
X2
X3
PROGRAM FIRST YEAR INTAKE
Compare JUPAS and Non-JUPAS Intake
E.g. JS 5003 HKUST Business
and Management
Year
Band
A
Band
B
Band
C
Band
D
Band
E
Total
2013
606
-
-
-
-
606
11% Non JUPAS
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Announced Quota 685
E.g. JS 2410 HKBU Chinese
Medicine and Biomedical
Science
Announced Quota 30
Year
Band
A
Band
B
Band
C
Band
D
Band
E
Total
http://catalogue.jupas.edu.hk/catalogue/j4/programme_information.php?code=JS2410
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1
-
-
-
30% Non JUPAS
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7
2013
E.g. JS4501 CUHK Medicine
Announced Quota 210
Year
Band
A
Band
B
Band
C
Band
D
Band
E
Total
2013
116
-
-
-
-
116
44.8 % Non JUPAS
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http://catalogue.jupas.edu.hk/catalogue/j4/programme_information.php?code=JS2410
PROGRAM ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS
General Requirements
3322+2/3 (or 3322+33)
MAKE SURE YOU MEET
ALL THE PROGRAMME
REQUIREMENTS
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“Minimum Charge”
ABOVE
MINIMUM CHARGE
CHINESE LANGUAGE
3
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
3
LIBERAL STUDIES
2
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART
3
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e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering
Your application will not be considered if
you do not take the required subjects.
REQUIRED SUBJECTS
e.g. JS2420 HKBU Chinese
Medicine
Elective Subject(s)
Minimum Level
One of the following elective subjects:
BIOLOGY
2
Or
CHEMISTRY
2
COMBINED SCIENCE Note1
2
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Or
MORE EXAMPLES REQUIRED SUBJECTS
 City – JS1051 (Energy & Environment)
Phy / Chem / Bio / C.S.
 CU – JS4276 (Quantitative Finance
& Risk Management)
M1/M2 (level 3)
Chem / Bio (prefer both)
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 CU – JS4501 (Medicine)
PREFERRED SUBJECT
e.g. JS4513 CUHK Nursing
ANY 2 SUBJECTS (1)
Remarks:
(1) Biology / Chemistry /
Physics / Combined Science /
Integrated Science is
PREFERRED as one of the
required elective subjects.
Minimum
Level
3
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Elective Subject(s)
A COMBINATION OF BOTH
e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering
Elective Subject(s)
Minimum Level
Two of the following elective subjects:
CUHK general requirement: 3322+2
2
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BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or
PHYSICS or COMBINED
SCIENCE or INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (2)
(1) Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is
PREFERRED.
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(2) The programme accepts either one of the
following for fulfillment of the programme
requirements:
4 Core + 2 Elective subjects (Biology or
Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or
Information and Communication Technology)
OR
4 Core + 1 Elective subjects (Biology or
Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or
Information and Communication Technology) +
Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
OTHER ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
e.g. JS4212 CUHK Global Business
Level 4 or above in Chinese and English AND
Level 3 or above in Math, LS and 1 Elective AND
Required also for
One of the following:
JS4288
A minimum TOEFL score of 600 (paper) (International
Business and
/ 250 (computer) / 100 (internet) OR
a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required
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Chinese Enterprise)
MEETING REQUIREMENTS
Make sure you read all entrance
requirements.
FOR ALL TWENTY CHOICES you make!
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Otherwise, you would have wasted an
option.
PAST ENTRANCE RECORD
- DO NOT rely on it completely
- Fluctuates every year
- Entrance Requirements might have changed
(including required subjects/
score calculation mechanism)
- Affected by number of applicants
- As the 4C+1X score is climbing in the first
few years of HKDSE
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- Take Median as a safer reference
SCORE CALCULATION
GENERAL: BEST 5 OR 4C+1X
STUDENT A
A
5
4
5
5
4
5*
2
B
5*
4
4
4
5
5**
Any Best 5
=5+4+5+4+6=24
4X+1
=5+4+5+4+6=24
STUDENT B
Any Best 5
=7+6+5+4+4=26
4X+1
=6+4+4+4+7=25
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Subjects
English
Chinese
Maths.
M1 / M2
L.S.
Chem
Phy
Econ
SCORE CALCULATION
FORMULA
Limitation:
• No information about the past
admission score. (except CityU)
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• Many institutions did not
disclose the subject weighting.
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IMPORTANT Message:
WEIGHTING of certain
preferred subjects may
give you advantages!
SCORE CALCULATION
HKUST ENGINEERING (ENG)
Subjects
A
B
ENG A ENG B
English (2)
Chinese
Maths. (2)
M1 / M2 (1.5)
L.S.
Chem
Phy
Econ
TOTAL
5
4
5
5
4
5*
2
5*
4
4
10
4
10
7.5
4
9
5
5**
44.5
STUDENT A
Any Best 5=24
4X+1=24
4
STUDENT B
Any Best 5=25
7.5
4X+1=26
7
42.5
22
4
12
4
8
SCORE CALCULATION
HKUST BUS. & MGMT.
Subjects
A
B
SBM A SBM B
English (2)
Chinese
Maths.(2)
M1 / M2
L.S.
Chem
Phy
Econ
TOTAL
5
4
5
5
4
5*
2
5*
4
4
10
4
10
5
4
6
5
5**
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STUDENT A
Any Best 5=24
4X+1=24
4
5
7
40
STUDENT B
Any Best 5=25
4X+1=26
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4
12
4
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SCORE CALCULATION
ENGINEERING
HKUST
School of Engineering(JUPAS Code:JS5002)
Score Calculation – No. of Subjects: 5
English Language
x2
Mathematics (compulsory module)
x2
(i) x 2,
OR
(ii) x 1
x 1.5
x1
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(i) Best of Biology/ Chemistry/ Physics /
Combined Science; OR
(ii) Information and Communication
Technology
Best 2 other subjects:
M1/M2
any other subjects
SCORE CALCUATION
ENGINEERING
City U
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JS1021
A COMBINATION OF BOTH
e.g. JS4401 CUHK Engineering
Elective Subject(s)
Minimum Level
Two of the following elective subjects:
CUHK general requirement: 3322+2
2
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BIOLOGY or CHEMISTRY or
PHYSICS or COMBINED
SCIENCE or INFORMATION
AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY (2)
JS4401 CUHK Engineering
(1) Mathematics (Module 1 or 2) is
PREFERRED.
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(2) The programme accepts either one of the
following for fulfillment of the programme
requirements:
4 Core + 2 Elective subjects (Biology or
Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or
Information and Communication Technology)
OR
4 Core + 1 Elective subjects (Biology or
Chemistry or Physics or Combined Science or
Information and Communication Technology) +
Mathematics (Module 1 or 2)
SCORE CALCULATION
BBA JS5003, JS5013
HKUST
School of Business and Management
(JUPAS Code:JS5003,JS5013)
Score Calculation – No. of Subjects: 6
English Language
x2
Mathematics (compulsory module)
x2
4 Best other subjects
x1
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HKUST: M1/M2 is treated as ELECTIVE
SCORE CALCULATION
BBA JS6781
CHINESE LANGUAGE
Minimum
Level
3
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
4
LIBERAL STUDIES
2
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY
PART
3
Core Subjects
Elective Subject(s)
ANY 2 SUBJECTS
Minimum
Level
3
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HKU
HKU BBA JS6781
2013 Data:
Heavier weight range:
1.05 to 2
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4C+2X
Heavier weight given to
Chinese, English, Maths,
and Electives
SCORE CALCULATION
BBA JS2120
BU
 ALL subjects has uniform
weighting
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 Might benefit those without
high grades in English and
Math but doing well in other 2
core and the elective.
SCORE CALCULATION
POLY U
THREE different score calculating
Mechanisms
1. 4 Core+1 Best Elective
2. Any Best 5 Subjects
*Further information will be announced in Feb 2014
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3. Chinese+English+Any Best 3
SCORE CALCULATION
POLY U SUBJECT WEIGHTING
Core: x7
Core with higher weight: x10
Irrelevant Electives: x5
HIGHEST
WEIGHTING
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Elective with higher
weighting: x7 or x10
M1/M2
Considered
as an
elective for
ALL
programs
CHECK IT YOURSELF!
Considered as
an elective or
requirement for
SOME
programs
Considered
as preferred
Subject for
SOME
programs
Carries
Certain
Weight
for other
programs
Not
Considered
HKU
CU
UST
Poly
City
BU
Uncertain. Varies between colleges/departments.
IEd
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LingU
OU
STRATEGIES
Choose a variety of programmes (institutions) that
covers your possible grades
Include programmes with various sizes of intakes
Include programmes which gives heavier subject
weighting in your strengths
Put programmes that have interviews in Band A / B
 Include only choices you will accept
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Include programmes with different past admission
score.
KEEP YOURSELF UPDATED
• All the information presented above might
change over the course of the application
process.
• Universities or specific programs might fine
tune their admission requirements anytime.
• Further information might be announced to
the public later. (even after JUPAS deadline)
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• WE DO NOT HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION
OR INSIDERS INFO.
Programme Studied
Not necessarily
related!!
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Career in the
corresponding field