JUPAS

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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 1Y2Ao2tOX

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

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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!