HKU or HKUST

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<p>Oh and the link Donutz provided makes me happy. </p>

<p>But I couldn’t resist, this is why I am choosing HKUST:

  1. Its location, next to the beach
  2. Facilities are new
  3. Scholarship money
  4. The program I got into is my favorite
  5. Reputation as a business/tech school in Asia. I am going to work in Asia so thats pretty good for me but HKU is generally perceived as a more prestigious school.
  6. They gave me a lot of attention while HKU hasn’t even responded to me and even if they did, I still won’t pick it over HKUST. </p>

<p>I really don’t think you can wrong with any of the those choices and I bet HK people would kill for what you got. Pick which school you like more. </p>

<p>Sorry if I am not being helpful again, I really need to study for my IB exams if I am even going to go to HK.</p>

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<p>UST, hands down…</p>

<p>So did anyone receive decisions from UST regular action application?</p>

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<p>In terms of setting, I would go for HKU - its in the City - and I’m very much a more city-orientated person - also it takes half an hour to get from HKUST to the city - in Hong Kong standard this is pretty long :P. (AND I don’t want to board.) HKU is also generally regarded as more prestigious. </p>

<p>HKUST has the reputation for graduate business (both for EMBA and MBA), but in terms of undergraduate business, I would say IBGM and Global Business is more or less the same. I know for a fact that IBGM has the most diverse group of students - more than a third has some international experience.</p>

<p>Also, its not just about the course itself, its about the general caliber of students in ALL COURSES, because ultimately, the environment contributes to your study AND I am very positive that the general caliber of students in HKU is higher - you can look back at some pages ago where ysbera posted an article regarding Early admissions. For me, that is very important, because I enjoy learning in a more intellectual environment. - This differs for everyone though.</p>

<p>Anyway spillcanvas, are you a local student? Which scheme are you applying through? What are conditions like for you? How much does finance play in your decision making process? Personally, I have only applied to HKU so I would most definitely be going to IBGM.</p>

<p>Yea, I don’t want to write too much. I would really need to revise for my IB Exams too if I want to go to HKU :S</p>

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<p>Thanks ysbera & Flibb!</p>

<p>I’m pretty sure I’ll be going to HKUST now… although I’m still feeling a tiny bit hesitant because I don’t speak a word of cantonese or mandarin (apart from useless phrases like “pervert” and “stop here please”) and 99.99% of the students at HKUST speak cantonese. I remember when I went for my interview, they called out our interview groups in cantonese and I felt like crying because I had no idea what was going on. Hahah. </p>

<p>ysbera: Yeah, I love that it’s near a beach, and the beaches in the clear water bay area are amazing compared to the ones in Hong Kong side, which are usually frequented by fat hairy men, and have rubbish strewn all over them. Which course will you be studying under? Yay, at least I’ll have ONE friend when I get there. c: Good luck on your exams! I lost my GDC the other day… so I’m completely screwed for my maths exam. Ugh.</p>

<p>Does anyone know what the dorms are like? Is there anyone else who’s going to study IBGM/Global Business???</p>

<p>Thanks guys c: !</p>

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<p>Ahh, TheGrand you’re making me waver.</p>

<p>That’s why I had decided to go with IBGM initially… because it’s more “international.” But I’m not so sure anymore.
I have no conditions except that I have to finish the school year in a “satisfactory” manner. I’m an EAS student and I’m not from Hong Kong, but I’ve practically lived here all my life. I go to an international school, so I’m considered “non-local.”</p>

<p>Hmm. I think I’ll look for that article of ysbera’s…</p>

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<p>I’ll be doing the Technology and Management program and as a non-local student I bet I have had the same worries as you. HKU is definitely more international but I asked HKUST about the class composition and their reply was : “We have approximately 9000 undergraduate students studying at HKUST and we have a population of less than 20% are non-local students pursuing a degree. In addition, for each semester, there are approximately 300 exchange-in students from around the world.” This sounds alright to me. For my program specifically, they have 20% non locals as well so about 8 people per year which again is ok and global business shouldn’t be too different. </p>

<p>I am also a city person but if I live in the middle of city, I might get distracted from my studies so the location of Clear Water Bay is pretty good for me. You get the benefit of studying in a beautiful city and HK city center is 30-40 minutes away. Which if I think about it now, isn’t really too far away. It takes me around 20 minutes to get to school everyday right now and I wouldn’t might spending an extra 10 minutes to into the city occasional (if you and I both go there, we gotta go into city and eattttt) As TheGrand said the general quality of the students at HKUST are probably lower than HKU (academic entry wise) but I don’t think people can be that different and your program Global Business probably still gets the best students from HK. Also I recently talked to a mainland student at HKUST in the Dual Degree course and he was worried that the quality of the students at HKUST might be lower than his other choice Tsinghua but he still went and found that the people in his program were extremely talented and supportive and basically he is best friends with people from his course. Again I bet this is similar to Global Business (these two courses attract the best students from HK). In the Jupas Early Admission article even though only 24 students went to HKUST. I think around 9 went to the Dual Degree and 8 went for GB. </p>

<p>Furthermore, I must admit HKUST’s 18 year history really worries me as you don’t fully know the quality of their alumni yet but at the same I am amazed how in 18 years it has become such as reputable school. I am hopefully that in another 10 years or so it will become even better as the government fully supports HKUST and its resources are growing. BTW HKUST is getting a new principal next year. He is the former Dean of CAS at UCLA Tony Lam (not sure). Having said that, many professors at HKUST come from top schools around the world. </p>

<p>So basically the reason why I chose HKUST other than the fact I didn’t hear anything from HKU yet (HKUST was always my first choice anyways) is because I really like my program and the location. Your situation might be a bit different in that GB and IBGM are fairly similar while the program I want to go to is fairly unique to HKUST (maybe HKU has it but HKUST’s is better) so you probably have a harder time to choose. </p>

<p>Lastly, I checked the study abroad programs at both HKUST and HKU and I didn’t really find anywhere special for HKU (probably didn’t look close enough) but at HKUST you can go to schools like Berkeley and Penn for 1 year and that is definitely a plus for me. </p>

<p>It may seem like I am advocating for HKUST which I really am cause it might be my Alma Mater and I really hope you come haha! But as you live in HK already, you probably know more than me and I wish you make the decision that will make you happy. You really can’t go wrong with either.</p>

<p>PS. Hah you better by a new GDC soon. I am guessing HL math? I think thats actually the subject I am the most prepared for. I am dying for English and Chinese which is 1st and 2nd… Are you also a guy? I remeber SDG1 said HKUST is dominated by males so that might be factor for you haha.</p>

<p>Also @TheGrand are you planning on doing Grad School in the US? If you are planning on doing so, do you think it will be easy to go to a top US grad school, really top if you graduate from a course like IBGM or T&M and have worked at a reputable company for a few years?</p>

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<p>Oh btw @TheGrand</p>

<p>CC is killing me… I am on here all the time. I see your here right now as well haha. I really have to meet you if we both go to HK.</p>

<p>PS. Edit my last message, new principle is Tony Chan.</p>

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<p>ewww <em>pukes</em> to Math HL lol even though I do it too - its driving me nuts… haha
GOD, ysbera, you and I keep wanting to revise but yet we still come back to CC to procrastinate -________-, we really need to meet our offers hahahahahaa. AND STOP REPLYING, when you reply I feel like replying too HAHAHAAAHAHA its like facebook addiction now…</p>

<p>@spillcanvas: The article basically says that more than 50% of the EAS students chose HKU as their top choice followed by CUHK and HKUST. That might be a reflection of the prestigiousness viewed in Hong Kong presumably. </p>

<p>Back to a point where ysbera mentioned about international exchange, IBGM REALLY DOES have a lot of emphasis on that (I’m not trying to promote or anything, but frankly, look at the IBGM website) field trips, internships, exchange etc. all packed in 3 years, seems quite exciting for me.</p>

<p>A good way to decide is to list all the factors which will make you go for one over the other AND rank them - or give them points according to your own personal preference. My job is not to persuade you to come with me to IBGM (even though it’ll be nice if you do), just MAKE SURE, what you finally choose is WHAT you REALLY want.</p>

<p>@ysbera: Yes I am pretty sure I want to go to Grad school in the US, or at Oxbridge :stuck_out_tongue: (okay I’m being a lil ambitious but THATS okay - its good to have dreams). Honestly, the program at undergraduate doesn’t matter as much (perhaps the GPA is a factor), but working experience will definitely be a bigger factor (and to what level you have worked to). I made the assumption you are talking about MBAs though. Otherwise, the top courses that you have mentioned will only serve you good in getting a good first job (which is essential as it serves as a springboard to better jobs).</p>

<p>**ysbera said: “TheGrand said the general quality of the students at HKUST are probably lower than HKU (academic entry wise) but I don’t think people can be that different and your program Global Business probably still gets the best students from HK.” </p>

<p>I never said the general quality of the students at HKUST are lower :stuck_out_tongue: I said those of HKU are probably higher, hahahaahaa DONT BE A PESSIMIST, be an optimist, and bare in mind that IB exams are in a week. ■■■ @___@
Yes, definitely, we should even try to get a CC-HK Unis Reunion, haha that’ll be so awesome!</p>

<p>spilledcanvas: IBGM does get the best students too - but again my point is that the general atmosphere created by the caliber of students is JUST different. (HKU would rank 1st whereas HKUST would generally rank 3rd by HK standards ) Just a matter of interest, what qualifications did you provide for Non Jupas EAS?</p>

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<p>haha it seems like we both want spillcanvas to join us but lets see who wins…</p>

<p>Come to the DARK SIDE.</p>

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<p>OKAY, HKUST it is then. :smiley: You’ve basically erased all my worries, ysbera. I’ll just make sure I make most of the facilities, people, courses etc. Apparently they have a dark room… maybe I’ll take up photography? Hahah.</p>

<p>Hahah no! I’m a girl. Do I sound like a guy when I type/speak?! And yes, we should definitely chill when we both start attending UST this September. (As well as any other CC members who are willing :smiley: …unless they’re creepy) I could take you around HK, although I’m pretty terrible with directions and remembering places…</p>

<p>No way - I take Standard Level maths, because well 1) I have four Highers in other subjects… But most importantly, 2) I’m not very good at maths :smiley: This is actually my second time taking IB Maths SL (I was in a class full of over-achievers during my GCSE years…) yet my test results are still pretty pathetic… Bit embarrassing really. :stuck_out_tongue: English is my favourite subject! Chinese, however, is not… I had to take up Spanish Ab Initio because I was so bad at Chinese. ¡Hola! c:</p>

<p>Okay, must go study Biology now… </3</p>

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<p>Hey, TheGrand (trying to ignore your very persuasive points, btw) c:</p>

<p>For HKU, I had to write a personal statement, a short essay (okay, one paragraph) describing my “ideal institution of learning,” provide my GCSE grades and teacher recommendation. I forgot to hand in the “optional” list of activities/awards etc. Oh, and I had to attend a group interview, where we discussed the effect President Bush’s presidency had on the Business Industry. (I’d never taken Business before… So I felt like ****ting my pants)</p>

<p>For UST, I only had to provide my GCSE grades, and teacher recommendation. I also had to bring a CV to my interview. The interview was such a NIGHTMARE. I honestly thought I was going to get rejected, it was that bad. There were four people in my interview: one had a speech prepared for every question/had 10 A<em>s, another was fluent in four languages, and the other was… I dunno, I think she had around 9 A</em>s. And then there was me… the confused one who had no idea what to say in response to the questions. When I saw the letter from UST in my mailbox, I thought “Oh god, there’s my rejection letter.” :P</p>

<p>Even though we may go to different unis, we could still hang out right? HK’s a pretty small place! We’re all bound to bump into each other some time… c;</p>

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<p>Haha, well my experience for HKU is more or less the same, except I wrote the essay about myself I think and my involvements in school. My interview was pretty bizarre, I really had quite a tough time de-cyphering what the article they gave me for the group discussion was about. Anyway, I had to link Vatican and sins to Business and ethics.</p>

<p>Yes, we can definitely hang out sometime. You never know, we can be enemies next time in a business competition or something - haha.</p>

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<p>Every time I come back on CC, I see that more people deciding to go to HKUST =] yay.</p>

<p>IB exams in less than a week !</p>

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<p>Hmph, and I’m left alone to go to HKU -___-</p>

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<p>Hahah! That’s funny. Business competitions… fun fun. :stuck_out_tongue:
Do you think it’d be extremely difficult to maintain an A grade for all classes at UST? Because my scholarship will be renewed each year on the condition that I maintain a B+ grade for all classes… Obv. I have no notion of what work in university is like… :S</p>

<p>Wow.
I’m glad I didn’t get that article. Vatican and sins? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha</p>

<p>I have my “mocks” this week. woo. Had English and Spanish today. Philosophy and Bio tomorrow. Ahhh. :c</p>

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<p>Yup, I’ll take you on, 1 v 1 on the stage! lol.
I’d imagine you’ll do fine in UST, I’m actually kind of worried for IBGM too, since half of the students are all EAS with HKCEE
-_________-</p>

<p>I was totally STUNNED when I got that article - I know a bit of everything, but religion is ONE thing I honestly didn’t care to know more about. After reading the first two paragraph, I literally stared at the other candidates because I haven’t got a single clue…
Anyway, I manage to draw some parallelism with Business & Ethics and I kinda focussed more on that than on religion hahahahahaha :smiley: and diverted the discussion to somewhere else, hahahahahahahahaha.</p>

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<p>Okay, Let’s do this.
Copy and fill in for your slot :D</p>

<p>TheGrand: HKU - BBA(IBGM)</p>

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<p>TheGrand: HKU - BBA(IBGM)
ysbera: HKUST - Dual Degree in Technology and Management</p>

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<p>teehee~ I see ysbera coming back again - lol is this CC addiction -__-</p>

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<p>TheGrand: HKU - BBA(IBGM)
ysbera: HKUST - Dual Degree in Technology and Management
merrypips: HKUST - BBA</p>