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Ying Wa Girls’ School
Careers Committee
S6 Careers Conference
~ JUPAS & Choices of
University Courses
22 June 2011
Themes
1. JUPAS ABC
2. Iteration process
3. Choosing university courses
4. Prioritizing JUPAS Choices
5. Important Dates
6. Summer holiday assignments (!)
JUPAS ABC
1. JUPAS =
Joint University Programmes
Admissions System
2. No. of universities involved = 9
~ HKU
CUHK
HKUST
~ HKBU
Poly U
City U
~ Lingnan HKIEd
OUHK
JUPAS ABC
3. No. of choices per student = 25
4. No. of bands = 5
5. No. of choices per band =
Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E -
3
3
4
5
10
JUPAS ABC
6. Are all JUPAS programmes degree courses?
No
~ Poly U: 18 High Diploma (HD) prog.
~ City U: 6 Associate Degree (AD) prog.
(2010 data)
7. JUPAS Website =
http://www.jupas.edu.hk
Iteration Process
Iteration Process – Conclusions
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First few choices (Band A)
matter most
HKAL results must be strong
enough to qualify for acceptance
Choosing University Courses
1. Interest?
2. Ability?
3. Market
demand?
4. Fame?
5. Others’ expectations?
Choosing University Courses
~ Dated / Negative Thoughts
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HKU is better than other universities.
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I will only choose HKU & CUHK courses.
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I will never choose an AD / HD programme.
Choosing University Courses
1.
Keep an open mind
2.
Get to know programmes
available
3.
Find their admission
requirements
4.
Find out about your own
interests
Collecting Information
1.
JUPAS Guide
2.
JUPAS website
3.
University information days
4.
Pamphlets from universities
5.
University websites – often more details on
~ course description
~ admission requirements
~ interview arrangements etc
E.g. CUHK Integrated BBA – Admission
Formula
~ 50% HKCEE + 50% AL
~ HKCEE - Chi & Maths double-counted
AL - UE double-counted
~ Bonus for additional AL pass
A - 0.125
B - 0.1
C - 0.075 etc
Bonus for additional AS pass
A - 0.0625 B - 0.05
C - 0.0375 etc
Total:
3.8470
points
E.g. HKU Journalism
~ Extra credits - UE & CLC  C or above
~ Summer media internships – 2-3 months
~ Chance for 1-2 semesters at overseas universities
E.g. PolyU – Hotel Management
~ Interview Arrangements
Collecting Information
6. HKACMGM –
聯招號外 (Oct / Nov)
7. 學友社
~ 中七指南 (Free  Oct)
~ http://www.student.hk  大專篇 / 高考通訊
8. 教搜社 / 明報高考全攻畧 etc
~ can order through school
CUHK
Hotel &
Tourism
Mgt.
2010-11
CUHK Hotel & Tourism Management
AL Admission Grades - Comparison
Admission Figures
2010
HKALE Grades
Median
2009
HKALE Grades
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
C
B
B
B
D
50th Percentile
B
C
C
D
D
25th Percentile
C
B
B
C
C
Admission Figures
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
B
B
B
C
D
50th Percentile
C
A
D
D
E
25th Percentile
C
E
B
C
C
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
D
B
A
A
B
50th Percentile
B
B
C
C
C
25th Percentile
D
D
C
C
D
Admission Figures
2008
HKALE Grades
AS-1
B
AS-1
AS-1
CUHK Hotel & Tourism Management
AL Admission Grades - Comparison
Admission Figures
2010
HKALE Grades
Top 25%
2009
HKALE Grades
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
C
B
B
B
D
50th Percentile
B
C
C
D
D
25th Percentile
C
B
B
C
C
Admission Figures
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
B
B
B
C
D
50th Percentile
C
A
D
D
E
25th Percentile
C
E
B
C
C
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
D
B
A
A
B
50th Percentile
B
B
C
C
C
25th Percentile
D
D
C
C
D
Admission Figures
2008
HKALE Grades
AS-1
B
AS-1
AS-1
CUHK Hotel & Tourism Management
AL Admission Grades - Comparison
Admission Figures
2010
HKALE Grades
?
2009
HKALE Grades
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
C
B
B
B
D
50th Percentile
B
C
C
D
D
25th Percentile
C
B
B
C
C
Admission Figures
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
B
B
B
C
D
50th Percentile
C
A
D
D
E
25th Percentile
C
E
B
C
C
UE
CLC
AL-1
AL-2
AL-3
75th Percentile
D
B
A
A
B
50th Percentile
B
B
C
C
C
25th Percentile
D
D
C
C
D
Admission Figures
2008
HKALE Grades
AS-1
B
AS-1
AS-1
HKU
Median
CUHK
AS incl.
HKUST Lower Quartile
UE/CLC
HKBU
City U
Poly U Average Score - Total of all subjects
A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1
AL Subj. X1
AS Subj. X 0.6
LU
Average Score
[ 2AL (1AL + 2AS/2) + UE/2 + CLC/2 ] ÷3
HKIEd
Mean Score - Best 2 AL // 1AL + 2AS
AL Subj.: A=10 B=8 C=6 D=4 E=2
AS Subj: A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1
Average Score - (UE + CLC + 2AL) ÷3
A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1
AL Subj. X1
AS Subj. X 0.5
OU
Susan’s HKAL Grades
AS - UE: B
CLC: C
AL - Geog: C Eco: C
C. Lit: D
Poly U Average Score - Total of all subjects
A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1
AL Subj. X1
AS Subj. X 0.6
8+4.2
=12.2
LU
(6+2+1.5)
÷ 3 = 3.2
Average Score
[ 2AL (1AL + 2AS/2) + UE/2 + CLC/2 ] ÷3
HKIEd Mean Score - Best 2 AL / 1AL + 2AS
AL Subj.: A=10 B=8 C=6 D=4 E=2
AS Subj: A=5 B=4 C=3 D=2 E=1
6+7
=13
Weighting of HKCEE Results -2008 figures
HKU
10 – 30%
City U
CUHK
25 – 50%
(mostly 30%)
LU
Business: 40%
Science: 10-20%
OU
HKUST
HKBU
Poly U
For reference
Some 30%
For reference
10-35%
For reference /
Interview screening
HKIEd
For reference:
PE & Visual Arts
Collecting Information
8. Career Committee Resources
~ SAC, Careers Room & Website
~ University interview questions
~ University admission grades
(past 3 years)
9. Teachers / Family / Friends / Others
~ Get first-hand information
Finding out About Your Interests
1.
John Holland’s Career Interest Inventory
- 36 questions
2.
Academic Programme Preference Inventory
(Hok Yau Club & OUHK)
http://www.student_hk/appraisal/appi/?lang=c
(English version = e)
- 120 questions, free, assessment report
3.
Career Interest Inventory (HKACMGM)
http://www.mycareermap.org
- 238 questions, $10 @, assessment report
Holland’s Personality Test (Adapted)
6 personality types
1. Realistic
3. Artistic
5. Enterprising
2. Investigative
4. Social
6. Conventional
Dominant  Secondary  Tertiary Type
e.g. Artistic – Enterprising - Social
Social – Investigative - Realistic
Academic Programme Preference Inventory
Assessment Result - sample
Academic Programme Preference Inventory
Suggested Academic Programme Categories - Sample
1. Nursing
2. Criminology
3. Law
4. Law Enforcement & Security
5. Psychology
6. Logistics
7. Dental Technology
Offer Statistics: JUPAS Website
Determining Top Choices
1. Interest
2. Be Realistic
~ Expected AL results Vs
Admission data (min. 3 years preferably)
~ HKAL Vs HKCEE weighting
~ Course quota
~ Chance for interviews
Wise Strategies?
• All choices in Band A highly challenging
• Many successive choices
~ courses of similar type
e.g. HKBU Communication  4-5 courses
~ courses of similar requirements
• Exclude some universities / courses out of bias
• No safe choices in Band D / E
Good Strategies
• Staircase approach
• Some risk taking in Band A choices
Interest
Band A
Band B
Band C
Band D
Band E
Safety
Another Possibility for Prioritizing
Favourite subjects, can be challenging
Band A
 Subjects offering interviews
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Interested in subjects, less demanding
Band B
 May or may not require interviews
 Quite interested in subjects
Band C  Less competitive cf. Band A & B choices
 Competitive subjects not requiring interviews
Band D  SAFE choices
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VERY SAFE choices
Band E
 Some AD / HD programmes competitive!
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Important Dates
List of programme choices to FT
& CT (2 copies totally)
YWGS
JUPAS Office
Nov
Dec 5
Original & copies of additional qualifications to
Class Teacher
Apr 13
Changing programme choices
~ $80 each time
/
Jan 3 – May 21
Checking reprioritizing time-slots
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Jun 1 
AL Results
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Jun 29
Reprioritizing choices
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Jul 1-3
Main Round Offers
/
Jul 26
9:00am
~ no further offers if rejected
Finally …
EXTRA HARD
1. Work
this holiday to get decent HKAL grades
~ Get ≥ 1 credit in AL subjects
~ DON’T fail any one
~ Fulfil language requirements
2. Summer Assignments
~ Holland’s inventory
~ Guide for JUPAS application
~ Due 1 September!
Thank You &
Best Wishes!