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S6 Careers Conference: JUPAS Application
23 September 2011
Ying Wa Girls’ School
Careers Committee
M + M +P = P
Mentality
Motivation
Perseverance
Meeting As
Pirations
Focus
1.
Your JUPAS Account
2.
Important Dates
3.
School Reference Report & OEA
4.
JUPAS Choices
5.
Principal’s Nominations
6.
Multiple Pathways
Your JUPAS Account
1. JUPAS website
Your JUPAS Account
2. Registration
http://www.jupas.edu.hk
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25 October – 9 January (11:59pm)
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Creating an applicant’s account
Registration:
25 October –
9 January (11:59pm)
2012 Online
application guide
available from
18 October
3. Application Fees
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$420
By 9 January - allow at least ONE working day
CASH
E-BANKING
(personal account only)
4. Maintaining Contact
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Notify JUPAS Office of changes in personal
details immediately
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Check email regularly – note
a. “News & Events”
~ new programmes
~ new programme requirements
~ changes in important dates
b. Notices for interviews (Mar / Apr  July)
Important Dates
YWGS JUPAS Office
List
of programme choices
(2 hard copies)
OEA & Self-account
Other qualifications
~ Academic & Music
~ originals & copies to Class
Teacher
Changing programme choices
~ $80@
9 Dec
(Fri)
/
9 Jan (Mon)
11:59pm
Information entry
– 30 Mar
Submitting copies
– 13 Apr
8 Feb – 4 Jun
Important Dates
JUPAS Office
20 Jul
21 - 23 Jul
HKDSE Results
Reprioritizing choices
~ Can change up to 5 choices
Main Round offers
17 Aug (9:00am)
Appeal results
~ Request for better offers
~ Offer results
Clearing Round offers
20 Aug
21 Aug
28 Aug
3 Sep (10:00 am)
Subsequent Round offers
10 Sep (10:00 am)
My Application Form
Compulsory
• Personal Profile
• Application Fees
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• Programme Choices
• OEA Report
School Reference Report - 1
School Reference Report - 2
http://transition.hkacmgm.org/drupal/node/6 (3:00 --> 7:00)
Coaching by S6 English Teachers
Describe in about 300 words an interest or experience that has been
particularly meaningful to you, or has affected your personal growth
& life goals.
On Careers
Website
Describe in about 300 words an interest or experience that has been
particularly meaningful to you, or has affected your personal growth
& life goals.
On Careers
Website
Questions?
YWGS S6
Students
Optional SLP
My Application Form
Compulsory
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• Application Fees 
• Personal Profile
• Programme Choices
• OEA Report
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Choosing
JUPAS
Programmes
Summer Assignments
• Know thyself
•
Know thy “enemy”
• Know Yourself
• Know Your Opportunities
 War Plan!
Holland’s
Career Interest
Inventory
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Social
Realistic
Investigative
Enterprising
Artistic
• Conventional
Know Yourself - 101
SAE
IRA
CSI
War Plan Draft #1 !!
5 minutes 
GO!!
Reflections
• Could you decide on 3 interested fields?
• Do you have matching programmes from
a number of universities, or 1-2?
• How do you prioritize your choices?
• Are there other programmes you are
interested in / curious about?
Know Yourself - 102
• $15 per account
• Apply next Wed (Miss Yip)
http://appahk.hkuspace.hku.hk/
http://www.student.hk/appraisal/appi/?lang=c
Career Interest Inventory (CII)
~ Sample questions
~ Sample analysis report
Know Your Opportunities - 1
Date / Time
Univ. Information Days
17 Sep (Sat)
PolyU
25 Sep (Sun)
HKUST
8 Oct (Sat)
CUHK & HKIEd
16 Oct (Sun)
CityU & HKBU
22 Oct (Sat)
OUHK
23 Oct (Sun)
LingnanU
29 Oct (Sat)
HKU
4-year Curriculum
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Characteristics of New 4-year Univ. Curriculum
• Common / University core
• School-based admission / Combined entry
~ HKUST  4 schools
~ CityU  7 schools / colleges
~ LingnanU  3 schools
~ PolyU  6 “broad disciplines”
~ HKBU  Arts / Sc. / Soc. Sc. / Comm. clusters
* Choice of major in Year 2 – some depend on
DSE results (HKUST) / Year 1 results (CityU)
Characteristics of New 4-year Univ. Curriculum
• Flexible combinations / transfers
• Double majors / double degrees
• Responding to current / Social demands - eg
HKBU – Analysis & Testing Sciences
HKU – Biomedical Sciences
CUHK – Cultural Management
OUHK – Creative Writing & Film Arts
• Exchange opportunities / Internships
Know Your Opportunities - 2
www.jupas.edu.hk
General University Entrance Requirements - NAS
Eng.
3
Chin. Maths
3
2
LS
Electives
2
1X
HKU / HKIEd 2X
HKUST
2X, inclu. M1/2
(Other Xs – bonus)
HKUST – Specific Admission Requirements
~ IN ADDITION TO online information
Science
Business Engineering Humanites
(3322 – 33)
(4332 – 33)
(3332 – 33)
(3322 – 33)
English **
English
English
Chinese
Best Sc/
CS//M1/2 **
Maths //
M1/2
Maths
English
Next best
X//M1/2 *
3rd X/ VA/
Music etc –
bonus only
Best Sc/
CS//M1/2
Next best Sc/CS
(ICT – under
discussion)
Liberal St.
Other Useful Information on JUPAS Website
• HKBU – Career opportunities
• 3-year curriculum section
~ application statistics
~ offer statistics
~ graduate statistics
~ admission figures
Eg. CUHK Hotel & Tourism Management
Admission Figures
2010
2009
HKALE Grades
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
Know Your Opportunities - 3
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Programme / Careers Pamphlets / Websites
(Oct / Nov)
http://www.student.hk  大專篇 / 高考通訊
http://www.ywgs.edu.hk/careers & SAC shelf
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Teachers / Mentors / Graduates etc
Know Your Opportunities - 4
• Careers talks / visits / workshops / news
~ HKUST GCS, CUHK Nursing, CityU Business …
~ Talk on overseas studies – UK, USA, Australia …
~ HKIE: Get Ready to be an Engineer
~ Junior Achievement HK – job shadowing, success skills
~ Visit to PolyU biomedical lab., Computer Dept., …
~ Court visit / visit to architect firms …
~ Shiseido Career Orientation & Skincare Workshop
S6 – 16 Dec (F) 20 places
Prioritizing
JUPAS Choices
Iteration Process – How It Works
<JUPAS Website  Useful Material>
Merit Order List
Temporary Cut-off Line
Final Cut-off Line
Iteration Process – Conclusions
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Band A choices matter most – about 70% of offers
2011 JUPAS Entry
Strong results can go above cut-off lines
 Uncertainties
~ How strong is “strong”??
~ How many competitors do I have?
~ How strong are they?
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Choose the mountain you want to climb. Don’t be
influenced by what other people say:
“that one’s prettier” or
“that one looks easier”.
You are going to put a lot of energy and enthusiasm
into achieving your objective, and you are the only
person responsible for your choice, so be quite sure
about what you are doing.
“Like the Flowing
River”
Paulo Coelho
(2006)
………
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
“The Road
Not Taken”
Robert Frost
Prioritizing Strategies
• Staircase approach
• Some risk-taking in Band A,
depending on expected results
Band A
Band B
Band C
Band D
Band E
Interest
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Safety
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S S
S S S
S S S S
Others
Interview
Quota
Prioritizing before 9 January
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Dream choices
Band A  Subjects requiring interviews
 Can be challenging, but not unattainable
Band B
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Interested in subjects
 Some chance for interviews
Band C  Less competitive than Band A choices
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SAFE choices
Band D
 Competitive subjects not requiring interviews
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VERY SAFE choices
Band E
 Low demand deegree programmes / AD / HD
Prioritizing by 4 June
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Dream choices matching expected DSE results
Band A  Favourable feedback from interviews
 A3 should be SAFE
Band B
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Band D
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Very SAFE choices
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SUPER SAFE choices
Interested in subjects
Band C  Realistic / Safe choices
Band E
$80 per change
Reprioritizing after 20 July
 A1
= dream choice matching DSE results
Band A  A2 = safe choice unless very good results
 A3 = SAFE
Band B  Interested in subjects
Band C  Safe choices
Band D  Very SAFE choices
Band E  SUPER SAFE choices
Can change up to 5 choices
War Plan Draft #2
10 Oct (Mon)
Hand in to Class / Careers Teacher(s)
6A (SI / WA) 6B (GY) 6C (MK)
6D (TE / KK / WA)
6E (PO / LG)
 Teachers’ feedback
Principal’s
Nominations
(School) Principal’s Nominations
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A JUPAS sub-system
 Quota: 5 nominations per 200 students
 Non-academic achievements:
1. Leadership
2. Sports
3. Music
4. Social services
5. Cultural activities
(School) Principal’s Nominations
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Band A choices (at 4 Jun) considered
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Possible Outcomes
1. Conditional offers
2. Bonus points
3. No special consideration
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Competitive - need rather strong exam results
Our Considerations
1.
High achievements in non-academic field(s)
/ Outstanding contributions
2.
Good personality & conduct
3.
Teachers’ support - ECA adviser(s), class
teacher & subject teachers
Approach Mr. Cheung K.K.
by 28 Oct (F) if interested
VTC
Pathways
Further briefing / information later …
• PTA AGM (5 Nov)
~ Multiple Pathways
• June / July
~ Reprioritizing JUPAS Choices
~ Voluntary participation
Thank you & best wishes!