JUPAS th September, 2016

Run-down Message from the Principal JUPAS 2017 application procedure (Mr. K.K. Lee) Advice on writing the “Additional Information” (Ms. Winky Lo) Advice on choosing study programmes (Mr. K.K. Lee) Sharing by old boys Group discussion

Enhanced JUPAS webpage Please download the Apps !

Checklist for JUPAS Application  Create an account via the JUPAS online system(no later than 14 Oct)  Complete your programme choices before the internal deadline (24 Nov)  Pay HK$420 application fee on or before 1 Dec (JUPAS official deadline)  Submit OEA information and upload supporting document on or before 23 Jan  Submit Other Qualifications via the JUPAS accounts on or before 31 Mar  Submit supporting documents for Other Qualifications on or before 7 Apr  Submit SLP (optional) via the JUPAS accounts on or before 28 Apr

Create and Activate JUPAS account Create JUPAS account Activate JUPAS Account and Apply for Admission IMPORTANT! Input carefully your address, SMS phone no. and mailing address Verification code (sent via ) to activate your account Check your school name

Complete your programme choices Draft Programme Choices Confirmed Programme Choices Submit no later than 24 Nov, Thursday (Internal deadline)

Payment of Application Fee HK$420 Cash at BEA with your ID card no. DEADLINE: 1 DEC 2016

Submit OEA Information Up to 10 OEA Awards/Activities Up to 500 words “Additional Information” DEADLINE: 23 JAN 2017

OEA Awards/Activities Up to 10 OEA Awards/Activities Make use of the “Keyword Search” to enter the OEA records Randomly selected to submit supporting documents (highlighted in PINK colour)

OEA conditional offers Announce via JUPAS online system 7July and afterwards Need to submit submit the certified true copies of the relevant supporting documents to the JUPAS Office during the period 7 July – 15 July 2017 (5:00 pm).

Other Qualifications Other Academic Results (Language Subjects)Other Academic Results (Language Subjects) Music Qualifications Alternative Chinese Language Qualifications  Input via the JUPAS online system by 31 March 2017

Submission of supporting documents official deadline: 7 April 2017 submit through the school –Bring the originals and copies of these certificates to the school office for verification ( Feb 2017) –The school will verify your supporting documents using the JUPAS online system. –After 24 Feb, please contact Mr. K.K. Lee directly.

Submitting full SLP Now – April 2016 –Check your school award/activity records –Input your outside school activity records –Compile your “Self-account” (1000-word) –Download your SLP via the school eClass system For updating/amending your school activity records, please contact Mr. Kan Submit full SLP via JUPAS online system by 28 April 2017

School Reference Report Personal and General Abilities Academic Performance in School –F.5 Final Exam Results (30%) + F.6 Mock Exam Results (70%) Supplementary information by school principal

Personal and General Abilities

Academic Performance in School

PercentileOverall Rating P1Top 10%R1Excellent P211% - 25%R2Very Good P326% - 50%R3Good P451% - 75%R4Average P5Bottom 25%R5Below average P6Unable to rateR6Unable to rate

School Principal’s Nomination Internal application procedure to be announced in Jan 2017

Other Important Events Updating programme choices –2 Dec 2016 – 23 May 2017 –$80 per submission Checking Time-slot for Modifications of programme choices –13 June 2017 onwards

Other Important Events Announcement of feedback on special consideration of SPN and OEA SPNOEA –7 July 2017 Release of 2017 HKDSE Exam results –12 July 2017

Other Important Events Modifications of programme choices –13 July - 15 July 2016 –CHANGE the preference order of your programme choices –DELETE programmes from the choice list –REPLACE/ADD up to 5 programme choices on the selection lists

Other Important Events Announcement of Main Round Offer –7 August 2017 Deadline for paying the acceptance fee for Main Round –8 August 2017

Other Important Events 9 to 24 Aug 2017 –Apply for reconsideration (successful appeal cases) –Results of reconsideration –Clearing Round offer –Accept Clearing Round offer –Subsequent Rounds offer –Accept Subsequent Rounds offer

Choosing YOUR Study programmes Interest and Aptitude Careers Planning Limitations

Programmes Offered UGC-funded programmes (Degree/AD/HD)

Programmes Offered Self-financing SSSDP

Health CareArchitecture and Engineering Logistics Creative Industry Testing and Certification Tourism and Hospitality

Would you choose Professional vs non-professional? Programme based vs faculty/school based? AD/HD programmes? Self-financing or SSSDP programmes?

Limitations Available places in the universities Competitiveness

Competition HKDSE Grade point in the best five subjects with core subjects at 3322 or better PointNo. of Candidates (2015) No. of Candidates (2016) ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥ ≥

Think about? Major area(s) of study Your expected DSE results Range of programmes in DIFFERENT universities Some BACKUP programmes

Be Careful with Admission Scores Published Admission Figures = ? Actual score for admission consideration Should refer to the institutes’ admission web sites for details about admission criteria.

5 bands of Programme Choices BandChoice No. A B C D E How to arrange your 20 programme choices?

Notes on arranging your choices Only the finalized list (after the release of HKDSE results) will be considered for admission. Some institutes may select band A and B applicants for interview before the release of HKDSE results.

JUPAS Selection and Iteration A merit order list of each programme is compiled based on: HKDSE results**; OEA/SLP information; School Reference Report; performance in interviews (if any); other achievements and Banding Tie- breakers? Bonus? How important is it?

Merit Order Lists X(1) X(3) X(6) X(4) X(2) X(5) All the merit order lists are input to computer for iteration process.iteration process Prog A Prog B Prog CProg D Prog E Prog F

You can only receive ONE offer. Offer the highest priority programme (among those which you have the required rating) on your list JS3674 JS4857 JS5123 JS3986 JS5768 JS6234 JS6889 JS4576 Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E       

Iteration process will not give an ‘advantage’ to 1 st choices. X(6) Y(1) cutoff after 1 st iteration X(6) Y(1) cutoff at the beginning of 6 th iteration X(6) Y(1) cutoff at the end of 6 th iteration

Iteration Process (video) JUPAS Flash Demonstration on Iteration Process –

Updated Admission Figures (available in Oct/Nov 2016) JUPAS web page (“Download Area”). Access through individual institutes’ web sites HKACMGM JUPAS Statistics e-Platform

Backup Plan Degree, HD or AD or diploma programmes in other local institutes (Open U, Shue Yan, HK Academy for Performing Arts, IVE etc) Overseas/mainland further studies

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