JUPAS 2017 28 th September 2016 Rundown Message

JUPAS 2017 28 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 email address, SMS phone no. and mailing address • Verification code (sent via email) to activate your account • Check your school name

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

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

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

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 7 July and afterwards • Need to 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) • 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 (14 - 24 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 e. Class 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

Academic Performance in School Percentile Overall Rating P 1 Top 10% R 1 Excellent P 2 11% - 25% R 2 Very Good P 3 26% - 50% R 3 Good P 4 51% - 75% R 4 Average P 5 Bottom 25% R 5 Below average P 6 Unable to rate R 6 Unable 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 – 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

SSSDP Health Care Architecture 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 Point No. of Candidates (2015) No. of Candidates (2016) ≥ 16 23289 22094 ≥ 19 16913 15926 ≥ 22 9669 9089 ≥ 25 4915 4619 ≥ 28 2215 ≥ 31 916 805 ≥ 34 193 184

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 Band Choice No. A B C D E 1 - 3 4 - 6 7 - 10 11 - 15 16 - 20 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 How important is it? Tiebreakers? Bonus?

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

You can only receive ONE offer. • Offer the highest priority programme (among those which you have the required rating) on your list Band A Band B Band C Band D JS 3674 JS 4857 JS 5123 JS 3986 JS 5768 JS 6234 JS 6889 JS 4576 Band E

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

Iteration Process (video) • JUPAS Flash Demonstration on Iteration Process – http: //www. jupas. edu. hk/tc/page/detail/648/

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