S6 Careers Conference: JUPAS Application Ying Wa Girls’ School Careers Committee 23 September 2011

S6 Careers Conference: JUPAS Application

Ying Wa Girls’ SchoolCareers Committee

23 September 2011

M + M + P = P

Meeting AsPirations

Motivation

Perseverance

Mentality

1. Your JUPAS Account

2. Important Dates

3. School Reference Report & OEA

4. JUPAS Choices

5. Principal’s Nominations

6. Multiple Pathways

Focus

Your JUPAS Account

1. JUPAS website

25 October – 9 January (11:59pm)

Creating an applicant’s account

Your JUPAS Account2. Registration http://www.jupas.edu.

hk

2012 Online application guide available from18 OctoberRegistration:

25 October – 9 January (11:59pm)

3. Application Fees $420 By 9 January - allow at least ONE working day

E-BANKING

(personal account only)

CASH

Check email regularly – note

a. “News & Events”

~ new programmes

~ new programme requirements

~ changes in important dates

b. Notices for interviews (Mar / Apr July)

4. Maintaining Contact

Notify JUPAS Office of changes in personal details immediately

Important Dates

YWGS JUPAS Office

List of programme choices

(2 hard copies)OEA & Self-account

9 Jan (Mon)

11:59pm

Other qualifications

~ Academic & Music

~ originals & copies to Class

Teacher

Information entry

– 30 Mar

Submitting copies

– 13 Apr

Changing programme choices ~ $80@

/ 8 Feb – 4 Jun

9 Dec (Fri)

Important Dates

JUPAS Office

HKDSE Results 20 Jul

Reprioritizing choices

~ Can change up to 5 choices

21 - 23 Jul

Main Round offers 17 Aug (9:00am)

Appeal results

~ Request for better offers

~ Offer results

20 Aug

21 Aug

28 Aug

Clearing Round offers 3 Sep (10:00 am)

Subsequent Round offers 10 Sep (10:00 am)

Compulsory

• Personal Profile

• Application Fees

• Programme Choices

• OEA Report

My Application Form

School Reference Report - 1

School Reference Report - 2

YWGSS5 Final Exam – 70%S6 ST – 30%

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 beenparticularly 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 beenparticularly meaningful to you, or has affected your personal growth & life goals.

On Careers Website

OPTIONAL

• Upload by 31 Mar 2012

• Maximum: 3MB

• pdf file

YWGS S6 Students

Optional SLP

Questions?

Compulsory

• Personal Profile

• Application Fees

• Programme Choices

• OEA Report

My Application Form

Choosing JUPAS Programmes

Summer Assignments

• Know thyself

• Know thy “enemy”

• Know Yourself

• Know Your Opportunities

War Plan!

Know Yourself - 101

Holland’s Career Interest Inventory

• Social• Realistic• Investigative• Enterprising• Artistic• Conventional

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?

http://appahk.hkuspace.hku.hk/

http://www.student.hk/appraisal/appi/?lang=c

• $15 per account

• Apply next Wed (Miss Yip)

Know Yourself - 102

Career Interest Inventory (CII)

~ Sample questions

~ Sample analysis report

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

Know Your Opportunities - 1

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1

17

7

46

16

53

4

24

15

3

17Degree Prog.- 185

AD/HD - 19

4-year Curriculum

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)

• 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

Characteristics of New 4-year Univ. Curriculum

Know Your Opportunities - 2www.jupas.edu.hk

General University Entrance Requirements - NAS

Eng. Chin. Maths LS Electives

3 3 2 2 1X

HKU / HKIEd 2X

HKUST

2X, inclu. M1/2

(Other Xs – bonus)

HKUST – Specific Admission Requirements

~ IN ADDITION TO online information

Science(3322 – 33)

Business(4332 – 33)

Engineering(3332 – 33)

Humanites(3322 – 33)

English ** English English Chinese

Best Sc/ CS//M1/2 **

Maths // M1/2

Maths English

Next best X//M1/2 *

Best Sc/ CS//M1/2

Liberal St.

3rd X/ VA/ Music etc – bonus only

Next best Sc/CS

(ICT – under discussion)

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

2010

2009

2008

HKALE GradesHKALE Grades

Admission FiguresAdmission Figures UEUE CLCCLC AL-1AL-1 AL-2AL-2 AL-3AL-3 AS-1AS-1

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HKALE GradesHKALE Grades

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50th Percentile50th Percentile CC AA DD DD EE   

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HKALE GradesHKALE Grades

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Careers Website

~ Admission figures of 2008-10

~ 2011 figures to be added soon

Programme / Careers Pamphlets / Websites

http://www.student.hk 大專篇 / 高考通訊

Know Your Opportunities - 3

http://www.ywgs.edu.hk/careers & SAC shelf

(Oct / Nov)

Teachers / Mentors / Graduates etc

• 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

Know Your Opportunities - 4

Prioritizing JUPAS Choices

Iteration Process – How It Works

Merit Order List

Temporary Cut-off Line

Final Cut-off Line

<JUPAS Website Useful Material>

Iteration Process – Conclusions 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?

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

Interest Safety Others

Band A S S InterviewQuota

Band B S SS S

Band C S S SS S S

Band D S S S SS S S S

Band E S S S S SS S S S S

• Staircase approach • Some risk-taking in Band A,

depending on expected results

Prioritizing before 9 January

Band A

Dream choices Subjects requiring interviews Can be challenging, but not unattainable

Band B Interested in subjects Some chance for interviews Less competitive than Band A choices Band C

Band D SAFE choices Competitive subjects not requiring interviews

Band E VERY SAFE choices Low demand deegree programmes / AD / HD

Prioritizing by 4 June

Band A

Dream choices matching expected DSE results Favourable feedback from interviews A3 should be SAFE

Band B Interested in subjects Realistic / Safe choicesBand C

Band D Very SAFE choices

Band E SUPER SAFE choices

$80 per change

Reprioritizing after 20 July

Band A

A1 = dream choice matching DSE results A2 = safe choice unless very good results A3 = SAFE

Band B Interested in subjects Safe choicesBand C

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

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

Band A choices (at 4 Jun) considered

Possible Outcomes

1. Conditional offers

2. Bonus points

3. No special consideration

Competitive - need rather strong exam results

(School) Principal’s Nominations

1. High achievements in non-academic field(s)

/ Outstanding contributions

2. Good personality & conduct

3. Teachers’ support - ECA adviser(s), class tea

cher & subject teachers

Our Considerations

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!