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are masters offers still being sent out?

Hello everyone,
I am still under consideration for 3 of the courses I have applied for. I am very confused as I am starting to think it’s some sort of a glitch.
Is it even possible to still be under consideration when I applied around 30th December.

For context I am from america and got admitted as a local student in HKU. I need help because i searched up local student acceptance probability for dorms and some say it’s near impossible. The thing is I need to get a dorm since i have no place in HK. Could i qualify for non local student application for dorms? PLEASE if anyone has info lmk!!!

Hey guys I am going to HKU for an exchange semester and got offered a place in Karson Choi College in JCSV4. I read that it is brand new and the facilities are great but I am bit concerned about how many international students will be there with me. A friend told me that most of the international students are in JCSV3 is that true? How many international students can I expect to encounter in Karson Choi College? Thanks!!

are locals allowed to be housed in jcv3 in their freshmen years?

also i was alloted a double room bcs im a y1 student(singles are app v rare,) will my roomate be alloted randomly or is it gonna be a local?

CUHK obviously is one of the best unis in the world(ranked 18 this year). But how is it for international students, especially indians? Any discrimination? I heard professors also teach in a way that favours people who know Chinese. Is that true? Someone also said TAs favour Chinese. Would it be a good decision to take it? I am likely to also get a 75%/50% scholarship from HKU too. (HKUST didn't offer any)

My another fear is the word Chinese in the uni name may affect me internationally. Like applying for job/master in the USA?
How would the job scene in hk be if one is ready to work hard and even learn Chinese?

Additionally, I have taken CSE for now because I haven't decided if I want to pursue something in finance or AI. So, going with a general widespread degree. Is that a good decision?

I have some good indian (tier1s) options too, but to scale them, I would need a master's abroad anyway. So that's why I feel HK would be a good choice.

Added to my fears, my cousin with 6 yrs bond, who graduated with CS honours from NUS, wasn't able to get a job. Is the job scene equally bad in HK?

If one is willing to work hard, would taking it be a good decision?

(If it matters, yes, I can easily pay the additional cost not covered in the scholarship. So money is not the issue, just how risky it is for my future)

edit:
Btw if anyone knows what CBSE percentage i got, it is 96%.(got ripped by CBSE, difference between my lowest and second lowest score is 8 marks..)

i applied late round for Bachelor biomed and sicence at HKU CityU HKUST hkbu CUHK as an international student but still under consideration. It is July now. anyone get an interview or offer from one of them? When can I get the result including rejection?

Hi all! I am going to be an exchange student for the Fall 2026 semester at HKU, and unfortunately I just got an email from CEDARS stating that I didn’t get housing. I’m super stressed on what to do next! I’m going to try to find off campus housing, but it’s a bit difficult since I leave late december/ early january. Is there even a chance to maybe wait it out and hope availability opens up once the semester starts? Any tips or resources are extremely helpful! Thank you guys in advance !!

Hello,

I got an offer from HKU and have started on the visa procedures, what's the general range of date that is recommended for me to arrive at HK? It says arrive before 19 to enter in the dorm, but I was thinking to arrive around 22. Anyone knows if there is any problem with that.

Thanks in advance!

So I received my offer letter pretty late and was wondering how much time it takes as some says it take around 6-8 weeks. And they want me by the end of aug.. please let me know how much time it took you guys and which country u are from

Is anyone here coming to HKUSI, either international or local? 😭 I’ve been trying to find people and it’s honestly harder than I expected. Would love to connect and get to know a few people before the program starts!

I met my conditions and has been sent a conditions met email. Just asking what does a firm admission look like? Is it that email or is it another email

In Canada we have no dress code and normally no judgement towards what the students wear. Is it like that in Hong Kong?

hello, im a non-local (neither china or hk) and gonna study cds at hku starting from 9/2026. i plan to reside in the jcsv-iii colleges. i would love to know some part-time jobs (online or offline) nearby in hk that may help sustain my finance when i still have plenty time as a freshman. i can use english efficiently, though no cantonese or mandarin chinese.

any recommendations? i would be grateful if provided with details about time, wages and level of pressure. thank you!

Hi everyone, this is JSL, and this is the first time I use Reddit, I really dunno how is it but I just give a try and open mind to it.

I was once a dropout (May 2024 - Aug 2025) but entered the community college again last September. I applied for HKU-UC Berkeley Dual Degree last December but rejected by UC Berkeley. This time HKU invited me for the in-person interview in July.

Btw, I attended the HKU Urban Studies interview on May 21 as well, I ain't perform very good but at least I tried my best, thank y'all on Reddit cause I read a lot of suggestions from Reddit for prepartion before the interview.

Now, by estimation, the procedure will be:

1 Self intro,

2 Personal questions (like why you dropped out? why you choose HKU?)

3 Academic Q&A (Maybe some hot topics in HK these days, like the $2 scheme, ban social media for under 16, Northern Metropolis University Town, etc I guess)

Re: May I humbly I ask for some interview tips?

I will strive on it, thanks everyone!!

Basically gng, I recently heard about HKU's BBA (IBGM - International Business & Global Management) and I was mainly locked in for ivies preparations but my parents want me to have few options in india and south asia so I came across HKU.

I would need at least 50% scholarship to attend but if I get this bba then, willing to take a loan too for the degree + are the salary after this bba IBGM actually that crazy or just hyped up ?

Desired Major: Business/finance/sociology + AI
Demographics: Indian male, middle class, IBDP School
Hooks: None
Rigor: Maths AI HL, Business Management HL and Chemistry HL
SL Subjects - English Language and Literature, French B and Physics

GPA (biggest problem) -
9th grade - 4/4 - 4 A stars, rest all A's (FLE) - IGCSE
10th grade - 3.92/4 - 2 A stars, 4 A's and 1 B (FLE) - IGCSE
11th grade - 3.2/4 (32/45) - Ik gng i messed up again
12th grade - I expect to score 40+/45 predicted (got tutors and all) and the teachers understood why my grades were so low and am scoring accordingly in 12th grade.

Extracurricular Activities

1. Independent Researcher

Sole-author of 4+ studies on AI, labor markets, and institutional decision-making; developed original governance frameworks and quantitative indices, open-sourced research code, presented findings publicly, and earned acceptance to Krea University's RSFE Finance Track.

I hope to get at least one published in a journal since my prof directly helped me out.

2. Research Assistant – Oxford Saïd Business School

Conducted a qualitative literature review on public vs private markets and corporate delisting; analysed 30+ academic papers, developed a structured delisting table constituting of 400+ companies, and synthesised findings for regulatory application. The report was submitted to the Financial Reporting Council; worked directly under faculty guidance.

3. AI Recruiting Intern

First high-school intern at a U.S. recruiting firm; sourced and screened 75+ candidates, advanced 5 finalists to leadership, introduced AI-powered recruiting workflows, and helped expand sourcing capacity through automation, process design, and talent intelligence research.

4. CFO – MUN Logistics Business

Directed operations for a conference supply venture serving 16 MUNs; managed end-to-end procurement, budgeting, and client acquisition, generating ₹7,00,000 revenue at ~24% margins; built scalable vendor and fulfilment systems; implemented advance payment protocols after contract failure as a means to improve financial risk control.

5. MUN Secretariat Leadership

Led operations across 9 MUN conferences (1100+ delegates), serving in senior secretariat roles including Deputy Secretary General (3x), Head of Outreach, and Financial Advisor; managed 80+ member secretariats, built SOP-driven hiring systems reducing recruitment time by 33%, secured partnerships (UNHCR, G20, NITI Aayog), and generated ₹10.9L revenue with ₹3.16L profit; resolved high team attrition through structural engagement systems.

6. MUN Integrity Verification Organization

International Affairs Coordinator for a global initiative verifying chair/vice-chair credentials across 50 conferences; led 6 country heads, built verification workflows using centralized databases and network validation, and supported organizing committees in detecting fraudulent applications.

7. HR Intern – (Mental Health NGO)

Conducted 35+ structured interviews and redesigned the recruitment pipeline using AI transcription and parallel processing; reduced time-per-hire by 50% and recruited 26+ interns, significantly increasing organisational capacity.

8. MUN Delegating & Chairing

Participated in 33 conferences (19 delegate, 13 chair/vice-chair roles) including prestigious conferences such as Oxford and Harvard MUN; secured awards in 15/19 conferences as a delegate; engaged in high-level committees alongside university participants in 7 MUN’s, strengthening negotiation, policy analysis, and public speaking.

9. Paid Independent Adjudicator – IPDC 2026

Selected adjudicator for the 7th International Parliamentary Debate Competition; evaluated competitive debate rounds and research motions; compensated per round(15$)

10. XXXXX (NGO Co-founder) (Can't name it)

Founded a small-scale nutrition initiative addressing protein deficiency in government school students; funded through MUN profits and distributed supplements to 30+ students; developed a replicable low-cost intervention model.

Awards/Honours

1. Ascend Berkeley Stock Pitch Competition – Grand Finalist & India Champion

Level: International

Grand Finalist (Top 5/55+, 8.93%); Champion – India Team; led team in fintech stock analysis using Monte Carlo simulation and financial modelling

2.Grand Delegate & Best Delegate (DMUN USA)

Level: International

Grand Delegate (1/1200+, 0.08%) and Best Delegate (1/140, 0.71%) in WTO Committee; highest overall distinction at international conference; represented South Sudan

3. National Economics Olympiad – Finalist (SRCC)

Level: National

Finalist (127/2600+, 4.88%); self-studied economics using only competition resources with no prior background

4. Singapore & Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) – Gold Award

Level: International

Global Rank 25; National Rank 10 (Grade 11); Gold Award (Top 8%); School Rank 1 in rigorous international mathematics competition.

More deets

Submitted my delisting paper, which was an extension of my work as a Research Assistant under the Oxford professor to Research Symposium on Finance and Economics 2026 (Accepted) and the 18th Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking Conference (Accepted here too)

Delisting Paper accepted to International Conference on Applied Economics and Business 2026.

Acceptance into non-trivial partner programmes - Leaf’s summer cohort - 10% acceptance rate from thousands of applicants with full tuition fee waiver.

Hello all. I'm looking forward to applying to HKU this year, and I had a question regarding the scholarships.

As far as I know, 4A* only gets half-tuition, and 5A* gets full. I only had 4 subs in my GCE A-Levels, but I did have some decent awards, a bronze at last year's IEO and two bronzes at the IEO 2025 Winter challenge (one for individual, and one for business case). Also heading to this year's rendition soon.

I was wondering if they would consider these, and if it would allow me to secure a full tuition scholarship?

I know there are many other posts on this topic, but I couldn't figure out how heavily such awards are considered.

my_qualifications:Class IX:91%

Class X:97% in CBSE board

Class XI:I am currently in

Small achievements:

In class 9,

•won gold medal in sof IMO level 2(ik it's dumb but still)

•won the inter-school chess competition both personally and even carried the whole team

•won an school exhibition by making an website for the school 😅 consisting of an API based hw solver.

In class 10,

•I gave an exam and got in top 20 of all class 10 students in it and had a chance for a fully paid 3 day trip to IIT Roorkee to explore and understand and participate in the next round.

•nothing else

In class 11,

•I have made a project: it's a glove which when worn and the person performs ASL(American sign language) it would display and speak the letters and sentences.

•A similar project which with the help of ml i trained a model to understand basic ASL alphabets and now it displays what a person is trying to say on the phone and it's input if directly from the camera.(It's got its work going on like I have made the model only ui/ux and larger scale testing left)

•A api based ai tool to help students cook with leftovers,it suggests recipes shared it wisely and now nearly whole school knows and sometimes use it.

Exams:

I have given none big exams...

Exams to give:

1.SAT

2.IOQM

3.NSEP

4.NSEC

5.JEE

6.CUET

Context:I come from a middle class background so I would require a hefty financial aid aswell.

Colleges I want:

So basically apart from colleges we all want for a COMPUTER SCIENCE DEGREE in ai or ml like MIT,CALTECH,etc.I am listing some scholarship and the colleges I am thinking over rn so plz suggest them:

•stipendium hungarium

•HKU scholarships

•MEXT

•MIPT scholarships like open door or govt scholarships

•and constantly looking for more

So the problem/thing I am wondering upon is how to maximize my chances for a good UNI in the ongoing 2 years with a financial aid.Also plz suggest more scholarships and UNIs to apply to and what else to add under my belt...

Thanks for reading and respond Y'all....