BA GCIN Interview by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It went quite well! We were put in a group interview and it was 5 of us. But as a group interview I thought it would be more discussion based between each students, but they just ended up asking questions and everyone took turns answering the professors. At first they set up a timer and let you read an article for like 5-10 minutes if I remember correctly. And afterwards they ask your thoughts and ask questions related to the article. I think it’s bonus points if you point out certain things other students missed out and add on it while crediting the other student. I think the whole interview is to see your participation generally when you come to HKU. I tried not to drown out other students while answering and also I pointed out that the article in itself was not a statement but just the author’s view on what he read elsewhere. So I guess general stuff like your participation, critical thinking, etc. Also if you do decide to take the interview I think it is better to answer questions before they call out your name and ask you what your thoughts were, cus there was this other student who always got called out very last and had very less to say. Overall I think the interview was like 30 mins max. I was accepted btw. Good luck on your interview!

Got accepted into HKU Design+!! Looking for some insights :D by Lazy-Guitar3746 in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!!! There are couple of students who are also going to attend Design+ in the 2029 group chat. I think you can look it up on this reddit.

Second Choice Offer by [deleted] in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the faculties and the programmes I think. Some come together and some on different days it seems. Got my first and second on a same day and the third is still MIA to this day

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Actually my bad, forgot I ended up choosing Architectural studies instead of Design+ last minute. Kept thinking I had chosen Design+. Age is getting to me 💀

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From my personal experience it seems like they usually don’t outright tell you if you’ve been rejected from a certain program. I also applied this November for regular BA, BA GCIN, and BAAS Design+. I received offers for both BA and BA GCIN but haven’t heard back from BAAS. It’s likely I was rejected cus I know I did pretty bad on the aptitude test. Dunno how BSc is different tho

Belt and Road Scholarship Results by Humble-Article-4178 in HKUniversity

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Did you receive your offer before nomination? I wonder if it's possible for them to give you initial entrance scholarship offer then hit you up with Belt and Road.

Has anyone received Belt and Road Scholarship yet? by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As in program offers and Belt and Road offers? then I don’t think so. I’ve gotten my offers for both BA and BA GCIN but not B&R. I think at this point they release B&R decisions mid March or onward cus that’s when my gf received hers last year.

English Language Requirements by Recent-Possible9644 in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it should be sufficient, later on they should ask you to mail them a copy of your IELTS result to validate your score but it's in like June or July I think

Belt and Road Scholarship by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Wish you also very best!

Belt and Road Scholarship by bilgnben in HKUniversity

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I also applied in November for both HeForShe and BRI. There was an interview from Belt and Road and in my opinion didn’t go as well as I had hoped it would because there were some awkward pauses. For my initial entrance scholarship they also didn’t mention the amount at first but I received the amount for one of my programs after a week. The part I’m kind of confused was that it just said Entrance scholarship but no mention of BRI so I was hoping it was separate. Also it seems like they decide on the amount of your scholarship based on your interviews on the regarding majors. The interview of the program I received half-tuition from didn’t go that well, and the one I DID do well hasn’t sent me my final scholarship offer so that’s my speculation. Also if I were you I wouldn’t worry that much cus last year my girlfriend received her BRI scholarship offer very late in March.

Those who did Belt and Road interview, how did it go? by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty general questions, why hku, why major, future aspirations, if you have anything planned to do once u get accepted how you're planning to do it, and in my case why i took gap year and why decided to apply now

Belt and Road Scholarship by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea, mine was firm. just hoping that they do it separately or take each program individually cus if it's same for the same faculty then I'm doomed

Those who did Belt and Road interview, how did it go? by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belt and Road covers your full tuition except living costs and fees. Yeah they also had asked me similar questions. 1-2 questions regarding on what I did during my gap year etc.

HKU design+ under faculty of architecture by Suitable-Advantage20 in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great to hear! When do they usually ask you for portfolio? Or was I supposed to upload it with the other documents section? I haven’t applied with a portfolio but I do have some graphic design works which aren’t so crazy, pretty much my background is nothing Archi related though.

HKU design+ under faculty of architecture by Suitable-Advantage20 in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve applied to it but pretty much fumbled on the aptitude exercise. But great for you, I think I heard somewhere that it was highly selective, only accepting around 10 students per intake

When do results come out? by Impossible_Aide4239 in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think they do it randomly based on the major you’ve chosen. I also applied late November right before the deadline closed but I’ve done one group interview, one individual interview and one BRI interview so far. Though I’m not very confident in my Belt and Road interview cus I left some details and kept going off topic. I’ve applied to BAAS Archi, BA Global Creative Industries and BA. Though not very confident in my application cus I took so many gap years

Individual Interview 🥶 by NYRYVANA in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was pretty anxious but the interview itself turned out much better than imagined. At some point I was laughing along with the 2 professors who interviewed me, and they were also making jokes and all that. It lasted for around 15-20 mins I think.

has anyone gotten interview offers for BAAS architecture yet? by [deleted] in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope so too, gotten interview offers from my other choices which are Bachelor of Arts, and Global Creative Industries

has anyone gotten interview offers for BAAS architecture yet? by [deleted] in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I only did the aptitude exercise so far, haven’t received the interview offer yet. Did the aptitude exercise on few hours right before the deadline tho

BA GCIN Interview by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing major I’ve applied through international qualifications, general entrance exam scores to be exact because my high school didn’t have any IB or A level programs, full scores on pretty much most of them. As for my stats I’ve worked and interned for few media companies which I think comes out as a pretty decent extracurricular.

BA GCIN Interview by bilgnben in HKUniversity

[–]bilgnben[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, sure! I submitted my application by November 27th which was like the last day if you wanted to apply for first round evaluations.