many students who wanna apply to hku medicine may have read the blog "studying medicine in hong kong" (http://hkmed.blogspot.com). it may be a good source for applying to cuhk. but it is not very helpful for those applying to hku. afterall, the blogger is a cu guy and the only passage on hku was copy and pasted from a passage originially on another forum written by a hku medicine classmate of mine.
anyhow... that passage is quite old (2008) already and i wanna highlight some changes of the admission procedures in recent years.
the student pool of first year has expanded since 2009- now each first year comprises of 160 students (yes! the wards are getting crowded!) and the university is planning to increase the number of places further to 200 in the future under the request of the government (seriously, i just can't imagine how the already packed wards can cope....)
As mentioned in the previous blog, hku wants to admit more graduate students in the future (like US unis). In the past, most grad students are usually fresh grads from undergrad. Now, we also have students who have worked in banking or finance after graduation for 1-2 years or even graduated phds!
However, the qualification of the grad students admitted has not changed- we still have oxbridge and ivy league grads. some are even overseas medics who are just 1-2 years short of finishing their medical degree but they apply to hku because they wanna practice in hk and they don't wanna take the liscensing exam in the future after graduating from overseas med school. and guess what- hku won't let them transfer to the last few years of mbbs, they have to start all over again in year 1.
when i was applying to hku a few years back then, the process was relatively "easy". just send the form by the deadline with CV,transcript and reference etc. and they will let you know that you have an interview (very short notice!). i was interviewed by two profs, one clinical and one pre-clinical, and they asked me some standard questions and several not-so-standard questions (which i had some hard time guessing what they are expecting). then a few days later, they called me and told me i had an unconditional offer.
but recently, we heard that the faculty wants to place more emphasis on the humanity side of medicne and they want to radically change the structure of the interview. afterall, doctoring is both a science and an art. so future interviews are not gonna be just a brief 20 min chat with the profs. they would want candidates to demonstrate care and passion in patient care.
Monday, 17 January 2011
Sunday, 16 January 2011
So Competitive
I never imagined getting into this med sch was hard.....
I was told last month that, there are usually around 300 applications for the 1X non-jupas degree holders place every year and the majority of them had first class honours in overseas university.
But for last year, the volume of application was greater than ever, as some professors complained about the selection workload. The qualifications of these candidates were even stronger than before. PhDs, Bankers, Oxbridge, Ivy League.. whatever you can think of.
They actually screened through the majority (if not all) of the applications forms and CVs, then shortlisted around 100 candidates for the proposed 10 places.
Not only you need good academic results (which every candidate has), you need much more to get in.
I really have to thank God.
(good news for gradutes is that.. HKU has decided to increase the number of places for degree holders. Since the Dean wants to adopt the US medical school style)
I was told last month that, there are usually around 300 applications for the 1X non-jupas degree holders place every year and the majority of them had first class honours in overseas university.
But for last year, the volume of application was greater than ever, as some professors complained about the selection workload. The qualifications of these candidates were even stronger than before. PhDs, Bankers, Oxbridge, Ivy League.. whatever you can think of.
They actually screened through the majority (if not all) of the applications forms and CVs, then shortlisted around 100 candidates for the proposed 10 places.
Not only you need good academic results (which every candidate has), you need much more to get in.
I really have to thank God.
(good news for gradutes is that.. HKU has decided to increase the number of places for degree holders. Since the Dean wants to adopt the US medical school style)
About us
We are a group of HKU medical students, who want to assist those hoping to get into medical schools - the entrance to an exciting career of becoming a doctor!
We came from a wide range of background. Before we become HKU medical students, Some of us were graduates from overseas universities such as Oxbridge while some were high school leavers. Apart from HKU, We also applied to and got offers from various overseas medical schools. So, we are very experienced in handling HK and UK univerisities applications, admission interviews and other related procedures.
We also went through a lot of scholarship interviews including Rhodes Scholarships, Sir Edward Youde scholarships and Grantham Scholarships. A few of us also held positions inside the University and sit on various Boards, including academic tutorship and membership to the University Court (校董會).
We came from a wide range of background. Before we become HKU medical students, Some of us were graduates from overseas universities such as Oxbridge while some were high school leavers. Apart from HKU, We also applied to and got offers from various overseas medical schools. So, we are very experienced in handling HK and UK univerisities applications, admission interviews and other related procedures.
We also went through a lot of scholarship interviews including Rhodes Scholarships, Sir Edward Youde scholarships and Grantham Scholarships. A few of us also held positions inside the University and sit on various Boards, including academic tutorship and membership to the University Court (校董會).
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)