Is there such thing as fraternities and sororoties in HK university social life?
There are lots of student societies based on interests. If you are living in halls, there are some which have very serious "hall culture" and traditions for example their chants, songs, events etc. When I was studying at HKU, there was a very strong sense of peer pressure to join in and support the halls.
Yep... totally different to US colleges and even UK university halls. Don't expect to find too many students up for partying and drinking (except some international school students or exchange students).
Also don't expect to have wild parties and bring girls or guys back to your rooms. They usually have rules banning guests after a certain time (my halls banned the opposite sex from your floor at night even if from the same halls), and many still have shared rooms etc.
Depending on what program you're entering non-JUPAS usually must satisfy some other entrance requirements, this usually happens after the interviews. Does Lingnan offer full scholarships for foreign students? I know UNIS offer them for PhDs, either way they're extremely competitive.
As others have pointed out HK is not very international, if you want an INTL learning environment study in CAN/US/UK etc. but right now nothing is certain with 'going abroad'. Where are you coming from?In addition, I’m looking for alumni from Lingnan as well. This is a liberal arts education and has been ranked unremarkable in record. That’s given me a concern about education quality and international environment in there. If I cannot get full ride, how much is good should I prepare to survive in HongKong?
Also you can get a quality education from lesser/un-ranked schools (those rankings aren't all they're cracked up to be), it really depends what you'll be doing after you get a BA?
HK is damned expensive, if you don't get a spot in the subsidized dormitory you'll need a min $5000/m for a tiny little place in an old building. As an undergrad I'm sure you could eat cheaply (not well), tuition is not cheap either and varies from school to school. Look here for an idea of rent prices:
https://www.28hse.com/en/rent/district-g48
The medium of instruction is English, so no, unless you're applying for a linguistics program. Keep in mind you may have a mix of interviewers, 1 local /1 foreign, so you don't want to alienate one of them. Study the materials they give you just prior to the interview (usually a set of questions). Prepare numerous possible questions related to your potential major and answers to them. You do this by researching the program (read EVERYTHING on their website), look up the people in the dept and see what they teach/do (academic staff should have published papers you can at least read an abstract of).While I am from a Chinese family so I can speak Cantonese. Shall I show it off to the admission board on interview day? What should I notice to make it smoothly.
Try not to be too scripted if you're interviewed by a foreign professor (honestly not sure of local ones prefer this), listen carefully and address the questions put to you, don't just read an answer you prepared that sort of covers it.
Good luck!
Last edited by Terreneuve; 11-05-2020 at 03:21 PM.