Visit the official website of favourite universities and programme Those websites help you to access the latest admission requirement and to understand the learning outcomes of particular programmes. They will be very important to the preparation of your personal statement and interview.
Visit the Centre for Further Studies at sub-degree institutions The graduate articulation database is generally available at the Centre for Further Studies at sub-degree institutions. Years of articulation records accumulated in the database will be a useful reference for your decision making. You may also join the interview workshops organized by the Centre to make yourself shine at the short interview.
Visit the University Information Day Even if the university information day primarily targets senior secondary students, it is still a good opportunity to learn the teaching style and curriculum feature of your desired programme. You may also consult professors and student helpers there to receive the most comprehensive admission information during your visit.
Participate in the admission talk organized at sub-degree institutions Some university programmes may arrange admission talks at sub-degree institutions. So why don’t join those talks if they are so convenient to you?
Consult your lecturers and senior peers Experiences and opinions from senior peers and lecturers are sometimes more valuable than the official information announced on websites. The impersonal information has its limitation of not giving you the best advice. Just take their sharing as the reference and you will learn something.
Write an impressive personal statement To briefly understand individual applicants’ academic backgrounds and learning activities, universities normally require each applicant to submit a personal statement as a part of the admission procedure. Imagine how many articles the responsible professor will read. Then, you will know how an impressive personal statement makes you stand out from hundreds of “competitors”.
Visit online forums Fellow sub-degree students with the same goal will discuss and even encourage each other anonymously in online forums. You may get some important information such as the time of releasing enrolment offer and take their experience as your reference there too.
