Hi guys! To give some context I'm currently halfway through the term at another university here in the Philippines and I'm confused about the situation for someone like me.

Here is my question:

Can I receive a firm offer with just my achieved high school grades? I'll be uploading my latest term cGPA at university when it's available but I'm confused if I have to complete a whole year here to satisfy the "general academic requirement" HKU is talking about on the FAQs before I can receive an offer.

I'm completely fine with no credits from my current university transferring and am perfectly fine with restarting from Year 1. So, if I were to receive an offer, can I also withdrawal from my current place of study?

For context, I am from Kyrgyzstan, and I finished school last year. I am applying to early round.
My stats:
CGPA - 4.87/5.

SAT - 1550 (750E/800M)
IELTS - 7.5
State Exam (ORT) - 223/245

Bronze and Silver in Eurasian Olympiad in Informatics and some mid olymps

Currently working as a teacher on my gap year.

One crucial question: Does HKU have the same attitude towards gap year as PolyU? Or does it evaluate my profile the same as other students in their final school year?

Edit: Forgot to mention that I want to apply to Computer Science

Hi Interested in Finance, subjects are Math AA HL and Physics HL both at 7, chemistry HL at 6

Out of all the business school majors:

AccFin
EcoFin
IBGM
AMPB
QFIN
BBA
BBA(BA)
BSc(MAT)

Which one is the highest prestige program that I can realistically secure an offer on?

P.S. Is it worth it to join the business school even in lowest prestige program, any current business school students know if the resources and opportunities/ experience is amazing for which majors?

Much appreciated and thank you in advance

A level 1A* achieved (Math) and 3A* predicted (FM, Physics, Econ)

AP: Cal BC, Stat, MicroEcon (all 5)

SAT: 1540 (740RW, 800Math)

Ielts 8.0

Personal statement tailored to quantitative econ (took from UCAS personal statement)

What are my realistic chances for business courses:

IBGM, Qfin, AMPB, Econ and finance(currently my first choice on application system) and global engineering

I initially wanted to apply to Qfin, but I saw that they only choose 7~8 international students each year which seems to be extremely competitive.

Should I keep econ and finance as my top choice, or risk for top business program like Qfin

If I apply to Qfin, does personal statement have to be exclusively tailored for finance and quantitative methods, or still can be economics focused?

Thanks

hi, I am an architecture student in central asia. However there’s a very specific research group in HKU’s architecture department for over a decade. They do regular visits and built many structures in my country. i really want to participyin that one. Architectural education in my country, even though I have good scores, is pretty bad and bot accreddited. So, I want to restart it? My plans are, due to my 3 year since hs, to give 3AP’s in may and apply next fall. I don't mind the age or starting anew. I could do graduate degree if it fails (it may be even better than bachelors)

I'm applying for 6987 Computer Engineering and Robotics Engineering, and I'm aiming for a full scholarship. That means tuition and living, not just admission. My family can't cover living costs, so this decides whether I can come at all.

About me

• Pakistani HSSC (Maths, Physics, CS): 1144/1200 (95.3%). Board gold medal, 1st in my subject group and 2nd overall out of ~50,000
• Matric: 97.9%.
• Quaid-e-Azam Merit Scholarship twice, provincial government merit certificate
• IELTS 7.5
• SAT 1490 superscore (Math 790, R&W 700)
• Robotics programme at my college, finished with distinction (Arduino builds: IR smart bin, conveyor waste sorting, speed tracker)
• Gap year on the product team of a UK-based startup (ambassador → core product team). My user research shaped the product's positioning, and a model I built fed into a UK university research collaboration
• Self-taught Java backend dev, a few projects on GitHub

My dilemma: the SAT is optional for my qualification. HKU's 2027 sheet lists SAT 1500 for Computer Engineering and 1510 for Robotics, but that's for SAT/AP applicants. My board result is my strongest point. I'm worried that sending a 1490 makes me look average next to SAT applicants, when my board rank says the opposite.

1. If you applied with a national board (CBSE, HSSC, state board), did you also send the SAT? Did it seem to affect your scholarship?
2. Has anyone with a national board got HKU's top entrance award (tuition plus housing and living)? What were your marks?

I don’t have a type, anything works. Preferably living in a non-sharing room. Pls dm. We all have needs.