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These UCAS personal statements have been kindly provided by students applying to City University. You can click on one of the links below to view the entire statement and find out if the applicant was offered a place.

You can also view our entire collection of personal statements or view personal statements for application at other universities .

Economics Personal Statement Example 5 Choosing an undergraduate degree in economics is a result of my deep seated curiosity to know why economies are they way they are; why oil prices in my country, Pakistan, rapidly fluctuate whereas economies like USA and China continue to strengthen despite recessions...

Maths & Actuarial Science Personal Statement Example 1 "It has become a very strange and perhaps frightening subject from the ordinary point of view,but anyone who penetrates into it will find a veritable fairyland"( Kasner E and Newman J).This saying is perhaps the most fitted to describe my enthusiasm for Maths...

Business & Management Personal Statement Example There is no limit to what you can learn and how much you can earn from it. Instilled with this belief by my father, I have since the beginning learnt to approach the world differently. I view that knowledge can be applied practically not only to earn a living, but also to earn wisdom...

Accountancy & Management Personal Statement Example I have chosen to study combined degrees in Accounting and Finance or Economics because I intend to further my studies towards developing a career in financial consultancy. Accountancy and Finance remain central elements of the dynamics of commerce, that define the way a firm, shareholders and society at large interact on multiple platforms...

Psychology Personal Statement Example 51 There is a reason behind everything we do, a purpose to our actions. The cognition behind any decision that we make is one of the many aspects of psychology that I am fascinated by. The following five words, as said by the Prophet Muhammad, I believe explain such a suggestion: "Actions are but by intentions"...

Economics and Management Personal Statement Example 1 The theoretical aspects of economics and business management have for the past years been one of my greatest interests and developing as an entrepreneur has been my goal. I am fascinated by strategies in management and the behaviour of companies in the theory of the firm...

Computer Games Programming Personal Statement Example 7 As a keen gamer, it has always been a dream to follow games programming as a career and work for a game developing company or, preferably, to run my own business. This is why I have decided to study a course in this field...

Computer Science Personal Statement Example 49 My views about computing changed considerably when I heard about Linux. In the late nineties it was a newer operating system and tasks like installing and configuring were considered to be quite challenging in India...

Management Studies Personal Statement Example As a witness to the global financial crises, I was struck by the importance and relevance of organisational management. I first applied bookkeeping and devised marketing plans for my mother’s business at the age of twelve...

Accounting and Finance Personal Statement Example 7 For me Accounting is something I am incredibly passionate about. From a young age I have always enjoyed Mathematics and problem solving; fortunately for me these two interests of mine are a part of the fundamentals of Accounting and Finance...

Sociology with Criminology Personal Statement Example Society plays a vital part in our lives, providing the norms and values we follow throughout our daily routine. Sociology helps us understand the aspects of society from the seemingly insignificant to those of greatest importance...

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Before you fill in and submit us the application, please read this page and visit the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Advance Offer

To facilitate outstanding candidates in making informed decisions among all early offers they receive from various universities, candidates who apply to CUHK on or before 14 November 2024 will be considered for an advance offer. In this round, successful applicants may be given a firm or conditional offer depending on individual merits, and those selected for advance offers will be notified from December 2024.

Applicants who are not selected for an advance offer will automatically compete on equal footing with all other applicants in the Regular round, the application deadline of which is 9 January 2025.

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Regular Round Deadline: 9 January 2025

Please read the application guide and online application step-by-step guide before completing the application as they contain important information and guidelines that will assist you in completing and submitting your application.

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Supporting Documents

To facilitate the processing of your application, please make sure that you have fully completed and uploaded the following supporting documents (if available):

(i) Copies of your Hong Kong Identity Card, Dependant Visa, Passport and Entry Permit, if applicable (For verification purposes only. It will be deleted from the applicant’s file after the said purpose has been served.)

(ii) Copies of your academic transcripts, public examinations results and other credentials (if applicable):

• high school reports/ transcripts and graduation certificate/ diploma
• diploma/ sub-degree transcripts and graduation certificate
• university transcripts/ degree certificate
• result slip(s) of public examination(s) (e.g. IB/ SAT/ AP/ ACT/ GCE/ GCSE/ IGCSE/ Gaokao/ others). The University Code for College Board (for submission of SAT/ AP results) is 5690, and for ACT it is 7050.
• English/ Chinese language test results (e.g. TOEFL/ IELTS/ others). The University Code for submission of TOEFL results is 0812.
• certificates in support of professional/ academic achievements

(iii) Personal Statement (Resume/ Curriculum Vitae (optional))

(iv) Recommendation of an academic referee (online or by hardcopy)

Via online system: You can submit up to 3 referees’ information and check the referee submission status in the section “Online Recommendation Form” after submitting the online application and settling the application fee. Your referee will then receive an invitation email to log in to the “Online Confidential Recommendation System” to complete the Confidential Recommendation/ Referee Report. A referee can use the same account and password to complete the recommendations for different applicants who have invited him/ her as their referee. The referee will not receive a second password from us.

By hardcopy: You can print the Confidential Recommendation Form in the section “Paper Recommendation Form”. The completed form should be sent in a sealed envelope by post by either you or your referee directly to our office.

Counselors/ teachers who would like to submit a recommendation

Kindly make use of our Online Confidential Recommendation System to submit your recommendation. Please ask your students to nominate you as a referee by providing your particulars in the “Online Recommendation Form” section in the online application, after submitting the online application and settling the application fee. You will then receive from our system 2 emails which contain your login information. A referee can use the same account and password to complete the recommendations for different applicants who have invited him/ her as their referee. A referee will not receive a second password from us. Please login to your account at your earliest convenience and the system will guide you through the recommendation submission process.

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Scholarship personal statements.

Scholarship personal statements help applicants to present their strengths, showcase their achievements and describe their aspirations. These statements provide important information for the scholarship selection committee to determine the suitability of the applicants. ELSS offers the following series of workshops to help students prepare an effective personal statement.

Scholarship Workshop 1: Brainstorming and preparing the outline

Intended Learning outcome:

Generate ideas for Scholarship Personal Statement

Create a mind map for ideas, narrow down and combine significant ideas for the personal statement, transform the mind map into an outline, other related services.

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Each workshop lasts 50 minutes. Booking online is highly recommended, although walk-ins are possible subject to availability. Due to limited places, you are advised to come earlier in the semester.

Attendance Policy

Dear student,

We are very happy that you are interested in signing up for ELSS sessions. However, if these sessions are booked with us but are not attended, other students are prevented from making use of our services. To help prevent this situation, please note our attendance policy before you continue with your bookings.

After a Second absence from a booked ELSS session a written warning will be sent.

Third absence a two-week ban from making bookings on the online booking system.*

Fourth absence a ban from making bookings on the booking system for the rest of the semester.*

*Please note – even if a student is banned from making bookings on the booking system they can still access and view the system, and can always walk in to any of our ELSS sessions, subject to availability.

As soon as you are aware that you will be absent from an ELSS session that you previously booked, please log into the booking system and cancel your booking immediately.

You are strongly recommended to arrive 5 minutes earlier to the session so that the activity can start on time. If you arrive late, you may not be allowed to attend the session.

Non-JUPAS Year 1 Admission

Local applicants with secondary qualifications other than HKDSE or post-secondary qualifications are welcome to apply for admissions to CityUHK via the non-JUPAS route. 

• current students or graduates of a recognized associate degree (AD) or higher diploma (HD) programme at a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong or from overseas
• graduating students or graduates of high school following non-HKDSE curriculum (e.g. IB, GCE) 
• transfer students from local or overseas bachelor’s degree programmes from other universities   

Entrance Requirements

Applicants applying to CityUHK must meet the minimum General Entrance Requirements.   In addition to the General Entrance Requirements, individual degrees / majors may have programme-specific entrance requirements.  

General Entrance Requirements

Graduating students or graduates of high school following non-HKDSE curriculum are accepted.  

More details

Refer to the respective programme webpages for details of programme-specific requirements.

Applicants who obtained their entrance qualifications in a language other than English will need to have achieved an acceptable result in an approved English language test, such as TOEFL, IELTS, SAT. 

View the admissions score of our entrants holding IB / GCEAL qualifications in the past three years.

Admission is competitive. Possession of the minimum qualifications in no way guarantees acceptance.

Applicants who do not receive offers in the Early Round will be considered with other applicants in the Main Round.

Admission Arrangements

Applicants holding a 12-year school-leaving qualification, or a partially completed sub-degree qualification

Applicants holding a 13-year school-leaving qualification, IB Diploma, GCEAL/IAL, Associate Degree, Higher Diploma, Bachelor's degree study or equivalent qualifications

Applicants holding a school-leaving qualification or a partially completed sub-degree qualification may apply for admission to Year 1 in a Bachelor's degree programme. Depending on the programme, students are either admitted directly to a major in their first year or admitted to a college / school / department with an undeclared major (enter a major after one year of study).

Students admitted to the University with Advanced Standing I take fewer credits units for graduation (minimum 90 credit units instead of 120 credit units for a four-year degree curriculum, depending on majors).

Students admitted with Advanced Standing I will not be entitled to further credit transfer on the basis of qualifications attained prior to their admission to the University. Instead, students may be granted exemption from specific courses based on prior study. Credit units are not earned for exempted courses.

Application Procedures

CityUHK offers a great variety of undergraduate programmes covering 60+ majors. Refer to our programme lists to find the programmes you are interested in. 

If you hold the recognized qualification which is acceptable for admission to first-year studies and admission with Advancing Standing I, please separately select the programmes.

Applicants should possess one of the following qualifications to fulfill the minimum entrance requirements. Individual programmes may have additional specific requirements.

• Current students or graduates of a recognized associate degree (AD) or higher diploma (HD) programme at a post-secondary institution in Hong Kong or from overseas
• Graduating students or graduates of high school following non-HKDSE curriculum (e.g. IB, GCE)
• Transfer students from local or overseas bachelor’s degree programmes from other universities
• Academic transcripts and public examination result / English result certificates 
• Document proof of achievements and awards, if applicable
• A personal statement
• A credit card or an online payment account (AliPayHK, WeChat Pay, Fast Payment System) for online payment of HKD200 application fee for one programme choice

Input your email address, personal details and a password to create an account on the  CityU online application system .

Select the programme you wish to apply for admission. You can apply for more than one programme by paying an application fee of HKD200 for each programme choice. Enter your application information following the instructions in the relevant sections in the application.

Scanned copies of supporting documents should be  uploaded  via your  application account   before submitting your application. Click  here for a list of the required documents by qualification type for application review.

Applicants for School of Creative Media (SCM) programmes should submit a portfolio of creative work  via the SCM online system.

• Documents that are not in English must be accompanied by an officially certified English translation provided by the awarding body or your school or university.
• Documents that do not show the name of applicant or with non-matching names will NOT be accepted. However, if the difference in names is due to special reasons, please upload a written explanation with documentary proof (e.g. deed poll, certificate of name change).
• If you wish to provide additional information after submitting your application, please use the "file upload" function in your  application account . Please note that once the selection process has begun, additional / updated information provided to the University may not be considered, at the discretion of the relevant programme department.
• If requested by the University, you should present the ORIGINAL certificate / official certification of your qualifications as stated in your application for verification before starting your studies.

Check the data you have entered before submitting your application. The online application fee for local applicants is HKD200 per programme that the payment is made online by credit card, AlipayHK or WeChat Pay via your application account .

The application fee is non-refundable and non-transferable, and must be paid before your application can be processed.

Individual programmes may conduct interviews for selected applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by email or phone. Please ensure that the e-mail address and telephone no. provided in your JUPAS application are valid and check e-mail regularly. Interview arrangements will be announced soon.

Admission offers are mostly made from January to May. The selection process is normally completed by the end of July for local applicants. Offers will continue when vacancies arise, until the start of Semester A. You can access your  application account  using the electronic ID and password created at the time of application to check the outcome of your application. If your application is successful, we will notify you by email, and you will be able to retrieve your admission offer letter via your  application account .

To accept an admission offer, you must pay a deposit of HKD5,000 (not refundable or transferrable) and accept the offer via your application account by the acceptance deadline (usually 2 weeks).

If you receive more than one admission offer from the University, the acceptance of a later offer will supersede and cancel the previous acceptance of any other offer(s). Note that at any one time, you can accept one admission offer only. Upon enrolment, the non-refundable acceptance fee paid at the time of admission will be credited towards your tuition fee. The balance of the fee required for the first semester of study will be collected following the University's fee payment schedule.

• when the applicant subsequently accepts another offer of an award programme of the University in the same semester of admission and has paid the acceptance fee;
• when the applicant fails to meet the condition(s) of the admission offer, resulting in a withdrawal of the offer by the University (a refund request should be submitted in writing to the  Admissions Office before the commencement of your entry term, along with the documentary proof that the condition(s) cannot be met.) ; or
• when the programme for which an offer is made is subsequently cancelled by the University.

If requested by the University, you should present the  ORIGINAL  certificate / official certification of your qualifications as stated in your application (e.g. transcripts, award certificates, English test results and an officially certified English translation where applicable) for verification before starting your study.

Applicants who receive a conditional offer should also supply the documentation certifying the fulfilment of conditions before the deadline indicated in the admission offer letter. The University reserves the right to decide whether the submitted documents are acceptable.

If you fail to provide the documentation acceptable to the University for verification, your admission offer will be withdrawn and your enrolment at the University will also be rescinded. Any fees paid will not be refunded.

After you have accepted the admission offer and paid the acceptance fee, the Academic Regulations and Records Office will contact you from July onwards regarding the arrangements for enrolment, student ID card, class schedule and course registration. If you fail to complete the enrolment procedure by the specified date, you will be considered as having given up the place for admission, and any fees paid will not be refunded.

Please read the Notes for New Students after Accepting Offers .

Interview Arrangements

Individual programmes may conduct interviews for selected applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be notified by email or phone.

Please ensure that the e-mail address and telephone no. provided in your application account are valid and check e-mail regularly.

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Curriculum structure of bachelor's degree programmes.

Depending on their entry qualifications, applicants may be admitted to first-year studies or with advanced standing. Students have the flexibility to enrich their studies by taking double degrees / majors or minors to prepare for challenges in the globalised community.

The curriculum structure of a four-year degree programme is as follows.

• First-year Entrants
• Advanced Standing I Entrants
• Students are also required to fulfil English language and Chinese language requirements, and may be required to take additional language courses depending on their entry qualifications in English / Chinese .
• Students admitted with Advanced Standing I or II will not be entitled to additional credit transfer on the basis of qualifications attained prior to admission to the University. Instead, students may apply for course exemption based on their prior study. Credit units are not earned for exempted courses.

Special Consideration / Admission Schemes

SAAS aims to recognize student athletes with outstanding sports achievements for pursuing higher education at CityUHK. Applicants would receive special admissions consideration based on their sport achievements under the scheme. Contact our PE section for more information. 

SALSA is initiated by the University Grants Committee to offer university education opportunities to elite athletes of Hong Kong in quest of their dual career development in sports and in academics. Firm offers will be given to successful applicants under the scheme. Contact our PE section for more information. 

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Use of Application Information

Application information, including your HKID card/passport number, will be used in the admission evaluation process. Upon your enrolment in the University, such information will become part of your student record and may be used for any purposes relating to your study in accordance with University procedures.

In accordance with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, you have the right of access to and correction of the information contained in your application, as well as the right to request a copy of such data. If you wish to obtain more information, please write to the Admissions Office. You may be charged a fee for each request.

The application data of unsuccessful applications and unenrolled applicants will be destroyed at the end of the admission exercise.

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