1. 1 Review & Preview Careers Talks Career Mapping Info Days Careers Talks Group Counselling Info Days

2. 2 Today’s GOALS Learn about…  JUPAS programmes;  the JUPAS iteration process;  writing an OEA essay.

3. Career Mapping p.42 + p.50

4. 4 JUPAS Joint University Programmes Admissions System

5. 5 JUPAS 20 Choices JUPAS Iteration process Let’s meet a few new friends whose experience you may want to really understand. web

6. 6JUPAS What programmes are available? Arts Business Science catalogue

7. 7JUPAS Which programmes are suitable for me? Interests Aptitude Prospects Requirements catalogue CM pp. 24 – 31, 63 - 69

8. 8JUPAS General Entrance Requirements 3322 + 2//3//33//3+M1/M2

9. 9JUPAS InstitutionElective(s) Quantity (Level) BU/ OU/ LU/ Poly U1 (2) City U/ CU*1 (3) UST1 (3) + M1/M2//2 (3) HKU2 (3) IEd2 (2)

10. 10JUPAS QUESTIONS?

11. 11JUPAS TASK 1 List 5 programmes that you are interested in and/ or you should find out more about. CM p.33, pp.55 – 58

12. 12 OEA

13. 13 What is OEA? Other Experiences & Achievements

14. 14 What are the other parts of the OEA section? 10 Awards/ Activities  Name  Category  Nature  Role

15. 15 Who reads my OEA Essay? Admission officers of tertiary institutions and/ or Professors who will interview you

16. 16 What is the purpose of the OEA Essay? Lets the readers ‘see’ you & make them believe that they should grant you a chance to impress them and/ or you are the kind of students they are looking for.

17. 17 What should I write? --1 You should write about…  Your interested programme(s);  Your interested career(s);  Your strength(s);  Your weakness(es);  What you are passionate about…

18. 18 What should I write? --2 So the essay should …  Make you stand out;  Convince the readers you are the person they want;  Be persuasive;  Be coherent;  Be succinct.

19. 19 What should I write? --3 You can also…  Quote  An authority  An expert  A professor;  Start with an anecdote.  Relevant & impressive

20. 20 What should I NOT include? 1. Do NOT focus on ONE course or ONE college as you have to enter 20 programme choices.

21. 21 What should I NOT include? 2. Do NOT include weaknesses that are really FATAL. eg. I am lazy. I am bad at communication. I find it hard to be punctual. I cannot work well with my partners when doing group projects.

22. 22 TASK 2 What are you going to include in your OEA essay? List at least 3 concrete items.

23. 23 Consider your choices. Be truthful. Quality Essay  Spelling  Grammatical Accuracy  Vocabulary  Language Patterns

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25. 25 TASK 3 Research before the next session (10 July).  Career Mapping  Online resources