有冇家長后侮選了國際學校，而非傳統小學？

Shootastar

BebeMa1012

I cannot find any information on its Chinese program by visiting DC's webpages again. Perhaps you can give me a link for checking.

By the way, if DC teaches Chinese Language A in its IB program, I think the standard is quite close to the local curriculum.

Shootastar

Hi BeBeMa1012

Thanks for your sharing. Since DC is an IB school and it teaches Language A (Chinese) in Higher Level in Group 1, I think if your kid takes Language A, he should be proficient with Mandarin at the end of the day. I think the standard is quite close to the local standard in terms of writing, reading and listening.

shadeslayer

原帖由 Shootastar 於 13-04-03 發表
Hi BeBeMa1012

Thanks for your sharing. Since DC is an IB school and it teaches Language A (Chinese) ...

But doing bilingual diploma is very demanding, which may work against the other subjects (less time).

Shootastar

shadeslayer 發表於 13-4-3 13:13
But doing bilingual diploma is very demanding, which may work against the other subjects (less time) ...

DC offers 3 streams of Chinese program. If it is too heavy to take a bilingual diploma, you may take Chinese Language at the Standard Level, the standard of which, I think, would enable you to acquire a proficient skill in reading, writing and listening Chinese.

NKpa

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Hi Shootastar,

How is the chance of a HK university graduate to be admitted to US top graduate schools?

Is it much more difficult than a DSE graduate to study a first degree in the top universities in the US?

Thanks.

NKpa

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If you have a good 2:1 or first, I think you have a good chance that you are admitted by an elite US or UK colleges to do the master degree.
Apparently, it is very difficult to get into an elite or famous US or UK colleges even if you are a top DSE students. It is because the US colleges adopt the holistic approach to assess the suitability of a candidate. Good academic is a "must" but would not guarantee you a spot. They would take into account the ECA, the leadership posts, sports, musics or other talents you have when they consider your application.

On the other hand, the admission to the postgraduate program would more or less depend on the academic results of the applicants.

NKpa

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Thanks Shootastar.

If graduate schools are looking at the academic strength, then can we say that the top 3 local universities in HK, being world's top 50-100, are competitive to US second tier top universities and mainland / Taiwan top universities in getting into elite graduate schools? Will there be quota for ethnic group or preference to state residents?

If it is fair to say that financial burden is a major hinderance to the majority of top mainland students, then it will be a good route for them to get undergraduate studies in top HK universities (probably with scholarship / grants) before furthering the graduate studies in the US? Then local HK students are in direct competition with the elites from all the mainland provinces in getting higher degrees. Sigh.

Shootastar

Hi HKpa

Depending on your definition of "elite" US top universities. If your definition of "elite" top universities such as UC Berkeley, UCLA, Northwestern, Rice, USC etc (within the top 25), then the graduates of Hong Kong (of good academic results - high 2:1 or first) are very competitive to be admitted to those graduate schools. As far as I know most colleges would not set a quota on foreign students. If my memory serves me correct, 40% of the master and doctorate programme of Oxford and Cambridge are taken up by international students. That explains why there are a number of PRC and Taiwan graduates manage to study at the "elite" US and UK colleges (which include IC, UCL, LSE, KC etc other than Oxbridge).

ssant

原帖由 fishieeyu 於 13-04-06 發表
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