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大食媽咪

見到另一間大學既貼有好多有用資訊，所以都想開個貼黎大家交流吓。首先想問吓有無同學仔已經收到CAS? IB放榜等到而家差不多3個星期都未等到，等到頸都長 >.<
同埋想知Heathrow airport去學校除咗uber，仲會唔會有其他call車公司服務架?(最後都係決定俾阿女自己去)

Jasber

搭 Heathrow Express 或 Elizabeth line 轉 underground 都好方便， 轉車站係大站有lift, 唔使搬行李行樓梯

kaplanmeier

大食媽咪 發表於 23-7-25 09:12
見到另一間大學既貼有好多有用資訊，所以都想開個貼黎大家交流吓。首先想問吓有無同學仔已經收到CAS? IB放 ...

CAS: email or, even better, call the admissions office.  UCL's slowness is widely known...
Airport arrival: the first stop should be your dorm.  

Some UCL HK student societies will organise orientation activities here in HK.  There are more than one society, I think.  

大食媽咪

kaplanmeier 發表於 23-7-28 17:11
CAS: email or, even better, call the admissions office.  UCL's slowness is widely known...
Airport ...

多謝你既資訊呀！
其實學校好快就已經俾晒CAS既資料我地申請student visa,但我地需要正式既CAS letter去銀行搞啲野，等到過晒佢話既5-10日都未收到，開始懷疑自己係咪做漏野定點

UCL既宿舍係集中晒喺一個地點? 你提到既airport arrival係指機場巴士? 機鐵? 第一個站落就一定會啱？

至於UCL hk人搞嗰啲活動，唔知喺邊度會搵到資料呢？
唔好意思，好多問題咁添

kaplanmeier

大食媽咪 發表於 23-7-29 07:42
多謝你既資訊呀！
其實學校好快就已經俾晒CAS既資料我地申請student visa,但我地需要正式既CAS letter去銀 ...

CAS letter: We didn't  pay attention to this at all.

Arrival: sorry for the confusion.  I meant: what you have to check/book before leaving for London is for going  from the airport to your dorm, instead of going to the UCL campus.  (That's what I meant by saying "the first stop", i.e. your first destination.) The locations of the halls are rather scattered and some of them may be a few tube stations away from the campus.  My elder one took (pre-booked) taxi, while the younger one simply took tube; they lived in different halls anyway.  I remember that you can check in on the last Sunday before the start of the term.  

Orientation: sorry, not quite sure.  My children simply knew from their own social networks.  I know UCL Chinese Society is one of these societies.  Well, once they start their lives in London, they will build their own friend circles, which probably are unrelated to these societies.  So, these orientation activities are only for warming up, not really important.  

大食媽咪

kaplanmeier 發表於 23-7-29 15:05
CAS letter: We didn't  pay attention to this at all.

Arrival: sorry for the confusion.  I meant: w ...

明白晒, thank you so much

SIYip

CAS hard copy好似喺student portal 度自己下載。
宿舍有好多唔同地點，要等結果出先知，我仔嗰時唔肯住shared bathroom 房，最後要自己上網搵住宿。

大食媽咪

SIYip 發表於 23-7-29 16:16
CAS hard copy好似喺student portal 度自己下載。
宿舍有好多唔同地點，要等結果出先知，我仔嗰時唔肯住sha ...

原來要去入返student portal搵？我見之前學校都係直接send email 俾阿女對CAS資料，仲諗住繼續等email就得添。咁我叫阿女去student portal睇吓有無先。
我女而家都係揀晒單人房，唔知分唔分到俾佢呢。。。

Sabina-Sabina

大食媽咪 發表於 23-7-25 09:12
同埋想知Heathrow airport去學校除咗uber，仲會唔會有其他call車公司服務架?(最後都係決定俾阿女自己去) ...

Uber 需要按照司機的資料，
自己推行李走去指定的停車場找到指定樓層的指定上客點
（通常有幾個車位）
按車的顏色及車牌號碼 自己上車。

之前的大概是（當然要留意最新的）：

Heathrow Terminal 2 Uber Designated pickup spot:
Level 1 short-term parking, Row Q.

Heathrow Terminal 3 Uber Designated pickup spot:
Short term car park Level 3, Row A.

Heathrow Terminal 4 Uber Designated pickup spot:
Short term car park Level 2 – Central Isle.

Heathrow Terminal 5 Uber Designated pickup spot:
Level 1 – Rows A or F of the short-term car park.


Heathrow Airport 官網介紹的接機服務：
WeKnow
chauffeurit
預約後可以在抵達大堂的櫃位 拿到車牌號碼，
也可以提前加錢（大概10英鎊）要舉牌接機服務（通常會幫手推行李） 。

其他各樣格式的私人公司、的士公司 都有，
之前的統計是倫敦有1,700家 private hire vehicle operators。
有人會特登找 香港人、台灣人的車，
可以在出發前就已經跟司機預先聯絡好。
（壞處是萬一他們突然在那一天早上告訴你沒車，就沒車，不好意思，拜拜。）

然後看行李數量，自己能推的還可以考慮：
（1）Heathrow Express 直達 Paddington Station 轉 的士，這個可能最快。
（2）舊年英女王剪綵的 Elizabeth Line 紫線到 Tottenham Court Road Station
（UCL Bloomsbury Campus 同一條街上）轉 的士。
Elizabeth Line 標榜 All stations are step free from street to platform，
當然，包括 Paddington Station 這個站原來就是。

一切還要取決於 最終獲分配的宿舍的實際位置。
UCL 自己的宿舍，一般是填個人喜好，由他們分配。

大食媽咪

Sabina-Sabina 發表於 23-7-31 23:35
Uber 需要按照司機的資料，
自己推行李走去指定的停車場找到指定樓層的指定上客點
（通常有幾個車位）

非常有用非常詳細既資料,多謝多謝!

Treestory

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請問放榜後幾多日後收到CAS 資料搞student visa.? A Level 8月中先放榜

大食媽咪

Treestory 發表於 23-8-1 10:20
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請問放榜後幾多日後收到CAS 資料搞student visa.? A Level 8月中先放榜 ...

我女IB放榜後第二日轉unconditional offer,隨即申請CAS，過咗約5個工作天就收到CAS既資料申請student visa

kaplanmeier

Treestory 發表於 23-8-1 10:20
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請問放榜後幾多日後收到CAS 資料搞student visa.? A Level 8月中先放榜 ...

This probably depends on the course, in general I think a week or so.  No worry, all A level students will face the same situation.  Should be able to get the student visa in time (but I won't say in "good" time).  Book and do the TB test now, so that once you receive the CAS number, you can submit your application immediately.

It is not a requirement but you may wish to get Meningitis ACWY and B vaccine before departure.  UK kids received Men ACWY but not Men B from NHS, and so because of herd immuity, the latter is perhaps more important than the former.  Men B requires two jabs with a gap of a month, and so if you want to do so, you should get the first jab asap.

Jasber

大食媽咪 發表於 23-7-29 19:57
原來要去入返student portal搵？我見之前學校都係直接send email 俾阿女對CAS資料，仲諗住繼續等email就得 ...

分享少少揀宿舍策略同心得，因爲有啲宿舍都幾遠（我地唔係UCL）所以我地揀左近大學果兩間宿舍的單人房外，我地揀左貴啲既近campus 既雙人房single occupancy,最後都分到呢隻房，有同學揀晒單人房，最後派左去冇揀既zone3 宿舍。雙人房single occupancy係貴少少，但倫敦搭車咁貴，慳返車錢同時間都值得。

Treestory

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Thank you

Treestory

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Thank you so much for your info !

Classroom

想問大家有冇幫仔囡去UCL前打定防腦膜炎疫苗針？之前UCL電郵叫學生打定才去。

SumSumBB

防腦膜炎疫苗針？為什麼要打？其他大學有建議打嗎？

Classroom

SumSumBB 發表於 23-8-27 17:01
防腦膜炎疫苗針？為什麼要打？其他大學有建議打嗎？

UCL要求

SumSumBB

小時候好像打過這些針