My name is Ms Yein, and as UISG’s college counselor. Welcome to the last edition of the biweekly college counselling newsletter for Utahloy International School Guangzhou for this semester!

Expert Invited for Korean Application Support

To support our Korean students with their unique application needs, we invited Mr Kim Sungjun, a Korean application expert who gives talks at international schools around Asia about Korean application strategies. He was at UISG between December 18 and 20, giving a well-attended presentation for the whole Korean secondary community about Korean application strategies, 1-1 personalized consultation sessions for our Korean Y12 students and parents, and a useful workshop on how to engage in effective extracurricular activities for our Y11 students. It was a time of great learning for the Korean community, and UISG college counselling plans to invite him every year to support the unique needs of the Korean applications.

Offers are rolling in
Offers from universities are already rolling in, in response to our students’ early applications!From top schools in Hong Kong (HKU, HKUST, CityU, PolyU), business schools in France (ESSEC), to public universities in the US (Rutgers, University of Massachusetts Boston) and art schools (SAIC), our students are starting to reap the fruits of their efforts. Congratulations to those who received offers already! For those who haven’t, fret not – the spring semester will come with their good news.

Purpose of University Education & Rankings
Do university rankings matter? What is the purpose of university education? I have written another article on the Times Higher Education, where I reflect on these questions. Check it out by scanning the QR code below!

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January deadlinesPlease pay attention to the following deadlines and ensure that your students are up-to-date on their application requirements.

Upcoming University Application Deadlines

• Jan 1 – US Regular Decision
• Jan 4 – Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Jan 9 – Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
• Jan 15 – City University of Hong Kong
• Jan 31 – Hong Kong Baptist University
• Jan 15 – Dutch Numerus Fixus
• Jan 15 – U Toronto & UBC
• Feb 6 – PolyU Hong Kong

Thank you for following UISG College Counselling news for this semester. Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! I’m excited to see you all back next semester with more exciting news from the UISG college counselling department.If you have any questions about UISG’s College Counselling programme, please email Ms Yein at yoh@uisgz.org Thank you!

Yein Oh
College Counsellor