‘Ask’ HKUST B-school, Hong Kong: Admissions-related thread hosted by current students

[abhi_019]

Hello PG mates,
The past week has been great for HKUST and its students.

The recent EIU rankings have definitely increased the brand awareness of the School and each one of us - the staff, current students and alumni take great pride in being associated with the school.

Achieving No. 11 ranking among top global B-Schools and No. 1 in Asia in itself is a an achievement for a relatively “young” school like HKUST.
Also follow the link to read the article
http://www.bm.ust.hk/bm/Web/PressReleasePage.aspx?PressReleaseId=128&Version=E nglish
there u go !

Hope prospective applicants are following the trends in the Global B-School Rankings!!!!...

[nittinj]

Hey Abhi,

Thanks for the inputs...

1. Internship/ Placements - my questions was - is it like US b schools or ISB where the placement department takes care of all the formalities and ensures lot of relevant co.s recruit OR is it more like Europe where few companies recruit on campus and recruitments largely happen off campus through network/ old employers - Wats the scenario at HKUST !!

2. Is the intake size only 60 for 2009 as well ??

3. Learning Mandarian language - mandatory or helpful (optional) !!

4. Based on ur till date expericen does HKSUR encourage case study/ hand on approach or typical approach class room approach.

5. Hows the faculty mix. I went through the website of CEIBS - they have good mix of chinese, european and us faculties from top notch colleges - Hows the scenario at HKUST !

6. Do they necessarily take interviews of candidates - WAT are the key criteria which adcom consider while evaluating a candidate - In your Opinion !

7. I know its tricky and unfair to compare bschools but - if compared - CEIBS, ISB, HKUST - placement/ faculty/ international exposure - how do u rate !!

8. Loans/ scholarship etc - How easy or difficult it is to get loan/scholarship for HKUST MBA !!

I think m asking too many questions....

thanks in advance !

all the best to you as well

rgds
nitin

[sushil_9999]

Originally Posted by abhi_019

well i would say that HKUST is more renowned for Finance but that does not mean that there is no scope for other fields like buisness strategy/consulting....

In terms of course knowledge and teaching I feel HKUST is on par with the top global B-Schools in these specified areas..

Wrt specialising in Business strategy/Consulting - HKUST does not provide a seperate specialization for these subjects , but u can pick your electives in these domains to cater to your needs.

Cheers,
Abhishek

Hi Abhishek,
I want to specialise in Business strategy/Consulting. What are the job prospects after MBA if I take my electives for these subjects

[preeti2909]

Dear Nitin,

My response in Italics

1. Internship/ Placements - my questions was - is it like US b schools or ISB where the placement department takes care of all the formalities and ensures lot of relevant co.s recruit OR is it more like Europe where few companies recruit on campus and recruitments largely happen off campus through network/ old employers - Wats the scenario at HKUST !!

Combination of both .

2. Is the intake size only 60 for 2009 as well ??

Intake for 2008 was 94 .

3. Learning Mandarian language - mandatory or helpful (optional) !!

Is not mandatory but helpful.

4. Based on ur till date expericen does HKSUR encourage case study/ hand on approach or typical approach class room approach.

HKUST follows case based approach

5. Hows the faculty mix. I went through the website of CEIBS - they have good mix of chinese, european and us faculties from top notch colleges - Hows the scenario at HKUST !

The faculty mix is very good. Most of the prof's have PHD's from leading universities

6. Do they necessarily take interviews of candidates - WAT are the key criteria which adcom consider while evaluating a candidate - In your Opinion !

Yes, they do take interview of candidates.Importance is given to all the criteria;s for evaluating a candidate , but it helps if u can differentiate urself from others via your workexp or views expressed via essays.

7. I know its tricky and unfair to compare bschools but - if compared - CEIBS, ISB, HKUST - placement/ faculty/ international exposure - how do u rate !!

I would follow the rankings.

8. Loans/ scholarship etc - How easy or difficult it is to get loan/scholarship for HKUST MBA !!

There is a merit and need based scholarship offered by the school of upto 75,000 HKD (1HKD ~=~ 5.5INR).

ATB,
Preeti

[siddzy1]

Hi.

I am appearing for GMAT this week.I wanted to know if it is required to list HKUST as one of the 5 schools to send my gmat score to.
Also please let me know the code for HKUST

I am actively looking at securing a seat at HKUST this year.
Wish me luck

[hkust2007]

Originally Posted by siddzy1

Hi.

I am appearing for GMAT this week.I wanted to know if it is required to list HKUST as one of the 5 schools to send my gmat score to.
Also please let me know the code for HKUST

I am actively looking at securing a seat at HKUST this year.
Wish me luck

Congrats on your decision to apply to HKUST. If you've surely decided to apply to HKUST, it will save you 25 USD if you can choose HKUST as one of your top 5 schools.

I don't know the code, but you will definitely have enough time to search for the school and apply. Ensure you choose "HKUST - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology" and not "HKU - University of Hong Kong" which is an entirely different school in HK.

All the best for your GMAT and App.

[mbadreamz09]

Hi,
I am planning to apply to HKUST for 2009 intake...my profile is as below-
GMAT - 690
Wrk Ex - 4years in Project Management(Engineering/Planning/Commissioning) with a manufacturing giant
BE in Electrical Engineering

Post-MBA, I plan to continue with Project Management in Industrial Sector...
1. Is HKUST and more importantly HK the right choice for me given that it is a financial hub...
2. Do companies from industrial sector recruit graduates from HKUST??pls name them if possible...
3. Do we have decent jobs in this domain in HK...and what will be my job prospects in India after graduating..

thanks...

[siddzy1]

Originally Posted by hkust2007

Congrats on your decision to apply to HKUST. If you've surely decided to apply to HKUST, it will save you 25 USD if you can choose HKUST as one of your top 5 schools.

I don't know the code, but you will definitely have enough time to search for the school and apply. Ensure you choose "HKUST - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology" and not "HKU - University of Hong Kong" which is an entirely different school in HK.

All the best for your GMAT and App.

Thansks.I did pretty well in my exam.
Now i would need some guidance for crafting my application suite as this would be my first intl. b-school foray

[tirumalai]

Hi,
I am planning to apply to HKUST for 2009 intake.My profile is as below-
GMAT - 640
Wrk Ex - 8 years in Shipping industry(marine engineer )
BSc In General Sceince from Punjab University, India

I am basically looking for a career switch and i have some Qs..
1. Being a mariner, is HKUST a right choice for me considering that I have no financial background and the school is known for finance ?
2. What about the placemnet opportuniites for me(considering my background) post my MBA ?
3. As i am applying in round 1, what are my chances of getting scholarship???
thanks in advance,
rishi

[preeti2909]

Rishi,

A lot of my batchmates dont have finance background and they want to switch to Finance related jobs . Infact a lot of engineers do MBA and hence that should not be a standalone case for either application or jobsearch.Scholarship is offered need based irrespective of the round you apply.

All the best with your application process.

Preeti

Originally Posted by tirumalai

Hi,
I am planning to apply to HKUST for 2009 intake.My profile is as below-
GMAT - 640
Wrk Ex - 8 years in Shipping industry(marine engineer )
BSc In General Sceince from Punjab University, India

I am basically looking for a career switch and i have some Qs..
1. Being a mariner, is HKUST a right choice for me considering that I have no financial background and the school is known for finance ?
2. What about the placemnet opportuniites for me(considering my background) post my MBA ?
3. As i am applying in round 1, what are my chances of getting scholarship???
thanks in advance,
rishi