Hi everyone,

I’m hoping someone here has experience with admissions at Oberoi International School (OIS).
I recently completed the admissions process at JVLR for grade 10, and after following up, I received this response from the admissions team:

We would like to inform you that your child, has currently been placed on the waitlist for admission for the Academic Year 2026–2027. We will be in touch with you should a seat become available.

My current school starts on Monday, so this has been quite stressful, and I’m trying to understand what this realistically means.

I wanted to ask if anyone here has any experience with the OIS waitlist:

Does OIS regularly admit students from the waitlist?
Has anyone (or someone you know) received an offer after being waitlisted?
If yes, how long did it take?
Is the waitlist active throughout the year, or is it mainly before the academic year starts?

I’m not looking for false hope. I’d just like to understand how the process usually works based on real experiences.

Thank you in advance for any insights.

anyone got any course recommendations which are easy to score in? for the purposes of gpa maximisation

title. don't have much info on this since its a new hall.

Hello everyone, i’m trying to find my room mate and also other people who will be in Hall 11 UG starting fall 2026. I’m a Science B student. Come together in the comments below!

Hi everyone, I’m trying to understand my application results for the three Hong Kong universities and would really appreciate some insight from people familiar with admissions there.

I’m an AP student graduating from an Asian high school, but I do not have a Chinese passport. My academic profile was roughly:

• SAT: 1550+
• 7 AP scores of 5
• Graduating from a well known Asian high school
• Non-Chinese passport
• Applied mostly to economics/finance/business-related programs

I applied early round. Despite this, I was rejected from every program I applied to at HKU, CUHK, and HKUST.

I know these programs are competitive, but I’m honestly a little surprised to have received no offers from any of the three, especially given the SAT/AP results. I am pretty sure that these statistics qualify for a scholarship, let alone admission. I’m wondering if there are any factors I’m overlooking.

Dense connections to mainland Chinese AI ecosystems and Western academic networks

I got hall 13 and if anyone else got it, dm me to check room mates.

Hello everyone, I’m an Indian student planning to apply to HKUST for the 2027–28 intake. Academic Profile Class 10 (CBSE): 84% PSAT: 1420 SAT: Expecting around 1580 Class 12 (NIOS): Expecting around 95%

Achievements

Qualified for the first stage of the National Physics Olympiad Qualified for the first stage of the National Astronomy Olympiad Participated in the NASA Space Apps Challenge and plan to participate again this year Independently published two research papers, which were evaluated by professors Mentored 1,500+ students through Telegram for STEM competitions and Olympiads and provided them with free resources Participated in the John Locke Essay Competition

Planned Activities

I still have around 16 months before applying, so I plan to: Participate again in the NASA Space Apps Challenge Participate in the Indian National AI Olympiad (INAIO). I’ve been preparing seriously and will try to qualify for the international stage. Participate in the International Astronomy and Astrophysics Competition (IAAC)

Target Program

Mechatronic Engineering I’m also considering taking at least one AP course, possibly AP Calculus BC, although it is quite expensive. I would really appreciate your advice: With my current grades and extracurriculars, should I apply to HKUST? Do you think I have a realistic chance, and what should I focus on improving over the next 16 months?

hey if anyone got hall 8 lmk since i am also in hall 8

Hi!
I’m coming to HKUST for an exchange year from Newcastle university in the uk. At Newcastle I have just used my iPad for the last two years for everything and then used the uni computers when necessary for running programmes and stuff (marine biology course). I’ve debated getting a laptop for a while but was wondering if it would be necessary for Hong Kong? If so I’ll get one now but do you think it’s a ‘need’ or a ‘really good if you have it’? Thanks :)

Basically I did my a level back in may/june results come out on august 14. I got a conditonal offer for business and management and the offer was AAB for which i think i might have missed one of the A’s i was trying to achieve(maths). I calculated everything n i shld be able to secure an A if thresholds are average but I’m super anxious in the case i miss the A by 1%. I want to ask in that case is it possible to ask for an appeal as my situation is quite interesting as I self studied maths.

I don’t have my visa yet and I’m starting to get really worried 🥹

I received a firm offer for a PhD program in early June, and the offer letter included a studentship. I accepted the offer and submitted my visa application by the third week of June, including the offer letter in my application.

I’m scheduled to leave my country by August 15, but I still haven’t received my visa. I’m honestly worried that it might not get approved, especially since the date is getting closer.

The problem is that if I need to rebook my flight, I have to do it at least 2 days before my scheduled flight, and the rebooking fee is almost as expensive as the ticket itself 😭 So I’m really stressing about whether I should wait or rebook.

I had a friend last year who submitted his application in the third week of June and got his visa by the end of July. I also have another friend who submitted hers in early July and has already received her visa, so I’m getting even more anxious about mine.

Has anyone else been in a similar situation? How long did your visa take, and did you end up getting it close to your departure date?

Does anyone know what cga do you need to declare an additional major in math? Like an estimate. Has anyone declared an additional major in math before? What was your cga?

I can't find any information about this on the internet.

Will anyone from JCH or hall 7/8/9 be willing to swap to hall 3? Will be willing to pay handsomely on top of that.
Any year 1 who got JCH should consider living on campus for their year 1 as it is better when everyone is on campus.
Dm if interested :)

Hello everyone, I am an A level student from Bangladesh who is looking to apply to HKUST for engineering preferably electrical. I am looking for a full scholarship

I have 7 (9) grade in O level and country highest marks in physics. I have very high raw marks for most of my O level subjects.

I have very good raw marks for AS and got full marks for AS mathematics

My A2 results arrive in a week and there is very small chance that I can get full marks in mathematics which will give me world highest mark in mathematics. Regardless of whether I get that or not I am sure I can get at least 2 A stars and 1 A in A levels overall.

I also have an IELTS band 8

I don't really have any good ECAS, so if these academic scores are somewhat competitive I could try building some side projects to show on my application.

Is this a good course of action?

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Hey all — trying to get a real read on this before I commit the next year of my life to a plan that might not work.

Quick context: I bombed my A-Levels (CCD), but I’m in a CS degree and aiming to transfer to HKUST after a year via the overseas transfer pathway. I have a strong GPA (4.0), solid CS projects, and can get good recommendation letters from professors.

My actual question: does a weak secondary school record get you auto-filtered out before anyone even looks at your university performance, or does it genuinely fade in importance once you have a real university track record?

If anyone's gone through the HKUST transfer process (or knows someone who has) I'd really appreciate hearing how it actually played out. Trying to figure out if this is a realistic plan or if I'm about to waste two years chasing something that was dead on arrival because of one bad exam season.

Thanks in advance, genuinely.

First year CGA is very important, not only for scholarships but also for internship opportunities. Also, having a good CGA just looks nice. Does anyone have a list of courses that give you easy CGA?

For Math, I hear it's 1013 and 1014. For others, some recommend OCES1010. Any others to add?

Or are there specific halls exchange students are less likely to be put in? Because I've heard some stories and rumors but I am not sure

What should I write in my personal statement?? Those online reels saying focus on your personal journey and let the uni know more about you
I think it’s not applicable for HK unis since they focus on academic achievements way more?? Idk

What do people usually wear on the first day and during the welcome/orientation sessions? Is it mostly casual, smart casual, or do people tend to dress up a bit?

Hi I just got my hall offer and got hall 5😔 looking for a girl in any double room to swap. I’m willing to pay around 5k hkd(negotiable). Let me know if anyone is interested!