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Access Abroad Hong Kong offers a completely free, one-to-one mentorship programme to help under-resourced Hong Kong secondary students apply to top UK universities. Mentors are current UK university students from Hong Kong and are matched to mentees based on the subject they are applying for.

APPLY NOW （starting late March)

How it
​works

• UCAS Personal Statement Feedback
  • Our mentors will offer tailored feedback on your UCAS personal statement and give insight on what university admissions are looking for.
• Aptitude Test Training
  • If the subject you are applying to requires an aptitude test, our mentors will give tips on how to prepare wisely and strategically.
• 1 on 1 Mock Interview Practice
  • Interviews can be a crucial part of your application process, especially if you are applying to Oxbridge. Our mentors will host mock interview sessions and guide you on how to approach this.
• Scholarship Application Support
  • Not everyone can afford to study abroad. If you need a scholarship, you will have an additional mentor to guide you through the scholarship application process. We offer mentorships for many full-ride scholarships, including HKSES, Jardine, Prince Philip, and so on.
• Careers Support
  • We also offer our mentees career mentoring with industry talks and job shadowing activities. We aim to build up our mentees’ profiles to make them more competitive in their university and scholarship applications.
• Financial Support
  • For mentees who require financial assistance, we are able to subsidise most UK application fees, including fees for UCAS, IELTS, and aptitude tests.

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Why AAHK?

• An excellent team
  • All of our mentors are studying at top UK universities and have an intimate understanding of the UCAS application process, which allows them to share their own application journey with mentees. Also, mentors are current students and can easily answer mentees’ questions about life in the UK, their subject, and their university. For example, on the subject of choosing which Oxbridge college to apply to, our mentors can utilise their experience and connections to objectively evaluate the pros and cons of each college, allowing mentees to make the most well-informed choice.​

“With the one-on-one support of current Oxbridge students, I tailored my personal statement to meet their “unspoken” criteria, and even did mock interviews so as to familiarise myself with the actual interview setting. The interviews were intellectually stimulating, and were highly similar to my actual interview experience!I have been deeply impressed by their dedication to providing diverse support to applicants.” 
(Toby Yu/ Law (HKU-UCL LLB)/ matriculated 2022

• One-of-a-kind scholarship mentoring
  • We are the only organisation in Hong Kong that provides free mentorship for scholarship applications. Our scholarship mentors can elaborate on the selection criteria for various scholarships and guide mentees to refine their interview skills through one-on-one mock interviews. This ensures our mentees are best prepared for their scholarship applications and increases their chances of being able to study abroad.

“Coming from a local secondary school without much experience of UCAS application, let alone Oxbridge application … I consider the help from AAHK as the biggest reason I got into Oxford and became a D.H. Chen Scholar.” (Tinka Wong / Biomedical Sciences/ Oxford / D.H. Chen scholar / matriculated 2020)

• Financial assistance for mentees
  • Access Abroad Hong Kong understands that fees related to UK applications (e.g. IELTS, aptitude tests) may pose a financial burden to some students. Hence, starting from 2022, we have been providing financial assistance to needy mentees by subsidising most of their application costs and relieving the financial burden on their families.

“I thought I was nowhere close to an ideal candidate for top UK universities…  Throughout my university and scholarship applications, my mentor equipped me with skills, knowledge and confidence, thus stretching my full potential and enabling me to obtain my offers. AAHK served as a stepping stone that empowered me to achieve what I had never imagined.”
 (Hannah Au / Natural Sciences/ Cambridge / Prince Philip scholar / matriculated 2022)

Eligibility

• Applicants must be aiming for university entry one year from now, which includes but not limited to F.5 students
  • For example, only those aiming to start their university studies in September/October 2024 would be eligible for our mentorship programme in 2023
  • F.6 students who plan to take a gap year, current university students studying in Hong Kong who plan to restart their studies abroad, and F.4 students who plan to enter university early are all eligible
• Applicants must be Hong Kong students (local school students and those who are taking the HKDSE will be given priority, whereas those who are studying overseas / in non-local schools will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis)
• Applicants who are under-resourced are prioritised, especially students studying in government / aided schools or students from low-income backgrounds
  • That being said, we holistically review every single application, so if you are not sure, just apply!
• Applicants should have G5 universities (Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, Imperial, UCL) as their first choice, unless they are studying a course that is only available / well-reputed at a specific university (e.g. Psychology at Bath, War Studies at KCL)
  • The reasoning behind this is that we would want our mentees to be reasonably competitive for HKSES, which is the only full-ride non-Oxbridge scholarship available for Hong Kong students, and HKSES highly values global university and subject rankings when considering applications
  • That being said, there are many non-G5 HKSES awardees, and we review each non-G5 application on a case-by-case basis, so we still encourage you to apply nonetheless!

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Application Process

Early-bird Deadline	Applicants interested in applying for the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, or Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary in any university	All other applicants
If you apply before 9 April 2023 HKT 23:59, we shall be able to match you with a mentor before mid-May.	Please apply before 2 July 2023 HKT 23:59. Except for special cases, we are unable to match Oxford, Cambridge or Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary applicants who apply after the above deadline. ​	Please apply before 13 August 2023 HKT 23:59.  Applicants should have G5 universities as their first choice, unless they are studying a course that is only available / well-reputed at a specific university. ​

For students applying after the Early-bird deadline, most of the admitted mentees should start to get matching mentors in late July. Please note that the number of mentors for certain subjects is very limited, and mentors will be matched with selected applicants on a first-come-first-serve basis.

• Fill in the Application Form by the following deadline
  • The application form helps us understand your academic and personal circumstances. Information we require include secondary school grades and activities, motivation questions, as well as basic financial information.
  • We may also request additional information/ context from applicants, so remember to check your email.
• Aptitude Test / Interview 
  • Depending on the subject and university you are applying to, you may be given an aptitude test and academic interview. There will also be a more informal chat where we hope to learn more about your motivation and circumstances.
• Mentorship Begins!
  • Once accepted, you will be paired with your mentor by the end of July. The mentorship will continue until your application is complete.

APPLY NOW （starting late March)

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