HKU BDS 2024 Dentistry

No worries!Yes I am doing my A levels but I'm in the upper sixth, but I got my offer frm HKU a while ago even though I'm probably not going to go

Hey! Thanks! Err sorry I'd rather my stat sharing not become a habit, so maybe not. If you want me to do like an analysis thing based off your predicted/stats I'd be more than happy to help you with that though. I was given a conditional offer, no student is given an unconditional offer unless they have taken a gap year (which HKU doesn't look favourably on), or if they have a personal connection with the faculty.

I'm glad you're preparing a little bit earlier, I'm assuming you've probably just finished your GCSEs. Right now, I don't think you have to particularly do anything of importance yet, but if you are returning to HK over the summer I would encourage you to research a bit more on dentistry. With regards to the minimum grades I will have to say yes, predicted all A*s is the minimum. Everybody I know of who applied to HKU dentistry had either 3 A*s + A* at AS/EPQ, 4A*s, or 5A*s, or a predicted IB score of 42-45. And whilst correlation isn't causation, in my experience this stands true for any dental applicant, particularly one from a non-jupas background applying, considering the minimum offer is A*A*A.

I'm not entirely sure if they look at your UCAT score. Technically it isn't a requirement, but if you get a particularly high UCAT score then putting it on your CV will help. Personally, I think my score probably was something that really stood out for them, and maybe helped me get my interview although I can't be sure. If you get a score below 2900 then no, I personally would not put it on my CV as most (but not all) HKU applicants will have scores pretty much above that.

Hi! I am a local student currently studying in the UK for the Alevels. I have always wanted to be a dentist but I didn’t do well in my AS Biology and I am not sure if I can get a predicted A*. Does anyone know is A*A*A good enough for applying to dentistry in HKU? Cheers

Hey! So first off, great predicted grades (I think Biology is preferred although I am not 100% sure about this), so that's a plus, because you've essentially passed the first step in shortlisting. I would be kind of concerned about the minimal dental work experience, and moreover, the lack of volunteering/extracurriculars. GP shadowing is good and all, and I'm hoping you took notes/asked lots of questions whilst you were there, but in my opinion (and experience) GP does not share many characteristics with clinical dentistry, obviously aside from some aspects of communication with patients as well as things like working with a local community/local team/continuity of care/idk note-taking or something.

How I see it for HKU, is at least 3/4 A*s (which you've got so yay), 1 or 2 weeks of work experience. A lack of work experience usually isn't a problem if the candidate has done sufficient volunteering (as volunteering is something quite easy to come by, but less true in this case), and you can be sure that your American counterparts (ie those who do IB), will be involved with an insane number of charities and organizations for over 2 years. I would be really going all out in terms of charity work right now considering that you have some more spare time as it is summer holidays, so you can describe it as hours done (I think a good number is 100+) and not the duration (ie a year+). They will probe you about things you have learnt in your work experience, and typically doing actual work experience is what proves candidates have a realistic idea of dentistry and it being something they genuinely want to do. Having no extracurriculars such as music or sport doesn't help either, as it is something that will be assessed as work-life balance is important to HKU.

I don't know much else about your profile, but as of now I would say that you would be 60% of the way there to getting an interview (since you have the grades) and a significantly lower chance of passing the interview (due to lack of WE/volunteering/extracurriculars). Apart from ALs/UKCAT/PS/Interview prep, you should probably be looking into doing dental work experience. If possible, do some work experience, and please do some more volunteering. A good introduction into volunteering at your age would be something called HandsonHongKong which is something many of my peers used when starting, but if you're looking into something more regular then I would doing more specific research.

Hi I would like to pm you regarding

HKU BDS entry with IB grades (may 2023) and whether it can be used for 2024 entry as I will be taking a gap year.

Hi! Do u mind PMing this to me? Thank you!

Hey! So first off, great predicted grades (I think Biology is preferred although I am not 100% sure about this), so that's a plus, because you've essentially passed the first step in shortlisting. I would be kind of concerned about the minimal dental work experience, and moreover, the lack of volunteering/extracurriculars. GP shadowing is good and all, and I'm hoping you took notes/asked lots of questions whilst you were there, but in my opinion (and experience) GP does not share many characteristics with clinical dentistry, obviously aside from some aspects of communication with patients as well as things like working with a local community/local team/continuity of care/idk note-taking or something.

How I see it for HKU, is at least 3/4 A*s (which you've got so yay), 1 or 2 weeks of work experience. A lack of work experience usually isn't a problem if the candidate has done sufficient volunteering (as volunteering is something quite easy to come by, but less true in this case), and you can be sure that your American counterparts (ie those who do IB), will be involved with an insane number of charities and organizations for over 2 years. I would be really going all out in terms of charity work right now considering that you have some more spare time as it is summer holidays, so you can describe it as hours done (I think a good number is 100+) and not the duration (ie a year+). They will probe you about things you have learnt in your work experience, and typically doing actual work experience is what proves candidates have a realistic idea of dentistry and it being something they genuinely want to do. Having no extracurriculars such as music or sport doesn't help either, as it is something that will be assessed as work-life balance is important to HKU.

I don't know much else about your profile, but as of now I would say that you would be 60% of the way there to getting an interview (since you have the grades) and a significantly lower chance of passing the interview (due to lack of WE/volunteering/extracurriculars). Apart from ALs/UKCAT/PS/Interview prep, you should probably be looking into doing dental work experience. If possible, do some work experience, and please do some more volunteering. A good introduction into volunteering at your age would be something called HandsonHongKong which is something many of my peers used when starting, but if you're looking into something more regular then I would doing more specific research.

Would like to apply as well but I’m afraid that my predicted grades are too low to even get an interview invitation:’))

What’s ur predicted

Hi, I am highly interested in applying to HKU BDS and I am a hk student who is currently studying in uk. I’ve got 3 A* predicted. Is it good enough to give me an interview chance? Also, do they have a minimum requirement of working experience? And how competitive it is to get in? Your response is appreciated.