A student from a non-prestigious university has staged a remarkable comeback and been admitted to the top three in Hong Kong! Successfully transcoded into professional data modeling at Hongke!

Date：2024-02-23   Author：admin

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Congratulations to Student C!

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Master of Science in Data-Driven Modeling

Admission Letter

Master of Data-Driven Modeling from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

1. School Introduction

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST for short), also known as the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology It is an important member of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, the Global University Presidents Forum, the Association of East Asian Research Universities, the Asian University Alliance, and the China University Presidents' Council. It has also received dual accreditation from AACSB and EQUIS, and is a world-renowned research university.

Image source/Information source: Official website of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology


In 1989, China's national reform and opening up gradually achieved results, driving a rapid transformation of the regional situation. With its unique advantages, Hong Kong is determined to develop into an Asian financial center and a knowledge and economic hub in the Pearl River Delta region.

In view of this, some forward-looking Hong Kong individuals have decided to establish a research university to support the city's future development, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is one of them. To this day, the University of Science and Technology has become an internationally renowned and leading institution of higher learning among its peers. It continues to pursue excellence and seek breakthroughs in various fields such as basic sciences, engineering and technology, business administration, humanities and social sciences.

2. Professional Introduction

The Master of Science in Data-Driven Modeling program at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is jointly offered by the Department of Physics and the Department of Mathematics. It lasts for one year on a full-time basis and aims to cultivate the data modeling ability of science and engineering students to extract information from data, in order to meet the demands of related industries in data modeling.

Image source: The official website of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

With the rapid development of data storage speed and capacity, the popularization of the Internet, and powerful and operational calculator algorithms, there is a strong demand for talents in related industries such as data hardware and software, services, infrastructure, information, and the digital economy both locally and globally.

This course aims to cultivate students' excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills, enabling them to be highly competitive in the current era of big data.

In the course, students will conduct hands-on operations, analyze massive amounts of data and extract important features from it, thereby proposing valuable viewpoints to understand complex situations and assist industries, businesses and service sectors in making informed decisions.

�� Application requirements

Educational requirement: Bachelor's degree or above

Professional background: A background in science or engineering disciplines is required. For backgrounds in other disciplines, work experience in computing-related fields, as well as working knowledge in at least one computer language, and basic training in calculus and linear algebra are necessary

Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 (with each section 5.5)/TOEFL 80

Choose to study abroad driven by the trend of AI

SCHOOL CHOICE

I studied e-commerce at a non-prestigious normal university for my undergraduate degree. During my studies, I gradually found that courses related to mathematics and algorithms were a bit more appealing to me.

In addition, sensing the trend of artificial intelligence, I think computer skills have gradually become a fundamental ability for people's lives or work, so I really hope to make up for this deficiency.

Artificial intelligence is currently widely applied in many fields. Besides the common computer field, there is also a very large demand for its use in industries such as business and the Internet.

Moreover, in my junior year, I was fortunate enough to find a particularly generous and professional teacher to undertake a small project. During the process of doing the project, my interest in this field also deepened continuously.

Later on, I applied for the National Innovation Program and became the person in charge. During this experience, I also learned a lot. However, since I was preparing to publish in an English journal at that time and publishing a paper was relatively time-consuming, I chose the former over studying abroad and taking the postgraduate entrance examination.

An admission letter is from the dream school

DREAM SCHOOL

When choosing an agency, I talked with several teachers because I had the idea of pursuing a doctoral degree further. My advisor, Teacher Lin, had more comprehensive and professional information in this regard. During the conversation, I felt that she would be more to my liking than other teachers. Moreover, the school selection plan she made for me was also more to my liking than that of other teachers. So, I chose Yisi Boluo.

In fact, when you first come into contact with the intermediary teachers, they will all give you an initial school selection suggestion. Through this school selection suggestion, you can know roughly what kind of schools you can apply to. But I think when applying for study abroad, you should still give priority to the major.

As for my personal application advantages, since I have over a year of research experience and my math grades are relatively high, it has actually been of great help to me in applying for the direction I want to study. My disadvantage is that my undergraduate school was from a non-prestigious university and my GPA was not very high either.

It is well known that schools in Hong Kong are not very friendly to those from non-prestigious universities.

The key factor that helped me get admitted to my dream school was that my one-year research experience was well-matched with the major of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Moreover, in the application materials and during the interview, I further highlighted my learning achievements during this process, demonstrating strong self-motivation and excellent logical thinking ability. Therefore, it was only natural that I received the offer.

When I received the offer, I was extremely happy and surprised because Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is my dream school and I also like this major very much.

Application Tips shared

In terms of scientific research, everyone can apply for the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program and become the project leader. With the support of the National Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program and by finding a dedicated researcher, you can learn a lot about publishing papers. Moreover, during this process, you will need to read a lot of English literature, which can help you adapt to the postgraduate life in advance.

Because I started preparing for my study abroad program relatively late, I am truly grateful and content to have achieved the current outcome. I hope everyone can also be fortunate enough to match their admission preferences for the dream school's major.

I've always felt quite lucky, hahaha. I met the teachers from the Yisi Boluo team and my thesis supervisor. Thank you for the encounter!