The anxiety-ridden practice of predicting future grades could be avoided if tertiary institutes could assess students’ applications after final results are in

Could generational differences lead to complacency in making the transition from school to university a successful one?

Although students are young adults by the time they go to university abroad, this will be the question in many parents’ minds long before they leave the parental nest and the relative safety of Hong Kong

How will things change when Brexit finally arrives next March and how concerned should potential Hong Kong applicants be?

Much of the change is positive but to reap the benefits, the student must control the technology and not vice versa

International school students do not necessarily have an edge over their local school counterparts in applying to overseas universities

Instead of going to university overseas, more international school students are mulling the idea of staying put in the SAR to get their degree. But they and their families have some important factors to weigh up in making this vital decision

Taking a look at the figures goes some way to explain this but doesn’t tell the whole story. From the student perspective, the fact that the Ivy League represents 0.2% of higher education institutions in the USA offers lessons for their research

The US leader’s harsh rhetoric, and the UK vote to quit the EU, have limited impact on Hong Kong students’ study plans

The small summer gap between final school exams and university entry means that places are often ‘conditional’ on those results The small summer gap between final school exams and university entry means that places are often ‘conditional’ on those results