Preparing for SLP , OEA & Self-Account

1. Preparing forSLP,OEA&Self-Account

2. What is SLP? • Student • Learning • Profile

3. Potential Readers of SLP SLP LocalUniversities via JUPAS Post-secondary institutes Universities Outside HK Employers

4. Present yourself through SLP (Websams) Student Particulars Academic Performance atSchool Records of Other LearningExperiences at school Awards & achievements at school Records of Students’ outside schoolparticipation Students’ self-accounts (1000 words) Readily available in school Prepared by students with assistance from schools E.g. Selected OLE / activities each year E.g. writing workshops run for senior forms

5. SLP - Student Particulars

6. SLP - Academic Performance in NSS 專題研究題目 學業成績表現

7. SLP - OLE at school in NSS 參與角色 成就証明 描述：學習目標、知識、共通能力、 價值觀及態度的建立 學習經驗種類

8. OLE at school in NSS • Only consider the OLE in SS1 to SS3 • Not all OLE will be shown in SLP. Students are requested to select some of them to be printed in their SLP. • The chosen OLE should illustrate the student’s strengths, interests, ECA, etc

9. SLP Awards and Achievement in School 校內頒發的主要獎項及成就 校方要備存及核實學生的活動紀錄

10. SLPActivities/ Awards outside School 校外表現　　獨立欄目/ 部份一一列出 　　　　　　校方不須確認學生的參與資料 　　　　　　日後如需出示佐證，責任全歸學生。

11. Template Activities/ Awards outside School • Only record the activities / awards acquired outside school by students • Record on the e-template (by EDB) • You should decide what activities and awards can illustrate your strengths, interests, etc • The school does not need to verify students’ records

12. SLP - Self-Account (Optional)No more than 1000 words in English • 可略述一項印象深刻的學習經歷，如何影響其個人成長及人生目標。 • 可述說其訂定人生目標的故事，如何影響其對職業的期望及全人發展。

13. Good Components of OLE Other Learning Experiences Illustrate the “key” learning experiences acquired by the student throughout the senior secondary years

14. Good Components of OLE Self-Account in SLP • Tell student’s own story about personality, aspirations and motivation for the program applied • Background which nurtures his / her interest in a specific programme • Reasons for choosing a certain university

15. Dos Don’ts • Select quality learning experiences to reflect a comprehensive picture on your broad horizon • Make up a long list of OLE with • mere participation • Just develop student’s presentation skills without deep thinking and reflection on their personal values. • Develop student’s habits of reflection to facilitate personal growth • Develop SLP and prepare information primarily targeted for university admission/workplace • Through developing SLP, students are guided and encouraged to set goals and formulatetheir career aspirations

16. There are so many documents / evidences. Which one is the most important? Source: HKACMGM (http://www.hkacmgm.org/) 同學應在撰寫人自述部分表現出持續性的質化提升，如同學在興趣方面的持續性以及真實的自己。 同學應在撰寫個人自述部分表現出個人強項及有關經驗/活動/興趣的投入。 同學應在撰寫個人自述部分表現出個人經驗及特質。 同學在撰寫個人自述部份應盡量表現真實的自己，在學習經歷方面，同學應嘗試接觸不同的事物，不要留於現實行事。 由於同分考生增多，故表現出個人特質最重要。同學可描述自己的非學術方面顯赫/令人印象深刻的成就。 同學應在撰寫個人自述部分表現出個人鮮明的特質。 同學應在撰寫個人自述部分表現出有關經歷如培養個人成長或對自己有何得著並附上例證說明。

17. What is OEA? • Other • Experiences & • Achievements

18. Joint University Programmes Admission System (JUPAS) Other Experiences and Achievements (OEA) • OLE and achievements at school and outside school • Additional information (less than 300 words)

19. Other Experiences and Achievements (OEA) in Competitions and Activities • To list up to a maximum of 20 items of your activities / achievements • Quality, rather than quantity, that matters in activities. Students should preferably have quality experiences rather than mere participation across many activities. • Students are strongly advised to carefully select the activities that could highlight the essence of their recent personal development

21. Additional Information • Not more than 300 words (in English) describing about an interest or experience that has been particularly meaningful to you, or how it has affected your personal growth and life goals. • To provide additional information and a fuller picture of your personal development during your secondary schooling and NOT at testing your language skills. • As a framework for discussions during selection interviews / for the universities to considerwhy you are a good candidate for their programmes.

23. Self-Account (TNSS SLP) Vs Additional Information (JUPAS OEA)

24. Difference between ‘self-account’ and ‘additional information’ • ‘Self-account’ can focus on your personal development, personal qualities, strengths, interests, experiences, etc in the course of your secondary education. • ‘Additional information’ focuses the experiences, interests, strengths, personal qualities why you are a good candidate to the universities.

25. Difference between ‘self-account’ and ‘additional information’ • The qualities, strengths, etc you mentioned in the ‘additional information’ should match with the requirements of your targeted institutions • In pursuing tertiary education, SLP can be a supplementary document or a foundation document for your OEA

26. Difference between ‘self-account’ and ‘additional information’ • ‘Self-account’ can be your story of development • ‘Additional information’ is your specific story for universities

27. Difference between ‘self-account’ and ‘additional information’ • Even so, you can write the same story in ‘Self-account’ and ‘Additional Information’. • OR, you can write a longer version as your ‘Self-account’ and then polish or refine it to your ‘Additional Information’ for the universities.

28. Writing Up my Self‐Account

29. Writing for SLP • Other Learning Experience contributes to the process of your learning experience, while Student learning Profile (SLP) is a conclusive profile of the process of learning. • It aims to celebrate and recognize your whole person development as well as for you to reflect on on-going experiences and set goals. • Highlight any impressive learning experiences or career goal setting in the student’s self-account (within 1000 words in English).

30. Writing for OEA • In submitting your JUPAS application form, you are also requested to provide additional information regarding your Other Experiences and Achievements in activities/ competitions (OEA). • Describe in not more than 300 words an interest or experience that has particularly meaningful to you or has affected your personal growth and life goals. • The OEA together with academic performance in school at S6 may help institutions to conduct some interviews before HKDSE results announced.

31. Writing for Learning Your Self-Account helps you to: 1. Be better organized (because you select, think and reflect on your strengths and weaknesses) 2. Plan (because you decide what to choose and how to achieve your goals)

32. Writing for Learning Your Self-Account helps you to: 3. Give people information (because you supplement the hard data of OLE records) 4. Prepare for a review or an interview from university admission officer, prospective employer or yourself in ten years (because you make sense of those influential learningexperiences to your development and get a better understanding of yourself)

33. STRATEGIES Strategies for writing up your self-account • A really demanding and challenging task! • Writing skill is one of the challenges but comparatively, a thorough understanding of your interests, personality, traits, skills and aspirations is a more vital for the production of your UNIQUE and IMPRESSIVE piece of work

34. STRATEGIES Research! Research!Research! • Visit your track records in academic and non-academic aspects, including: • collection of reports, • certificates, • portfolio, and • Even journals or articles you wrote for some memorable events / critical incidences (e.g. an article you wrote for the school magazine or experience in an inter-school competition).

35. STRATEGIES Basic technique of Isolating and Focusing • Arrange your record in chronological order. • Does your record show your achievement, improvement or growth in specific areas? • If so, select those materials and evidences that carry this weight of influence. • Your self-account is your chance to stand-out. Share with others your accomplishments, valuable experiences, and what you have learnt from difficulties or setbacks.

36. STRATEGIES Clear Goals and Stay Reflective • A successful self-account always stick to twin objectives: introducing yourself and describing your potential as a secondary education graduate. • You can isolate key accomplishments, turning points, and events in your school life which shed light on these central themes.

37. STRATEGIES Illustrations of your potential, targets or career aspirations • Hobbies • Projects you have completed • Particular duties and responsibilities • Accomplishment • Major life events that you believe have changed you • Challenges and personal hurdles you have overcome • Life events that motivate you to apply for a particular course of education • Individuals who influence, prepare, or motivate you to pursue a particular profession • Particular traits, work habits, attitudes or sensibilities that you have developed which will insure your success in school or in a profession

38. STRATEGIES Have your VOICESin your story • You are telling your OWN STORY, with events and people that you find important. • You put in your emotions, your feelings – that’s natural! • Two most common ways of speaking with your writing which enhance expression of your voice are: OVERCOME ADVERSITY and PERSONAL GROWTH.

39. STRATEGIES A Voice that speaks: Overcome Adversity • This format emphasizes one’s tenacity, patience, and diligence in dealing with, overcoming, or making peace with unpleasant life-transforming events or characters. • Be descriptive and use evidence to back up your ideas / views. • Far from placing balms or making excuse, isolate your experience and ability to thrive despite external and / or internal hindrances. • Stay positive and no victimization. I have once overcome an adversity in life ………

40. STRATEGIES A Voice that speaks: personal growth • Over the school years, have you found yourself getting more matured, developing goals, getting achievements and showing improvements? • The evolution and transformation, backed up by an honest attitude, work best to tell people your CHANGE and GROWTH as a young adult. • Try to give a clear, concise and adequately developed description of key events or activities from which you derived personal growth and wisdom. Here is a short story on how I grow through an Important experience in school / my family…………

41. STRATEGIES The Power of Writing • The writing skills add colours to your self-account. • Your introductory paragraph may be the most crucial part of your entire essay. Keep it short, precise but attractive. • The main body should consist of events, experiences and activities you have selected for illustration of your experiences and targets, as well as developments over the years.

42. STRATEGIES The Power of Writing • Always provide evidence: it is more convincing to write “take the lead of a 50-member voluntary team, we learnt through…..” to show your leadership than just mentioning “I am a good leader.” • Be specific and detailed: each paragraph should have a separate theme, and be developed within and throughout the paragraph. • The conclusion should not be a repetition of your introduction: be clear, straight-forward, and end with a BANG!

43. STRATEGIES Review and Revise • Students may spend a lot of effort in writing but frequently overlook the need to review and revise. Analyze your essay line by line and make sure that the general theme is followed through. • Some other tips include: 1. Eliminate redundancy 2. Look for consistency 3. Provide evidence rather than a mere conclusive remark like“I am hard-working” 4. Proofread carefully 5. Invite comments and even criticism from support partners:your friends, teachers and parents.

44. Good preparationfor your FUTURE • Keep good records of activities, awards or achievements no matter inside or outside school • Ensure quality activities with self-reflection • Explore your career aspiration or field of studies in tertiary education • Research your targeted institutions • Prepare your self-account/additional information to impress the admission officers that you are an appropriate candidate

45. Try out your Self-Account in the summer vacation • Personal Statements by Subject • Useful Tips on writing Personal Statement • Free Sample Personal Essays • Characteristics of a Good Personal Essay • Writing the Personal Statement

46. Check the JUPAS website in your summer vacation • www.jupas.edu.hk • Download area • Iteration Process • Admission Grades • 334 Academic Reform • Key Dates and Deadlines in the 2012 JUPAS Cycle (4-Year Curriculum) • General Entrance Requirements of Institutions under 334 Academic Reform (for 2012 Entry)