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Wah Yan College, Hong Kong Jupas Application OEA Exercise. OEA. Other Experience and Achievement Includes: 1. Awards and OLE positions held outside school 2. Awards and OLE positions held inside school. Only in total 10 items are allowed!. Clarification. OEA NOT INCLUDES :
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OEA • Other Experience and Achievement • Includes: • 1. Awards and OLE positions held outside school • 2. Awards and OLE positions held inside school Only in total 10 items are allowed!
Clarification • OEA NOT INCLUDES: • Music Qualification • Other Academic Results
Importance of OEA • Q: How significant is the OEA information in the calculation of admission scores by participating-institutions / programmes? If an applicant obtains 5** in all subjects but does not have any entries under OEA, will this reduce the chance of admission? • A: Determination of applicants' suitability for admission is entirely the decisions of the 9 participating-institutions and is entirely independent of the JUPAS Office. Applicants should refer to the general entrance requirements and individual programme requirements for more information.
Possible Use of OEA in Jupas • Some OEA items may be counted in the point calculation of assignment of Jupas place • Some OEA items may be critical in distinguishing two applicants with equal point • Some OEA items may initiate granting an interview for you • OEA and “additional information” may provide the content which the interviewer will ask you
OEA Selections • Good selections matching your Jupas Choices! • Need to show that you have a target in your senior secondary school life! • May handle for variety of choice! • Be coherent with your “additional information”! • Support your “additional information” to show how you become who you are! • Give points of focus during interviews (if any)!
Items needs to be entered • Award / Activity Name • Category • Year of Participation • Participation Mode • Activity Nature • Role • Whether it is an award-bearing activity • Award Type (if it is an award-bearing activity) • Description of the Award / Activity
Jupas Online Application System • Should always search for the items provided by Jupas • Try different keywords!! • For any ambiguity which may occur, type in the explanation in “description” part • It is a must to type explanation for clarification in “description” for self-entered items • For WAMFO or JASER, we will provide standard description for you through E-class
Deadlines • School Internal Deadline: 26th December, 2013 • Purpose: to generate a verified document which can support your Awards and OLE positions held inside school • System will be reopen in the mid of January for your final amendment, especially for some of the non-school items • Jupas Deadline for OEA: 6th February, 2014