HKUST Dorm Room (Hall VII)

I am living in the brand new dorm at HKUST. Go to http://david.budi.ac/ to follow my study abroad experience.

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[loko27sl]

hey, i think im going to be there for this fall semester. ive heard classes are pretty hard, what have you noticed? how difficult would it to get an A in ur hardest class? and also, it seems like the guys:girls ratio is pretty uneven towards the guys side.

[nationalmarathon]

Just go! It was the single best decision I have made in my life to date! I had an absolute blast. My only regret was being so hesitant about going.

Exchange girls have fun as well! Everyone has an insane amount of fun and experiences.

[nationalmarathon]

I can't post links in comments unfortunately, but if you want to know more about the Hong Kong guy/girl ratio, google: "the dark side being a wife girlfriend in hong kong blows"

[palermodpr]

Are the dorms only for undergraduate's student?

[nationalmarathon]

@VaniStarz IS courses at HKUST? I only took ISOM Security & Auditing while abroad there. Terrible class. Doesn't really teach anything. No programming.

[VaniStarz]

@nationalmarathon do you know which IS courses are relatively easy? I have to decide on my major now and i have no idea how to do programming! yikes!

[VaniStarz]

@xxxsde UST actually has a lot of foreigners. im studying there right now. they have a lot of fun and hang out with each other a lot. as for the locals, most locals who were previously in international schools or studied abroad would definitely welcome you into their groups! the other locals might be a bit shy but once you guys get along, they have as much fun as any other people.. its awesome here, wonder what you chose!

[nationalmarathon]

Definitely not true. Nearly everyone I came across was genuinely nice. If you're asking if local girls are interested in dating foreigners... some don't because they know you'll likely be gone in a few months. Some do, especially because some have "white fever" (if you're caucasian). I had a blast, and I definitely didn't get the feeling that local girls didn't like me.

[nationalmarathon]

Getting an A in the easier type courses I mentioned is no problem. I have no experience with the finance/math courses. All in all, classes are not much more difficult/easy than my home university.

For men, the girls/guys ratio is awesome! On campus and within the exchange group of students it seemed about 50/50. However, Hong Kong is filled with single women, and as an exchange student you can play multiple markets: exchange girls, locals, and mainlanders!

[nationalmarathon]

Some courses are ridiculously easy in comparison to the US, especially if you are a native English speaker (my role in my management courses basically revolved around proofreading :P). However, I did learn a few things from the courses.

Some courses (particularly finance & math) don't include insanely difficult content, but become hard due to the high degree of competition/unfavorable grading curve.