Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
The University of Hong Kong supplemental essays.
The essay question The University of Hong Kong asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against hku.hk and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One personal statement, 250–800 words.
Personal statement
Please provide information which you feel will be of interest to the Admissions Tutors and will help them know you better, e.g. your reasons for applying to HKU, the chosen curricula, extra-curricular activities, participation in voluntary work, past working experience, career aspirations and other achievements.
How to approach it
- Pick one moment and stay there. Readers remember a scene, not a summary.
- Spend at least a third of the essay on what you thought and how you changed.
- Read it out loud. If a line doesn’t sound like you, it isn’t done yet.
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