Eligibility You are eligible for the CTY Hong Kong program if you: - have completed 7th, 8th or 9th grade (grades 8 through 10 in 13-year schools) and are 12 years old by June 30, 2009, and have not turned 15 before September 1, 2009
| AND | - have required minimum scores on the SAT or ACT, combination of the SAT or ACT and Spatial Test Battery (STB), or World Class Test (WCT) or qualified for CTY with the SCAT by grade 6. Please see the eligibility charts below.
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Application Process
Apply online, or download an application. Courses will be assigned on a rolling basis beginning January 15. For course assignment purposes, applications received on or before January 14 will all be considered to have arrived on the same date. If on January 15 there are more applications than spaces available, CTY will use a selection process that gives preference to students in the 8th and 9th grades. Notification
Students are notified of the status of their applications within one week of receipt of a complete application. Applications received prior to January 15, 2009 will all be considered to have arrived on the same date. Accepted students receive a Course Assignment Packet with all relevant details about the program and site, including travel information, opening and closing day schedules, a list of things to bring, health and medical information, rules and policies, etc.
Late Applications
Late applications (postmarked after March 31, 2009) are accepted and considered as space in the program permits.
Eligibility Chart: Writing Courses SAT Option: Writing Courses Grade at Test Date | Verbal/Critical Reading Score | 7 | >=510 | 8 | >=560 | 9 | >=610 |
SAT Option: Math and Science Courses Grade at Test Date | Math | Or | Math + Verbal/Critical Reading | 7 | >=580 | or | >=1040 | 8 | >=630 | or | >=1140 | 9 | >=680 | or | >=1240 |
SAT + STB Option: Math and Science Courses Grade at Test Date | STB Score | And | SAT Math | 7 | >=500 | and | >=530 | 8 | >=500 | and | >=580 | 9 | >=500 | and | >=630 |
ACT Eligibility Requirements: Writing Courses Grade at Test Date | Reading | 7 | >=21 | 8 | >=24 | 9 | >=27 | 10 | >=29 |
ACT Eligibility Requirements: Math and Science Courses Grade at Test Date | Math | Or | Math + Reading | 7 | >=23 | or | >=41 | 8 | >=26 | or | >=47 | 9 | >=28 | or | >=53 | 10 | >=31 | or | >=57 |
ACT + STB Option: Math and Science Courses Grade at Test Date | STB Score | And | ACT Math | 7 | >=500 | and | >=20 | 8 | >=500 | and | >=23 | 9 | >=500 | and | >=26 | 10 | >=500 | and | >=28 |
World Class Test (WCT) Option: Math, Computer Science and Science Courses Math and Computer Science Qualifying Score: Distinction on Mathematics section of the WCT Science Qualifying Score: Distinction on both Mathematics and Problem Solving sections of the WCT. Information about the World Class Test can be found at http://talent.ust.hk in both Chinese and English with background about the test, application procedures, and sample questions. | 
