Application Dear sir or madam, I’m Monica, a high school student from No.1 Middle School. I am longing for an opportunity to study in your esteemed university. Briefly, multicultural setting, cultivation model and academic atmosphere are the main reasons that I apply for the University of Hong Kong. Diversified culture. Relying on uniquely favorable natural and social conditions, HKU is distinguished for internationalization, as expressed in its matriculate, teaching staff and teaching content, which contributes to broadening our horizons and firing up our curiosity about the world. All-around education. HKU advocates "Sapientia Et Virtus" and then places a great deal of importance on promoting our all-round development, which is conducive to training us to be talents with characters of morality, wisdom, health and aesthetic feeling. Academic freedom. HKU encourages us to express views freely, to question and challenge the authority, which is helpful to stimulate our passion for exploration and creation and to cultivate our sense of originality. If I had the honour to be admitted, I want to major in social sciences, such as law, psychology and economics, etc. Not merely because I have had a particular fondness for social sciences since I was a boy, but also because I am pretty good at it. Einstein once said, interest is the best teacher. To me, both interest and self-ability are important guides for my decision. In the future, after graduating from HKU, I would like to go abroad for further study.

Chophouse There is a chophouse nearby our dormitory. It is operated by a family of three: Father Mother and a son. They are so kind and generous that their business is prospering. Sometimes the neighbours stand at the door and just watch in silent. It seems that they are puzzled about what happens in the chophouse everyday. There are so many students to have lunch in the dining hall. What's more, the dishes have not varied a whit since. Considering time and newness, we prefer to have meals in the chophouse. Their leading product is "rice crust ", which is a golden covering with fresh vegetables and shredded meat . Besides, they offer appetizers for free. Both good and cheap, so it's quite popular. Today, when I paid, maybe I touched the landlady's hand, she said with a smile, "Oh, girl, you should keep warm, your hand is so cold." She just put me in mind of my grandmother. I was moved. It was a homely feel. :)

Somewhere over the rainbow It was in the Britain's Got Talent that I heared this song. Lovely Connie Talbot was moving everyone. Especially, When she refered to it's her grandmother's favorite, and she always sang for her, I cried with happiness. The most simple, however, is the most touching. It has been used as a film song in many romantic movies, such as "You've got mail", "Pretty Woman" and so on. It seems that it usually occurres at or near the end of the movie, so as to present the happy ending. When the dream comes true, the music turns on, you can feel the light of love and hope. You may think just you dare to think and to act, it goes for yourself! "Somewhere over the rainbow skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true…“ Even some dreams can not come true, we should still have dreams, which make our living more fully and more interseting.