第一篇:美国游学和交流活动对留学申请的作用
美国游学和交流活动对留学申请的作用
金果树留学名师 范爱凤 1.游学
像游学这样的国际交流活动,其实很短期,一般是游一个星期,学一个星期,再体验一星期。这样,基本上就半个月,我们基本上可以管这个叫旅游团。学生们可能大包小包,拎一大堆东西回来。但他真正的收获只是感受到的其实是特别表面的氛围和一个大概的影子,就如我们第一次见一个人一样,看到了他的样子,但离了解他,体会他,还非常远。从这个角度来说,这样一个仅持续半个月的活动,在美国人看来这还算不上一次国际交流活动。离深层次的交流还差很远。
从另一个角度来看,这些短期的交流,其实很难塑造孩子,但是长期的,跨越两个国家文化的思考和行走,会塑造一个思维角度和宽度更加广阔的人。这会让孩子学会多角度地深层次的去思考问题。而并不是一个孩子参加了一个国际的游学活动,就会让人觉得,这个孩子真好,他参与了一次国际化的交流。仅仅一次的游学活动,并不能改变孩子在各个方面的成长。但是如果孩子长期保持着这种不断地交流,效果就不一样。就像今年金果树的YF,她妈妈说,从她小时候开始,就在外过年。这么多年过去了,就没在家过过年。每年都会出去一个月,去往世界各个地方,参加各种活动。领略各种课堂。所以YF确实在表达力上,表现特别突出,宽容度和对文化的理解上,也是相当不错的。还记得,她当初申请哥伦比亚大学的summer,她的录取结果迟迟没有下来,可能是学校嫌她年纪小,表现得不够成熟,就一直拖着没有给offer。后来,YF就给学校打了一个电话,offer就搞定了。
那为什么一个孩子能搞定一个admission office?并且给她offer? 大家可以想像,她在电话里的表达力有多强。用流利的英文,用从容表述,展示了她自己的成熟。所以从这个意义上,YF的表现力是很好的。表现力在哪里起作用呢?如面试,就是一个非常好的环节。你的国际交流和国际化的活动,它们塑造了一个什么样的你,致使你在表达自己的时候,是那么地从容和有见识。这样,它对申请就产生了一个侧面的好处。2.summer school 还有一种交流活动,其实特别有意义的,就是summer school,假期课程,前面的微讲座有
跟大家讲到,关于AP的重要性。学校课程体系,美国人怎么看待中国人的课程体系,如果他对中国的课程体系不能够产生很好的信任,那么,在这种情况下,你到美国上了summer school,而且你在这种有学分的课程里面,真的拿到了不错的分数,比如,B+, A, A+,像这样的情况就证明了你在美国课堂上的驾奴能力。其实本身是一个不错的指标。这对申请,就有很大的参考价值。
前几天也有家长过来问,说在Brown的夏季课程和Cornell U的夏季课程应该怎样取舍?我对她说:Brown的夏季课程是非学分制的,是体验性质的,如果你喜欢这个学校和这个学校提供的这门课程,就很不错。但是如果希望证明自己在美国大学课堂的驾驭能力,那么Cornell的课程会稍微价值大一些,因为是学分课程。不过话又说回来了,你选择了Cornell U的夏季课程,但是表现却不够好,拿了2个C回国了,呵呵,你还敢在本科申请的时候递交这个成绩吗? 3.其他活动
还有一些活动,比如说,像有些学生在美国参加像普林斯顿的数学竞赛,哈佛的模联,哈佛小音乐家,还有各种各样的类似的互动和交流,确实会挺不错。因为对于孩子本身,增加了他思维的角度,有从素质教育层面上来说,本身就很有意义。而对于申请,其实也很大程度上依赖于你申请的大学怎么看待它。可能对于申请的每所大学,所产生的意义大小和程度都不一样。如果申耶鲁,那这些国际交流和活动,当然就特别有意义了,但是如果你申MIT,好像意义就不是那么大。
但是美国交流和文化类的活动本身,其实还是挺有意义的。也是得看什么样的活动和什么样的交流。比如说像去年金果树留学有一个学生,在美国,组织了一些中国学生和美国学生间互动和交流活动。这个活动他做得很成功,并且持续了大概有三年。每年暑假他都会组织那些美国孩子到中国去做义工,中国孩子到美国去做交换。当时面试官对他的这项活动特别感兴趣,就问了很多相关的问题。
所以事情还得多角度看,你做的任何一场活动,对于任何一所大学,形成的作用和意义不同。你做的国际交流活动,本身对自己成长的意义,远远超出对于申请的意义。你做的活动,只有当成体系和长期坚持,当表达性特别强,影响力特别大的时候,才会对申请产生比较重要的影响。
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第二篇:A-Level和美国留学申请
A-Level和美国留学申请
来源:新通A-Level
A-Level 即General Certificate of Education Advanced Level, 普通中等教育证书考试高级水平课程。A-Level是英国国民教育的课程体系,同时该课程AS 和A2阶段考试成绩将作为英国大学入学衡量标准,所以也称A-Level为英国大学的入学考试课程,正如我国的高考一样。A-Level课程证书被几乎所有英语授课的大学作为招收新生的入学标准,因此,A-Level课程被国际教育界誉为“金牌”教育课程和全球大学入学的“金牌”标准。
美国作为教育大国,全世界排名靠前的名校较多,教育资源非常丰富。而在申请美国留学的要求上,除了必需的雅思或者托福成绩和SAT或者ACT考试成绩外,需要有符合要求的学历课程,该学历课程包括国内高中的成绩或者国际课程的成绩。而国内的高中课程学科多,学习内容难,对学生的要求程度高。相对国内高中课程,A-Level国际课程的科目数少(只需3-4门),难易程度适中,且A-Level国际课程的学习可以为以后美国留学生活做好前期的适应和衔接。
美国是一个非常注重学生教育背景多样化的国家,用中国普高成绩来申请美国留学意味着你要和另外23万多中国学生竞争,如果用A-Level课程背景,也许你的竞争对手要少将近25倍。世界上的160多个国家的11000所大学都是认可A-Level的。美国一些顶级大学需要SAT成绩,但也有部分大学接受只用A-Level成绩进行申请。如美国前50的学校中,麻省理工学院,维克森林大学,罗切斯特大学等学校明确表示他们接受A-Level成绩,并且可以免交SAT成绩,但也有如杜克大学,圣路易斯华盛顿大学,塔夫斯大学等学校说明了他们很欢迎学生提交A-Level成绩,但是SAT也是必须要提交的。在美国,A-Level不仅仅被当做是高中课程,也可以被当做一种大学先修课程,可以用来转换学分。
A-Level不仅为我们中国学生在申请英国、澳洲大学方面提供了国内普通高中毕业生没有的优势,而且A-Level在申请美国留学方面也显示出了特别的优势。
第三篇:美国留学申请趋势
据了解,近两年美国大学会通过更加多样的手段来评判学生是否足够优秀,如文书题目日益丰富,更多学校增加或者更加注重面试,今年还有不少学校把面试加入到网申环节当中。下面360教育集团专家针对今年的申请形势和变化,对即将来到的2015年的申请趋势做一些点评和解读。
【趋势一:美国大学审核流程简化标准更严】
现在美国研究生申请竞争已趋向于白热化。在申请者满足硬性要求的同时,美国大学招生官越来越注重申请人背景的多样化,学生的适应能力、领导力、协同能力,以及对美国文化的认同和对学院及社会的回馈,日益成为美国大学关注的重点。同时,现在美国高校对研究生申请者的工作经历,实习、实践经历也越来越看重。
值得关注的是,近几年美国大学审核中国学生的材料流程变得简化,但审核标准更加严格。据了解,在过去的申请中,学生要将自己在大学的成绩单寄送到申请学校,但是现在很多学校只需将成绩单原件扫描上传,只有被录取之后,才会被要求寄送原件。同时,不少美国高校要求国际学生(部分学校只要求来自中国的申请者),将成绩单通过WES或ECE等评估机构评估后再送到学校。留学专家解释,通过评估机构评估,可查询学生成绩单的真伪。现在要求评估的专业主要是商科和文科,这种要求会越来越多。
【趋势二:美国留学文书考核更个性化】
此外,近两年美国大学会通过更丰富多样的手段来对学生进行考核,主要表现为文书题目的丰富和面试学校的增加。据留学专家介绍,前几年大多数学校要求学生提供的文书都是简历、个人陈述和老师的推荐信。而近几年,商科和一些文科的文书题目变得更丰富,各种新鲜的申请短文题目层出不穷。有的项目(如麻省理工的金融学硕士)为了防止学生总结前人的文书经验,每年都会换短文题目。例如,很多学校都会问申请者职业规划的问题。今年有的学校就问到,考虑到当前经济环境和就业形势,你的职业规划实现不了怎么办?因此,我们可以看出学校的考核更加个性化。此外,现在大部分学校都有防抄袭系统,只要学生的文书有明显抄袭痕迹,都会被软件检测出来。
【趋势三:部分学校将面试嵌入网申环节】
而从面试方面来看,过去只有少数学校的少数专业,比如MBA、金融、会计进行面试。但近两年越来越多的学校和专业要求面试,尤其一些文科、理工科专业增加了面试,而且排名靠前的学校对面试更加重视。以哥伦比亚大学为例,从金融工程到运筹学,从东亚研究到社会工作,从机械工程到电子工程全都需要面试才能拿到录取。值得一提的是,今年有不少学校把面试嵌入了网申环节,即Video Question,也可以称为预面试。这种面试很像托福考试,学生只有填写到网申面试那一步的时候才能弹出面试题。系统会先让你测试摄像头和麦克风,随后出现面试题,通常学生有15秒阅读题的时间,之后就会开始录像,学生一般需要在1分钟内回答完面试题,并上传到网申系统。留学专家表示,这种面试随机性很大,很难准备。
此外,目前美国高校研究生申请常见的面试手段还有电话面试,Skype视频面试、校友面试、学校安排老师来中国面试等。近年还出现了第三方面试,这种形式多是视频形式,即申请者登录第三方网站录制面试视频。其实,不同面试测试内容不同,据留学专家介绍,一般来说,商科面试以专业知识为主,理工科面试会考技术内容,有的会做题,文科类专业很多是英语水平的面试。
最后,美国研究生申请不能临时抱佛脚,需要一个长期的积累和准备过程。尤其在新申请形势下,学生不只要考高分,还要丰富经历和知识面。留学专家建议,面对美国研究生申请的这种竞争态势,申请者应尽早进行出国留学规划,从大二开始就可准备标准化考试,包括托福、GMAT、GRE。对于申请名校,可考GRE Sub,以弥补相关科目的不足,也可增加申请竞争力。
第四篇:美国留学申请示例
美国留学申请范文示例
想去美国读书的同学都少不了申请书的环节,所以美国留学申请是大家都很重视的事情,只有申请成功了大家才能顺利的去美国留学生活,今天美国大学生活资讯网Collegelife就给大家带来美国留学申请书范文,希望对大家有所帮助。
美国留学申请材料中的个人陈述PS可以说出你到底喜不喜欢这个专业、喜欢到什么程度、对未来有什么设想,去读研究生、博士一定要谈对这一领域的看法,说出自己对它的热爱。
写美国留学申请书需要注意的地方有:
1、PS的长度要适中,600—800英文单词。
2、紧扣专业,主线明确,避免盲目个性化。让招生委员会知道你选择该专业的明确和强烈的动机,同时具备充分的条件完成该专业的学习。
3、结构简单,衔接紧密,主线明确,便于理解。谨记:simple is the best。
4、精心安排PS和其它文件的关系。PS,推荐信,简历等文件构成一整套申请文书,既需要相互应证,也需要这些文件各有侧重点。
5、语言表达上,英语要地道、符合英语的思维习惯和文风,避免“中式英语”。
下面小编给大家提供几篇美国留学申请书范文给大家做参考:
篇一:
To live a meaningful life everyday;to continually pursue my predetermined worthwhile goals.-My view of life.Could I put myself in the life-threatening working environment? Could I sacrifice my life for the benefits of others? Some people may laugh at my crazy question.To me, that is a serious question I have come a long way to find my answer.“I am not sure whether it is worth to answer”;“What is the true meaning of that question?”
When I was a young child, I watched a soap opera that was about court.I was deeply impressed by the judge’s calmness and the lawyer’s eloquence and resource that were showed in this opera.From then on, I hoped to study law some day.Fortunately, I performed well in entrance examination and got enrolled into xx University.Then I chose law as my major without hesitation.At university, I studied hard and got GPA 3.4.What’s more, I broadly read all kinds of books, including philosophy, history etc.My teachers’ instruction strengthened my understanding of law and makes me understand the significance of law to a country.From my studies, I had a lot of fun and got more interested in law.Moreover, I actively participated in practice in holidays from common company to law firm and tried to apply the theory I had learned into practice.This summer, I had my internship in counselor department in xxx Group Co Ltd which was involved in a business contract dispute, which was submitted to China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission for arbitration.As a representative of the requested applicant, I took part in the evidence collection in the early arbitration stage and clearly explained why the 5% balance of goods was not paid on time.After knowing the whole case, I visited my teacher, an Arbitration Law professor, and listened to her opinions.Realizing the counterpart didn’t completely implement their contract duty, I gave reasons as follows: First, the counterpart company didn’t mention bearing issue, which caused that the delivered machines couldn’t be put into the plant because of the disqualification of workshop.Thus overhaul was necessary, which delayed production and resulted loss.Based on these reasons, the counterpart didn’t completely carry out its duty, so our party did not pay the balance on time.During this time, I found out the evidence and pictures that attested counterpart did not give reasonable suggestion and service, and made a statement in the court.Finally, the arbitration turned out that counterpart compensated our loss, in which the arbiters invoked the reasons that I stated.They had a panel made up of 3 lawyers and 5 company representatives as agents while we just had 3 persons—two lawyers and me.Under such condition, I was able to cooperate with them and clearly stated my opinions without any nervousness, which got their respect.This matter greatly inspired my enthusiasm on study.In addition, I took part in the contact draft in several companies.In the process, when I met a lot of problems, I often turned to my teachers for help, which made good impression on them.As I cherished each practice, I studied my specialty and English hard.With effective study method and diligence, I did well both in English and law, which helped me a lot to get scholarship every year.On the other hand, my practice inspired me to study.In practice, I exercised my legal knowledge.I also realize the big gap between theory and its application—sometimes I have master the rules but I didn’t know how to use it in actual case.My practice experiences have not only strengthened what I learned but have supplied new knowledge for me, which is good for my future study and career.In my study and practice, I admired outstanding lawyers’ eloquence and jumping thinking more and more.However, in China, most of lawyers come from theory study and those who can perform well in practice are insufficient.Moreover, after the China’s entrance to WTO, there are a lot of problems with Chinese law.I think, my internship experience is not enough.In practice, I could combine substantive law with procedural law to analyze case, but I still feel my theoretical foundation is not solid enough.What’s more, comparably speaking, the chances that I have to initiatively study and practice are not a lot.Thereby, I am eager to study further abroad to know more about foreign law, thoughts and lawyer career so that I am able to stand out in fierce competition.篇二:
Due to the comprehensiveness of China’s “reform and open” policies,economics plays an increasingly important role in the development of its global position.Though more and more companies built,management of companies cannot catch up with the development of the companies.Management is a burgeoning field in China,so I hope I can acquire more modern knowledge on management in England.The roots of my strong interest in business can be traced back to my childhood.My father was among the first of China’s new breed of modern entrepreneurs.As a young girl,it was inspirational hearing about his business ventures,and meeting the varied and interesting circle of entrepreneurs.My mother was also involved in business as an accountant,helping him with simple calculations.And so it was early in my life that I hoped I,also,would someday be able to enter the realm of business.With the time of growing up,I preferred reading books to satisfy my curiosity.I never ceased to contemplate over the questions I encountered.Subjects on business and management became a special fascination to me and my knowledge of psychology as well as interest in this field was increasing rapidly.As a high school student in China,I had to concentrate on the College Entrance Examination(CEE),even so,books not related to the exams were never excluded from my life.Unfortunately when sitting in the exam in June,2001,I was so nervous that I didn’t score well in the CEE exam.I enrolled in the department of Computer Science in Zhejiang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine.Any attempt to persuade myself to focus on my major turned out to be a failure at the beginning of my college life.After several terms,I realized that I would never be interested in being a programmer or an engineer.At that moment,I lost my direction and objectives.My persistence in reading saved me from the dark situation.As a matter of fact,I enjoyed reading the books included Encyclopedia American,and some books about management by Peter F.Drucker.I began to notice something interesting: Why some companies can produce more than others? Why some company can sell more than others? Why some companies can build up but others cannot when facing the same difficulties?
With the questions in my mind,I started to read many relevant books.I was lucky to read the book “Jack: Straight from the Gut”by Jack Welch,in Which John A.Byrne makes a clear illustration that the management is important for a company.When I was a junior,I ran a bookshop by myself near my school.I should manage not only the finance in the shop but also the employees in my shop even made some strategies to enlarge the business in my shop to hold on the run the shop.From this,my interpersonal skills and the capacity in business has been greatly developed,definitely I was increasingly interested in what I was doing.By December,2003,I had finally determined to take business management as my career instead of IT.To accumulate more relevant knowledge,I strived to gain more practical work experience in some big companies.Fortunately,as a senior,I began by conducting an internship in the Architecture Company in Zhejiang Province.Over six months,I worked as an assistant of the manager to harmonize the relationship between the different departments in this company and to draft some management system,which broadened my perspective of management conditions and business performance in different industries.The experience showed me that management is much more important than that of I thought in big companies.After graduation,I continued my work in this company.In May,2005,the company offered me an opportunity to participate in an training program held by a famous management school.Through in-depth discussions with teachers and students in the classes,they all encouraged me to pursue my future career in management field because of my intellectual ability and the brand new ideas I mentioned.During the short period of training,I realized that pursuing a higher degree in management is a wise choice for me now.Lancaster,with its excellence in management,represents the perfect fit for my needs.In your challenging environment,I can build the required foundation of knowledge related to management to achieve my goals.I am firmly convinced that your admission will be my first step of success.With this in mind,I hereby submit my application,and await your favorable reply.上述内容就是今天为大家带来的关于去美国留学生活前大家准备的申请材料中的申请书范文,希望看过之后对大家有所帮助。
第五篇:美国留学申请要求
申请国家:美国
一、学制(所需时间):
1、高中:3年
2、大学本科:4年
3、硕士研究生:2年
二、主要开学日期:
每年2个学期,春季3月份开学,秋季9-10月份开学.。主要新学年是2月份开学。
三、申请留学签证的语言要求及保障金要求
1、高中:美国高中对中国学生的语言录取条件相对宽松,一般要求托福成绩达到70分以上,如果达不到要求的语言成绩,或者没有参加托福考试,一般学校会要求申请人参加校方录取委员会组织的电话面试。如果能够录取,一般在入学以后要参加学校的入学英语水平考试,根据考试成绩参加学校设立的不同级别ESL。保证金要大于三年的生活费以及学费。大约在40-50万左右。存期无限制,但最好超过半年
2、大学:语言要求:美国大学对语言要求差异较大,长春藤学校一般要求托福成绩100分以上,其他学校要求托福成绩75、80、90不等,达到要求可以直接入读大学本科课程。如果托福成绩没有达到以上要求,或者没有托福成绩,可以先入读大学的语言培训班。保证金需要可以支付在校期间年的生活费以及学费,大约在30-40万左右,存期最好超过半年。
3、研究生硕士:申请到美国留学必须提供的语言考试成绩是TOEFL成绩。美国大学对申请入学者并无统一TOEFL录取分数线。大部分美国大学对申请读研究生课程的新生,要求TOEFL分数达到550分以上。如想申请奖学金,TOEFL应达到600分以上,满分为677分。最少要28万,存期最好超过半年。
四、留学移民
在美国留学毕业后工作五年,交够一定的税金后即可申请移民。美国的亲属移民支持配偶和未婚子女。
投资移民条件如下
最新的EB-5投资移民政策是:
1、申请人必须年满21周岁;
2、在美国政府指定的项目投资不少于50万美元。(投资款不必是本人所赚,只需合法获得即可,可以是赠与或继承)。
3、无犯罪记录。