American doctoral study abroad
I. Application conditions
1, degree
All students with bachelor's and master's degrees can apply for doctoral degrees in American universities. Here, everyone needs to pay attention: directly applying for a Ph.D. in undergraduate courses will have stricter requirements for applicants. Applicants must have sufficient research experience and background, have outstanding performance in the professional field, and have completed many courses at the master's stage, which is what we usually call equivalent academic ability. Similarly, applying for a doctorate from a master's degree requires research experience and professional writing.
2. GPA
Applying for a doctorate in the United States depends on professional requirements. Generally, the minimum GPA should be above 3.0. If you want to apply for a scholarship, your GPA should be above 3.5.
3. Language achievement
TOEFL: 100 is safer. GMAT is used to apply for American business schools, LSAT is used to apply for a J.D. degree from American law schools, and MCAT is used to apply for American medical schools. Each college has different requirements for students' grades, but it is safer for students' grades to exceed the minimum admission score 10.
4. Have a high level of research ability.
American universities hope to train doctoral students into top and cutting-edge talents in the research field, so applicants must have strong independent research ability.
5. Documents and magnetism
For doctoral students, the key is that the tutor is willing to take it, so as long as you find a tutor, you will get twice the result with half the effort.
Second, the requirements of American doctoral students
1, competitive GPA
The admission of doctors in the United States requires a high GPA. Most schools will write requirements above 3.5, but many actually get scores of 3.8 or 3.9. The reason why schools attach importance to the average score is that the average score is the most intuitive reflection of students' learning ability and academic ability during school, and it is displayed with quantitative results.
2. Clear academic goals
Because there are many specialties in America, especially doctors. Even the same professional name, if the subdivision direction is not accurate, or it does not match the target colleges and professors, it is difficult to obtain the ideal admission.
3. Clear target analysis
Whether you choose a professor or a school, the first thing to do is to know your own advantages and disadvantages, and what kind of students the other party wants, and to measure whether you meet the admission requirements of the school. If some of them still fail, how and how long. The application for doctoral degree is very complicated, which requires students to prepare and plan in advance as much as possible.
4. Enough TOEFL scores
Basically, more than 90% of doctoral admissions require TOEFL scores above 100. Applying for a doctorate from a foreign university is also one of the hard requirements of the school. Of course, there have also been cases where students have been admitted to TOEFL 100, which also shows that there are other very competitive performances to make up for.
5. Excellent academic experience
Compared with master's application, doctors pay more attention to students' previous academic achievements, including but not limited to published papers, scientific research competitions, projects/topics, major assignments completed, academic-related internship experience and so on. The scientific research experience under the condition of studying for a doctorate in the United States occupies a very important space, and it is also the key point to impress professors and improve the magnetic field matching.
American popular doctoral study abroad institutions
1, Walden University
Walden University offers 25 different doctoral programs and more than 150 different majors to meet each applicant's specific career goals. The school also offers several online courses. The most popular doctorates in this school are business and management, criminal justice and information technology. GRE scores are not required, but academic resumes of applicants are required.
2. Steele University of Health Sciences
This is one of the best universities in the United States with a doctorate in human medicine or health science. The two most popular doctoral programs in this school are Doctor of Health Science and Doctor of Health Education.
The former is an online course project designed to prepare students for administrative work in the field of health care. Online courses generally do not require GRE scores. The latter focuses on training health educators. These health education services are in great demand in Africa, and courses do not require GRE.
3. Purdue University Global Campus
Purdue University is the first online university in the United States to be fully certified. Here, each project is tailored to the specific needs of the applicant and has its own timetable. So each student's learning progress is different.
The most famous of this university is the doctor of law course offered by Concord Law School. Although these doctoral programs are not compulsory to take the GRE exam, they still have to go through a series of interviews before they can pass.
4. sacred heart university
Sacred heart university, founded in 1963, is one of the most popular institutions of higher learning in Connecticut. Today, it has more than 3000 graduate students. The most popular doctoral programs in the school are Doctor of Education Leadership, Doctor of Business Administration and Doctor of Physiotherapy, all of which do not need GRE.
Further reading: a guide to studying in the United States
1, try not to go out after 10 at night.
Students are abroad. Don't go out after 10. In the United States, there are usually more weekends, but most of them are only common in bars and other places, so there are basically no people here at night, so try not to go out if you can. If it's because you stayed late at school, you can actually ask the school police to escort you back to the rental area.
Moreover, when renting a house, we must first determine the surrounding security situation. Generally speaking, high-end areas will be safer, and renting a house can ensure safety. And I usually pay more attention to what measures can be taken to ensure my own safety, such as going out with my companions, remembering the phone number of my teacher or landlord, and so on.
2. Try to make the teacher remember himself.
These schools in the United States are basically full of talents. If you want to make a difference among so many excellent students, you can't be complacent. Generally, American schools don't offer courses, so students should first find out what classes they want to take, and then arrange them. In the course, dozens of people and hundreds of people usually do business together, and teachers often leave after class, which is hard for teachers to remember. Here in the United States, the teacher's recommendation to students is very helpful and beneficial to students' future work and internship. Therefore, we should express ourselves as much as possible and let teachers pay attention to themselves.
First of all, you can do your homework well and have a unique point of view, so that teachers can naturally pay attention to your homework from many homework. In addition, you should also show yourself in class. Generally speaking, students will be asked to give a speech on the topic in class. These opportunities are rare for students, so it is necessary to be fully prepared and have in-depth content, so that teachers will notice them. It can also attract the attention of teachers.
Step 3 make more friends
In fact, Americans are still very enthusiastic and usually take the initiative to say hello. In order to adapt myself to the life here more quickly, I can actually have more contact with the local people, and I can understand their customs, which is also good for my future work. If you can go to some famous enterprises for internship, even if you don't get paid, you will gain more in the future by striving for success.