This article "Parents who go to American high schools also need to attend an interview" was reprinted by Changsha Evening News (liuxue86.com) on March 22nd. With the improvement of living standards, the trend of China students studying in the United States is becoming more and more obvious. The enrollment data of American universities in the fall of 20 1 1 shows that the number of applicants in many universities has increased by 7%-2 1%, and the enrollment ratio is generally 1: 15. Some schools even admit one applicant for every 22 applicants on average. It can be seen that the competition of undergraduate application in the United States is no less than that of college entrance examination in China. However, if you choose to attend high school in the United States, students can accumulate good campus activities, community activities, public welfare activities and competitions when applying for American universities, and also have more opportunities to accumulate backgrounds that cannot be involved when attending high schools in China, which is different from the application materials of domestic high school students. This is also the reason why more and more middle school students choose to go to the United States for high school in grade three and grade one. Studying in American private middle schools has become the most in-depth trend of studying abroad. You must pass the interview to apply for the top high school in America.

"The biggest difference between American high school enrollment and China is that in addition to the requirements for grades, both domestic students and foreign students need to participate in interviews." Dr. Ding Jianzhong, the president of Puton Education Company in the United States, believes that the interview process in American high schools aims at a more comprehensive understanding of the applicant's background. Interviews in most high schools in the United States are generally divided into two forms: face-to-face and telephone /SKYPE video.

"The interview time in American high schools generally does not exceed 30 minutes, but during these 30 minutes, the interviewer wants to know more about your information, so it is very necessary to make full preparations." Santo, who successfully applied to Patty Middle School in TOP 10 High School in the United States, believes that adequate interview preparation can help you open the door to the top high schools in the United States.

"The interviewer's favorite question is why you chose our school." Santo said that she has applied to more than a dozen schools, and almost every interviewer is very concerned about this issue, because most candidates like to apply to schools in batches, but the interviewer hopes that each OFFER can successfully attract this student to enter the school. Most interviewers want to know how much the applicant values the school. Therefore, applicants need to have a comprehensive and detailed understanding of the applied school through the school website, such as geographical location, teacher-student ratio, courses offered and school facilities. At the same time, we should pay attention to the convergence of these conditions and interests, and fully convince the examiner to choose the school.

The interviewer wants to know how well you know your children.

"I met an interview that was more difficult than finding a job. I didn't expect my daughter to apply for high school and need to answer so many detailed questions. " Ms. Wang, Santo's mother, is a senior white-collar worker in a foreign company. Basic English conversation is not a problem for her at all, but in the process of assisting Santo to apply for American high schools, she still spent a long time preparing. "The interviewer wants to hear your most objective and true description of the child." Ms. Wang said that when preparing the application materials for Santo, she answered 7-8 questions. These seemingly simple questions made the busy mother think seriously for a long time.

How to get the interviewer to recognize your child in the shortest time, and how to make the school you applied for not your child? Ms. Wang believes that an objective and accurate description is the first condition. What the interviewer wants to know most is how well you know your children. So before the interview, you need to organize the materials into the most refined language, and don't show your strong "selling" in the conversation, so don't forget to instill these ideas into the other party. American schools are more willing to recruit students who not only have good grades, but also have good leadership skills, are keen on public welfare activities and have a sense of social responsibility. Maybe your child is not good enough now, but don't be discouraged. Make sure that your child has this potential. Don't exaggerate yourself, but there is no need to be too modest.