Chen Qiyong, Chairman and President of Woodpecker Education: Studying abroad is quality education.
Even if studying in the United States is hot again, there are only a few educational institutions in China, and their business scope is limited to the United States. Chen Qi Yong and his woodpecker are regarded as "exotic flowers". 10 For many years, they only cultivated in the United States and only made high-end applications. Why does Chen Qiyong have a soft spot for studying in the United States? What countermeasures and suggestions does he have in the face of the general trend that the admission rate of famous schools is declining year by year?
Chen Qiyong, Chairman and President of Woodpecker Education, graduated from Peking University and received a doctoral scholarship from Northwestern University to study in the United States. He is an alumnus of Northwest University and Harvard University. After returning to China in 2002, he devoted himself to the field of education and made unique research on the application for studying in the United States, which helped many China students to enter the top universities in the United States, such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford.
We are starting the era of studying abroad 5.0. In this era, studying abroad is equivalent to quality education, so we bear a very heavy and sacred responsibility.
The decline in the admission rate is difficult to reverse. "The decline in the admission rate of American elite schools is both a reality and a trend. This year, it will be like this next year. " Chen Qiyong explained that the decline in the admission rate was not caused by the decrease in recruitment. In fact, in the past two years, most famous universities in the United States, including Ivy League schools, have been expanding their enrollment every year, but the speed of enrollment expansion is far behind the growth of the number of applicants, especially in China.
However, Chen Qiyong does not think that the opening of the new SAT on 20 16 and the new application system will bring "subversive" changes to studying in the United States. "There is nothing to be nervous about." He seems very calm. "Students are no strangers to the new SAT. As for the students behind, there is no difference between the old and the new. And the new application system will not have a substantial impact on the application results. The planning and preparation of studying abroad in advance guided by it coincides with the concept of woodpecker. "
Planning to study abroad is not too early.
Chen Qiyong analyzed that due to the decrease in the admission rate of top universities in the United States, a large number of students who originally wanted to apply for the first echelon will flood into the competition of the second echelon. This application pressure from the upstream will be transmitted to the downstream layer by layer, resulting in the top 60 universities in the United States. Competition has intensified.
Among thousands of applicants, how do American elite schools choose the best candidates? Chen Qiyong believes that because applicants have excellent test scores, admissions officers can no longer rely on scores to decide their choices, so they pay more and more attention to the social practices and activities that applicants are engaged in, rather than the "test machine" that only tests.
"How to deal with? The only effective way is to prepare early, make plans early and give yourself a comparative advantage. " Chen Qiyong suggested that it is not too late for students who are preparing to apply for undergraduate courses in the United States to start their sophomore year. If a clear goal has been established, it is ideal to start working from grade three.
Focus on studying in the United States in the next two or three years.
Woodpecker Education was founded 10 years ago and has always had a soft spot for studying in the United States. "In the next two or three years, we will focus on the United States, and then we may consider other countries." Chen Qiyong explained that apart from market factors, the openness of American universities, advocating free competition and personal struggle are most conducive to cultivating quality-oriented education talents, which is also an important factor for woodpeckers to love studying in the United States.
Chen Qiyong said that Woodpecker is cooperating with V-Center to open a high-end, independent and open learning guidance center. Member students can complete academic activities related to applying for and studying in famous American universities through training courses for studying abroad, guidance from Chinese and Western tutors, and independent learning. "In this era, studying abroad is equal to quality education, not only for application, but for improving the comprehensive quality of China students throughout the application process." Therefore, in the coming 20 16 years, the goal of woodpeckers is not "bigger", but "stronger"-making existing things more perfect and "protecting the healthy growth of talents like woodpeckers protect trees."