What is absolutely important is that this year, the United Nations has adopted a new method, that is, all projects that were applied before 12 in 2014, unlike the past, applications from North America, Europe and Australia will not be applied until next semester, so applications from outside North America should not be considered as next semester! !
application for exchange
1, some people may ask, why do you want to exchange?
Utilitarianism mainly includes the following points.
1, the experience of overseas exchange will play a plus role in applying for going abroad or applying for a job in the future. Especially when students get letters of recommendation from overseas professors, this effect is even more amplified. I have asked some people (not too many, about 2~3) related to enrollment, and they all said that it is very important to exchange experiences, at least to ensure that you can go to the schools you have exchanged. For students who intend to study in North America in the future, it is undoubtedly important to get letters of recommendation from good professors in the school and talk with some people related to enrollment in the future.
2. For the students of some specific majors (such as mathematics) in Peking University, communication can often play a sharp role. I heard that many students who went to Hong Kong and Taiwan for exchange returned to 4.0. . . ) If you are a student of Chinese Department, especially in the direction of ancient Chinese, going to National Taiwan University or Taiwan Province Province is the first choice, and it is very good.
3. In some fields, foreign research is indeed much more advanced than domestic research. Whether for overseas party or Baoyan party, it is very important to get in touch with some professional high-tech fields early for future development.
4. Exchanging experiences can make us adapt to the foreign environment in advance. Especially for some students who want to study in non-English-speaking countries in the future, their language ability is not very good. Spending the first half of the year abroad should be obvious for the improvement of language ability. In addition, for some students who hesitate to go abroad for graduate study, the experience of going abroad for exchange can let us know the living and learning environment abroad in advance and help us choose.
5, there is a rare situation, that is, some professional fields or research directions or courses are not available at Peking University for the time being, but if you need to apply or work in the future or are interested, you can go abroad to make up courses in this field. (I am such a minority. . . )
6, @ jingjingjingjingjingjingjing added: If it is a campus couple with similar interests and similar majors, it is strongly recommended to go abroad to exchange and get married with Jerry. ...
It's useless. Overseas communication gives us a platform to feel in the new environment. This process makes us see more about the world and think more about some problems. This part of different people have different views, so I won't go into details in this article. @ 丫丫丫丫丫丫丫丫 also said that traveling around Europe is cool. . .
2. Exchange possible sacrifices
Basically, it is to postpone the course for one semester. For students who want to study, it is basically impossible to exchange a semester if the policy of studying in college is strict. Of course, even students who want to work or go abroad in the future will have sacrifices, such as making up this semester's courses in other semesters in the future, postponing the activities of this institute or other societies and so on. Especially the students who have already entered the lab, they probably need to negotiate with the boss. Therefore, the research party should carefully study the research policy in the hospital; The party going abroad should consider the balance of time more.
3. Financial problems
In most people's minds, studying abroad is exclusive to the rich in Gao Shuai, mainly because of the expensive living expenses and tuition fees abroad. But these problems are fully considered in the exchange program of Peking University.
1, all programs are free of tuition.
2. There are many projects with rich scholarships. Please attend the appendix.
Even if there is no scholarship, there is a chance to apply for a scholarship from Peking University. Generally speaking, there are 20,000, 1 10,8000.
@ jingjing jingjing jingjing jingjing jingjing increase
In addition, there is a project with more money but few places-Erasmus.
This is 1000 euro per month, including round-trip air tickets. But I don't know the specific situation, so I can only ask everyone for help.
@ Xia added
Erasmus only applies online, which is troublesome, but the project itself is very good and highly recommended.
Exchange application preparation
If the above three problems are solved, congratulations, you can start preparing for the exchange of applications.
1, general process of exchange application
Choose the school you want to apply for according to your own wishes (you can only apply for one) → Prepare the materials required for online application → Submit the materials → Wait for the notice → Interview → Wait for the final admission list → Guohe or the other school contacts you to submit the specified materials → Prepare the materials → Review the materials by the other school (the final admission right is in the hands of the other school, so you must see clearly whether you meet all the requirements of the other school for exchange students when applying. The main way is to attend the other school in official website. One more thing, there have been tragedies before because the other school didn't want this student's major at all. ) → receive the final confirmation → contact the dormitory, visa, air ticket, etc. (Dormitories must be contacted as soon as possible. Dormitories in most places abroad are very limited and need to be robbed. Dormitories in other schools are much more expensive than houses outside, so you should contact yourself to rent a house in time.
2. Frequently asked questions in communication application
Can I only apply for one school? What if I have a tragedy?
Guohe can only apply to one school, and one more school will be disqualified. But if there is a tragedy, there is still a chance to adjust. For example, if A fails to apply for the University of Chicago, CCISUA will send you an email telling you which schools still have vacancies. If you have a strong desire to exchange places, you can choose to have a vacancy. Of course, most of these vacant schools are relatively unpopular, but it does not rule out some good choices, such as Stockholm University, Uppsala University and other European English-taught schools.
In fact, if the time is not in conflict, you can apply repeatedly at the national level, the academic affairs department and the college level, but too much is not good. One semester is enough, at most one Jerry; In the projects under the responsibility of Guohe, schools in North America do not accept law school applications in principle, because the law school in North America is a graduate school with high gold content, but unless the college-level projects are specifically stated or excluded;
I haven't taken TOEFL, IELTS or Aunt Chicken. The exam is too late. What's the problem?
There is no need to worry about this problem for the time being. Because there are CET-4 and CET-6 when applying for the project, which is also recognized by the state and the country, once you are admitted, some schools will ask you to provide TOEFL scores that meet the standards at that time. In other words, you can grab any test center to take the TOEFL, and then apply for CET-4 and CET-6 first, as long as you get the TOEFL score that meets the standard before the other school requires the materials. The other school will usually get in touch with you when the semester before you want to exchange semesters starts.
(3) What are the English scores and grade points required for the application?
This will definitely vary from project to project. Even very popular projects, such as Melbourne and UCLA last year, are not as harsh as everyone thinks. TOEFL 100 or so (99 or 98 is ok) or 600 in Band 4 or Band 6 seems to be an important standard. If there is a grade point, it seems that the popular projects are basically above 3.4. (pure empirical value, no scientific basis). In fact, the international cooperation department mainly looks at the number of people who attend the interview, rather than really taking the indicators to get the card. If a project needs four people, about eight people apply, the resume will not be screened, mainly by interview. Hardware indicators only play an important role in extremely popular projects. Friendly reminder, the so-called University of California includes all universities in the California system, including Berkeley, so it can be roughly equivalent to UCB exchange.
(4) Do all European schools teach in non-English?
As far as I know, as long as there is no interview in X language, there are usually English courses. Swedish undergraduate courses are all taught in Swedish, and graduate students are taught in English. You can choose graduate courses. It seems that both Denmark and Holland are taught in English. Of course, even if the interview is written in X language, don't worry. These schools still have some courses taught in English. For example, economics majors in German schools generally have English courses, which need to be checked on the website by younger brothers and sisters themselves ~ Friendly reminder, Amsterdam University seems to be more inclined to graduate students, and the tragedy of undergraduate application may be very high.
⑤ I am anxious to see the interview in X language. What should I do?
As far as I know, if this X-language interview program, except Japan, there are fewer applicants. So there seems to be no interview in X language during the interview, but just in case, you can prepare a self-introduction in X language. At that time, the teacher asked us about our X language level in Chinese, and then asked us if we could guarantee normal classes there. When we agreed, it was basically over. In Japan, as far as I know, it seems that you really need an interview in X language, so help yourself, at least prepare a self-introduction. . . However, even if you don't have to interview in X language, comrades had better study X language hard, so as not to really go to X country and find that the language is completely different and the course is completely unknown. This is really a tragedy. . .
⑦ Can I transfer the credits of the courses I took there?
Of course, it may become a public election. As for becoming a professional elective or even compulsory course, this is really different from hospital to hospital. The humble college only requires the same course name, or it can provide an outline to talk with the educational administration, saying that it is similar to the professional courses of Peking University. . . So I advise you, before you decide to go, you'd better tell the educational administration what course you want to take, and then see if he agrees to transfer to a professional course.
Any good suggestions for the interview?
Because the resume is mainly about spelling hardware conditions, there is nothing to prepare, and the interview is improvisation. Before the interview, it is best to prepare an English self-introduction and a Chinese self-introduction carefully and skillfully (if you apply for X, prepare another X self-introduction). Then you can bring your own professional-related papers or materials or works in advance, and you can bring some small pictures you know about this school. Take it out when introducing yourself, which can play a very good role in adding points, indicating that you have made careful preparations for this interview. There is nothing else to say, burn more incense! →_→
That's all I can think of for the time being. If comrades have any other questions, please leave a message. If I know, I will try my best to answer them ~ thank you ~
For a brief summary of this year's projects, see the appendix below:
1, University of Chicago joins North America project; The UCB quota seems to have increased.
2. The projects in Japan are basically new.