Some students will be curious about how American high school students get into universities. The following Eddie study abroad series will introduce you to the study life of American high school students. Relaxation is the feeling of many students who have just arrived in the United States to study in middle schools. But in fact, if a child wants to go to a good university in the United States, he needs to make no less preparations than a child in China. Children in China just need to study hard, while children in the United States need to do more. American high school is four years, from grade nine to grade 12. From the day of high school, every child who wants to go to college should design his four-year high school life. The first is to choose courses, especially for students who want to go to first-and second-rate universities. American universities attach great importance to students' four-year high school curriculum. These universities infer the candidates' learning foundation and future study potential in universities according to the difficulty and challenge of the courses selected by students in senior high school for four years. And those difficult courses have high credits, so the goal is that students in first-and second-tier universities will try their best to choose those difficult courses. In addition to choosing courses, students' performance outside the school is also an important reference index for universities. Some students will use their vacation time to volunteer in some organizations or community nursing homes dedicated to helping the disabled. Since middle school, American children will often participate in such activities, which count as credits and are valuable references for going to college. Many American high school students go to summer school to take a class in advance during the summer vacation. Some attend various summer camps organized by American universities, or study courses, some attend SAT cram schools, or go to work and participate in various volunteer activities. No child will leave his summer vacation blank on the college application form. "Eleventh grade is the busiest year. Many American high school students have completed all the courses needed to graduate from high school this year. Most students in this grade have completed the SAT and ACT exams, and they have to participate in various extracurricular activities. Of course, these off-campus activities valued by first-and second-rate universities in the United States generally require high fees, which are difficult for poor families to pay. If some children attend a summer debate camp during the holidays, the cost of three weeks will be as high as several thousand dollars, which is undoubtedly difficult for poor families to pay. Of course, if you can go to a first-or second-rate university, your future job will be very different. The income gap between children who graduated from Harvard and Yale and those who graduated from ordinary universities or did not attend universities can reach several times or even ten times.