Needs assessment: TOEFL score; SAT scores; School performance; advanced placement

The specific method is as follows:

First, TOEFL scores

The top 30 universities applying for studying in the United States have TOEFL scores of 105 and above, and each item is not less than 25 points. American universities require international students and students who have lived in the United States for less than three years to provide TOEFL scores; To apply for a prestigious American school, the TOEFL test should not exceed three times. I suggest you start taking the TOEFL test in the summer vacation of your first year of high school, and you can try it once at the end of the summer vacation. Then use the spare time of senior two to prepare a good grade.

Second, SAT scores.

SAT is an American college entrance examination, which is divided into SAT 1 and SAT2. SAT is mainly used as a standard to judge students' learning ability. In enrollment, SAT scores are the first to be valued (prestigious schools pay more attention to SAT reading scores), which is decisive for admission. At present, mainland students must take the exam in Hong Kong or Singapore. SAT 1 scores must reach at least 1800+ and sat reading 650+ to be admitted to the top 30 universities; Most students in SAT2 will choose mathematics, chemistry, biology, language, literature, American history, world history and other subjects. And applying for a prestigious American school requires 2-3 SAT2 courses.

Apply for a prestigious American school and take the SAT no more than three times. It is suggested that you can contact SAT during the winter vacation of your sophomore year, and then you can take SAT 1 in May and SAT2 in June before the end of your sophomore year. In this way, even if the first SATI test is not the best, you can try again in 10 and 1 1 month. It is worth reminding that you should not take the SAT until you are fully prepared, because the distribution policy of some schools stipulates that you will check the students' scores every time. Poor grades the first time or too many exams will affect the admissions officer's evaluation of you.

Third, school performance.

School grades generally include GPA (average grade), grade ranking and transcript scores. GPA is the embodiment of the applicant's total high school score, and the score ranking reflects the gap between the applicant and other applicants in the same school. You need to keep good grades in school from the ninth grade, that is, the third grade of junior high school in China. In this sense, to enter a famous American school, this process began in the ninth grade. In high school, don't be too partial when choosing courses. Because many universities have certain requirements for students' high school courses when enrolling students. For example, all campuses of the University of California require applicants to complete four academic years of English study, two academic years of experimental science courses and three academic years of mathematics courses (including basic algebra, geometry and intermediate algebra).

Fourth, AP courses.

AP course is not a compulsory course for popular universities applying for studying in the United States. However, if you take the AP course exam and get good grades, it will be extremely beneficial for students to apply and study after entering the school, mainly in two aspects: First, when applying for American universities, the grades obtained in the AP course will be counted into GPA and given extra weighted rewards. If a student can provide a good AP course test score, it shows that this student is brave in challenging himself and willing to pursue knowledge, which will add points in the eyes of American university admissions officers, thus increasing the possibility of admission; Second, after entering the university, if the AP course scores well, it is possible to apply for university credits directly, thus avoiding the corresponding university courses, shortening the study time and saving tuition fees.