Scheme 1: Take various exams and trainings in China, apply for American universities through study abroad agents, and go to the United States after senior three. The advantage of this scheme is that there are many examination training institutions in China, and students can get a good standardized test score (such as TOEFL and SAT). ) through hard work. However, according to the authoritative research report of Princeton Review, in the admission criteria of famous American universities, students' standardized test scores only account for about 30%. Students put too much energy into exams and have no energy to take care of others. This is also the reason why many students get very high scores in standardized tests and still can't get admission to the school.
Option 2: Attend the preparatory course for studying in China. The advantage of this program is that students can get good test scores through hard work, and at the same time, they can accumulate non-test factors that are conducive to applying for American schools under the guidance of experts during the one-year study process, thus obtaining good application results. At present, there are a large number of preparatory courses for studying abroad in China, which are mixed. How to choose a suitable high-quality preparatory course for studying abroad is also a difficult point for most parents. At the same time, one year's study time is only the training of SAT, TOFEL and American culture courses, and it also needs more than 654.38 million yuan, which is not cost-effective in terms of time and resources.
Option 3: directly study the credit courses authorized by American universities. Directly study credit courses authorized by American universities, directly teach American university courses by teachers appointed by American universities, directly take university study transcripts issued by American universities, directly start with American high school graduates and even lead American students, and directly apply for American famous schools and succeed.
In addition to helping students save time and money for their families, the biggest advantage of this project is to help students experience and adapt to American social culture, school culture and classroom culture one year in advance. While taking university credits, we will create a cross-cultural learning experience favored by first-class universities in the United States and help students apply to first-class universities in the United States and even the world. According to the authoritative research report of Princeton Review, famous American universities generally evaluate students from four aspects: academic ability (40%), standardized test scores (30%), application preparation (5%) and other abilities (25%). The project "American University Credit Course" has all-round advantages in these aspects.
1. Academic ability accounts for 40% in the evaluation of applicants by famous American universities, which is the most important. The evaluation of academic ability mainly includes students' academic achievements in high school, as well as the types, quantities and achievements of advanced courses taken by students. In China, AP courses are mostly designed for preparatory study abroad, rather than informal university credit courses.
The college credit course offered by new york State University for high school students aims to provide opportunities for capable high school students to take college-level courses in advance in high school, to help students master the skills and experience necessary to achieve excellent academic performance in American universities, and to shorten the time for obtaining undergraduate degrees. In the United States, thousands of high school students have joined the University Credit Program of new york State University. In 2009, the University Credit Program of new york State University officially settled in China, which provided China students with the same opportunities as American students and increased the chances of applying for schools.
2. Standardized test scores account for 30% of the applicants' evaluation of famous American schools, which is very important. In addition, the standardized examination now pays more and more attention to children's practical ability, and the role that test-taking skills can play has become less and less. Therefore, American university credit courses arrange students to conduct closed, all-English, villa-style teaching. In addition to pure American TOEFL and SAT training, there are also high-quality academic English courses, which really improve students' practical ability and standardized test scores and really prepare students for entering first-class universities.
3. Other abilities account for 25% of the evaluation of applicants by famous American universities, which is very important. Other abilities generally refer to students' abilities outside the academic field, including social activities, hobbies, cross-cultural background and so on. The most important thing is the credibility of application materials such as student scores and letters of recommendation. The Princeton Review pointed out that in the past two years, when contacting the top 50 university admissions officers in the United States, they often heard their troubles about international students in China.
Students' GPA (average score) and language scores are very high, but when they go to college, they don't choose courses, don't know how to communicate with teachers, don't know how to ask for help, and even some students have serious problems in oral communication. Therefore, more and more universities require China students to go to professional institutions to certify their transcripts, and if they get the official transcripts of new york State University, universities will not have the above concerns. In addition, in addition to common courses, American university credit courses also invite American alumni and social elites to teach, and gather students to carry out various social activities, hobbies and cross-cultural background training after class to ensure that students' ability outside academic fields will not lag behind others after arriving in the United States.
From the above comparison, it can be seen that American university credit course is very helpful for students to apply for first-class universities in the United States, and it is the best choice for studying in senior two.