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How do college students study abroad?
Four-year time plan for applying for university study

Freshman period

First, look at the professional direction.

Freshmen need some time to adapt and adjust in their first year. At this stage, first of all, freshmen in Macey should have an overall understanding and basic understanding according to their major, from four aspects: professional direction, future development potential, industry situation and career planning. At the same time, we should make a preliminary study abroad plan after four years according to our own personality characteristics and economic ability. So, when you are a freshman, don't be too busy making new friends. When you are alone, look at your future development direction.

Second, pay attention to GPA.

When I first entered the campus, I didn't have much academic achievements, but I couldn't relax in my studies. The bottom line is that I have to keep my average score above 80. During this period, I can participate in social activities or academic competitions as much as possible. The new life in the university has brought us a lot of information and resources, and we can find our own interests and broaden our horizons in various activities. Comprehensive strength is not formed overnight, and it needs a long process. We should set a good professional direction from the beginning of freshman year and lay a solid foundation step by step from the improvement of professional ability.

Third, improve the level of foreign languages.

It is suggested that students can take CET-4 and CET-6 first to lay a good foundation for the following IELTS. To improve the accumulation of English vocabulary, you can use the word book /app or find some good English articles and periodicals, such as The Economist, to understand and remember words and improve your reading ability while memorizing words.

Sophomore period

First, study hard.

By the sophomore year, the students have adapted to the study life of the university, and it is estimated that they have a general direction and goal. The focus of this stage is: learning! Study! Study hard! Say the important things three times! After the adjustment period of freshman year, sophomore year is a good opportunity to improve your GPA. Don't patronize the date! Bread and love, future and feelings, must keep calm! Make sure you have a beautiful GPA to improve yourself. At this time, focus on choosing elective courses according to the future development direction of your major. You can consult your seniors or teachers and ask them to recommend some valuable courses suitable for your major and goals.

Second, participate in value activities.

Sophomore is also an opportunity to participate in various activities. Different from freshman activities, we need a bigger platform or activities with high gold content in choosing activities. Remember, a large-scale activity or an internship opportunity in the top 500 is more meaningful and valuable than many small activities.

Third, prepare for the language test.

After ensuring your GPA, you can begin to understand the application conditions and requirements of the countries you want to study abroad in the future, and make preliminary preparations for your application for studying abroad.

Sophomore is also the golden period for preparing for IELTS, and IELTS is not an exam that can guarantee the results at one time. From the second year of high school, you can not only ensure that you have time to prepare for the exam again if you fail, but also concentrate on applying in the third year of high school without worrying about IELTS scores.

Sophomore students need a more comprehensive and detailed preparation plan than freshmen when preparing for IELTS. If you study like this for three days fishing and two days drying the net, obviously you can't reach the review effect at all. Before we begin to prepare, we need to make monthly, weekly and daily preparation plans according to our current achievements and target scores.

It is suggested that students can watch more American dramas, English dramas or movies and TV dramas in the countries where they study abroad in their spare time, instead of watching subtitles, so as to cultivate their sense of language and exercise their listening comprehension.

Here, remind the students again that the key to your adaptability is language. When you go abroad, don't be confused about communicating with teachers and classmates, which will directly affect your professional learning efficiency!

When I was a junior

First, look at the GPA score.

Junior students should still pay attention to GPA, which is the last chance for students whose GPA is not high enough to get points. After calculating their GPA, compare it with the requirements of the target school to see if there is any gap. If so, we should consider remedial measures as soon as possible. GPA accounts for a large proportion in the application. Whether it's a second interview, sprinting for high marks or an elective course, junior year is the last chance!

Second, complete the language test.

The most suitable time for IELTS, TOEFL, GRE and GMAT is junior year. For junior students, the efficiency of preparing for the exam is king, and it is best to get the best score in the fastest time.

Be sure to take advantage of the winter and summer vacations of sophomore and junior. Holidays are the prime time to prepare a language comprehensively. It is best to complete IELTS or TOEFL in the summer vacation of junior year. After successfully passing the exam, combined with your own background and career orientation, choose the appropriate application direction, make corresponding adjustments and plans, make corrections and improvements, and then you can start preparing your own application for studying abroad!

In the third year of high school.

First, prepare materials for studying abroad

Senior year is a year of harvest and sprint, and it is also the last link of study abroad planning. Be sure to apply for studying abroad and apply for a visa. Last semester, I will start to apply for studying abroad, including my personal materials since my university, writing application documents, writing professor's recommendation letter, determining the level of applying school according to my own situation, submitting visa applications and so on. These are all necessary and need to be prepared as soon as possible.

Second, practical competition activities or scientific research projects

If your standardized test scores are quite optimistic, you need to start doing more professional-related internships or scientific research projects in the summer before entering the senior year to enhance your application competitiveness. Then learn about the professional requirements of various institutions in the countries of study abroad, so as to match their own conditions.

Third, strengthen oral English ability.

Don't relax after completing this series of operations. Nowadays, more and more schools join the interview process in the admission process. You can improve your language skills and interview communication skills while waiting for the notice from the school.

Each school has its own special requirements for different majors. If you need to know more detailed application requirements of universities, you can check the successful cases of previous applications through the reference system for studying abroad, according to your own college background and achievements.

The reference system for studying abroad volunteers is as follows:

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In the reference system of studying abroad, we can see which schools our teachers and sisters went to, which majors they applied for, how many language scores they got, which study agent they used, and so on.

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