First, the way to apply for undergraduate study in the United States
1, directly apply for undergraduate courses in American universities (suitable for high school students with excellent grades)
Students who choose this American university application method must take various standardized tests, mainly including SAT, TOEFL or IELTS. All American universities accept this application method.
American universities hope to recruit students with all-round development. Therefore, students who are going to adopt the conventional application method should not only pay attention to their academic performance, but also participate in various social activities and pay attention to all-round development.
2. Conditional admission (suitable for high school students without standardized test scores)
Some American universities offer students without standardized test scores conditional admission without SAT, TOEFL or IELTS. The school has issued two admission notices: one is the admission notice of the school language center, and the other is the conditional admission notice of the school undergraduate course, so it is also called "double admission". "Conditional" here means that students must first enter the language center after entering school, and they can directly enter the undergraduate course after passing the language without additional application. Conditional admission provides a convenient way for students to apply for American universities, and at the same time they can apply for many scholarships. Compared with direct application, students who choose this route can go to the United States first and learn languages in American English atmosphere.
3. Transfer to an American university (suitable for domestic college students)
American universities accept transfer students and admit a certain number of foreign transfer students every year. Therefore, at present, domestic college students can enter American universities through transfer, and their credits are also transferred accordingly. Students only need to complete other credits required for transferring to a university to graduate, and when they graduate, they can get the degree of transferring to a university.
4. Enroll in American community colleges (suitable for working families and students without standardized test scores)
America is one of the most expensive countries in the world. Compared with comprehensive universities with annual tuition of tens of thousands of dollars, American community colleges have low tuition fees. It is suggested that students can save a lot of tuition fees and get the same degree if they choose to study in a community college in the first two years and transfer to a comprehensive university in the second two years.
Second, the United States undergraduate application conditions
1, perfect high school grade (GPA)
From the applicant's report card, the admissions officer can see more information through figures, including the difficulty, breadth and academic performance of the course, as well as the students' interest direction, which reflects the applicant's learning motivation and academic performance. The GPA of most rattan school students is actually the level of Top 10 in the whole grade.
2. Excellent standardization results
The vast majority of students applying for rattan schools have submitted standardized scores. Although more and more schools say that standardized scores are unnecessary, the weight of standardized scores is still high from the admission results. Applicants are advised to prepare from Grade One.
3. Extracurricular activities that highlight interests or abilities
Activities can be academic or non-academic. Whether in school or after class, the time and energy spent reflects the applicant's interest and passion, or can reflect your leadership, speaking ability and other abilities. The enthusiasm shown in a certain field or several fields will make you stand out from the applicants with high GPA and high standardized scores. In view of the long-term nature of hobbies, applicants should also make long-term plans.
4. Application documents with personal characteristics
Let the admissions officer discover your advantages and characteristics through documents, combine extracurricular activities, highlight the growth and understanding in the process, and reflect leadership, expertise or talent. On the basis of full self-expression, try to write something novel and interesting to make the admissions officer more interested and impressed.
5. Supplementary documents emphasizing personal experiences
The future study abroad institution of New Channel knows that Fujitsu University should request to submit one or more small documents to judge whether the applicant conforms to the university atmosphere from several specific aspects and find the most suitable freshmen team members. Small documents require applicants to describe their activities and gains in more detail, as well as their exploration and future prospects for matching majors. Admissions officers also judge the unity of student materials through small documents.
Third, the United States undergraduate application skills
1, cleverly show your true self
There are many excellent students all over the world who apply to the top universities in the United States, and American universities have their own characteristics and different admission requirements. If you don't understand the educational philosophy and admission style of famous American universities, no matter how excellent the applicant is, if you can't provide the application materials that the university considers "perfect match", you will miss the admission. The truly valuable application is based on the university's admission tendency, which fully embodies the brightest and most matching characteristics of the applicant and achieves a' perfect match'.
High score is not the only magic weapon.
In the United States, there are 59 college entrance examinations in the United States. Students can choose which subjects they are most interested in or good at, and they can re-test themselves and provide the highest scores for universities, so many students get high marks. However, among the students admitted to the top universities in the United States, students with high scores only account for a small part. In this case, students with high scores only have the education of a famous American school, which is by no means a talisman to ensure admission.
3. Undergraduate application, it is a bit late to start preparing for the exam in Grade Two.
TOEFL and SAT are important exams leading to undergraduate study in the United States, and their study preparation is a long-term and gradual process, but many parents and students just ignore this point. Some students relax in grade one and start to work hard in grade two. However, American universities begin to apply from the second semester of senior two, and students who apply in advance need to complete all the exams before the last semester of senior three 1 1. If you start preparing for the exam from the last semester of Grade Two, it is obviously very hasty in time. It is this misunderstanding that makes many students with good grades miss the best opportunity to prepare for SAT and TOEFL, and even have to give up some extracurricular activities in the end.