April is the busiest time for Americans every year. Busy voting, busy filing taxes, middle school students at home, busy choosing universities. Because April 15 is not only the deadline for filing tax returns, but also the deadline for enrolling students in many American universities in autumn.
In fact, strictly speaking, there is no college entrance examination in the United States. College entrance examination? In fact, this is a regular standardized exam, seven times a year, such as? TOEFL? 、GRE、GMAT。 Students can take the exam at any time, there is no limit on the number of times, and they can even take it every time, and then apply for the university with the highest score. Because the SAT score is valid for two years, many high school students began to take the SAT when they were in the third year of high school, and they didn't want to take it until they took it. So, the college entrance examination enrollment in the United States is not like that in China? One test for life? Therefore, the psychological pressure of American high school students is much less than that of China.
Moreover, high test scores may not be able to enter a prestigious school, and schools pay more attention to the selection of comprehensive quality. In addition, American universities choose students. Sometimes, there are some? Weird? For some special students, there will be some? Extra points? Policy. However, American colleges and universities master it themselves? Extra points? And other powers, colleges and universities can open up some special channels for outstanding special students according to their own needs.
First of all, universities will give priority to some students who are good at sports. In addition, when considering students, universities will also look at their usual performance. In American middle schools, students usually correct homework, do experiments and discuss in class. Some teachers even grade children whether they are present or not. Usually, scores will accumulate over time. When colleges and universities recruit students, many schools use this achievement to measure students' learning attitude.
American middle school students' extracurricular activities are divided into sports activities, entertainment activities, scientific and technological activities, in-school activities, out-of-school activities and personal hobbies. When you are admitted to the university, you will also examine whether the students have a special place, whether they have completed public welfare activities (the content is determined by the students), whether they have odd jobs, and whether they have been recognized by the society.
Two middle school students in the United States used DNA barcode technology to test their fish samples, and found that about one quarter of the fish sold in shops and supplied by restaurants in new york were mislabeled, which was suspected of being cheap and good. This kind of experience is likely to add points to their future study.
American experts who study in Yali pointed out that when enrolling students, many universities in the United States should not only look at students' achievements and specialties, but also look at whether students participate in public welfare activities and do volunteer work (community service). For example, some students go to some underdeveloped countries in Africa or South America every summer vacation to build houses for the poor, and finally get extra points to enter famous schools.
In America, middle school students have all kinds of volunteer activities. They can go to nursing homes to study for the elderly, manage books in the library, or serve blood donors in the Red Cross.
In addition, volunteering in America is a very common thing. Parents and schools encourage children to volunteer. However, this cannot be a bargaining chip for extra points. If you do, you will be praised, maybe you will get extra points in school, maybe you won't. Therefore, no child will volunteer to add points.
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