First, the admission time is different.
First of all, let's learn about the calendar system of American universities.
In the United States, different universities adopt different school calendars, but the two systems usually adopted are semester system and quarterly system. The so-called semester system is to divide a year's study time into two semesters. The start and end time of the first semester is generally from mid-late August or early September to the end of 65438+February, which is called autumn semester, also known as autumn semester. The start and end time of the second semester is generally from June/KLOC-0 to mid-May, and it becomes a spring semester, also known as the spring semester. The rest of the time is summer vacation, and the holiday time is longer. In American universities, most schools will adopt this system.
The quarter system divides the study time into three quarters. The first quarter is usually from mid-September to early February, which is called autumn quarter. The second school season is usually 1 to March, which is called winter. The third school season is generally from early April to mid-June, which is called the spring season. The rest of summer is a holiday. There will be fewer schools adopting the academic year system than those adopting the semester system.
After understanding the difference between the semester system and the quarterly system, we can easily see that no matter which system is adopted, there can be autumn enrollment and spring enrollment. The admission time in autumn is generally around August or September, and the admission time in spring is different due to the difference of semester system and school season system, which is generally 65438+ 10, March and May.
Second: the number of students enrolled is different.
Judging from the number of students enrolled, the number of places enrolled in autumn is generally much more than that in spring.
On the one hand, we can say that almost all American universities enroll in autumn, but not all universities enroll in spring. There are fewer schools and majors enrolling students in spring, and we should also see the deadline of the school.
On the other hand, even if the school enrolls students in spring, the number of students enrolled is less than that in autumn.
Third: Scholarships are awarded in different ways.
Scholarship is a concern of most applicants, especially for doctoral applicants, whether they can accept a school depends on scholarships.
The chances of getting a scholarship in spring are much smaller than in autumn. Because many schools generally issue scholarships once a year, most of them concentrate on enrolling students in autumn. Some schools will clearly state in their admission information that applicants who enter in the spring have no scholarships.
Therefore, for those applicants who have high expectations for scholarships, it is necessary to seriously consider enrolling in the spring. There is generally no scholarship for master's application, which has little influence on master's application.
Fourth: From the perspective of admission.
Some people think that spring admission is relatively easier than autumn admission, because most applicants will apply for admission in autumn, so there are not so many applicants in spring, and the competition will be relatively small.
However, some people think that it is more difficult to enroll students in spring than in autumn, mainly considering that although the number of applicants is small, the enrollment plan of the school will be relatively small.
In fact, it is difficult to have a clear definition of this problem. Many times, the admission of a school depends on the enrollment plan and the number of applicants in that year.