Mode 1: Go to America to attend high school.
Suitable for the crowd: families planning to send their children to American high schools.
Choosing this method requires parents to plan at least 10 years of education for their children: 4 years of American high schools, 4 years of American universities, and 2 years of master's degrees. Once the goal of studying abroad is determined, it is best to prepare from junior high school or even primary school to cultivate children's self-care ability, learning ability, especially language ability.
The four years of senior high school in the United States (grade 9 to 12) correspond to senior three, senior one to senior three in China respectively. The best time to enter American high schools is at the end of the second grade in China, and you can enter the ninth grade directly in the United States. American middle school curriculum is very rich, which is conducive to the all-round development of students, which is also one of the educational differences between China and the United States. The cost of high school in America is between 40,000 and 80,000 dollars. According to different regions and schools, parents can basically rest assured that there are boarding schools and day schools.
Mode 2: Conditional Admission (Double Admission)
Suitable for the crowd: students in Grade Three and Grade Three who have no 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. After the language is passed, they can directly enter the undergraduate course without additional application.
There are more than 600 universities in the United States that accept conditional admission, including the top 100 universities, such as the University of Cincinnati and case western reserve university. Students can choose to study at any of the 54 ELS language centers in the United States, and they can enter the school when they reach grade 1 12 (some schools only require grade 109); You can also take the TOEFL at any time. Once you meet the entrance requirements, you can end your language study and enter the undergraduate course directly. Some universities have their own language centers, such as St Michael's University and Montana State University.
This method is very suitable for students who don't have time to take the language test or don't want to take it. There will be more schools with double admission rankings in the middle reaches, and the cost will be more than 200,000.
Mode 3: Direct application
Suitable for the crowd: senior three, freshmen with excellent grades.
Direct application is a regular way to apply for American universities. Students must take various standardized tests, mainly including SAT, TOEFL or IELTS. All American universities accept this application method. The admission criteria of American universities include academic performance, extracurricular activities and character cultivation. Academic achievements include, for example, SAT and personal scores, AP scores, academic rankings and average GPA of courses. Extracurricular activities include scientific research, literature and art, leadership, community service, and winning prizes in competitions. Personality cultivation is mainly investigated from personal statement, teacher/principal recommendation letter, interview and so on.
American elite schools generally apply one year in advance, so students in Grade Two must take standardized exams and prepare various documents, including personal essays and letters of recommendation, to show the above three abilities and ensure a good GPA in their studies.
Mode 4: Springboard of Famous Schools-Community College
Suitable for people: working families, students without standardized test scores.
The annual tuition of American public universities is about $65,438+0-20,000, and that of private universities is as high as $20,000-40,000, plus living expenses and insurance. Compared with a comprehensive university with an annual tuition of tens of thousands of dollars, the tuition of community colleges in the United States is lower, with an annual tuition of about 6,000 dollars. If students choose to study in a community college for the first two years and then transfer to a comprehensive university for the second two years, they can save at least $65,438+$00,000 to $70,000 compared with studying directly in a comprehensive university for four years.
This way is "two-year community college+two-year four-year university", that is, when the community college enrolls you, according to your personal choice, the community college will also issue you a conditional admission notice to a four-year comprehensive university. "Conditional" here means: first, complete the first two years of undergraduate study (associate degree) in a community college, and then transfer students to a four-year university to complete the second two years of study (bachelor degree). Because the transferred four-year comprehensive universities are often famous schools, this method is also called "the springboard of famous schools".
Mode 5: Transfer.
Suitable for the crowd: 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. This method is more suitable for students majoring in science and engineering. Due to the different educational systems and curriculum settings between China and the United States, it is relatively difficult to transfer credits to humanities, while it is relatively easy to link up advanced mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry and other science and engineering courses, and it is relatively easy to transfer credits. When changing majors, students should also consider whether the applied major is consistent with the domestic professional background and transfer as many credits as possible.