I. Conditions of transfer
1, TOEFL requirements
In most American universities, the TOEFL requirements for students who transfer to the United States are the same as those for freshmen. At the same time, business schools, engineering schools and media schools have higher requirements for international students' language test scores, such as business schools, engineering schools and media schools of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
2.GPA average score and prerequisite requirements
GPA is a very important basic condition to measure students' academic performance. Excellent grades in specialized courses can explain students' ability in professional learning. Moreover, the choice of courses reflects students' willingness to challenge and their competence in difficult courses, and also provides direct evidence for the school to evaluate transfer credits. Generally speaking, in American universities, the average grade requirements of general liberal arts colleges are basically around 3.0, while the average grade requirements of business schools and engineering colleges will be higher. Moreover, when applying, we must pay attention to the fact that individual majors in different colleges have corresponding preconditions.
3.sat 1 score
Like freshmen, most of the top 50 universities in the United States require sat 1 scores. For example, Duke University, Emory University, University of Virginia, Boston College, Georgetown University, new york University and so on. It is worth noting that some schools need to submit sat 1 scores for transfer applicants, depending on whether the applicants meet the minimum credit requirements set by the school. For example, the University of Southern California, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Caspian University stipulate that applicants must submit sat 1 scores if they fail to complete 30 credits when applying for schools. The University of Washington, Seattle requires applicants with less than 40 credits to submit sat 1 scores.
4. Soft conditions
Although the school attaches great importance to the academic performance of transfer students, the role of extracurricular activities and application documents in transfer applications can not be ignored. In addition to actively participating in professional-related research studies and rich extracurricular activities, American applicants for studying abroad have gained more attention from their experiences. Therefore, transfer applicants should constantly ask themselves questions and tap their inner passions and thoughts: Why do you want to transfer to the United States? Why do you want to change your major or continue your major? Is transferring to an American university more conducive to your personal growth? The applicant shows the school that he has a clear plan for his future study through documents, which makes the school believe that the applicant will use the platform provided by American universities to help him get better development.
5. Other requirements such as credits and academic year.
Transfer applicants should also pay attention to the special requirements of different schools when choosing schools. For example, in schools in the University of California system, transfer students must complete 60 credits before they are eligible to apply; However, the website of the University of California also makes it clear that most transfer places will be reserved for students from California community colleges, so the places reserved for out-of-state students and international students are basically few. The business school of the University of Michigan at ann arbor is only for students who have studied in the United States for at least one year; Carnegie Mellon University Business School does not accept transfer students from other schools; Transfer students cannot apply directly to the business schools of William and Mary College and Wake Forest University. Interested students need to apply to the liberal arts colleges of these two schools first, or get the admission of general courses before they have the opportunity to transfer to business schools.
Second, transfer skills.
1, prepare the transfer in advance.
For whatever reason, if you think that the school you want to go to doesn't meet your wishes, and if you think that you still have potential to tap, you should put the transfer work on the important agenda and make full psychological preparations before going to American universities.
2. Do a good job in transfer planning.
American undergraduate transfer is a systematic project. Learn more about the standards and requirements of the school you want to transfer to, the deadline for registration and other details. Special reminder is to pay attention to the requirements of the school for transfer credits and courses.
3. Prepare for standardized tests, such as TOEFL and SAT.
Standardized exams, such as TOEFL and SAT, need to be fully prepared and completed as required. These standardized tests are not required by the school teachers, and some students delay the opportunity to transfer.
4. Strengthen the writing of documents; practise
Thesis and self-presentation (PS) play an important role in the admission of American universities. Schools need to see your passion and dreams from your articles. What can you bring to the classroom? What contribution can you make to the school and create for the society in the future? This is the criterion of American famous schools and the mainstream value of American society.
8.GPA strives for high scores.
GPA is an important factor for universities to judge students' academic level, and American universities are very concerned about your GPA. It is very important to know the evaluation criteria of GPA in American universities in advance. Good universities take GPA above 3.0 as the threshold, and GPA above 3.5 is more secure for the top 50 schools.
9. Enrich your personal experience
The resumes of American undergraduate students generally cover academic performance, work experience, social activities, community service, skills and so on. How to fill these contents with high quality is what you need to think and act when attacking famous schools. When studying and living in the United States, we must use American evaluation standards to demand ourselves. Never go to the United States to study with the idea that everything will be fine as long as you get good grades. If so, transferring to a prestigious school can only draw water with a sieve.
10, pay attention to the recommendation letter.
Show more in front of the professor, and someone will help you write a letter of recommendation, and the letter of recommendation should be full of praise, ask the professor more academic questions, and speak more in class to deepen the professor's impression of you. The United States is a country that encourages challenges to authority. Professors like to deal with young people. They think this is the source of creativity, so there is no need to be afraid to express themselves boldly.