Conditions for applying for a master's degree from a prestigious American university:
1, necessary exams and grades. TOEFL, American postgraduate examination, university score.
In addition to taking the TOEFL (some famous universities can also accept IELTS scores) language proficiency test, American master students also need to take the GRE (two test opportunities in June and June every year, 65438+ 10) /GMAT (every month), which is equivalent to the domestic postgraduate exam. TOEFL score 105 or above, GRE score 1350 or above, it is best to apply for a master's program in a famous American school.
College grades are the GPA of the whole college period. Different schools have different algorithms, at least 80 points or above, otherwise it will not reach 3.0 and it will not be competitive.
PS: Most famous American universities have fierce competition for master's degree applications, and few offer double admission (TOEFL language scores are not enough for excellent applicants to get double admission to language schools and universities), so double admission is possible unless your other academic, GRE, background and scientific research strength are quite strong.
2. Academic potential. Bachelor degree, especially major GPA and scientific research background.
If the GPA of the undergraduate course is lower than 3.0, the possibility of being admitted to a prestigious master's degree is very small. The average GPA of most of the top 30 American master applicants is also 3.5-3.8, so children's shoes that want to go to the United States for graduate study should pay more attention to their usual grades and professional achievements.
In terms of academic ability, it is mainly necessary to have research topics in related fields, practical experience in projects, publishing academic papers and internship experience in related majors.
3. Extracurricular activities and specialties.
American colleges and universities advocate diversity, including race, personality, hobbies and specialties. Therefore, it is impossible to apply for a master's degree in the United States without any personality characteristics except being good at learning. You must have your own personality, your own extracurricular activities and specialties.
These are all necessary conditions in the process of applying for a master's degree from a famous American university. So what materials do you need to prepare to apply for a master's degree in the United States?
1, TOEFL score, GRE/GMAT score, GPA transcript in Chinese and English in duplicate, degree certificate;
2. Three letters of recommendation (university teacher, research professor, internship enterprise);
3, documents, resume (the most important material, show your background, excellent potential, clear your professional direction, study plan and future career planning goals; My past internship resume);
4, heavyweight honor information, published papers, etc. ;
If you are a student majoring in architecture or art, you need to provide a portfolio. Of course, there is no uniform format and style requirement for everyone's application materials, and everyone can adapt them according to everyone's situation.