2) This question has actually been answered in 1. Mainly due to the influence of the predecessors who studied abroad. They left a good impression in a university, and may bring a large number of younger brothers and sisters to keep up with them, and vice versa.
3) For undergraduates, GPA >；; GT and GPA are always the most important factors. The general bottom line of American university GPA is 3.0, with a minimum of 2.75. If your GPA is above 3.5, you are likely to get full marks, and it is often fellowship. Fellowship is the highest honor in the scholarship, and there is no tax exemption for work, while RA and TA have to pay taxes for work. The food department of the University of Arkansas even made it clear that if GPA & gt3.65, GRE v+ q>；; 1 100 can get an academic scholarship. If the GPA is greater than 3.85, you can get an annual scholarship of $34,000. Of course, tuition is free. You can see what GRE V+Q > 1 100 means to China students. As long as you speak 400, math 700 is enough, which shows the importance of GPA. Of course, as long as your GPA is above 3.0, you have a chance to get an offer. If you want to get a scholarship, don't think about it ~ ~ ~
Many people with low GPA will think that they can make up for it through graduate school, and the hope of applying is even greater. This idea is right, because your master's research experience is an advantage that undergraduates do not have. However, your undergraduate GPA is your eternal scar. Even if you are a graduate student, your undergraduate GPA is still very important. As for the GPA of master's courses, low GPA has side effects, while high GPA is useless. The only advantages you can take advantage of are your research experience and published papers. For graduate students, the order of importance is: research experience+thesis & gt undergraduate GPA & gtGT & gt master GPA. Thesis makes you stand out from all the applications. When other applicants are outstanding with high GPA, you have proved to the Admissions Committee that you have research ability. It is best to publish SCI papers in English, which not only proves that you have the research ability, but also proves that you have passed the English writing exam and can write articles for future tutors ~ ~ ~
Finally, about GRE and TOEFL. When many people think of going abroad, the first thing they think of is GT, as if GT is the most important part of going abroad. In fact, in the whole application process, GT is not as important as expected. After browsing the requirements of all American universities for GT, it is found that few schools will set a bottom line for GRE. Many schools simply say that GRE does not have the lowest score, and occasionally meet several requirements, that is, V+Q >; 1000, is it low enough for China students? On the contrary, TOEFL is more important, but the requirements are very low. Most schools require TOEFL 90, and few schools require TWE writing. Having said that, of course, the higher the GT, the better. Especially for those applicants who are not outstanding in GPA and other aspects, a high-scoring GT should be able to make up for it, but a low-scoring GT does not mean that your chances of admission are reduced. Don't worry too much about applicants who don't pass the GT exam. American professors ask you to do experiments and research. They don't care much about a person who does well in English exams.
Regarding the bottom line of GT, it is suggested that GRE verbal should be no less than 400, Verbal+Quantitative should be greater than 1000, and analytical writing should be no less than 3.5. About TOEFL, it is better to be higher than 100. Students at 90- 100 can rest assured that you can apply to most schools ~ ~ ~
If you want to enter the top 20, then I suggest you take the postgraduate entrance examination in China and study for a master's degree in a China cattle school like Tsinghua Peking University, so that you can hope to enter the top 20. The reason, as mentioned above, is SciPaper, which publishes English. ...
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