My child is in the second year of junior high school this year and is applying for a high school in

Now the age of students studying in the United States is getting younger and younger, although I myself also studied American high school, but I still want to complain, at least when I applied at that time, the competitive pressure was not as great as it is now, and the pressure to apply for American high school is still quite high.

U.S. high schools are divided into public and private, boarding and day schools. I applied for a private day high school, private schools have a lot of advantages, safe environment, compact curriculum, small class teaching, diversified activities, etc., I won't say much about public high schools, only short-term foreign exchange students are allowed, and the legal time limit is one year; As for why you choose a day high school, it is easier to apply to a day school in the United States, there are a large number of day schools, and the enrollment scale is also large, and the teaching quality is not worse than that of the American high school boarding school, so why not choose it.

The second is to apply, to apply for a high school, you need planning, school selection, essays, online application, interview and placement. Among them, school selection, interview, placement, is more important, when I applied for the United States high school, I was looking for an agent to apply, and the school selection was also selected by the teachers of Huide Study Abroad for me, they selected a suitable school for me according to my requirements, of course, the goal is to apply for A+ colleges, so the teacher also tried his best to help me apply, I signed this intermediary, the later teacher is experienced, and the teacher who took me has eight years of application experience, not only can plan personalized essays, I am worried about the interview, the teacher can also help me get it, They have their own interview question bank, and before the interview, they will conduct mock interviews, so that you can see the interview question types in advance, and in the process of simulation, you can also improve your speaking and adaptability, so that you are not nervous during the interview. The back is placement, they will let fill in a **, explain what they want to find a host family, they will try their best to find a suitable host family, and it will not be too far from the school, this does save a lot of trouble.

Another important indicator to judge whether an American high school study abroad agent is worth choosing is whether the agency can continue to provide services, and the one I signed has such a service, after enrollment, they will give feedback on their life and study to their parents every month, and this wave of operations will give a thumbs up directly.

First of all, high school in the United States is a four-year system, with grades 9 to 12. If you want to experience a full U.S. high school education, students should start preparing for the application in their second year of junior high school in order to make the transition. In addition, grades 11 and 12 rarely accept international transfer students, so parents who want to send their children out should pay attention and plan a good time for their children to study abroad.

Second, American high schools can be divided into public high schools and private high schools from funding**. Among them, public high schools can only accept exchange students for one year, and applying for this kind of high school is purely for exchange and experiencing American culture. I remember that a parent once consulted me about how to choose between a child going to a public high school in the United States in his second year of high school, and it was embarrassing to fall into this situation.

The other is a mainstream school that goes to the United States to study in high school, a private high school. Private high schools can accept international students who have completed four years of study, and students are on an F-1 student visa, and they can get a U.S. high school diploma if they meet the graduation requirements.

Third, for applying to schools, the student's school performance is important, but more importantly, the child's language and strengths. School performance is a criterion for the school to measure the applicant's learning ability, language performance is the basis of Zen students' learning and life, and students' strengths are the highlights that the school likes to see. Blindly pursuing grades can only backfire, so that children can have specialties driven by interests in a relaxed environment, which is a more ideal state.

American schools like to produce elites, not generalists.

Fourth, how to measure the merits of American high schools. Generally speaking, the following points are commonly used to measure private congratulatory letters in the United States: school establishment time, teacher-student ratio, honors courses, AP courses, average SAT scores and admission rate, etc.

In the United States, high school courses are graded, and the difficulty of general courses, honors courses, and AP courses is gradually increasing, and the latter two are also advantageous proof of ability when applying to high-quality universities. At the same time, experts remind everyone to pay attention to a misunderstanding, the average SAT score of American high schools with an average score of more than 1,700 is a high score, which is still easy to misunderstand compared with the scores of domestic students. American high schools do not stop classes to prepare students for the SAT test, and students rarely attend special training classes to prepare for the exam, and the general scores are not particularly high, which does not affect the future undergraduate application at all.

Senior 2: 1. You can apply for grade 11 or 12 in the United States: IELTS score is generally required, with an average score of 80 or above; 2. You can directly apply for undergraduate studies in the United States

Students who take the TOEFL or IELTS test in their sophomore to junior years of high school and obtain a passing TOEFL or IELTS score can directly apply to a U.S. university for undergraduates.

Senior 3: 1. Direct application for undergraduate studies in the United States: TOEFL must have a score of 80 or above, IELTS or above, SAT 1800 or above, and provide all high school scores for three years; 2. Dual Enrollment:

GPA to achieve the above + all grades to meet the requirements of the school - first double enrollment, then American undergraduate; 3. Transfer: Study in a community college for two years and then transfer to a comprehensive university.

Planning in advance before going abroad must be advantageous, I was in the eleventh grade and began to prepare for studying abroad, because the language score has not yet been tested, the teachers of Huide Study Abroad gave me time planning is quite fulfilling, software background, essay writing is also planned according to my own advantages.

What do American college admissions committees look for?

Many students feel that the preparation for studying in the United States only needs to be prepared in the third year of high school, and they need to prepare for the school entrance examination or remedial English in the first and second years of high school, but in fact, for the preparation of the undergraduate study abroad application in the United States, it is best to complete it properly before the end of the second year of high school, and at least need to do the following work before the end of the second year of high school.

First, meet with the admissions officer. Nowadays, many American universities will regularly come to China to do publicity activities, if conditions permit, you can go to the promotion done by the institutions you are interested in, and strive to have a face-to-face communication with the admissions officer to understand the admissions information.

If you are unable to participate in the above activities, it is recommended that you can learn about the enrollment information through another way, that is, to pay attention to Xiao Yongge's study abroad, regularly organize online lectures by admissions officers, and regularly conduct online or offline public welfare lectures, which are of great help to us in applying to study in the United States.

The second piece is to visit the school. If possible, it is recommended that you visit various colleges and universities in the United States to experience the teaching environment and learning atmosphere of various American universities, so as to judge which colleges and universities are suitable for you to apply, which is also conducive to our study abroad planning, outlining a list of schools, and the third is to make an orderly plan. When applying for undergraduate study in the United States, you should make an application plan as early as possible in high school, and set up SAT, TOEFL, and other test plans.

Fourth, prepare the paperwork. Essay making for undergraduate study in the United States is a very time-consuming and energy-consuming thing, but it is also a thing that every applicant must face and solve, so the sooner you start thinking and conceiving, the sooner you prepare, in order to avoid us being in a hurry when applying.

Fifth, prepare a letter of recommendation in advance. We all know that it is very important to have enough persuasive letters of recommendation in the application for undergraduate study in the United States, so preparing the letter of recommendation in high school in advance can give us more time to find persuasive recommenders and make the other party fully prepared, which will greatly help the quality of the recommendation letter.

In addition to the above, we should also avoid the following problems during the high school preparation stage

1. Unreasonable application positioning: the application does not meet its own level during the application process, and the application requirements are too high or too low.

2. Wrong selection of references: The application is based on a one-sided optimistic or pessimistic understanding based on the various scores of some students who have successfully been admitted to American colleges and universities.

3. Misunderstandings of writing essays: too mediocre or exaggerated. The former is mediocre and boring to read, while the latter is exaggerated and difficult to understand or off-putting.

The sooner you prepare, the greater the success rate of your undergraduate study in the United States.

The school deadline for spring enrollment is generally around November, and the application needs to provide the materials required by American high schools according to the requirements of the school**, application form, application fee, transcript, certificate of enrollment, etc. are all indispensable materials.

Most schools in the spring only need SLEP test scores, some schools will require SSAT or TOEFL, because the application deadline is relatively early, so students should prepare for the test as early as possible to ensure that the scores are sent in time.

Prepare for the exam in July and August, complete the relevant exams, TOEFL IELTS SAT, etc., choose the best type of test according to your professional direction, and do not blindly choose and prepare in front of you, so as not to delay time and waste energy.

From August to December, the regular school selection season, according to their own conditions, comprehensively screen schools, divide schools into several grades, consider them one by one, and select 6-12 schools as key applications according to factors such as majors, scholarships and school locations.

Hello! The main thing is to understand your child's basic education, English situation, and the family's demand for high school.

Students should mainly prepare for English and independent living ability, and the family should mainly prepare for the financial situation, and choose a professional institution to consult and understand the basic situation of American middle schools.

You can consult the intermediary, and the intermediary can help you with one-stop service.

Sorry I can't help you, you'd better find an agent and ask in detail.

Applying to American high schools requires long-term planning, not just to apply for American high schools, but to plan to universities or master's degrees.

I applied to an American high school through Huide Study Abroad, and the teacher who has nine years of work experience will analyze me to understand my own situation and needs, help narrow down the scope of school selection, and will also recommend suitable colleges for me according to the school's geographical location, school size, school reputation, curriculum, sports and art programs, etc. School selection is flexible, and it should be matched with the right institution according to the different backgrounds and needs of different students, which can only be done by experienced teachers. The agent also has its own interview question bank, and the teacher will conduct several mock interviews for me in the later stage to help me familiarize myself with the interview process and improve my speaking skills.

Therefore, when choosing an intermediary teacher, try to choose an experienced teacher.

Teachers with one or two years of work experience will only recommend schools based on standardized grades and past cases, lack flexibility, do not understand long-term planning, and the on-demand colleges and universities will not be helpful in applying to American universities.