Are you in a hurry to study in the U.S. now?

It should be too late.

Did you take the high school entrance exam? I suggest that if you have already taken the test (that is, you can get your high school diploma), you can take a break from your current school and study the TOEFL and SAT at home. If you start in September next year, you will have to submit your application by February next year at the latest.

Generally, the top 30 universities require SAT1, more than 2,000 SAT2 or more subjects, and TOEFL is also required.

Nine. Ten, one hundred. For the top 50, you can do without SAT2, but SAT1 should be 1800, and TOEFL should be 80. The top 100 only need TOEFL, and the last score of more than 70 is actually no problem. Now let's talk about two situations and methods.

If your English isn't very good and you may only have enough time to prepare for the TOEFL, then register for the TOEFL test from September to December this year (preferably more than twice). Now I memorize words at home for a month, listen to listening for a month or something, and then sign up for the TOEFL New Oriental Intensive Class, take the TOEFL test, and strive to enter the top 100.

If your English is very good, then you can go to New Oriental TOEFL Intensive and register for the September test, and then take the SAT basic class and intensive class, and you should have time to take the SAT test from October to December this year (a total of three times, I recommend taking them all). Moreover, the SAT can be applied for mathematics, physics and chemistry, and Chinese students feel that they are at ease.

Another thing is to find an agent to help you write a letter of recommendation and apply, because your time is very tight, and it may be too late to DIY the application yourself.

You can choose a school with conditional admission, apply to start in January 2011, and then transfer after a year.

The United States is a country that attaches great importance to student education, and it is undoubtedly one of the most popular countries among many study abroad countries, and it is one of the first countries for many international students, not only because there are many top universities in the United States.

First, education is leading.

China's education looks at Beijing, and the world's education looks at the United States. It is an undeniable fact that the level of education in the United States is among the top in the world, and one-third of the world's top 100 universities are from the United States. The fundamental reason for the leadership of education is that compared with traditional Chinese education, American schools pay more attention to students' participation, research and thinking skills, and pay more attention to students' own abilities.

The courses offered are carefully set up, and the teachers are more like the organizers of an activity, not directly instilling knowledge and conclusions to students, but through students' own information inquiry, group discussion and in-depth research, and verifying the conclusions through the form of classroom defense, so that students can be inspired in the whole process, enhance their interest in the course, look at and think about problems from different perspectives, and enhance students' interest in learning. In addition, the scientific research strength of the United States is also at a high level in the world, and for international students, they can study in a deeper professional field and improve their horizons.

Second, employment development.

For employment-oriented students, there are many internship training opportunities during their studies in the United States, international internship experiences will increase your success rate in your future career, and the United States as an economic powerhouse has a great advantage if you want to continue your education or direct employment after graduation. For international students who want to continue their studies, laying a foundation during the study abroad stage or a letter of recommendation from a professor at an American university is of great benefit to students who apply directly to prestigious universities overseas; For employment-oriented international students, it is difficult for students with education outside the United States to get employment opportunities in the United States, but international students have the same competitive opportunities as students in the United States.

Third: improve your own vision.

The United States is a big cultural country, and gathers different races in the world, different cultures are more concentrated countries, there are international students from all over the world, you can meet international students from different countries and different backgrounds, help you get out of the comfort zone, expand your thinking, broaden your horizons, and increase your personal experience.

There are also many benefits. The most basic is to learn about the life of some countries and increase their horizons.

The reasons are actually very simple, mainly the following points:

First of all, the United States is the world's top economic and educational power, in terms of the number of schools, there are more than 4,000 schools in the United States, and the United States accounts for more than 50 in the world's top 200 school rankings, while China only has 7 colleges and universities on the list, so in terms of proportion, the disparity is still relatively large. Over the years, more than half of the Nobel laureates have been Americans or scholars from various countries doing scientific research in the United States, so the United States has a strong academic atmosphere and a set of higher education systems that cultivate talents.

Admissions policies are different.

From the perspective of the enrollment review of the application, the domestic college entrance examination is a lifelong test, and there is only one chance, so the competition and pressure are very large. However, in foreign countries, the score is only one part of the application, and it depends more on the student's background, activity experience, personality characteristics, etc., which is a comprehensive consideration process. And in this process, many assessment scores are not decided at one time, after many assessments, you can choose the most satisfactory one to send to the school.

Study and living expenses.

In terms of cost, the annual tuition fee in the United States ranges from 30 to 600,000 yuan, which is determined according to the geographical location of the school, the difference between public and private, etc., and the cost of living will be different if the geographical location is different.

For example, if you rent a room in a metropolis like New York City or Boston, it will cost you about $1,000 or 2,000, and if you rent a room in other cities, it might only cost you $4,000 or 500 per month. So there is a big difference in the cost of living.

Differences in learning at home and abroad.

When it comes to learning abroad, there are many differences between the classroom mode and teaching mode and those in China.

Relatively speaking, foreign countries will be more open, and students will have more different experiences through a combination of large classes and small classes. In the classroom, students are more likely to be involved and will actively develop students' hands-on skills. In the learning process, there will be a lot of training such as group assignments and speeches, which can improve students' independent research ability and presentation ability.

At the same time, there are many joint training programs between universities in the United States and universities in Europe and Australia, as well as many summer courses and scientific research, so it is good that children studying in the United States have many opportunities to go to all over the world to get in touch with more things.

Compared with traditional domestic teaching, students may get more, and this curriculum and training model allows children to have strong independent learning ability and independent thinking ability, and at the same time cultivate children's leadership skills through teamwork.

In fact, it can be summed up for the following reasons:

1. The education system in the United States is indeed more advanced than the domestic one, and the current domestic education is basically a pit filling education, and each student has no possibility to play according to the characteristics, and it is a unified distribution and unified class, and it is a unified standard and standard output, which to a large extent limits the development of students' advantages. Education in the United States is to encourage students to have their own ideas and directions, and to guide them, and ultimately have the opportunity to develop into their own strengths;

2. The technology and knowledge that can be learned and exposed to studying in the United States are currently the most advanced in the world, which will be more beneficial to the future development of students;

3. If you study in the United States, you can see the bigger world, because the United States is an inclusive country, there are people from all over the world, and there will be all kinds of cultural exchanges, which is incomparable in China, so studying in the United States, relatively speaking, can broaden people's horizons.

1. You have to have a plan B.

This kind of preparation, even when the outside world conditions are normal, you have to do it. It is still difficult to apply to American universities, especially those that are better, and we must be prepared for what to do if we do not apply.

2. Students who have decided to prepare to go abroad should now think about what they want to do after going abroad.

Taking going to the United States for graduate school as an example, many people actually don't think clearly about why they want to go abroad for further study, but just want to avoid the workplace to further their studies, but they don't think clearly about what they want to do after further study.

But you have to realize that everyone still has to face the workplace in the end.

For example, if you go to study for a business master's degree in the United States, most of the business master's degree will only take 9-12 months to study. Many people think that they can study for a year and then look for a job after graduation. But if you want to get into the top companies, you actually have to participate in the autumn recruitment a year in advance.

In other words, when you start school, you will also have to find a job.

3. Whether you go abroad or not, it shouldn't stop you from learning about the world.

To study in the United States or not is just a formality. Even if you are in a certain corner of China, you can still follow the changes in the world. Whether it's the pandemic or the situation in the United States, it can't stop you from growing.

It is not recommended to study in the United States, the epidemic in the United States is too serious, and it is best not to go for safety.