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The author:(作者)qqpublished in(发表于) 2014/6/9 6:23:16 Chinese student experience United States colleges and universities admitted the most difficult season
Chinese student experience United States colleges and universities admitted to study in the college entrance examination season | | _ the most difficult news
United States College acceptance rate decline "icy currents", even to the trained at Harvard and Yale are "surprise" high school of Shanghai Fudan students are feeling.
In 2007, Tang Meijie become protagonist of the Special Edition of the New York Times, and her alma mater--high school of Fudan University of China, also known by more Americans at that time. Perfection in this school's foreign exchange system has repeatedly been United States distinguished educator award an·hebote.
While Americans watch was impressive school admission rate. High School of Fudan University over more than 400 graduates a year, more than 80 people get early admission in foreign universities, entering United States prestigious head, more than 60 people.
"In previous years, the United States College early admission stage, we tend to have about 20 students are admitted. Early admissions this year, only one or two people. "Until April this year, the United States colleges and universities normally admit lists after the release of the batch, high school of Fudan University entrance guidance Office Director Ding Heng hanging hearts is put down," normal intake of basic flat with last year, 63 people to the United States colleges and universities attended. ”
According to earlier media reports, because the number of applicants, Chinese students are meeting United States colleges and universities, "admitted the most difficult season." 253,472 United States Ivy League school applications, only 8.925% per cent of applicants are accepted, Princeton University, Yale University, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and 4 schools is an all-time record low acceptance rates. Even has always favored by Chinese students at the University of California, Berkeley, the freshman acceptance rate has dropped for the first time this year to about 20%.
From United States colleges and universities, "admitted the most difficult quarter" breakout, become the focus of Chinese students.
Dire circumstances, "admitted the cold spell ahead"
In December 2013, United States University at the announcement of the early admission batch, high school of Fudan middle school students Xiao Li felt the "severe situation".
Early admission period of the previous year, Fudan middle school has two students being admitted to Yale, 1 student at Princeton University and early admission period of 2014, Super Elite colleges such as Harvard, Yale and Princeton never to Fudan middle school students threw an olive branch.
Especially the one on the USAMO (United States Mathematical Olympiad-journalists) won the gold medal in the race of the girl's "lost", so little plum, panic, "according to the situation last year and the year before, she's been ahead of Harvard, Yale and Princeton admitted a little nothing, this year, in April, she's normal period of admission have not been admitted to 3 schools. ”
This reporter learned that, and USAMO competitions in the United States is extremely high, this competition gold medal the United States has only a dozen students gifted in mathematics can be, and these students in past years is the United States the well-known colleges and universities "darlings". Winner of the gold medal this year failed to get in, the intensity of competition is evident.
Jiang Haozhang of Shanghai Jianping high school senior three students, TOEFL score 115 points (out of 120 minutes-journalists), SAT scores of 2360 (out of 2400-journalists), in Hebei, Henan, and Africa Kenya experience as a volunteer, will also compose your own produced album. Even if that is the "good seed" in United States College early admission stage also failed to get it.
United States college admissions students into Early Decision (early decision-making stage, cannot be changed after the early admission decisions-journalist), Early Action (early action phase, early admission, but you can change decided to choose another school--journalist) and Regular Decision (normal admission-journalists) are three types. Among them ED, EA for early admission, usually in the admissions season last year December release; RD for the normal period of admission General admission April of the same year released.
Jiang Haozhang at ED stage applied for the University of Pennsylvania, had not admitted; EA stages applied to a Liberal Arts College, gain admission; RD stage was admitted to Duke University. He told reporters that he submitted an application to Yale and Stanford, but were not granted an interview.
Jiang Haozhang told reporters that his schoolmates ED, EA two phases of early admissions, register of America's top ten schools, almost "destroyed". And Jiang Jianping high school, every year some 10% graduates into United States universities, "everyone was nervous at that time."
Storm SAT leaked questions, fake GPA-triggered "crisis of confidence"
All these "fear", later admitted to normal phase proved to be unnecessary. Yang Zhenfeng Shanghai Jianping high school principals and high school of Fudan University's careers guidance Office Director Ding Heng to the China Youth daily reporter confirmed that their students in April this year, released the RD phase, harvest was basically flat in previous years United States school admission rate.
Follow a question is why ED, EA two phases of early admissions did not seem of the Chinese students, in a later stage RD to catch up all at once? Some engaged in international education and exchange for many years in the telecommunications industry told reporters that the problem is not with the students.
In May 2013 and in October, has a "United States of college entrance examination," said SAT the exam came, "leaked questions disturbance." Vent problem locations May encounter in Korea in November, was rumored to happen in Hong Kong, China. Korea was verified in the leaked questions, leading to examinations scheduled for May 4, was forced to cancel 3 days in advance.
Problems in leaked rumors of Hong Kong, take the exam were spread among their students "with clappers". Netizen "Zhang Mingyuan," saying: "at the time of the Hong Kong Examinations and received free distribution of notes, just like the essay questions and the day of the exam essay questions, answer is said to be from Australia, mainly using time difference on the day. ”
A longtime teachers for high school graduates to study abroad service told the China Youth daily reporter, "leaked questions hearsay" does affect some United States school early admission.
High School of Fudan middle school students Xiao Li, myself and those around me who apply for United States colleges and universities students, early admission period United States colleges and universities required to submit proof of the "supplementary materials". Xiao Li's SAT score is 2200, he told reporters that this score in the previous years, "enough", but this year "significantly lower" and that "this year more than 2300 points many had gone".
Not only that, but many apply to Ivy League students also found that in early admission stage, SAT Essay does not seem to be laid at school the letterpress's review bound. Previous teachers have worked with United States dealing some college admissions officers, "last December's early admission batch, they did some caution, because behind the students ' scores are true or false".
Affect judgment, apart from "behind" the SAT scores, there are not easy to distinguish the authenticity of GPA point credits.
The Shanghai Jianping high school principal Yang Zhenfeng attached great importance to "integrity". He told reporters that in recent years, in order to create an illusion of internationally renowned high school, high school in blind on the GPA grade point "wrapper" students, individual schools and even cooperation with overseas intermediary "wrapper" kids, "and ask yourself, to the United States, over time, other schools will look at transportation out of our nation's children? ”
This practice of seeking short-term benefits are disrupting China's high school in the United States in the minds of College's image. Foregoing teacher told reporters that the United States well-known colleges and universities today have given China high school has a "list", "a lot of schools in assessing the student materials, and not look at students ' condition, but take a look at what high school are you from China. ”
It is reported that top schools such as Harvard, Yale, Stanford, to China every year several reputable, quality secondary school admissions GPA preaching. Like multinational companies to schools to recruit recent graduates, United States admitted to elite schools are also more willing to "good faith" high school students.
High School of Fudan University and Jianping Ding Heng Yang Zhenfeng told reporters in middle school, United States colleges and universities this year "admission" is low, but those high school enrollment rate does not produce big fluctuations.
Sparkling "what are moth" make up for slightly lower SAT score short Board
Even experienced, "admitted the most difficult quarter", or someone to be able to compete. Take TOEFL, 116 minutes, SAT test score of 2200 "slightly lower", Fudan middle school high school student Stacey was United States Diplomatic Academy, majoring in international relations at Georgetown University Admissions.
This profession, ranked first in the National University's Department of diplomacy, alumni include United States of former President Bill Clinton, current United States Supreme Court Justice andongning·sikaliya, dozens of United States Governors and members of Congress, dozens of Heads of State and Government, members of the Royal family and foreign diplomats. It is learnt that the Georgetown University Foreign Service Institute annual admission up to two students from Asia.
This year, the SAT scores "slightly lower" Xiao Li was the United States has always been a examiner.
United States examiner offered him 3 months to write--analysis of current international events, and suggest programmes to address this issue. This article analyses the world's environmental problems in, Stacey made a "what are moths".
He recommends that each country's environmental Department has 49% shares, listed on the international platform on a regular, annual environmental monitoring data are published regularly to investors around the world and environmental governance programme. Let the people of other countries on the basis of "annual reports" which country a choice to buy unit, "does well, the stock price rises, will have more money to manage the environment; do a good job, nobody bought shares, the share price fell. Buying stock in their own country, in order to boost share prices, will start from itself, to protect the environment. ”
Summing up, Stacey dumped out 3 cards--a long-standing organization to participate in volunteer activities, high school United States xideweier secondary school exchange a year, plus an imaginative and creative article.
Xideweier high school letter of recommendation he deserves. The school is favored by Clinton and Obama, their children are studying here. At the same time, this school is a small high school of Lee alma mater Fudan friendship school, Fudan middle school students were sent there each year Exchange study.
Point in Chinese students ' GPA, SAT scores, "not sure" in 2014, from a United States top high school letter of recommendation than TOEFL, SAT out more "convincing". This is exactly why many students who SAT test tests the 2400 out of a reason for not being admitted to school.
Jian ping high school senior three student Jiang Haozhang told reporters that early admissions this year batch admitted Chinese students, mostly from the United States international class in high school and the Chinese mainland, "SAT scores may not be the highest, but with schools ' personality ' congenial and trustworthy students".
Jiang Jian ping high school was in high school stage bold come up two non-holiday week of study time for students to volunteer are many concerns. To date, this approach has parents "micro-debate" held out for two years.
President Yang Zhenfeng advocates develop a sense of social responsibility in its natural state, students can read Chinese. This educational perspective, with Harvard, Yale and other United States schools admissions criteria is quite fit.
Harvard, Yale admissions officer in dialogue with Yang, had said: "we don't care about the child's score is as high as we saw in him a man of honesty, conscience, human consciousness. ”
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