How to apply for studying in the United States?

First, the way to apply for studying in the United States

There are many ways to apply for studying in the United States. Here, the teacher mainly introduces the following two kinds:

1. Apply directly to graduate schools in the United States after graduation.

Students need to plan and prepare postgraduate courses at the undergraduate stage, including studying relevant preparatory courses, conducting relevant scientific research experiments and publishing papers, and engaging in internships related to the applied majors to enrich their background knowledge. In addition, they need to prepare for postgraduate entrance exams, such as IELTS or TOEFL, GRE or GMAT or LSAT or MCAT.

2. Apply for graduate students after working for several years.

Students can also choose to work for several years and apply after they have some work experience, because some majors in American graduate schools attach great importance to the applicant's professional practical ability and have clear requirements on the length of service. For example, MBA requires applicants to have at least 2 years of work experience, while some key business schools, such as Harvard Business School and Wharton Business School, require applicants to have 5 years or more of work experience. At present, the domestic society is facing the situation that it is difficult for college students to find jobs, and it is expected that the number of applicants for graduate students in the United States will further increase in the future. Therefore, students who decide to apply should make plans as early as possible, and the earlier they prepare, the higher the success rate will be.

Second, the test score requirements

GRE/GMAT and TOEFL/IELTS scores are one of the prerequisites for graduate students to apply for the United States, because the American Admission Committee pays more attention to the applicant's professional course background and average score. At this stage, students' primary task is to prepare for the exam and arrange the exam reasonably according to their own learning situation. In addition, when preparing transcripts, candidates should prepare a Chinese transcript and an English transcript, both in Chinese and English, and both should be stamped. In addition, the TOEFL test is held every month. After about 3 months of careful preparation, the general candidates will have the opportunity to achieve better results. However, pay attention to the oral part. Most students in China lose points in this part, and American schools attach great importance to this part. GRE is more difficult, and candidates had better spend more than half a year preparing. GRE and TOEFL scores will eventually be sent to the school that wants to apply through the education test service, so that the other school can recognize the candidates' scores.

The following are the language performance requirements for applying for studying in the United States:

Students applying for the top 20 universities need a GMAT score of 720 or above, a GRE score of 325 or above, and a TOEFL 105 or so.

Students in the top 30 schools need GMAT above 700, GRE above 320 and TOEFL 105.

Students in the top 50 schools need GMAT 680 or above, GRE 365,438+05 or above and TOEFL 65,438+000 or so.

Before applying, students from 65,438+000 schools need to get more than 600 points in GMAT, 300 points in GRE and 80 points in TOEFL.

At present, although business schools accept GRE and GMAT, the higher the ranking, the more students like to apply with GMAT scores. The higher the GMAT score, the more qualified students are to study business.

Third, the material preparation requirements

The background profile of the resume applicant can make the professor know the candidate clearly and quickly. Resume should highlight the key points and highlight your professional ability. Personal statement is the best opportunity to express yourself to the professor. To attract the professor's attention, we should not only reflect the application motivation, but also reflect our own professional advantages and potential. Personal statements should not be too long, requiring refinement and novelty. The average American university requires three letters of recommendation, which are materials that reflect the applicant's profile. If you want to find a professional professor, laboratory teacher, dean or internship unit leader you are familiar with, you'd better recommend it from the perspectives of academic ability and comprehensive ability. American universities attach great importance to letters of recommendation. If it is a recommendation letter from a well-known professor in the application field, it will play a great role. The list of materials to be prepared is as follows:

1. Organization Application Form

Log in to official website, apply for an institution and fill out an institution application form.

2. Pay the application fee and get the receipt.

The application fee for American universities is about $ 50-200. Students need to pay online, and the other party will give you a receipt after receiving the money.

3. Domestic transcripts

That is, GPA transcripts. It is required to provide two transcripts issued by the alma mater, one in Chinese and one in English, and the transcripts should be stamped with the official seal of the school.

4. TOEFL and GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT scores

GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT is a standardized entrance examination for American graduate schools. Students applying for business school should provide GMAT scores, students applying for J.D. degree in law school should provide LSAT scores, students applying for medical school should provide MCAT scores, and students applying for other colleges and majors should provide GRE scores. Applying for studying in the United States only requires TOEFL scores for students from non-English-speaking countries, and some students may prepare IELTS scores, which is acceptable to most schools in the United States, and some schools will be restricted in choosing schools.

5. Proof of financial resources

American colleges and universities need applicants to provide proof of family financial resources to determine whether applicants have sufficient financial resources to complete their study in the United States. Proof of financial resources can be in the form of bank deposit certificate, real estate certificate, guarantor's guarantee, etc. Please note: the deposit on the property certificate is preferably a long-term deposit. If it is a huge short-term deposit, it will make the other party question whether the source of your property is legal.

6. Study abroad documents

That is, resume, personal statement (PS) and recommendation letter. PS and recommendation letters are the focus of the admissions officer's review. The content of PS and recommendation letter should not be too different, otherwise the application is basically hopeless. Therefore, students must be extra cautious when choosing writers, and choose professors or lecturers who know themselves best as writers, not just considering the popularity of writers at home or abroad. In addition, PS is concise and no more than 800 words, providing 2-3 letters of recommendation.

7. Scholarship application form

Some graduate schools accept both scholarship applications and admission applications, and some schools need to fill out application forms, which can be downloaded from official website.