What are the entrance exams for American graduate students?

TOEFL ［Test of English as a Foreign Language］

TOEFL (English full name Chinese as a foreign language test, abbreviated as TOEFL)

Sponsored by educational testing service (ETS), it is a standardized test for testing the English proficiency and proficiency of students from non-English-speaking countries. At present, in addition to universities in most countries such as the United States and Canada, some countries and regions in Europe (such as Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Belgium and the Netherlands), Oceania (such as Australia and New Zealand), Asia (such as Singapore, Japan and Hong Kong) and Africa (such as South Africa) also recognize TOEFL test scores.

(2) GRE test

GRE (English full name: Graduate Record) is an American postgraduate entrance examination, which is suitable for postgraduate examinations in various disciplines and majors except law and business. There are two kinds of GRE exams, one is the GRE general exam; The other is GRE. Candidates need to take one or two of the exams according to their own conditions and the requirements of the school they are applying for. Most China students only need to take the general GRE test and apply for law or business graduate students to replace the general GRE test with LSAT or GMAT. GRE test is an important test result required by American graduate schools (except school of management and law school) (that is, an important basis for selecting and cultivating students), and it is also an important reference condition for university graduate schools to decide whether to provide scholarships to applicants.

(3) IELTS test

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is an international English proficiency test jointly organized by the British Council, the Local Examinations Committee of Cambridge University and the Australian Education International Development Agency. This test is designed for students from non-English speaking countries to apply for study and immigrate to English speaking countries. It is the largest international English language testing system in the world. IELTS is mainly recognized by Commonwealth countries (Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc.). ), now more than 3,000 colleges and universities in the United States recognize the result.

(4) GMAT test

GMAT (English full name: Graduate Management Admission Test) is a standardized test, which has been widely used as the entrance examination for MBA. As the most reliable test item to test whether the applicant has the ability to successfully complete the MBA program, GMAT helps business schools or MBA programs to evaluate whether the applicant is qualified for further business administration. Because GMAC, the organizer of GMAT, and its members include many well-known business schools around the world, GMAT scores are widely recognized by major business schools around the world and are the most commonly required test scores for applicants applying for MBA in the world. Its examination subjects include accounting, economics, management, comprehensive management, production management, administrative management, international trade, fixed asset insurance, finance, market, medical care, transportation, mathematical analysis, management information system and behavioral science.

(5) Law School Entrance Examination

LSAT (full name of Law School Admission Test in English, abbreviated as LSAT) is an admission set by the Law School Admission Committee of American Law School.

Qualification examination is also adopted by some law schools in Canada. As one of the reference conditions for applying for admission to American law schools, LSAT scores will be used to predict the correct and reasonable inference and judgment ability and analysis and evaluation ability of law school applicants, and there is no restriction on admission qualifications. In short, LSAT is to test the English ability of students studying in the United States and Canada, and the score is only one of the evaluation conditions for applying for law school. Almost all law schools require applicants to take the LSAT exam, and almost all law schools require applicants to submit LSAT scores. The exam consists of three aspects, 35 minutes each, plus 30 minutes of writing. Three aspects are reading comprehension, logical reasoning and analytical reasoning. It is worth noting that both TOEFL and IELTS can be selected. At the same time, I remind you that American universities pay more attention to students' comprehensive ability and literacy. Of course, test scores can still reflect students' current learning level and English ability to a certain extent. If students do well in the exam, they still have certain advantages in the application. I wish you all the best in your studies in China!