Considerations for studying in the United States

Hello, I don't know what subject your daughter is. Let me tell you something about the precautions for junior college students to study in the United States.

In recent years, with universities in Europe, the United States, Australia, Asia and other countries gradually relaxing the study conditions for China university graduates, more and more college students choose to study abroad. Then, in the face of a lot of complicated information, how to effectively prepare before studying abroad and choose a targeted study institution? There are three main problems worthy of the attention of college graduates.

1. What are the registration requirements?

Earlier, many media reported that there are three main requirements for junior college students to study in the United States: first, proof of academic performance during their junior college studies, and graduation certificates for those who have graduated; The second is proof of English proficiency, that is, TOEFL score above 79 or IELTS score above 6.5; The third is financial guarantee.

Among them, the first and third articles are understandable. Generally speaking, college students need to have 65,438+02 credits in the United States to study in the United States, so they need to provide necessary proof of their grades when registering. In addition, you must have sufficient financial support to study in the United States. Considering the registration fee, tuition fees, living expenses and other aspects, it generally needs about 200,000 RMB per year.

However, for the second item, there is a big error in the requirements of TOEFL and IELTS scores in the actual registration. If this hard English achievement index is taken as the standard, it is estimated that most graduates will lose the qualification to register. After all, college graduates have a short study time at school, so it is difficult for them to have more time and energy to prepare for TOEFL or IELTS like undergraduates.

In fact, many American universities do not require hard TOEFL or IELTS English scores when registering. For example, the "2009TopLearning (Toplanning) China College" project recently carried out by the Preparatory College of the National Scholarship Council in cooperation with Northeastern University, New Jersey State University and Dementon University does not require hard TOEFL or IELTS English scores, as long as the English level can pass the school entrance examination. After students are admitted, New Jersey State University and Dementon University will provide them with 120 hours of free English training in the United States to strengthen their language ability and ensure smooth learning.

Of course, it is best for college graduates who are interested in studying abroad to have such English scores, but graduates who have no relevant hard English scores need not be nervous. As long as you have a good English foundation, you can eliminate the hard pressure of having to take TOEFL and IELTS scores before registering.

Second, how to choose a study abroad institution?

Choose an experienced and capable study abroad institution, and you will get an effective assistant on your way to study abroad to help you solve many detailed problems; On the other hand, if the institutions for studying abroad are not chosen properly, it will not only waste too much energy and expenses, but also delay the best opportunity to go abroad. So how do you choose the right institution to study abroad? Don't look at the advertisement, and don't look at the size of the card. Generally, institutions that can establish direct cooperative relations with overseas schools provide strong security and guarantee for their services.

In fact, it is not difficult to identify that many domestic study abroad institutions have not cooperated with study abroad schools. For example, facing the same university, some overseas institutions must require TOEFL and IELTS scores when registering, while others do not. Then institutions that must require TOEFL and IELTS scores may not directly cooperate with schools because they require English scores to ensure their success rate in exporting students.

Then, for overseas institutions that can directly cooperate with schools, they can provide support. Not only do they not need hard English scores when registering, but more importantly, they can provide more detailed services and even save the cost of studying abroad.

For example, china scholarship council Preparatory College launched the "2009TopLearning (Top Lanning) China College upgraded to undergraduate and master's degree" project. china scholarship council Preparatory College will provide entrance tests for students in advance before accepting the formal entrance examination for American universities. On the one hand, it will allow the majority of admitted students to adapt to the rules and requirements of the entrance examination for American universities in advance, so that students can better cope with the entrance examination; On the other hand, the Preparatory College of the National Scholarship Fund Committee will also provide in-depth and specific suggestions and guidance for students to apply for majors according to their comprehensive ability and professional level.

The reason why this kind of support can be provided to applicants before the formal entrance examination is mainly because the Preparatory College of the National Foundation for Studying Abroad, on the basis of long-term cooperation with American schools, will have a better understanding of the examination questions of the school, as well as the professional setting and professional learning direction of the school. This is not available in ordinary institutions studying abroad.

Studying abroad through this mode of direct cooperation with the school will also save a sum of money on studying abroad. For example, studying abroad through general colleges and universities requires about 200,000 RMB per year. According to the normal study time of junior college students, the total cost will be 500,000-600,000, but studying abroad through the "TopLearning" program will cost about 400,000 RMB in two and a half years, saving 20%-30%.

Getting a visa is also a big problem for the admitted graduates. For example, some areas in China can't get visas because of some discriminatory policies, so an institution that can work closely with the school, such as the Preparatory College of the National Fund for Studying Abroad, can directly coordinate with the embassy through the school to ensure the smooth acquisition of visas.

In addition, if it is a study institution that cooperates closely with the school and promises in the contract signed at the time of registration that "if you can't get the opportunity to go abroad, the registration fee will be refunded", then such a study institution is undoubtedly the most suitable choice.

Third: Does going abroad mean achieving your goals?

For college graduates, if they can pass the entrance examination of American universities by virtue of their own strength, it is undoubtedly a very happy thing and a solid and important step in their life development. Does this mean that your ambitious goal is about to be realized? In fact, this is just the beginning, the beginning of facing greater challenges.

Despite a good goal vision. However, studying abroad is also an out-and-out chore, and the complete quality education mode overseas also requires students to make more efforts than at home and face greater pressure. On the one hand, the language ability needs to be greatly improved after going abroad to meet the needs of learning; On the other hand, the ability to learn and live independently should also be greatly strengthened. This not only requires our own efforts, but also requires us to resist the temptation of the outside world mentally and improve our self-discipline in a relaxed environment that is not controlled by our families.

Therefore, before studying abroad, we should also fully consider the pressure and difficulties we face after studying abroad. In this respect, you can also invite relevant experts to conduct a comprehensive and scientific analysis and guidance on your learning ability and life ability. Or you can listen to the advice of friends with study abroad background and make predictions and preparations in all aspects for your study abroad.

The edge of the sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold. Studying abroad is both an opportunity and a challenge for college graduates, so only by breaking through this challenge can we lay a really higher starting point for ourselves.

I hope the above content can help you, thank you.