Spring recruitment is in full swing, and if you want to enter an international school, you have to pass the school's entrance exam, and many parents and students do not think so, underestimating the difficulty of the exam, so they are not fully prepared before the exam.
The entrance exam is generally as follows: written test (English and mathematics) + interview (all in English).
To prepare for the international class, many parents have a misunderstanding, "The mathematics of the international class is very simple, and it is enough to focus on improving English in the preparation stage," the international school mathematics entrance exam, just have a hand!This kind of understanding seems to be engraved into the DNA of parents and students. Mathematics in the system is difficult for everyone to see, so many students have a mysterious confidence in mathematics when they take the international school entrance exam, and feel that mathematics in international schools is a piece of cake!I don't think I need to go out of my way to improve!But that's not the case.
The mathematics of the general high school transfer to the national high school will generally use the Chinese test paper, and the students who have received international education since childhood will generally use the English test paper, because the content of the English paper is relatively simple, so many students in the system who are not strong enough in mathematics will also choose the English paper for high scores, but the English paper is not a shortcut to get a high score!Because candidates can't understand terms or sentences, the math test becomes "reading comprehension", which leads to a test not only of math problem-solving ability, but also of English comprehension ability, and it is difficult to complete the questions within the allotted time.
Not to mention the difficulty of the English test, because learning English well is so important for children who want to study abroad. International schools are generally bilingual teaching, and some parents do feel the improvement of their children's English proficiency after their children enter international schools, especially the improvement and change of listening and speaking skills, and it is especially easy to appear "hypothetical" at this time: thinking that their children's English proficiency is good and there is no problem in using it in the learning environment, in fact, it is far from so simple. When a child enters an international school, the language of the students should be required to be the mother tongue standard. What's more, in public schools, the foundation of English is weak, which affects English scores. However, the weak foundation of English in international schools affects the acceptance, understanding, and even social desire of children in all international school programs. Therefore, the entrance exam will focus on the child's English foundation and English ability, and try to devote enough time to specialize in English before the exam.
In addition to understanding the child's English listening and speaking ability, the most important thing is to examine the child's three views, the parents' educational philosophy and so on. Therefore, there will be many rounds of questioning and communication. There are many uncontrollable factors in the interview process, such as the teacher will ask in-depth questions about a certain detail mentioned by the child, which tests the child's logical thinking ability and on-the-spot adaptability.
All in all, the difficulty of the exam varies from school to school, but parents and students should not take it lightly, and should make adequate preparations before the exam, and wish all students to enter the ideal school!