The new year has begun, and our 24fall application has officially entered the final sprint stage!Congratulations to those students who have already received the offer, overcoming obstacles and getting their wish
Although 24fall has not officially ended, with the beginning of the new year, the application for studying abroad in 25fall is also approaching
After all, time waits for no one
Today, we have compiled a 25fall study abroad application time planning table for you to help you successfully lead your study abroad application.
January 2024
Understand the region and school, sort out your own background conditions, and preliminarily determine the direction of studying abroad
Standardized test preparation: IELTS TOEFL + GMAT GRE;
Candidates who change majors plan to make up for the prerequisites of their new majors and prepare in advance.
Note: The winter break of the second semester of your junior year is the best time to prepare for the exam, so be sure to grasp the time and don't waste it.
February-April 2024
Decide how to apply: DIY or find a study abroad agency;
Maintain the results of all subjects and brush up the GPA;
Enrich your personal background, find opportunities for internships, scientific research, competitions or social activities, and prepare for essays
Decide how to apply: DIY or find a study abroad agency;
Note: While preparing for studying abroad, you should not fall behind in your grades, I will not repeat the importance of GPA, and you must work hard to improve your GPA to win competitiveness for your application season.
May-June 2024
Understand the application requirements for applying for a major and improve your background in a targeted manner
Final exam preparation brushes up on GPA and soft background improvement;
If the language is not scored, continue to brush the score, and apply early if the score is out early;
Identify referrers;
Prepare part of the application materials, and open a complete transcript, certificate of enrollment, internship certificate, etc. in advance.
Note: While preparing for studying abroad, you should not fall behind in your grades, I will not repeat the importance of GPA, and you must work hard to improve your GPA to win competitiveness for your application season.
July-August 2024
Perfecting your resume;Start writing essays: Find a clerical teacher to brainstorm together and complete the first draft (essays are very important and must be taken seriously, DIY players can also find professional essay teachers to guide them);
Communicate with the teachers of the institution to determine the target college and major (DIY players should know all the relevant information to determine the target college and major they are applying for);
Prepare application materials: personal statement, resume, proof of enrollment Graduation certificate, degree certificate, passport, scanned copy of ID card, internship materials and other materials
Pay attention to the application time of the institution;
Start writing essays: Find a clerical teacher to brainstorm together and complete the first draft (essays are very important and must be taken seriously, DIY players can also find professional essay teachers to guide them);
Note: Domestic students' enrollment certificates, graduation certificates, degree certificates, and transcripts need to be bilingual in both Chinese and English.
September-November 2024
Standardized test scoring: Obtain competitive scores;
Refinement and finalization of the instrument;
Submit an online application: Try to catch the first round of applications.
Note: Most colleges and universities will open applications in September, and the first round of application submission is generally concentrated in October-December, and students who start to submit applications in the first round early usually have a higher success rate, and generally speaking, fewer places are allocated in the later application rounds.
However, some colleges and universities have different DDLs for professional applications, so you must know the specific time of the project you want to apply for in time, mark the calendar, set the alarm clock to remind you, and don't miss the time.
October-December 2024
Supplementary materials;Adjust the list of schools to choose from;
Prepare for an interview: However, most colleges and universities do not have an interview, and only some majors will
Follow up on the application status and wait for the offer: Keep an eye on the application and follow up in time.
November 2024 - April 2025
Wait for the offer and be familiar with the specific requirements of the offer;
Decide on the school and major;
Reply to the school and pay the placeholder fee;
IELTS failed language courses (UK, Australia);
Applying for accommodation: You can choose from school dormitories, student apartments, or private rentals. If you choose a dormitory, you must submit your accommodation application early, otherwise the school cannot guarantee that you will be allocated a dormitory.
May-June 2025
i20 Application (USA);
In exchange for an unconditional offer, get a CAS letter (UK);
Deposit the deposit and get the certificate of deposit;
Sort out the visa documents and submit the application;
Organize your pre-departure checklist and prepare for your trip.
The above is the approximate time node of the 25fall study abroad application, due to different countries or regions, different institutions, and even different majors, the specific information is still based on the school's official website.
In addition, I would like to give you a few tips for studying abroad
The GPA must be stable
For studying abroad, GPA is really important, and students who want to study abroad must maintain their good GPA, that is, grades, which is a "hard brick" to knock on the door of a famous schoolThe higher the GPA score, the better.
Preferably in large. In the first and second years, you can consciously brush up your average score, if it is large.
First, the sophomore year is not interested, and the junior year is a good time to improve the GPA, so we must steadily improve the GPA, which is the key to sprinting to a prestigious school.
Standardized score test in advance
Don't wait until your senior year to prepare for your language scores and G exams, you can take them all in your junior year and plan your time for studying, preparing for exams, and exams.
It's best if you pass it at one time, but if you can't, it's stressful to learn on your ownYou can choose to study systematically according to your own situation, and strive to get the target score before your senior year.
Don't let these exams become a burden in your senior year, when you have to juggle your studies and prepare for studying abroad, and the time is really tight.
Soft background boosting
For students applying to study abroad, in addition to the hard conditions, the soft background can not be ignored, if the same standardized scores, with relevant industry internship work experience, then the application "combat effectiveness" will be greatly improved.
Sophomores and juniors are an excellent time to memorize, so make good use of this time period to be targetedDeeply participate in internship projects, scientific research, or participate in clubs, competitions, business competitions or entrepreneurship competitionsto complete your own background boost.
Prepare ahead and plan ahead
This is also oneKey pointsIt is to prepare early, plan early, and apply early, so this is why most students have slowly had this awareness since their freshman year.
Some students will basically start to decide whether to find an agency in their sophomore year, and then help plan for study abroad as soon as possible, including course electives, how much average score is needed, language, internships, etc.
These are closely related to their own study abroad applications, especially students who want to find intermediaries, so that they can enjoy the service earlierA clearer idea of what you should do in certain time periods, more time to increase your GPA, and you can also purposefully improve your soft background to improve your application success rate.
In addition, the essay preparation is more abundant, and then the application can be submitted early, in the case that most students are not ready, early submission is very critical to the success rate.
In previous years, I always encountered some students with very similar conditions, due to different submission times, the results were very different, so don't be too sad.
Therefore, it is recommended that students of 25fall prepare in advance, and if they decide to find help from a professional organization, they will have more time to prepare, so that they can improve in a targeted manner, so as not to end up in a hurry to apply and affect the final result.
25fall students, don't wait any longer!Studying abroad is getting more and more paper year by year, so hurry up and get ready