To study abroad, you must first clarify the purpose of studying abroad. If you want to come back and find a job after graduation, it is recommended to give preference to schools with a high QS ranking. If you want to stay in the local area, the QS ranking will not be the most important consideration, and you can give preference to schools and majors that are better for finding a job in the local area. If you want to come back to take the public examination or the examination after graduation, you should understand whether your major can be applied for the corresponding position after passing the certification before deciding on the major. It is important to note that not all schools are able to pass the accreditation of the service of retention. (You can check the official website of the Ministry of Education).
The following application timeline is generally applicable to the study abroad application timeline of the UK, the United States, Hong Kong, Macau, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada
Before September 23: Improve your GPA, find practical Xi, and actively participate in activities, competitions and scientific research that can enrich your resume.
Sep '22 - Sep '23: Take the language score (e.g. IELTS, TOEFL) to the target score. If you apply for business, you can also take the GMAT or GRE to improve your competitiveness (some schools require a G score in business school).
July-September 23: Select the destination and major to apply for, and prepare the relevant materials.
September-November 23: At this time, most schools are open for applications and can be submitted. There are generally two types of review mechanisms: rolling and rounding. The delivery school can be carried out in the order of "rushing-stabilizing-guaranteeing", because many schools do not give a long time to pay the reservation fee, so it is recommended that the sprint school will be delivered as soon as it opens, and the main application and guarantee school will be slightly later, but pay attention to the deadline. During this time, you should also actively pay attention to the dynamics of the major you are applying for, if the major you are applying for has already received an offer or rejection letter from someone who applied at the same time, you can understand the background of others, check the status of your application, and decide whether to apply to the school.
October 23 - August 24: Interview, written test, receiving an offer, exchanging an unconditional offer, applying for a visa, etc.