In the process of applying to schools, we have a balance metaphor in Takeoff Tower, one side of the scale is the admission results, and the other side is all your weights, and when your weights keep increasing, no matter which one it is, it will have an effect on the other side, so we look at the weight of all the weights, not one of them.
Let's briefly list the weights of the application: GPA, letters of recommendation, extracurricular activities, compatibility with school programs, essays, standardized tests, and the accumulation of professional directions, all of which add up to the overall presentation of personal competitiveness.
In view of these weights, don't look at the abundance of information about studying abroad online, but the flowers are becoming more and more charming, and it is difficult to distinguish the real from the false. Let Xiao Tajun take you to avoid the pit!
If you have a low GPA, you don't dare to apply for a prestigious school
Although the evaluation criteria for schools in the United States are not only based on GPA, but as an important weight, we always want to add weight to it. So what is the weight of this weight?
Most people think of the overall GPA as the only useful weight, but the application actually measures the specific content of the GPA.
One high, one big and one low? It doesn't matter, as long as you maintain the trend of improvement later, the school will be able to see your positive and persistent excellent qualities.
A certain period of time is low? It doesn't matter, as long as you can reasonably explain the reason for the low score and prove the effort you put in, you will be understood by the school. Family reasons, personal reasons, external reasons, are all reasonable.
Is the course you choose too difficult and leads to a low score? It doesn't matter, this may be more useful than a high score in water class.
Find someone who is unlikely to be pushed at all
Think the better the referrer, the better? Wrong! If the bull push is a strong push at the same time, then you win.
you must take this student!””is a genius!” you’ll thank me if you admit…”
If you are an admissions officer and you see a familiar name or a big name in the industry, you have to look at it twice!
But what if it's not a strong push, maybe even a weak push? "I met **once, and I would say that I don't know too much about **If you're an admissions officer, how would you feel about it? You'll think that this student is just looking for recommendations everywhere, but there is nothing real.
So, there are two kinds of best referrers: bull people + strong push, or non-bull people but familiar with the point you need to recommend + strong push.
It is believed that a high standard + GPA can ensure the success of applying to a prestigious school
Don't think stereotypedly, applying to American universities is not a college entrance examination, and there is no such model as a lifelong test. Every year, many students overestimate the role of their grades and ignore the weight of other aspects. Especially for elite school applications, the competition is fierce, and the eager little eyes from all over the world are staring at these dozens of best universities, do you think there are more people who can get good grades or more people who can be admitted to universities?
Think of the essay as a toefl essay diary resume essay version written
The TOEFL essay is completed in dozens of minutes, and the diary is mainly about daily experiences and experiences, listing the content of the resume, and using the essay as the article version of the resume. You don't need to think too much about such an essay, but you look at it as a few hundred word essays, what is the difference between applying for an essay?
The application essay needs to repeatedly dig out the material from all your growth background, activity experience, inner ideals, future goals, etc., and use carefully constructed language and essay structure to quickly stand out in the vast application essay. Admissions officers of prestigious schools look at a large number of essays every year, and those that have no new ideas, procrastinate content, loose structure, and unsatisfactory words will not have the patience to take a second look at them, and they will not leave a good impression.
Aim for only one or two dream college applications
One of the great advantages of studying abroad is that you can apply to multiple schools at the same time, which increases the probability of success. Because a single weight is generally not enough to guarantee admission to a certain university, if you only apply to one or two schools, the risk is very high. Generally, the number of recommended schools in an application season is 8-10. Depending on your direction, you can also increase it appropriately.
Listen to the study abroad agency to guarantee you the top 30 admission
The top 30 universities in the United States cannot sign **enrollment and guaranteed admission agreements with any institution, except for **, no institution can guarantee you that you will be able to enter the top 30. There are some special situations that have a high success rate, such as athlete status, LEGACY admission, etc., but are not applicable to most applicants. A good institution or mentor should help you do a good job of planning, application strategy, and application coaching, fully reflect your strengths, and increase the probability of success.
Immerse yourself in hard work and reject all external support
Contrary to the over-belief that institutions can guarantee success, some students go to the other extreme, believing that since institutions cannot guarantee success, they simply reject counseling and guidance altogether. Seeing the applicants with good conditions in all aspects stepping on one big hole after another, we can only regret and grieve. Another reason is that because the institutions are mixed, they have seen too much negative information about the institutions, thinking that the institutions are unscrupulous businesses, and even denying all the institutions that can help them. Scraping together fragments of information by yourself, inexperience leads to errors in judgment, and the paperwork is like a five-cent special effect. I can only waste my own background and conditions.
The selection of schools is based entirely on rankings
Most of us have very limited knowledge of schools before applying, which leads us to choose schools based mainly on rankings. It is true that the ranking can reflect the recognition and prestige of the school in general, but more important than the ranking is the degree of compatibility with the school, such as geographical location, climate and environment, professional advantages, academic direction, extracurricular activities, campus culture, and social atmosphere.
Blind self-confidence or blind inferiority
It is not uncommon to see applicants who are very good in all aspects, frightened by the fierce competition, and completely afraid to fight for the opportunities they have hoped for. There are also some applicants who are unable to meet the conditions but are radically applying to too many schools that do not meet their own conditions, looking forward to pie in the sky. At the end of the day, it's the application assessment that doesn't get it right.
The biggest mistake: not planning ahead and not starting to prepare until the application season.
Do you know what background promotion is? So many students are bumping around like headless flies, waiting until the application season is about to start before they start preparing to apply. If you can plan well a year or two in advance and improve your background with a goal, when it comes to the application season, the materials are all at hand and the highlights are highlighted.