Undergraduate:
University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Second Class Degree in Finance and Financial Management.
IELTS:
1st time: 65 (Reading 7, Listening 7, Speaking 6, Writing 6).
2nd: 7 out of 7 (read 7.)5, Listening 75. Speaking 65. Writing 65）
The admission status is as follows:
【offer】
the university of durham , intercultural communication and education
the university of edingburgh, education
the university of glasgow, educational studies
the university of nottingham, teaching chinese to speakers of other languages (tcsol)
the university of warwick, e-business management
【rej】
university college london, effective learning and teaching
[Final Departure].
the university of warwick, e-business management
Because I studied at the Chinese branch of Nottingham in the UK, the surrounding environment made me think about my future options at an early age.
When I was a sophomore, I decided to continue my graduate studies after graduating from my undergraduate year, thinking that since I would go abroad as a graduate student, and because there were still many things I wanted to do but didn't do in my home country, I gave up the opportunity to exchange for my junior year.
When I was in college, I was more willing to spend more time and energy on clubs, internships, social practices and other things, and I also preferred to improve my skills in various aspects through practice rather than learning, so as to better adapt to society in advance. Because of this,I put my studies on the back burnermakes his overall grades slightly inferior to those around him.
When applying, if you look at it from the perspective of grades alone, there is no advantage.
I'm a junior and I've been preparing for the application processThe application process can also be described as twists and turns.
Participate in the Youth Charity Competition.
At the beginning of the application, I made a big mistakeThat is, they did not think clearly about the country where the future university is located and the major they are studyingA lot of time was wasted preparing for useless exams.
Fortunately, the results were good, and I finally applied to the university of warwick and studied in my favorite major, and had the opportunity to communicate with very professional and dedicated teachers.
Today, I want to share my lessons and lessons so that more students can avoid detoursThink about what you really want, and then start preparing and go all in.
Internship at a general education institution.
In the beginning, I was preparing for an application to a U.S. university.
As we all know, the types of tests you need to prepare for when applying to universities in the US and the UK are completely different, and I spent more time on the GMAT exam in my junior year.
But later, it was also a matter of considering various factors, including time, cost, difficulty in changing majors, and other factors, and finally adjusted the area where the school was applied to - from the United States to the United Kingdom.
When this decision was made, almost 2 months had passed in the first half of the senior year, and almost everything needed to be done from scratch, including the preparation of exams, school screening, and preparation of materials, and the time was very tight.
At that time, I thought very simply, because my past internship experience and practical activities are more or less related to the education industry, and I personally like this industry very much and believe that it will become an area for me to develop in the long runTherefore, we firmly believe that the professional needs of postgraduate students are related to education, and when choosing a British school, we also pay more attention to the ranking of their education majors in the UK and the learning atmosphere.
Because the undergraduate grades are not outstanding, and it involves interprofessional application (business to education),At the beginning of my application, I was skeptical that I would be able to apply to the university of my choice.
Later, I found that mentality is more important than anything else, even if it is difficult, believe in yourself, live in the moment, do the things at hand well, and divide a big thing into small things, everything will become easier.
As the head of DFC Ningbo, he leads the children to discover social problems and find solutions together.
When I was writing the PS framework, I searched the Internet for excellent PS examples, but most of them were like fixed templates, and it was difficult to attract me all at once.
After all, a routine is still a routine in the end, and if you just describe what you have done in a straightforward manner, it will be difficult for the reviewing teachers to see your enthusiasm for this profession, and it is difficult to imagine how hiring you can help the college.
The teachers who review are not only screening students, but also shaping the future of the college, and the improvement of the overall quality of students can help the ranking and future development of the college, so they will want students with potential, ideas, enthusiasm and goals to join.
Therefore, at the end of the PS, you must highlight your understanding of the college (major), your love for the school (you must find its real advantages that distinguish it from other schools), sincerely express why you want to study this major and think about the relevance of your core strengths and the college (major) from the perspective of "why it chooses you as a future student".
When I first applied, I started thinking about the following questions:
Why did you want to change your major to education?"
What efforts have you made to bring yourself closer to your future goals".
how to prove that you will be a good student".
Why choose xxx as your dream school".
Clearly stated:
My dreams and goals for the future (not just my studies).
Starting from its own 3 core advantages.
Combine this with practical experience, internships, etc., and explain why I was able to meet their expectations of the ideal candidate (although I have not studied the theory of education, I have worked in international schools, educational social enterprises, general education institutions, educational non-profit organizations, and I have also taught and worked as a tutor, but these are enough to highlight my passion for the field of education.
Although I didn't list each of them in the PS, I customized these experiences into the CV, so that it can complement the PS, so the applicants should also pay attention to the content of their CV, PS can vividly show what kind of person you are, but it can't fully show what you have done to achieve a certain goal).
When it comes to school selection, you need to do your homework on the background of the school.
For example, my dream school at that time was Durham, although its school reputation is not as good as Oxford and Cambridge, it is the only institution that still implements the college system except Oxford and Cambridge, and its education major is also very strong, and it can be ranked in the top 5 in the UK.
To this end, after doing a thorough deck research on its official website, the setting of professional courses, the configuration of teachers, and the daily life culture, I read almost all the experience posts and sharing posts about applying for Durham that I could find on the whole network, and consulted several seniors who are or have graduated from Durham, and finally extracted a paragraph to express "Why choose xxx as your dream?" school".
During the application season, I applied for a total of 5 education-related graduate programsExcept for UCL in the end(Their enthusiasm is average, so naturally they don't have enough understanding of the school, and because they have just established this school of education, they don't have much to consult and understand, and they don't even know what they can learn in this year as a graduate student, which is a big taboo).The other 4 institutions all sent me offers.
Looking back now, my grades were indeed very mediocre, and I certainly couldn't rely on this to win, the biggest possibility is that my enthusiasm and dedication to the education industry infected them, and after comprehensively explaining my core strengths, they were able to match me with their ideal student traits :) the application process was ups and downs, but the result was very satisfying, and after receiving the offer, I began to concentrate on the IELTS exam.
He went to Gansu twice to teach.
When I first started preparing for the IELTS exam, I was a little underestimated, after all, when I looked at the strategy before, everyone would recommend that if you want to apply to American universities, you can prepare for GMAT first and then prepare for language scores.
The first exam barely reviewed for a few days, and the results can be imagined, although I had a certain foundation in reading and listening, but I didn't know how to write and speak, and after the exam, I secretly felt that I had to re-prepare for the exam. Sure enough.
After the first exam, I searched the online preparation strategy, only to know that there are chicken essence, there are writing templates, if you want to quickly improve your scores, the exam still has to look at some routines, especially Chinese students are more difficult to get high scores in writing and speaking.
In the end, I bought a cheap online course on **, chicken essence (well, there is really no need to spend regular price to buy training courses, in fact, the content and explanation strategies are similar), take a look at the oral chicken essence every day after waking up and before going to bed, select a few to practice speaking, and find that a topic can actually answer different questions, as long as it is flexibly changed, there is not much that you actually need to prepare.
Writing is also divided into 2 parts, and it is not difficult to meet the requirements for admission if you master a certain block and type of basics.
Later, I heard that the test room will also have a great impact on the score, if you register for an IELTS test center in a foreign country (such as Thailand, South Korea, Japan) or a test room in a remote area (such as Guangxi, Guiyang), the score of oral English will be higher than that of the test room in developed areas, after all, there is a certain human factor, and it is impossible to achieve 100% fairness.
After 2 months of surprise study, I finally got IELTS.
NetEase Koala Ningbo Annual Meeting.
Because I am a person who can't be idle, in the process of preparing for IELTS, I also started a 4-month internship at NetEase Kaola, and it was this experience in an e-commerce company and a crucial conversation that finally made me put aside all the offers I had received before and reapply, which affected my choice of graduate school.
After a candlelight night conversation with a tutor who graduated from education,I realized that if I chose pedagogy, I would be able to become a teacher or teach in a traditional educational company, and depending on the influence of the region, no matter how hard I tried, there was only a limit to the students I could influence.
The development of the Internet is rapid, companies like NetEase, Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo in recent years at an unimaginable speed of rapid development, the future belongs to the Internet, it makes the fair distribution of resources have new possibilities, so that high-quality education has the potential to affect more people, create a difference.
So, if I want education to have a greater positive impact, my future must be related to the Internet, but will there be e-learning-related majors abroad?
I searched around the UK and couldn't find the right major, just when I was disheartenedIn a conversation with my senior sister, I learned that Warwick has a major called e-business managementIt is ranked No. 1 in the world in the 2015-2016 global ranking of eduniversal, although it is not directly related to education, but after looking at its course design, I found that many of the courses are very practical and closely related to the development of the Internet, and there is an opportunity to visit local companies.
In addition, what attracts me the most is that its performance evaluation is divided into two parts: ** and usual essay + project, rather than just referring to the final exam results (most British colleges and universities only focus on students' final exam scores, so most students do not pay attention to their studies in the mid-term, and only temporarily cling to the end of the semester, which can be said to remember quickly and forget quickly, which is not suitable for me).
I started to apply for this major. Because it was late at that time, it was past the best time to apply, but instead of worrying, it was better to do it, as the way of applying for education was the same as before, but on the basis of traditional education, I highlighted why e-learning is the goal of future development - I hope to have a broader positive impact and influence more students, and I also highlight and e-business Related experience (NetEase Koala's internship just combined!) It can be said that every point of life is connected to each other
After submitting the application,Warwick was very efficient in giving me feedback a big yes within 2 weeks
After almost 9 months, my graduate school application has finally come to an end, and I am very grateful for everything I have experienced during this time, and I am grateful to all the people who helped me and supported me.
So far, I have graduated for nearly 2 years, and I have not regretted my original choice at all.
After graduating with a degree from distinction (the counterattack of the scumbag), I am currently working in the overseas market at the largest children's English institution in China, and it can be said that everything is as I expected, working towards my dream, not forgetting my original intention, and forging ahead.
May every applicant apply for more than just the sake of applying, after all, graduate school is only a small part of life, and it is important to think about whether this experience fits your long-term goals.