To apply for an American university, the first thing to rely on is language scores, that is, SAT, ACT, TOEFL and IELTS, which are the stepping stones to enter an American university. Applying for American universities generally requires SAT and TOEFL scores. SAT is a standardized test, which is equivalent to the college entrance examination in China. The TOEFL test is to test our English ability. These two exams are very important, but it is not easy to do well. The English that students study in China is related to the English test questions in TOEFL. Therefore, students who want to sprint to prestigious schools and even have "ambitions" to enter the Ivy League and the top ten leagues should work hard from the beginning.

Second, the GPA of the school is very important.

GPA is critical. The GPA of students in high school shows their overall level in high school. Admissions officers attach great importance to GPA, even more important than SAT and TOEFL. So the overall level of your high school determines what kind of university you can apply for.

Third, school selection should be combined with its own conditions.

When choosing American universities, the rankings of the selected universities should not be too concentrated. It is unreasonable for students to apply to schools around 10, and all the top 30 schools apply. Students can form a reasonable ladder according to the admission requirements of the intended school, such as 10 to 30, 3/kloc-0 to 60, and 100. There are both prestigious schools and guaranteed schools.

The geographical location of the school is also an important consideration in choosing a school. Geographical location means living expenses, job opportunities, employment opportunities after graduation and so on. Students should also check the specific costs of each school according to their family economic situation and the intended school they choose, and finally choose the appropriate school to apply.

Fourth, extracurricular activities are particularly important.

The "quality" of American extracurricular activities is more important. A large number of extracurricular activities will only make American famous schools think that you are an all-round development student, but the impression is not deep, and it is difficult to find it quickly in a lot of application materials. If we compare every activity to pearls, then we must learn to string these scattered pearls into a beautiful necklace. In other words, you should sort out the existing activities, find out one or several activities that can highlight your characteristics, advantages or abilities, and dig these activities to a higher level. Such activities are easier to win in the fierce competition.

Fifth, the interview is very important.

Most large universities-and all Ivy League schools-have cancelled on-campus interviews (but many schools still conduct alumni interviews). If a university offers you an interview, it's not "you can go or not", but you have to go.

If you can't seize this opportunity, the interview agency will get information that you are not really interested in this school. Since many children have the same certificates as you, these schools will definitely like those children who have been interviewed. Similarly, if some students spend time thinking about why a school interests them and why it is suitable for this school, then they must be loved by this school. This means: do some homework and practice for the interview. You can't talk mechanically, but you can't make others sound as if you haven't seriously thought about why you want to join this school.

Sixth, only undergraduate applications have a waiting list.

Chinese translation is a "waiting list". The students who entered the list were not explicitly rejected by the university, but they did not decide to be admitted. Only by waiting a few months will they know the final result. Generally speaking, only students who have been admitted to a university do not indicate their admission before a certain deadline, the school will think that they will give up automatically, so they will choose to wait for the students on the list to issue admission notices.

Seventh, certificates are as important as school grades.

If the American undergraduate gpa is your proof of study, then the document is your personal proof of showing your talent, your quality and your personality to the school review Committee. The application documents include personal introduction and recommendation letter. A good document will vividly show the student's image to the admissions officer through one or two things, which will not only test the writing ability, but also test the English level. People introduce themselves and letters of recommendation introduce themselves. Admissions officers need to know you in many ways.