申請美國大學

[yunhsuanlai 10]

我今年升高三

決定要到美國念大學

考了sat的成績

SAT: 2020

SAT subject : math2- 800

physic-790

請問這樣的成績該申請哪些學校呢?

包含: reach/ match/ safety

謝謝

[littn 10]

你有沒有做過學校的調查呢？

還是說就是whatever it goes分數到哪就去哪就好了？

因為如果是這樣的話我只能說這種心態如果你沒有很多獎學金的話其實也不用花大錢去美國唸了

因為你這樣考的錯滿不錯的能夠申請的學校真的有很多

可是美國大學千百所每一所都有不一樣的風格

有些學校你聽都沒聽過聽到還以為是野雞學校可是你還不一定上的了

那些學校通常提供非常精緻的教育

跟大學校比起來會有很不一樣的經驗

雖然不知道你分數的分佈不過看樣子你考的不錯如果選校不認真的話就滿可惜的

像是你想要唸什麼

你想要在大學學到什麼

你想要在哪裡唸書

你理想的大學是什麼樣子

這些都是你要仔細思考的問題

當然你也可以先去一個學校然後唸的不開心再轉學只是這就有點浪費時間對吧？

以我個人的經驗

我會覺得說在想要去哪一個大學之前

要先想好自己想要學什麼以及想要什麼

高二的暑假滿長的在準備application之餘可以仔細想這個問題

然後對於從何找起我覺得princeton review有出一本好像叫366 best colleges的書非常棒

可以參考一下

此內容已被編輯, June 25, 2010 ,由 littn

[ManUtd 10]

同意littn的看法. 選擇大學真的不應該要用分數排名導向, 而應該綜合自己的需求及學校的專長及持性, 找出最佳的匹配.

這一點其實在國內國外讀大學都是一樣的. 只是台灣的環境在這一點上給學子的彈性很小.不按照那個排序填志願, 差異太大的話可能會受到家長師長同學們的白眼.......久而久之, 學生反而不太注重按照自己需求選校的重要性了.

[ting771210 10]

妳的分數看起來還不錯, 和我的差不多,

但是申請學校還有許多其他因素,

GPA

AP

課外活動

自傳

我讓你看一下, 我當時申請大學的名單

14所學校, 除了UCB, 其他全中

當時不太有把握, 為了安全起見, 申請了好多所safety school

選大學是一生中的大事

要做足research, 才不會後悔

我買了 Fiske Guide to College一書來研究

加上瀏覽各大學網站的資料

才選出了這些學校

讓你參考看看

希望對你有幫助

=Reach=

UCB

UCLA

U Michigan - Ann Arbor

Georgia Tech

=Match=

UCSD

U Washington (U Dub)

U Texas - Austin

UIUC

=Safety=

UCD

Ohio State U - Columbus

Penn State U - University Park

Rutgers U

U Maryland - College Park

Purdue U - West Lafayette

此內容已被編輯, June 25, 2010 ,由 ting771210

[yunhsuanlai 10]

我現在看到的學校中最想去的是 Dartmouth College

(還有Columbia university和 Chicago university)

因為Dartmouth 的D-plan和校系還有need-blind國際生

我希望申請給國際生financial aid的學校

我的GPA3.8多

之前交換學生過一年

有德語系國家大學程度德文檢定證書

課外表現...就英文演講

比較特別的是全國戲劇賽冠軍

請問一下

這些學校我有機會嗎??

[toasttie 10]

gosh, you are fabulous.

[Evian 10]

So I take it that you like science but don't want to go to a very major-specific college? Those three schools are great choices in that sense. You might also want to consider U Michigan, Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Princeton (slightly tougher than the others).

Your SAT scores are great for a non-native speaker, and you seem to have decent credentials. From my perspective, you can reasonably expect to get into at least a few of the schools mentioned above.

College applications require as much luck as talent, especially for international students. So... best of luck!

[yunhsuanlai 10]

So I take it that you like science but don't want to go to a very major-specific college? Those three schools are great choices in that sense. You might also want to consider U Michigan, Duke, UC Berkeley, UCLA and Princeton (slightly tougher than the others).

Your SAT scores are great for a non-native speaker, and you seem to have decent credentials. From my perspective, you can reasonably expect to get into at least a few of the schools mentioned above.

College applications require as much luck as talent, especially for international students. So... best of luck!

thanks :)

so, I'm giving SAT another try in October, hoping to get higher scores, but as you mentioned that my being a non-native speaker, does SAT play very important role in admission process, or do colleges consider other criteria more?

what I mean is ,let's say my scores boom on my next SAT, does it aggrandizes my chances "greatly" getting into those schools? I'm not sure how much time to spend on studying for it.... I would love to do something more meaningful if i got spare time ><

[yunhsuanlai 10]

謝謝樓上各位給的意見 :)

[andertlin 10]

這板上之前有一個Dartmouth的學長出沒, 你可以找morgan還是其他人問問看他的聯絡方式. 另外選校其實很重要的一點是你大學畢業之後想做什麼, 研究所還是工作? 有其他的問題的話可以PM或用msn問我.

從你的條件看起來, 你列的三所學校都有機會, 接下來就是application要好好寫, 怎麼推銷自己非常重要. 我相信你會進到你喜歡的學校的. Good luck!

[Evian 10]

If I were you, I'd spend more time worrying about essays/ recommendations and such. 跟樓上的學長一樣.

I think the SAT scores are more like a prerequisite. I know a person who got into Harvard with a 2180 SAT, and a person who got rejected with a sweet 2400. That is to say, beyond a certain point (my guess is about 2000), other credentials become more significant. Of course, this is all my speculation because nobody really knows exactly the process works.

oh and btw, some schools (including Princeton, I believe) require 3 SAT subject tests. Might want to pay a little attention on things like that.

[yunhsuanlai 10]

這板上之前有一個Dartmouth的學長出沒, 你可以找morgan還是其他人問問看他的聯絡方式. 另外選校其實很重要的一點是你大學畢業之後想做什麼, 研究所還是工作? 有其他的問題的話可以PM或用msn問我.

從你的條件看起來, 你列的三所學校都有機會, 接下來就是application要好好寫, 怎麼推銷自己非常重要. 我相信你會進到你喜歡的學校的. Good luck!

謝謝你

之後有問題再麻煩你 :)

[yunhsuanlai 10]

If I were you, I'd spend more time worrying about essays/ recommendations and such. 跟樓上的學長一樣.

I think the SAT scores are more like a prerequisite. I know a person who got into Harvard with a 2180 SAT, and a person who got rejected with a sweet 2400. That is to say, beyond a certain point (my guess is about 2000), other credentials become more significant. Of course, this is all my speculation because nobody really knows exactly the process works.

oh and btw, some schools (including Princeton, I believe) require 3 SAT subject tests. Might want to pay a little attention on things like that.

thanks

oh...I left the third Subject out by accident ><

i have also taken German :)

thank you really