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Part 1 申请总则
一、简写符号:
GPA:Grade Point Average 平均绩点
GT:GRE/GMAT & Toefl GRE/GMAT与托福
PS:Personal Statement 个人陈述
CV:Curriculum Vitae 简历
WS:Writing Sample 专业文书范例
RL:Recommendation Letter 推荐信
WE:Why Essay 选校理由
2、学术能力。教授之所以要录取你,他们最看重你的,不是因为你托福高,也不是因为你PS写的天花乱坠,而是看你的学术能力。学术能力!你认为教授真的会对你的白血病抗争史感兴趣吗?你认为教授会对你的能歌善舞幽默开朗感兴趣吗?多才多艺兴趣广泛对大学的录取是有帮助的,但研究生院还是突出专业能力的地方。教授要找的是能帮他们做事情的,能参与他们研究,理解他们学术成就的学生,跟他们一条道上的人,或者,至少看着是有点学术潜力,能培养成同道中人的人。所以整个申请里都务必突出这四个字的主题,大学期间多参加一些专业项目,得一些专业奖项,发表点论文,写点专业文章,参加一些相关权威组织、活动之类,这些东西才是教授感兴趣的。如果觉得自己造诣不够,申请中阅读一些专业书籍、学术论文都来得及,只要行动了,永远不会晚。
3、 申请其实不难,但是很琐碎,你将花费的时间远比你预算的要多得多。
4、 既然是本科生,我们不用和工作了好几年的职场牛人,或者有着强大研究学术背景的国内博士生们比,我们只要做得比大部分本科生好就够了。
5、 注册一个专用的权威的邮箱(还要政治稳定,不要动不动说退出中国市场,否则到时候哭也没用),不要把它用于其他注册,否则你会收到很多垃圾消息,常常空欢喜。
6、 如果对学校某个方面有问题,直接发邮件去问学校,或者直接打电话问学校。这是最权威的答案,不要问别人或者论坛,都没用。如果哪个小秘特别热心,回答得很详细,记下他/她的联系方式,以后该学校有问题都去问他/她,一般都会得到满意的答案。但也不是每个学校都这么热情,有时候被无视或者被冷遇或者延迟回复一个月是常有的事。
7、 直接打电话是最最有效的沟通和询问方式。打过去之前先打个草稿,不要表现得紧张,对方不会怜悯你的紧张。但是小秘人都很NICE,对话一般是随意而愉快的。
8、 不要过于依赖论坛。论坛可以知道一些信息和知识,但不要依据别人给的背景和选择学校来给自己定位。因为论坛里往往只写出自己的GPA和GT,完全忽略软条件(PS,CV,RL,WS,WHY ESSAY等),而这些对申请结果的决定性性远大于GPA和GT。
10、 父母的支持很重要,一定要让他们支持你。否则对于大部分没经济来源的本科生而言,没有他们的拨款,你什么也做不了。
11、 大形势很重要。如果美国经济不好就业率低,一些方便留美工作的专业可能很难申,一些镀金专业可能非常宽松,录取率高得惊人。
Part 2 前期准备
12、 GT很重要,重要性在于如果你达不到学校规定的要求,一般没希望申请。但不至于重要到达到了学校要求之后还要一遍一遍考得更高,如果不是有特别癖好,那真的没必要。比GT重要的东西多得是(具体下述),完全没必要花在这上面。
13、 注意各校对GT的单项分数要求。
14、 不要相信网上总结的各校GT要求,那不知道是猴年马月的数据,而且多偏低,要自己亲自去每个学校的系里的官网查,每个系要求都不一样的。
15、 考GT拍照的时候拍拍好,记得微笑~ 以后成绩单要复印寄给学校的,留下好印象。
16、 考托福不要超过三次。人生没那么多机会让你原地转圈,你必须为自己负责。而且相信就算托福很糟,也终有办法解决的(具体办法下述)。
17、 GPA如果觉得不满意就抓紧重修。
18、 大一多参加一些志愿者活动,大二大三多参加一些学术性质的,和专业相关的比赛、活动和项目,争取写两篇论文。每次重要的活动记得拍照片,实习要留下实习证明,获奖证书,用稿通知单等务必都保存好。
19、 叫家长开好银行账户,准备好一笔存款长期放在里面。最好开银行VIP客户,以后开财产证明不花钱,要几张有几张。再办张附属卡,以后拿去美国用,全球VIP。
20、 成绩单学校开的,学校封信封;专业排名学院开的,学院封信封。信封上的章必须和信封里的文件上的章一致,否则无效的。
21、 积累几个关系很好的老师,方便出推荐信。如果要找牛老师签推荐信,需要提前至少一学期准备——先选他们的课,再有很好的表现,再不忘时时联系,表述自己的学术心得,期末无比认真对待拿个好成绩,最后(一般也有个半年)再说推荐信的事情。也不要说的太晚,很多老师太受欢迎,怕写的推荐信太多会贬值身价,一般一年会有推荐的限额,去晚了他们会不高兴签了。
22、 实习也要好好做,交到手上的任务最后很可能成为Writing Sample。实习里的上司最后可能是推荐人。
23、 辅导员的帮忙很重要,申请期间经常会麻烦她/他老人家查找很久以前上交的实习证明或者开各种排名证明,出借成绩单之类的。
24、 选校最简单的方法,是拉一张前一百排名名单,注册一个邮箱,一支铅笔即可。名单上符合自己大概要求范围的每个学校都要一一亲自去官网查看。主要看:1、是否开设申请的学位,学位专业方向设置 2、GT成绩要求 3、申请截止的Deadline,是否Rolling(先到先审) 4、是否要通过专业机构投递(如法学院的LSAC) 5、有什么特别之处,比如招生规模特别小(全球15人),或者专业非美国本土校区之类 6、关心财政的看看Financal aid那块。每个学校这么找过来,然后一一在排名名单上做好记录,有的不适合的马上划掉。每个学校特色不一样的,有的偏好有工作经验,有的喜欢应届生。这些都可以在简介里看出来(“我们大部分的学生是来自……”)。当然也有感兴趣的有正好符合条件的,一百个看下来总有这么十几个是自己的实力加兴趣还对口的,而它们的排名也一般都呈梯度拉开,这样,一张初步的选校名单就这么形成了。
25、 每个学校都务必是自己很想去的学校。申那些不想去纯粹保底的学校根本没意思。
26、 如果有个学校很想去,GT没达标,可以发邮件问问其GT要求是否flexible,如果小秘回答是,可以继续该校申请。如果小秘回答不行或者干脆不回信(还不死心可以直接打电话问问),就划了吧。
27、 如果有Dream School,Dream Professor,务必找到他们的简介,一般CV里都会有他们的几篇文章可以下载阅读,并附了联系邮箱。仔细研究之后直接发邮件去和老师探讨,这样的套磁才是高质量高水准的。
28、 确定了选校尽快联系ETS寄GT成绩,一般一个月左右才会到达。其他材料可以慢慢做。
29、 买台好点的打印机放在电脑旁边,买好一厚叠120gA4白纸,准备好两个废纸袋。
Part 3 Personal Statement
30、 PS并没有想像中的那么神奇。绩点不高托福不够,想凭一篇PS进名校?坦白地说,不可能。但是WS+CV+PS+RL可以做到。不过仅仅一篇PS是达不成这么大的功劳的。PS是重要,但还有东西比PS更重要。
31、 每个学校都有对PS的要求,确定选校名单之后一一仔细研究。一定要按照学校的要求来写。
32、 写之前务必阅读大量同专业的前辈们的真实PS范例(一般网上有下)。
33、 一切能在CV中写的东西都不要写进PS(诸如GPA,GT,所获奖项,参与的活动和项目,发表论文等等)。PS是展示这些量化的客观要素之外的个人个性化陈述。诸如求学动机、自身的性格特点如何适合此专业、职业生涯的规划等等。如果硬件条件一般的同学,不建议写天花乱坠天马行空的炫技版PS,写点诚恳实在的东西看上去更靠谱一点。
34、 很多不要求WS的学校会把PS当WS来看,所以无论内容和结构都要力臻完美。
35、 PS里可以写选校理由,或者另外写WE。
36、 如果能够把自己的以往经历与学校特色加以整合,得出“我这么活着这么多年,有这么多坎坷经历,就是为了读你们学校,恰恰是你们学校如量身定做般满足了我的人生履历及未来需要”那么特别的话,就是一篇很好的PS+Why essay了(。。囧)。
37、 文书,论文的翻译不要相信翻译公司或者什么翻译机构,全部是用翻译软件翻的。
38、 先自己把PS、文书们都写/翻成英文,然后请老外修改。不要找什么PS修改机构,要找个老外坐在你旁边一句一句修改,因为经常会有老外根本看不懂你这句话什么意思的情况,你在旁边就可以向他解释,然后他恍然大悟,开始修改。
39、 PS没有标题,页眉处注明PS及申请人、所申学校及专业即可(CV、WS、WE同理)。
40、 PS的语句必须精简,精到删掉任何一句话任何一个字都影响原文表达。关于词的挑选,可以用thesaurus一一斟酌。
41、 所有文书全部Times New Roman字体12号,双倍行距。PS一般控制在两页之内,不要去偷偷修改缩进之类的数据,教授们手上N多标准文书,你有没有改一看就知道。
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留学阶段 | 申请材料 | 申请日程 | |
我是本科生 | 1.TOEFL或IELTS成绩,GRE或GMAT(商科可选); | 6月前:准备出国考试(TOEFL,IELTS,GRE或GMAT) | |
我是研究生 | 1.本科成绩单和研究生成绩单 5.研究计划和作品集等 | ||
1.TOEFL/IELTS和SAT成绩 7.资金证明 | 7-8月:资金准备 | ||
1.初中和高中成绩单 | 2-6月:查询学校 |
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美国前50大学关于雅思入学要求
Rank 2011 | School Name | School Chinese Name | Course type | IELTS score |
1 | Harvard University | 哈佛大学 | LASPAU, Academic and Professional Programs for the Americas.affiliated with Harvard University | (Contact LASPAU for score) |
2 | Princeton University | 普林斯顿大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
3 | Yale University | 耶鲁大学 | Divinity School and Institute for Sacred Music (Graduate) | 7 |
School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | (contact school for score) | |||
School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
4 | Columbia University | 哥伦比亚大学 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 |
Master of Arts Program in Climate and Society | 7 | |||
School of International and Public Affairs (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Graduate School of Journalism | 8.5 | |||
The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
School of Continuing Education (Certificate) | 7.5 | |||
5 | Stanford University | 斯坦福大学 | MBA program only (Graduate) | 7 |
5 | University of Pennsylvania | 宾夕法尼亚大学 | University Connection (English Language Program) | 4 |
International Business Communications (English Language Program) | 4.5 | |||
Graduate Division of Arts and Sciences | 6.5 | |||
Graduate School of Design | 7 | |||
Graduate School of Education | 7 | |||
School of Law | 7 | |||
School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
School of Engineering and Applied Science | 7.5 | |||
Summer Institute in Business and Technology (English Language Program) | 7.5 | |||
The Wharton School | 7.5 | |||
Annenberg School of Communication (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
Fels Institute of Government (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
School of Arts and Sciences | (contact school for score) | |||
7 | California Institute of Technology | 加利福尼亚科技学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
7 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 麻省理工学院 | Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science (Graduate) | 6(IELTS preferred) |
Dept. of Mathematics (Graduate) | 6 | |||
Materials Science and Engineering (Graduate) | 6(IELTS preferred) | |||
Microbiology (Graduate) | 6(7.0 preferred) (IELTS preferred) | |||
MIT-Woods Hole Oceanographic (Graduate) | 6 | |||
Dept. of Biology (Graduate) | 6.5 | |||
Aeronautics and Astronautics (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Center for Real Estate (Graduate) | 7(IELTS preferred) | |||
Chemical Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Civil and Environmental Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Comparative Media Studies (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Computation for Design and Optimization (Graduate) | 7(IELTS strongly preferred) | |||
Dept. of Architecture (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Dept. of Brain/Cognitive Science (Graduate) | 7(IELTS preferred) | |||
Dept. of Chemistry (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Dept. of Urban Studies/Planning (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (Graduate) | 7(IELTS strongly preferred) | |||
History, Anthropology and Science, Technology/Society (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Mechanical Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Media Arts and Sciences (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Nuclear Science and Engineering (Graduate) | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
Operations Research (Graduate) | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
Political Science (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Sloan School of Management Ph. D Program | 7 (IELTS preferred) | |||
Engineering Systems Division (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
PhD History, Theory/Criticism of Architecture and Art | 7.5 | |||
Science Writing (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
Dept. of Physics (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
Master of Engineering in Manufacturing | (Contact program for score) (IELTS preferred) | |||
Department of Economics | (contact school for score) | |||
Whitaker College of Health Science and Technology (Graduate) | (IELTS preferred) (Contact program for score) | |||
9 | Dartmouth College | 达特茅斯学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
9 | Duke University | 杜克大学 | Graduate School | 7 |
Nicholas School of the Environment (Graduate) | 7 | |||
School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
School of Law | 7.5 | |||
The Fuqua School of Business | (contact school for score | |||
9 | University of Chicago | 芝加哥大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Graduate School of Business | 7 | |||
The Law School | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
12 | Northwestern University | 西北大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Kellogg School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
13 | Johns Hopkins University | 约翰霍普金斯大学 | Bloomberg School of Public Health (Graduate) | 7 |
Carey Business School (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Krieger School of Arts and Sciences/Whiting School of Engineering (Graduate) | 7 | |||
School of Medicine (Ph.D.) | 7 | |||
School of Nursing (Graduate) | 7 | |||
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Washington, DC. | 7 | |||
13 | Washington University in St. Louis | 华盛顿大学圣路易斯 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 |
Olin Business School - Graduate | (contact school for score) | |||
15 | Brown University | 布朗大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
15 | Cornell University | 康奈尔大学 | School of Hotel Administration (Graduate) | 6 |
Johnson School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
17 | Rice University | 莱斯大学 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
School of Business | 7 | |||
17 | Vanderbilt University | 范德堡大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 |
Owen Graduate School of Management | 7 | |||
19 | University of Notre Dame | 圣母大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 |
Law School (JD, LLM, JSD) | 7.5 | |||
Study Abroad Program | (contact school for score) | |||
The Graduate School | 7 | |||
20 | Emory University | 埃默里大学 | Rollins School of Public Health (Graduate) | 6 |
Goizueta School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Department of Chemistry (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
21 | Georgetown University | 乔治敦大学 | Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 |
School of Law | 7 | |||
McDonough Business School (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
School of Continuing Studies (except Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies) | 7.5 | |||
22 | University of California_Berkeley | 美国加州大学-伯克利分校 | Professional Diploma/Joint Programs | 6.5 |
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Haas School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
School of Law | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
23 | Carnegie Mellon University | 卡内基梅隆大学 | Graduate Admissions | (contact school for score) |
Chemical Engineering Department (Graduate) | 7 | |||
H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Information Systems Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. in Computational Biology | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
School of Design, College of Fine Arts (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
23 | University of Southern California | 美国南加州大学 | School of Cinematic Arts, The Peter Stark Producing Program (Graduate) | 7 |
Graduate Admissions | (contact schools for scores) | |||
Viterbi School of Engineering, M.S. in Materials Science, M.S. in Materials Engineering | (contact schools for scores) | |||
25 | University of California_Los Angeles | 美国加州大学-洛杉矶分校 | Anderson School of Management | 7 |
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
25 | University of Virginia | 弗吉尼亚大学 | Darden School of Business (Graduate) | 7 |
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
School of Law | 7.5 | |||
25 | Wake Forest University | 威克森林大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 |
School of Law | 7 | |||
28 | Tufts University | 塔夫茨大学 | Graduate School of Arts, Sciences & Engineering | 6.5 |
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Graduate) | 7 | |||
The Fletcher School of Law | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Department of Economics (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
29 | University of Michigan_Ann Arbor | 密歇根大学-安娜堡分校 | Rackham Graduate School | 6.5 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
Law School | 7 | |||
School of Social Work (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Ross School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
30 | University of North Carolina_Chapel Hill | 北卡罗来纳大学教堂山分校 | Kenan-Flagler Business School (Graduate) | 7 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
31 | Boston University | 波士顿大学 | School of Public Health (Graduate) | 6 |
College of Engineering (Graduate) | 6.5 | |||
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 6.5 | |||
School of Education (Graduate) | 6.5 (7.0 for TESOL) | |||
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
School of Law (Graduate) | 7 | |||
School of Management (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
31 | College of William and Mary | 威廉和玛丽学院 | Mason School of Business (Graduate) | 6 |
MBA program | 6.5 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Master of Accounting Program | 8 | |||
33 | New York University | 纽约大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 |
Tisch School of Arts (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
College of Dentistry, Advanced Programs for International Dentists (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
34 | Brandeis University | 布兰代斯大学 | Heller Graduate School, SID Program | 6.5 |
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | 7 | |||
International Business School (Graduate) | 7 | |||
SLIFKA Program in Intercommunal Coexistence (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
35 | Georgia Institute of Technology | 佐治亚理工学院 | Graduate Admissions | (Case by case) |
35 | University of California_San Diego | 美国加州大学-圣地亚哥分校 | Extended Studies/Professional Programs | 6.5 |
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Graduate School of International Relations & Pacific Studies | 7 | |||
Rady School of Management: MBA and Ph.D programs | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
37 | Lehigh University | 利哈伊大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7 |
37 | University of Rochester | 罗彻斯特大学 | Undergraduate Admissions | 7(no subscore below 6.5) |
Graduate Admissions | (contact school for score) | |||
Warner School of Education (Graduate) | (contact school for score) | |||
School of Medicine and Dentistry (Graduate) | 7 | |||
39 | University of California_Davis | 加州大学戴维斯分校 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Graduate School of Management | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
39 | University of California_Santa Barbara | 美国加州大学-圣巴巴拉分校 | International Programs/Extension—Professional Diploma Programs | 6.5 |
Graduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
41 | Case Western Reserve University | 凯斯西储大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
School of Law LLM In US Legal Studies | 7 | |||
41 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 伦斯勒理工学院 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
41 | University of California_Irvine | 加州大学欧文分校 | Graduate Admissions | 7 |
The Paul Merage School of Business (Graduate) | 7 | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
41 | University of Washington | 华盛顿大学 | Bothell | |
Undergraduate Admissions | 7 | |||
Seattle | ||||
Undergraduate Admissions | 6 | |||
School of Law | 7 | |||
Graduate Admissions | 7.0 ur; 6.0 r | |||
45 | University of Texas_Austin | 德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
School of Law The Master of Laws Program | 7 | |||
McCombs School of Business (Graduate) | 7.5 | |||
45 | University of Wisconsin_Madison | 威斯康辛大学麦迪逊分校 | Undergraduate Admissions | 6 |
Madison, Law School | 7 | |||
Graduate Admissions | 7.0 ur; 6.0 r | |||
47 | Pennsylvania State University_University Park | 美国宾州州立大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
Smeal College of Business MBA program | 7 | |||
47 | University of Illinois_Urbana-Champaign | 伊利诺伊大学厄巴纳-香槟分校 | College of Law | 6.5 |
Graduate Admissions | 6.5(no subscore below 6.0) | |||
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5(no subscore below 6.0) | |||
47 | University of Miami | 迈阿密大学 | Graduate Admissions | 6.5 |
Undergraduate Admissions | 6.5 | |||
50 | Yeshiva University | 叶史瓦大学 |