1, age: The minimum age for attending American high schools is 14. American high schools are divided into grades 9- 12, and domestic students who graduate from grade 2 to grade 2 can apply for American high schools.
2. Academic conditions: the average score is above 80, and some good private high schools even require students to score above 90 or 65,438+00% before the whole grade;
3. English standardized test: English standardized scores include SLEP, TOEFL or IELTS. Among them, SLEP is specially designed for international students attending high schools in the United States, with scores ranging from 20 to 67. According to the score, it will be roughly divided into three grades, 20-45 for primary, 45-55 for intermediate and 56-67 for advanced;
4. Three letters of recommendation: generally, one letter of recommendation is provided by the English teacher, math teacher, class teacher or principal;
5. Student application self-report: written by the students themselves, including self-introduction, hobbies, awards or extracurricular activities;
6. Parents apply for self-report: parents are required to introduce their children, which can include their growth, personality, advantages and development direction, as well as their own occupation and family situation;
7. School interview: There are generally three interview methods: on-site interview, telephone interview and video interview. Depending on the specific situation of the school;
8. Family financial resources: Parents need to provide bank deposit certificates to ensure the tuition fees of students during their stay in the United States. The family deposit certificate of attending high school in the United States is about RMB 654.38+0 million.
Conditions for undergraduates to study in the United States:
1, SAT or ACT, etc. Among them, the new SAT paper has been used since 20 16. Students who are going to take the 20 16 SAT test should pay close attention to the latest developments of the SAT test in time, so as to make a reasonable review plan and improve the efficiency of the test.
Grade point average. American undergraduate universities attach great importance to students' comprehensive ability, so if you want to apply for prestigious schools and full scholarships, your GPA should not be lower than 3.5.
3. The application documents are personal introduction and recommendation letter. There are about three letters of recommendation, which need to be written by the principal and the class teacher. Personal introduction focuses on its own advantages, and everyone should give examples to demonstrate.
4. Zheng graduated from high school. Zheng should prepare two books after graduating from high school, one in Chinese and one in English.
5. Pass English. When applying for an American undergraduate university, you need to provide TOEFL or IELTS language scores, among which TOEFL language scores are more popular with American universities and some majors. Although the IELTS test is gradually accepted by more American universities, the school has very strict requirements for students' IELTS scores when entering the school, and the minimum requirement should be above 7.0. Experts studying abroad suggest that students can take the TOEFL.
What are the advantages of middle school students studying in the United States?
A shortcut to a famous American school. Have the opportunity to enter the world's top universities, receive the best systematic education and enjoy world-class educational resources.
It is conducive to cultivating children's self-independence, self-management and self-development ability.
Understand and be familiar with the American university education system and model earlier.
In a multicultural environment, it is easier to improve English ability and gain an international perspective.
Students' potential can be brought into full play, which is more conducive to cultivating the self-planning ability needed for future development.
Quality and conditions of studying in American high schools
Strong adaptability. Going abroad is bound to experience a period of "cultural conflict" or "cultural shock", especially for young international students like high school students. If the adjustment is not good, the learning effect may not be as good as that in China.
Cheerful personality, dare to show. Generally speaking, the campus environment in foreign countries, especially in western countries, is relatively open, encouraging students to dare to express themselves. Therefore, China students who are too withdrawn, self-centered and introverted may not be suitable for western education.
Strong self-reliance. Because students leave home for the first time and leave their parents' care, many things need to be handled by students themselves, and it is impossible without a certain degree of self-reliance.
Even if your academic performance is average, you should have a certain specialty. For example, sports, music or painting, or students have very good organization and leadership skills. The United States appreciates such students very much and can make new friends best.
Economic conditions are also very important for high school study. Most American high schools don't grant scholarships to international students, so they need a lot of money. Moreover, because high school students are younger, they are not suitable for working for a living. If you plan to study abroad, you must make an adequate budget.
American university rankings:
1 Harvard University Harvard University
Princeton University Princeton University
Yale University Yale University
4 Columbia University
University of Chicago
6 MIT MIT
Stanford University Stanford University
Duke University Duke University
University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania
10 California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology
10 Dartmouth College
12 northwest university
13 Johns Hopkins university
Washington University in St. Louis 14 Washington University
15 Brown University Brown University
15 Cornell University Cornell University
17 rice university
17 University of Notre Dame
Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University
20 Emory University
2 1 Georgetown university
2 1 University of California at Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Southern California
University of Virginia University of Virginia
Wake Forest University
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29 University of Michigan at ann arbor
30 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 1 Boston College
32 new york University
33 brandeis University
William and Mary College
33 University of Rochester University of Rochester
Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Institute of Technology
37 Cases Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University
38 Lehigh University
38 University of California at Davis University of California at Davis
38 University of California, San Diego
4 1 Rensselaer Institute of Technology
4 1 University of California, Santa Barbara
4 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of California, Irvine
University of Miami
Penn State University Penn State University
46 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
46 University of Texas at Austin
46 University of Washington University of Washington
46 Yeshiva University
5 1 Boston University Boston University
George Washington University George Washington University
5 1 tulane university
54 Pepperdine University
University of Florida University of Florida
Northeastern University
56 Ohio State University at Columbus
_ Columbus 58 Fordham University
Southern Methodist University
Syracuse University
58 University of Maryland, Park
University of Pittsburgh
63 University of Connecticut University of Connecticut
University of Georgia University of Georgia
Purdue University West lafayette Campus Purdue University West lafayette Campus
Texas A&M University. M university college station
Worcester Institute of Technology Worcester Institute of Technology
68 Brigham Young University Provo Campus
Clemson University College
Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey, new brunswick School.
University of Minnesota Shuangcheng, University of Minnesota Shuangcheng
72 Michigan State University Michigan State University
72 University of Iowa University of Iowa
Virginia Tech and State University Virginia Tech
Stevens Institute of Technology
75 University of Delaware University of Delaware
77 American universities
Baylor University
Colorado school of mines, Colorado University of Mining and Technology
77 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
University of Alabama University of Alabama
University of California, Santa Cruz
83 Clark University
83 Drexel University Drexel University
83 Indiana University at Bloomington
83 marquette university
University of Denver
University of Tulsa
Auburn University
Binghamton University
89 University of Miami, Oxford
92 st Louis University
92 Stony Brook University SUNY State University Stony Brook Campus
92 Texas Christian University
92 University of San Diego
92 university of vermont
Florida State University
97 University of Colorado at Boulder
97 University of Massachusetts amherst Campus, University of Massachusetts.
97 University of Missouri
Iowa State University Iowa State University
10 1 University of California at Riverside
10 1 University of Nebraska, Lincoln University of Nebraska.
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10 1 University of Tennessee
106 University of Loyola, Chicago
106 North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina State University Raleigh
106 University of Buffalo new york State University Buffalo State University.
106 University of Kansas
106 University of New Hampshire
106 University of San Francisco
106 University of the Pacific
1 13 Illinois institute of technology
1 13 University of St. Thomas
1 15 Clarkson university
1 15 Rutgers University, State University of New Jersey at Newark
1 15 University of Dayton
1 15 University of Oregon
1 15 Columbia University, South Carolina.
120 Catholic University of America
120 Duquesne University
120 Howard University
120 Michigan Tech University Michigan Tech University
120 University of Arizona University of Arizona
125 Missouri University of Science and Technology Missouri Institute of Technology
125 new school
125 Temple University
125 University of Kentucky University of Kentucky
University of Utah 125
125 Washington state university
13 1 Ohio university
13 1 Sidon University
SUNY Albany University
134 Colorado State University Colorado State University
134 depaul university
Hofstra University 134
134 Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University, baton rouge
134 University of Arkansas
139 Arizona state university
139 George Mei Sen University
139 Kansas state university Kansas state university school
139 New Jersey Institute of Technology New Jersey Institute of Technology
139 Oklahoma state university main campus
139 Oregon state university
139 college of technology, new york university.
139 University of Cincinnati
147 South Carolina State University
147 St. John's University
147 University of Illinois at Chicago University of Illinois at Chicago.
147 Other information about studying abroad at the University of Rhode Island can be found at Princeton official website.