今年要申请2017秋的孩子们已经进入紧张的准备材料阶段,我们来看下今年的变化。
1 申请截止时间与当地同步--送给拖延症患者
这是最直接的一项变化。因为中国和美国有12-14小时的时差的关系,通过common系统申请的学校,都可以比美国本土学生晚提交十几个小时。但是从今年开始,全世界时间都统一调整为美国当地时间,请把握好时间哦!
建议:请同学们控制好时间,尽早准备材料,提交网申,不要等到最后时间系统崩溃你们就欲哭无泪了。
2 EA申请的offer发放变严
美国大学现在对申请者的Offer发放越来越不慷慨了,请同学们做好更周全的准备。
加州系统以前是不需要推荐信的,但是从今年开始,加州大学伯克利分校开始建议学生递交推荐信。也有一些学校开始建议学生递交Additional Recommendation。
3 CAAS系统和common系统
大家都知道CAAS的上线,2016年我们继续用COMMON系统来申请,2018入学的学生我就可以早注册CAAS,早早的准备起来,今年有三所学校必须使用CAAS系统:马里兰大学park分校,华盛顿西雅图和佛罗里达大学,如果有同学今年要申请这三所学校,请大家尽早熟悉起来。common系统今年也不清空过去的申请信息了,也早早的开发申请了,所以大家材料赶快做,我们一起来网申哦!
如果你打算申请华盛顿大学,你现在注册CAAS账户了,因为华盛顿大学官网也证实了这一消息
http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Coalition
4 附CAAS联盟申请系统2016-2017文书题目
The Prompts for the 2016-2017 application year are:
·Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
·Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.
·Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
·What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?
·Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.
5 加州大学文书变化
加州大学从2016年8月起,申请加州系统的同学需在8个文书问题中任选4个作答,每题回答字数不超过350字。加州大学第一次转变回答模式。
很多学生都喜欢加州,大部分都没有说出学校的优势,说的都是天气好,好吧,我承认是暖和,哈哈,改革后的文书题目更会注重申请者的“个性特点”、“创造力”、“解决问题和应对挑战的能力”、“学术表现”以及“社区公益及贡献”等方面。
(1). Describe an example of your leadership experience in which you have positively influenced others, helped resolve disputes, or contributed to group efforts over time. (大意:描述你的领导力经历,你如何影响他人,在团队中的较长时间的贡献)
(2). Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side. (大意:展现你有创造力的一面,可以体现在问题解决能力、创新思维、艺术创造等方面)
(3). What would you say is your greatest talent or skill? How have you developed and demonstrated that talent over time? (大意:描述你的天赋和能力,你是如何发展它们的)
(4). Describe how you have taken advantage of a significant educational opportunity or worked to overcome an educational barrier you have faced.(简要意思:描述如何利用好重要的教育机会或战胜教育相关的困难)
(5). Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge. How has this challenge affected your academic achievement?(描述你遇到的最大挑战,你是如何战胜挑战的,对你的学业表现有何影响)
(6). Describe your favorite academic subject and explain how it has influenced you.(描述你最喜欢的学科、说明该学科对你的影响)
(7). What have you done to make your school or your community a better place? (描述你做过对你的学校和社区有益的事情)
(8). What is the one thing that you think sets you apart from other candidates applying to the University of California?(描述你与其他申请者相比更为突出的地方)
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