加州大学申请系统信息重大变化-是福还是祸?
1.取消了Capped Major提示,让你不清楚哪些专业竞争激烈哪些不激烈,这对于同学们在选专业的时候来说是一个比较大的挑战。
Capped Major是加州大学对于热门或者高竞争专业给与的提示,选择Capped Major专业时,大学会建议你再选择另外一个专业。对于今年申请的同学们来说,取消这个提示意味着对高竞争专业的不确定性,因此选校时更加需要一些经验的判断。
先来看一下申请系统做了哪些改变:
2.目前除了UCB之外,加州各分校都提供Alternate Major,虽然UCLA强调第二专业可能根本不会被考虑,但总得来说也算是增加了一点点选择的机会了。根据综合条件学生一般会被first choice 或者second choice录取,如果想被UCLA和UCB录取,还是需要同学们去高度契合第一专业与自己的匹配度。
3.对于来自中国大陆的申请者,如果学习的是英国课程体系,明确要求至少5门IGCSE和3门A-LEVEL。
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If you are following the IGCSE/GCSE/GCE curriculum, you must do the following to be eligible for admission:
- Complete at least 5 IGCSE/GCSE/GCE O-Levels, and at least 3 academic GCE A-Level exam. Report your subjects and grades (if available) on the International External Exams page of the application, under the Test Scores tab (step 6 of 7).
If you are following the Chinese national curriculum, follow these instructions for the application:
- List all courses and marks, from grade 9 (year 3 of lower middle school) through grade 12 (years 1 through 3 of upper middle school) exactly as they appear on your official academic records.
- Be prepared to submit your Graduation Certificate from the upper middle school if you are accepted to UC.
If you are following the IB curriculum, follow these instructions for the application.
4. 荣誉和课外活动列表总共可以填写20项,而且每个荣誉和课外活动列表都需要详细的描述。这应该是本次改动最大的地方,列表由原来的分6大类、每类限填5个活动改为了总共限填20项、不再分别限制每一类活动的数量。与之前相比,申请者有更多的机会展示自己关注的领域。