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在10年级下半年转校是一个值得思考的问题。从大学咨询的角度来看，如果你认为目前学校课业难度满足不了自己的需求，或是其他特殊原因所致你必须转校的话，除此之外，还是建议你留在目前的学校，并且争取得到更好的分数。特别是，你将来的目标是名牌大学的话 那么请考虑下面几点因素：

首先，如果有可能的话转到更具有竞争力，学术课程更难的高中。不同天主学校课业难度差别也很大。独立的天主教学校往往有更多具有挑战性的学术课程，他们对学生的录取也往往精挑细选。因此，这些学校通常有较高的SAT平均分，他们的毕业生会进入到更具竞争力的院校。请注意，还有不错的教区学校。我很好奇你目前就读的学校属于什么类型。或是你也可以考虑非教派的私立学校。许多寄宿学校属于这一类。

其次，你提到想去加州。我建议你现在考虑的重点应该放在什么样的学校可以帮助你进入更好的大学就读，而不是学校的位置。
第三，虽然现在申请名校已经为时已晚，但是你仍然还是有机会去好学校就读。只是需要花更多精力去寻找和申请。即使很多学校的申请截止日期已过，如果你学习背景经历等足够优秀的话还是有很多机会的。
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2013-03-06 14:06:03
Second, you mentioned that you would want to go California. I advise you that the location of the school is at this stage of your high school experience (you are going to be a junior) is not that important. Your focus is to find a right school that helps you to go to a better college if you transfer.

Third, although it is late to make a new application to a good school, there are still chances to get accepted to a better school. This just needs more works to find it. Application process for many good schools is officially over, nevertheless, some of these schools are still looking for good candidates for their schools if students are attractive. Prime Global
2013-03-06 14:02:15
我接触到很多像这种情况的学生。学生在本校是优等生，突然决定去国外读顶尖寄宿学校。当学生开始准备申请的时候，才意识到自己的准备太不充分了。不理想的托福，SSAT的考试成绩等很大程度上限制了申请学校。之后，由于没有其他办法，选择了自己一开始不打算去的学校。这种令人惋惜的情况比比皆是。
我们真心希望学生可以有一个长期的留学计划。进入顶尖寄宿学校并不是终点。长期留学计划包括在美国合适的高中完成坚实的基础教育 ，同时准备两、 三年后的常春藤名校申请。您的孩子需要这种长期规划，以保证孩子在高中阶段获得最有价值的教育体验。孩子申请应是基于上述考虑因素。我相信这种规划可以使您的孩子终身受益。我们公司提供专业的美国留学规划及留学申请等服务，随时欢迎您到公司做进一步咨询。
2012-12-18 14:29:13
Please contact me for more discussion regarding your academic plan in USA.
欢迎跟我们联系，让我们一起讨论有关美国求学计划。
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2012-10-25 16:52:06
想爬藤的话，那所学校是最好选择？
这五个学校入读长春藤的比率都超过35% 如麻省理工学院和斯坦福大学。即使菲利普斯埃克塞特学院(其是著名的和最好的新英格兰寄宿学校)也只有达到30%的入取率。这5所学校, Trinity school纽约三一学校是最高达到42%。也就是说基本要素之一是学生成绩排名必须保持在同年级中前35名，才有可能获得长春藤联盟的大学的青睐。
2012-10-01 15:21:41
Coed vs. Single Sex School
In Single Sex Schools, many students find it easier to focus on academics when they aren’t distracted by members of the opposite sex. Others may find it easier to participate actively in classes where everyone is the same sex. Research studies show that girls aged 11 to 18 years do better in math and the sciences at single sex schools. Boys do better at many subjects. Although it may be easier for students to participate actively and do well academically at a single sex institution, the real world is not single sex. It may prove difficult for students from single sex schools to adjust to a co-ed work atmosphere after they graduate.
男女混合学校或纯男校、纯女校
在纯男生与纯女生的学校,学生更容易专注于学业，而不是在异性同学的目光议题上。更甚是同性似乎更容易更自然地积极参与课程活动。研究报告,11岁到18岁的女孩在纯女校中学业上，对于数学和科学上更上心。纯男校的男孩在许多科目上，有更好的学业成绩。尽管学生增加积极度和强化了学习力；但在单一的性别的学校里,我们了解世界不是单一性别组成，真实的世界是两性协调的，男校或女校学生可能在毕业后对于两性活动的氛围需要调节适应。

其他如男校或女校间友情建立，姊妹淘 兄弟帮的团队是更让人心怡的，这种同学团体间的连结是无可取代的，通常是会成为一辈子的良师益友。
同样,在男女同校的环境中,学校提供更多多样性的学习发展，更宽广的人群和学习有效沟通与合作。
在男女同校的环境中,学生将更积极和投注专注力，因为为了吸引异性的影响，两性可以更有启发性的学习。 两性合作的成果将在未来人生中更受益， 这将是进入大学或毕业后很好的因应准备。
不管是男校或女校，或者男女混校都有各自利弊优失，应该是取决于学生的个性与能力。
2012-10-01 14:38:28
A:
Hi,
It is always hard to decide which grade to apply to. Professionals always recommend sending students to a lower grade if the family is ok with that.
Benefit of applying to a lower grade is that your child has more time to prepare for college. Usually when students first arrive in American schools, they need a semester or two to adjust to the new environment, and then prove their ability and worth to the school will have another year to prepare for TOEFL and SAT, and then start writing application during the summer after 11th grade ends. Also one academic year gives one more summer vacation and that's a good time for students to build their resume; do some community services, internship, work, etc.
So if your son goes into school as an 11th grader, he won't have enough time to prepare for good universities.
In America, students don't care if one is a year older or younger. American education teaches people to be acceptive of all people. Plus, when students go off to college, age level is very mixed up; students are from late 10s to even 40s and 50s.

For SSAT. Your child is applying to high school, so he will have to take the Upper SSAT.

So study hard and hope you go to the best school that fits your child's interest and dreams.

大多数的高一生总是难以决定申请那个年级。大部分的专业人士建议申请一个较低的年级，如果家长可以接受的话。
申请10年级有很多优势,首先你的孩子将会有更多的时间来为上大学做准备。通常,当学生首次到达美国的学校,他们需要一个或两个学期去适应新的环境,然后跟学校证明他们的能力，所以需要多点时间，如果有多一年充裕的时间就更好了，例如在11年级结业的那个暑假，就要可以开始准备申请大学的材料以及准备托福和SAT考试, 再说多一个学年就等于多一个暑假，还可以利用这个暑期来建立学生履历如小区志愿者服务，企业实习等校外活动增添申请书的多元化。
所以,如果你的儿子一开始就从11年级学生就读,他可能不会有足够的时间准备好大学。
在美国,学生不介意年纪的差异多长一岁或小一岁都不会造成困扰。 另外, 美国大学学生,年龄级别是非常复杂的,学生们年龄组成从年轻的十几岁学生到四十、五十岁的人群都有。

对于SSAT。 你的孩子申请高中,因此他应该选择 Upper SSAT。因为lower SSAT分数是针对申请初中的学生。

所以好好学习,祝福你的儿子申请到适合他的学校，伸展他的兴趣和达成学业成功的梦想。
2012-10-01 13:37:13
Hi,
Thank you for your question.
Sorry for the late response. I wanted to check on their current admission situation so I've called and talked to the admission officers.
Out of Trinity, Collegiate, Brearley, Horace Mann, and Dalton, Horace Mann is the only school that is interested in taking international students and it's the only school that gives I-20.
Trinity School, Collegiate School, Brearley School, Horace Mann, and Dalton School are all very good day schools that run from K-12 in NY State. All of these schools are very hard to get into even as an American resident. Most of these schools do not give out I-20 form, which you need to apply for student Visa F1, and only accept residents of NY, CT, NJ, or other states close by. To apply to these schools, the student and parents need to be American residents.
So if you are not American resident, you might want to think of other day schools that provide I-20 or boarding schools near New York.
These five schools are open for applications only for 9th grade for high school (regardless of international or domestic residents), and if the students want to apply for 10&11th grade, they will be wait listed, and they don't accept students in 12th grade.
The only international students that are currently in their school are ones that the family moved to NY and has residence card.
Also, most of the 9th grade students just move up from 8th grade within the same school so opening space for new student is very slim.

嗨,
谢谢您的问题。

很抱歉迟了些时间回复!。因为我认为必须要马上与这些顶尖学校的招生主任马上确认，是否在招生策略上有无更新!所以我一一的打电话给这些学校做最新的确认。
从 Trinity, Collegiate, Brearley, Horace Mann, and Dalton, 只有Horace Mann学校是目前唯一对于国际学生招生有兴趣的，并可以发给I-20的学校，其余的学校目前为止都尚未开放招生国际学生。
都是美国顶尖在纽约区的重点走读学校，年级从幼儿园，一年级到12年级都有, 所有的这些学校都是非常难进，甚至对于当地的美国人来说不是有钱就可以入读的学校。大多数这些学校并不提供给国际学生I - 20表 ,也就是说对于外国学生的条件，必须申请的是F1学生签证(家长因为工作任职或投资的原因，取得全家可以申请签证入住美国的外国人)并且只限纽约的居民, 康涅狄格州,新泽西,或者靠近纽约很近的州县。申请这几个学校必须是美国居民或合法取的美国居民权的外国人。
所以,如果你不是美国居民,那么你得考虑其他邻近纽约有招收国际学生或提供I – 20签发权的走读学校或者邻近的私立住宿制学校。
目前最新信息是这五个学校只有招收九年级的高中学生(国际或美国居民),如果您想申请 11或 10年级目前可以安排在候补名单中 ,他们目前不招收12年级的学生了。
目前这五所学校中只有一位国际学生，这名学生全家都有绿卡，也都搬到纽约住了。
并且大部分的九年级学生是从本校八年级直升上去的，对外招生的名额实在凤毛麟角。
至于你提到的男校Collegiate School，相对于混合学校，男校有什么优缺点？
我不知道你对于小孩就美国读书的设定目标，显而易见的你的小孩是位男孩。其中Brearley是个日间走读女校。我自小即独自出国入读美国寄宿制初中到高中，我对于孩子们身处异乡所遇到的种种困难深有体会， 能够充分理解国际学生于美国留学所需要的申请条件与名校校园学习所需要的协助，我经常往返美国中学，我两个的弟弟妹妹都在新英格兰州读中学，都是我本人亲自实践操作申请，我自身就是美国中学的圈内人，我想留学应该是整套量身订做一套培养系统，包含美国学习照护的全方位服务，让孩子实现学业上的成功以至超越自我。
2012-10-01 12:23:35
hi,
First of all, there are three most famous art boarding schools in America. Walnut Hill School for Arts in Massachusetts, Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan, and Idyllwild Arts Academy in California. None of these schools specifically offer fashion design classes.
2012-09-04 17:40:07
Hi. 陈思.,
First of all, there are no specific schools that offer fashion design classes even in the best visual art boarding schools.
Secondly, switching school in junior year is never a good idea. Junior year is when you have to study your hardest and prepare for college, and when you switch school, you will need time to re-adjust and 90%of the students struggle in the first semester after moving schools and if your grades drop, it will not look good from a college point of view.
However, in every school including art and non-art boarding schools usually have self-governed course where you can design a class for yourself. First, you have to talk to the academic dean, who usually helps to plan your classes about your idea then you have to come up with a proposal, and you study on a particular subject by yourself for one semester and usually write a midterm and final report and a teacher will grade your project.
Fine arts have no limits. I know one student from Parsons Fine Arts who designed and made a dress for her Thesis show. So if you talk to your teachers, they might allow you to work on a project that you can design and make clothes.
Lastly, fashion design is never late to start in college. So for now, I recommend you to study hard and sketch a lot whenever you can and prepare well for college that offer fashion design majors. Every fashion school is run differently so check before choosing one school to spend your life for four years. And if you want to take some classes during summer break or winter break, contact us and we will recommend you some art training/ portfolio academies in China that American art school professors come and teach during summer.
首先 即使在美国著名的艺术寄宿制学校中也没有专门为服装设计设立的专门课程。
第二在高中转换学校并不是一个好主意，在中学里的目标是应该要好好读书，准备申请大学，如果你中途转校那么你需要时间来适应新环境，很容易在第一学期中不能平顺地求学，更糟的是如果你成绩下滑的话，那么会对申请大学有影响。
然而在美国不管是艺术或非艺术寄宿制学校 通常都有一堂可以自我设计的课外学习，你可以利用这样的机会，第一你可以与您学系教务长讨论，在学期中让你自己选择喜欢的特殊科目，通常老师会要求你自己提供期中或期末报告，他们也会给予这个拟自选科目评分。
美国美术系非常自由与开放，例如Parsons 美术系有学生就自己设计衣服并且当作毕业展主题。
最后我建议时装设计到本科在开始也不迟。目前我建议你还是以课业为重和着重在申请比较好并且有提供服装设计科系的大学。每个时尚学府都有不同特色，所以慎选你所喜欢并适合的，好好地在四年大学里挥洒你的青春。如果寒暑假你想要找相关的课程可以联络我，我这里有些在校的美国教授们利用寒暑假到中国来教导艺术科目和教导如何准备创作数据的机构，期望能够帮助您顺利于时装设计的学习。Prime global consulting.
2012-09-04 17:17:28
This question should be understood based on what education plans you have for your child. If your child does not have TOEFL score and going to be in 11th grade, your child's chance for a better university will be limited. Your child's grade as junior will be somewhat less than what you expect, and your child also should prepare some tests such as SAT and TOEFL for university entrance. Probably the junior year where you child would take will be the most challenging year in terms of preparing a better college with taking care of all necessary requirements for college entrance. If your child is not interested in applying some of most competitive colleges in US, then there should be some other ways that your child can land on good universities while your child can start as a junior. Please start to plan a specific educational plan for your child with your school counselor. Or contact professional education counselor as soon as possible, learn all possible options, and choose them wisely.
这个问题取决于你对你的孩子整个教育计划。如果你的孩子没有托福成绩，申请11年级，那么孩子将来申请进入好大学的机会比较受限。您孩子的成绩有可能会比您所期望的稍差，同时孩子也应该准备一些测试，如SAT
，11年级对孩子是最具挑战性的一年，他将准备所有大学入学考试。如果你的孩子对申请竞争激烈的名校不是那么感兴趣，那么也可以选择其他方法进入好的大学。请现在就联系学校辅导员对孩子进行具体的教育计划。了解所有可能的途径后，做出明智选择。
2013-12-06 17:33:03
There are some good schools with strong liberal arts programs. However, I am not sure how you understand the meaning of 'liberal arts' in your question. Usually the schools with strong liberal arts programs require a very good command of English, especially language skills in writing, reading, and speaking. Students are expected to read and write a lot. Also these schools require high SSAT scores as a part of entrance requirements.

Unfortunately, there is almost no school without some Chinese students. The elite schools typically limit the number of Chinese students and this eventually increases competition among Chinese students as well. It would be best for you to find some professional consultants who can do some research for you in this matter.
有一些很好的学校，教授较强的文科课程。不过，我不知道你怎么理解“文科”的含义。通常情况下，具有较强文科课程的学校对英语的要求很高，特别是书面表达能力，阅读和口语。学生的阅读量和写作量都很大。此外，这些学校要要求很高的SSAT入学成绩。

不过，中国留学生在每所学校都很普遍。名校通常限制中国留学生的数量，这最终会增加中国学生之间的竞争。您最好找一些专业顾问，帮您这个问题上做一些调研。
2013-12-06 15:43:49
The best way to find out is to go to schools and check their courses. Also, you can browse the available school resources through Internet. Simply there are so many schools are currently offering AP Economics in USA.
找出此类学校最好的办法是去学校，并查看他们的课程。此外，您可以通过互联网浏览可用的学校资源。简单地说有很多美国学校，目前提供 经济学的AP课程。
2013-09-09 10:57:17
Off campus accommodation is an alternative solution for dormitory or homestay program. The numbers of boarding schools are limited and the applicants for the boarding school increases, and the day schools which want to accept students do not have dormitory also want to receive students. Either school offer off campus dormitory and other educational companies provide some boarding options to students. The most important thing is to study about this option and find out how it works. There are always some good boarding programs and the bad ones. Choose wisely!
校外住宿是除寄宿或住家计划外的另一种住宿方案。寄宿学校的数量有限，申请者逐年增加，走读学校要接受学生没有宿舍的申请人也想接收学生。无论是学校提供校外宿舍和其他教育公司提供了一些学生寄宿选择。最重要的事情仔细调研，并找出它是如何运作的。项目总是有好的或是坏的，谨慎的选择！
2013-09-09 10:48:17
If your daughter is looking at several top boarding schools, given that situation, she might have some difficulties to get in. I also think that focusing on SSAT while giving up TOEFL would give some advantages. I recommend you to do more active research on possible schools and requirements of those schools.
如果你的女儿目标是顶尖寄宿学校，鉴于这种情况，可能有一些困难，我认为重点放在SSAT，而放弃托福将会有一定的优势。我建议你对候选学校做更多积极研究，搞清学校的要求。
2013-09-09 10:18:59
Yes. In my humble opinion, school GPA is the most significant criteria in the process of application. I believe that almost all outstanding schools have the same or similar attitude. If you child has a lower GPA, that is a serious problem. You need to get honest evaluations on your child's academic performance for counselors and prepare accordingly.
是。以我个人意见，GPA成绩在录取中是最重要的标准。我相信，几乎所有优秀的学校有相同或类似的态度。如果您的孩子有一个低的GPA，这是一个严重的问题。您需要诚实的评估孩子的学习成绩，并做好相应的准备。
2013-08-28 11:51:52
Taking twice is fine. Schools know the nature of tests and they will be able to see your child's all scores. Do not be afraid of telling your child true scores. Rather try to help your child to get the best scores based on his or her ability. Please remember that SSAT score is only one of several admission criteria. There are always some other evidences that you might inform that your child is special to the schools other than SSAT score. Please find and work on this aspect as well.
考两次没有问题。学校明白测试的性质，同时他们可以看到你的孩子的所有分数。不要担心告诉校方孩子真实的分数。尽力帮助您的孩子尽可能的获得最好的分数。请记住，SSAT成绩是几个录取标准之一。请挖掘孩子除了SSAT成绩以外的其他特别之处。
2013-08-28 11:30:47
It is ok to contact to schools for follow-ups and confirmation. You can contact the school regular basis, for example, once or twice in a month. Please contact, if possible, the person who has engaged with you in the process of application because she or he know you. Please do not ask others so called 'influential persons' to call the school on behalf of your admission. You do not want to give an impression that you use other person's power to gain admission. In general, the schools absolutely do not like that. Remember they do have tons of Chinese student applications. That type of actions will add to your application another reason not to accept you.
可以与学校联系，跟进和确认。例如，您定期在一个月内一次或两次联系学校 。如果可能的话请与在录取过程中接触的老师保持联系，因为他或她已经知道你。请不要让所谓的“权威的人物”代表您致电学校。你不想给校方留下您是在借用其他人的力量获得录取的印象。在通常情况下，学校绝对不喜欢这样的行为。记住他们实在是有大量的中国学生申请。这种行为，只会增添一个不录取您的理由。
2013-08-28 11:06:33
Transferring as 12th grader is not a good idea. Rather, if you want to come to Manhattan, please work hard to find out colleges and universities near or in New York city. I do not know why you want to transfer at this stage. Without compelling reasons for transfer, it is not a smart move.
12年级转校不是一个好主意。如果你要来曼哈顿，请努力查找在在纽约市附近的高校。我不知道你为什么要在这个阶段转校。如果没有令人信服的理由，不是一个明智的举动。
2013-08-28 10:29:17
Three schools are equally outstanding schools and very popular in the West. Their academic courses are rigorous and demanding. Educational approaches are slightly different, for example, Webb somewhat emphasizes development of leadership aspect, while Stevenson is rather trying to teach ethically balanced education 'knowledge and practice. However, if you try to rank these schools, you will fail because there is no objective criteria judge them and produce ranking. Also, the quality of education at each school will be determined by who you are as a student. That means you should find out what kind of a student you are and which school is really a match school for you. Please do not rank them based on average SAT scores or numbers of IVY accepted students. That does not help you at all. Instead, go deeper and dig more information from school while trying to learn about the school.
三所学校都是同样优秀的学校，在西部很受欢迎的学校。它们的学术课程是严格和苛刻。教育的方法略有不同，例如，Web有些强调领导力方面的发展，而Stevenson，而试图教均衡教育注重知识和实践。不过，因为没有客观标准判断出排名，所以你想要学校排名的话可能比较困难。此外，在每所学校的教育质量将取决于你是什么样的学生， 哪所学校适合你。请不要根据平均SAT成绩或常春藤录取的学生数对这些学校进行排名。这对你帮助不大。相反，深度挖掘更多的信息，试图了解学校。
2013-08-28 10:18:26
You start as soon as possible. Your preparation includes test such as SSAT, TOEFL, application process, interviews. These are a lot of works especially if you aim to apply to schools with excellent reputation and to several schools. Summer will be most important to prepare. Please do your best with test prep and get all application information, and start to write and fill application form. As you begin, you will know how much and how long it would take. Therefore, PLEASE HURRY UP!

你需要尽快开始。你的准备工作包括考试，如托福，SSAT，申请，面试。有很多工作要完成，尤其是如果你的目标是口碑好的学校，并同时准备几所学校的申请。暑期是最宝贵的时间。请全力准备考试，并搜集申请信息，填写申请表。当你开始准备的时候，你就会发现需要准备多少和用多长时间。因此，请快点开始！
2013-07-31 12:36:22
Unfortunately, thanksgiving is one of the biggest holidays in USA and very few people or organizations would work or open for this time. This means that it is totally up to students to create some creative schedules. Few groups are trying to develop programs and we are one of those groups. Also, I understand that these holidays are very important for many international students who want to do some meaningful activities. Perhaps, you might search with us if you want.
遗憾的是，感恩节是在美国最大的节日之一，几乎没有任何人或组织会这个时候工作。意味着，学生全凭自己安排时间表。一些机构正试图开发一些项目，我们是其中之一。此外，据我了解， 这个假期也是很关键的，尤其对于想做些有意义活动的国际学生 。可以的话，您可以联系我们。
2013-07-31 12:25:02
1。用手机联系确实方便很多。在校期间，每个学校都有自己的使用手机的政策，通常允许学生自由使用手机。现在的问题是，学生如何能得到它，并明智地使用它。对于未成年的国际学生，没有一个良好的信用记录，买手机只能全额付款。

2。强烈建议国际学生准备一台笔记本电脑。学校可能会给些建议。与学校核实他们的电脑或与科技政策。如库欣的学校拥有一流的计算机项目，并要求学生使用笔记本电脑完成他们的作品和研究。

3。翻译设备可能是一个很好的学习工具。但是，当孩子在学校使用它的时候，请确保孩子遵守学校的规定。有些老师认为对于国际学生这是一个有用的工具，但有些人认为这是一个作弊设备，认为对其他美国学生是不公平的。在过去的几年中，学校比较厌烦这些设备，因为一些国际学生在测验和考试中多次使用。我的建议是“慎用这个翻译设备。”
2013-07-22 23:21:19
1. I am not sure you meant for phone card or phone. Having a phone card would be a good idea for emergency situation. Also, having a cell phone is a good idea too. Each school has its own policy to use a cell phone in school hours and a student is usually free to use their phones. The question is how a student can get it and use it wisely. An international student who is a minor without a good credit history, she might have a difficulty to get one unless she pays in full for the device from the beginning.

2. It is strongly recommended that an international student prepares a laptop computer. schools may recommend some options too. Check with schools for their computer or technology policy. schools such as Cushing has the first rate computer program and students are required to use laptops for their works and study.

3. a translation device could be a good tool for study. However, please be careful when your child uses it at school. Please make sure that your child follow school policy. Some teachers see this a helpful tool for international students, but some see as a cheating device, while thinking this device might be unfair to other American students in classroom. In the past years, schools become more weary about these device because some of international students used this in tests and exams more than they were guided to use. My recommendation is "always be careful with this translation device."
2013-07-22 23:20:47
最近美国高校越来越熟悉IB系统，也很称赞这个系统。如果一个学生可以拿到IB文凭，肯定会有所帮助，因为不是所有的读IB课程的高中学生都能拿到文凭。与此同时，如果你再准备一些AP考试并获得高分，那么会更有优势。因为学校与IB往往不提供AP课程，学生可以自己自学参加AP考试。

如果您申请某些特定专业如工程或医学预科，我一定会建议你参加一些额外的高级课程的学习或是考试，如AP考试。然而，学生可以有其他选择，如通过网络或利用暑期学习某些美国大学课程。最重要的是，通过各种途径，如AP课程，大学的课程，实习，研究机会和其他有意思的工作，能够证明学生能够承受大学课程。
2013-07-11 10:26:21
Recently American colleges and universities become more familiar with IB system and tend to highly honor this system. if a student can receive a IB diploma, that would certainly be helpful since not all high schools students in IB schools are receiving the diploma. At the same time, it would not hurt if you work on some of AP exams and get high scores since schools with IB tend not to offer AP courses and students can take their own AP tests.

If you are applying very specific majors such engineering or Pre-Med, I would certainly suggest you to take some of additional advanced courses or exams such as AP exams. However, a student can have other options such as specific American college courses through online or summer terms at colleges. The most important thing is to prove that a student is capable to manage a college level of works and that can be shown through various ways such as APs, college courses, internships, research opportunities and other interesting works.
2013-07-11 10:26:10
这个问题的答案取决于学生期望他/她从美国的教育中得到什么和他/她为这个计划做的准备。一开始应该问学生一些问题，比如：

学生寻找一个什么样的学院/大学？
这些大学的录取标准是什么？
准备申请这些大学的最好的预备学校？
学生准备什么样的考试或测试？

其次，学生应考虑的考试，如托福，SSAT，SAT，评估其当前的GPA和学术技能。

如果学生计划申请高中10年级，尤其是顶级私立高中，学校通常要求托福100分（满分为120），SSAT（如果他们需要的话）的90％，GPA高分。最重要的，一个学生准备上述材料大约需要4-6个月的时间。如果时间不充裕，那么，一个经验丰富的教育咨询顾问会认真并有效地指导你。
2013-07-11 09:51:22
An answer to this question depends on what a student expects from his/her education in the States and how he/she has been preparing for this plan. a typical starting point is to ask a student some of questions such as:

What kind of colleges/universities is a student looking for?
What are admission criteria for these universities?
What are the best schools for preparing a student to apply these schools?
What exams or tests are a student preparing for high schools?

Then a student should look into exams such as TOEFL, SSAT, SAT and evaluate their current GPA and academic skills.

If a student plans to apply to high schools as 10th grade, especially top private high schools, schools usually requires TOEFL 100 out of 120, SSAT (if they requires) 90%, top GPA. and MOST IMPORTANTLY, a student have about 4-6 months prep time to bring the above conditions to school upon application. There might not be enough time. However, a good counselor could guide you carefully and effectively.
2013-07-11 09:50:50
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2013-06-19 10:46:02
这取决于你申请的学校。是的，有些学校（通常是顶尖私立寄宿学校有严格的期限，由于申请量高，尤其是来自中国的申请者）对于分数未提交的申请者， 申请材料不会被审查。它被称为“不完整的状态。”因此，申报此类学校，学生按时间提交测试成绩是非常重要的 。

2 是的，你可以决定何时送分。欲了解更多信息，你必须查看SSAT成绩报告服务。

3这取决于学生的准备。取得一个很好的SSAT 分数需要一定的时间来准备，对于中国学生英语不是第一语言 。此外，SSAT的问题，尤其是口头部分，需要较强的逻辑思维能力。这意味着，亚洲学生需要一些时间来熟悉这种类型的问题。我不确定仅一两个月的时间准备是否能够掌握这些技能。

4这也取决于学校。有些学校采取从多个测试成绩的取平均分数，有的采取的最好的成绩。不过，我会建议学生在参加考试之前做足够的准备，参加三次以上的考试就没有必要了。
2013-06-19 10:41:20
1.This depends on schools where you apply. Yes, some of school (usually top private boarding schools have strict deadlines due to high application volume, especially from China) will not review application materials if scores are not submitted. It is called 'incomplete staus.' It is therefore very important for students to meet the deadlines with test score submission for applying to this type of school. There will be disadvantages for the late applications.

2Yes, you can decide on when you send your score. For more information, you must check SSAT's score reporting service.

3 This depends on student's preparedness and readiness. Receiving a good score from SSAT requires certain amount of time to prepare since English is not the first language for Chinese students. Also, the type of questions in SSAT, especially verbal sections, requires strong logical thinking skills . This means that Asian students need some time to get familiar with this types of questions. I would doubt that this skill will develop in one or two month of preparation.

4This also depends on schools. Some school would take the average scores from multiple test scores, some would take the best scores. However, I would suggest students to prepare enough before taking exams and perhaps taking more than three times would not be necessary.
2013-06-19 10:40:45
明白您所关心的问题。然而，在美国，转到一所学术性强的学校， 对学生乃至整个家庭都是一个巨大的挑战 。特别是11年级是高中阶段最艰难和最具挑战性的一年，因为学生必须维持高GPA，出色的课外活动， 在SAT1，SAT科目考试（如院校要求）或托福考试中取得高分。如果没有适当的准备，这一年学生会压力巨大，即使是对一位优秀的美国本土学生也是如此。

的确，在这个时候申请并进入好学校学习的可能性不大。所有好学校已经招完新生，开始为新学期做准备。如果某个学校有空位，在你决定去那所学校之前，你应该对学校做好调研（该所学校学生重点院校的升学率如何 ）

我真诚的建议你，如果你的目标是前30名文科院校（我真的很佩服你考虑文科院校！！）为了实现自己的目标，你应该找一位专业辅导老师，他可以在申请大学过程中指导你并给你提供有效的建议 。你留在目前的学校仍然有很好的机会，特别是如果你愿意尝试文科院校！
2013-06-19 10:09:06
I understand your concerns! However, transferring to another school, especially academically strong one in USA, would be a great challenge to a student and even family. Typically, junior year (11th) would be the toughest and most challenging year for a high school students because a student must maintain high GPA, excellent extra-activities, high scores from tests such as SAT 1, SAT subject test (if colleges require), or TOEFL. Without proper preparations, a student usually suffers a lot, especially in the junior year even to an excellent American student.

Also, definitely, it is too late to get accepted to a good school at this time. All good schools have already registered new students and this is time to prepare a new school season. If there is a space available at the school, you might want to do your own research on that school before you go to the school (please check whether school is a better school or not in terms of sending its graduates to some of best colleges and universities than your current school)

My sincere advice for you if you aim to one of top 30 liberal arts colleges (I really admire you are considering liberal arts colleges!!) is to find someone who can guide you in the process of college applications and give you effective counseling to you in order to accomplish your goal. You might still have a good chance especially if you try to liberal art colleges while you stay in your current school!
2013-06-19 10:08:32
4.Majoring computer science or computer engineering is a special track that colleges and universities tend to look into student applications more carefully. Colleges and universities recognize that academic majors students choose would often change after they arrive the school. However, a student who applies for computer major, more so for computer engineering, should present that she or he has enough experience about computer in college applications and that experience could positively work on behalf of applicants. I strongly recommend that a student intending to major computer science or computer engineerig would have some related experience with this field before applying for this major!
2013-06-16 23:18:15
• SkillScan
The SkillScan is a card sort exercise that explores seven skill categories. It will help you to identify and label your skill sets. The card sort results can then be linked to career options. It can also assist with career development concerns, including resume writing and interviewing techniques.

• Strong Interest Inventory
The Strong Interest Inventory provides information on overall patterns of interests that can be explored for both immediate and long-range career, educational and leisure planning. It is designed to expand your thinking in the areas of career exploration and planning.
3.This question is too broad to me. This requires specific universities to compare. Each university or college has different approaches even though many colleges do have common elements for a specific major.
2013-06-16 23:17:54
Your first step is to go to guidance office at your child's school. The guidance or college counseling officer at the school usually have a lot very useful information about aptitude testings and career development. They also might suggest your child to take some professional tests as well. 2.There are some available tools for student major choice or career development. The following is what Rutgers University uses for their students in terms of careers and majors
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
This personality instrument is based on psychological types and temperaments. It provides information about your personality style and the way that you interact with other people. This information is used to help you understand the relationship between personality and careers.

• Self-Directed Search
The Self-Directed Search is a self-scored inventory that can be used to explore and identify academic and career options based upon interests and skills.

2013-06-16 23:17:01
3，这个问题太泛泛了。这需要指定的大学进行比较。即使许多高校同一专业有共同特点，每所大学或学院有不同的教学方法， 4，主修计算机科学或计算机工程，是一个特别的领域，高校往往更仔细地查看学生的申请。高校认识到，学术类学生在到达学校后，经常会改变其专业。然而，申请计算机专业的学生，或是计算机工程，应当展示他或她有足够的相关经验,这些经验在申请中起到积极作用。我强烈建议打算主攻计算机科学或计算机工程的学生有一些相关的经验！
2013-06-16 23:15:05
第一步是去您孩子所在学校的指导办公室。在学校辅导人员 通常有很多非常有用的能力测试及事业发展信息。他们也可能会建议您的孩子进行一些专业测试。
2。学生可以利用些工具进行专业选择或职业发展预测。以下是罗格斯大学针对学生的职业生涯预测和专业选择所使用的工具
•迈尔斯 - 布里格斯类型指标
此仪器是根据个性心理类型和气质。关于你的个性风格，并与其他人互动的方式等信息 。通过此信息，以帮助您了解个性和职业生涯之间的关系。
•自我导向查询
自我导向的查询是一个自我成绩的目录，根据你的兴趣和技能来探讨和确定学业和职业的选择。
•技能扫瞄
探讨7个技能类别的卡片分类练习。这将帮助你识别和标记出你的技巧。该卡的分类可以与职业选择关联。它也可以协助完善职业发展的相关内容，包括写简历和面试技巧。
•强烈的兴趣目录
提供全方位的兴趣爱好信息，可以得知近期和长期的职业生涯规划，教育和休闲规划。拓展你在职业生涯探索和规划方面的思维。
2013-06-16 23:14:51
1. Yes, you should submit recommendation letters and transcripts when submitting an application form.
2. Yes, you need to get all 9th grade transcripts from different schools.
3. Yes, you should have official transcripts and recommendation letters with a school seal.
4. If possible, recommendation letters should come from teachers who currently teach the child. Nevertheless, recommendation letters from the previous schools would not hurt either. The important point is that a teacher who knows the student well enough should write a recommendation letter.
5. Leaving teacher's phone number would be fine with permission from him/her. Contact information with an email address should be good enough for further communication.
2013-05-28 17:19:13
1.是的，递交申请表格时，你应该提交推荐信和成绩单。
2.是的，你需要提交另一所学校9年级成绩单。
3.是的，你应该有正式的带有学校印章的成绩单和推荐信。
4.通常情况，推荐信应该由学生现在的老师来写。不过，让以前的老师写推荐信没有关系。重要的是，让了解学生的老师写推荐信。
5.在老师们允许的情况下，可以留下老师的电话。邮箱地址实际上足够了。
2013-05-28 17:18:35
通常，加拿大高中的课程和美国高中有点不同。如果你打算申请美国的大学，那么我会建议你考虑到美国读高中。从我以往的经验，即使从一所加拿大高中出来的最好的学生，转到相应的美国高中后，他们往往在高等数学和科学课程方面受到考验，获得低分。

当然你也可以在中国读高中并准备大学申请。重点在于如何了解你是谁，并且在申请过程中像大学展示你自己。这可能需要一些时间，精力，以及精心策划。我建议你尽快开始回顾您当前的课程，并搜索可能会对您感兴趣的大学。另外，考虑从学校辅导员或专业的高校辅导员，得到一些专业人士的意见。这种帮助对于你的大学申请将是非常有益的。
2013-05-22 20:33:20
An academic curriculum at Canadian high schools is usually a bit different from the one at American high schools. If you apply to one of American universities, then I would recommend you to consider American high school. From my past experience, even when the best students in Canadian high schools are transferred to an American high school, they tended to struggle, especially in subjects such as advanced math and science courses which lead to lower grades.

You can also prepare university admission process while you are still at a Chinese high school. What really matter is how to prepare and present well about who you are to universities in the application process. This might need some time, energy, and of course careful planning. I suggest you to start as soon as possible by reviewing your current courses and by looking into possible universities that might interest you. Also consider to get some professional advice from school guide counselors or professional college counselors. This assistance would be very helpful as you prepare for college admission.
2013-05-22 20:33:03
我能感觉到，你的孩子是一个优秀的学生！现在，你必须选择一种最好的方式来帮您的孩子准备，确保孩子进入前10名的大学。无论是在中国一所国际学校毕业或从一所美国学校毕业。
老实说，无论哪种方式，您的孩子都要付出很多努力，因为得到一个排名前10的大学录取，尤其是对于中国的国际学生，是极其艰难的。

去美国高中读11年级亦是非常冒险的，因为在一所新的美国学校里，国际学生在第一年的时候都会经受巨大的考验。而许多顶尖大学又把11年级的学习成绩作为最重要的参考成绩。体现了学生的智力，严谨，意志力，关注点等。学校知道这钟情况，通常会建议国际学生降低一个年级入学。
就在您孩子目前的学校也有很好的机会，可以让您的孩子被名校录取。前提是你的孩子需要有一个精心策划的大学申请，从现在开始准备！教育专家们会给您很大的帮助。决定权在您手中！
2013-05-22 20:21:03
I can feel that your child is an excellent student! Now you must choose which way is the best way to prepare your child to get accepted to Top 10 universities, either by graduating from an international school here in China or by graduating from an American school.

Honestly, either way, your child will have to work so hard since getting an admission from top 10 universities, especially as a Chinese international student, would be terribly hard.

Becoming 11th grader at American high school would also be very risky because international students tend to suffer with their grades in their first year at a new American school, and grades as 11th would be considered as the most significant ones that show student's intelligence, rigor, willingness and focus by many top universities. Schools that know this usually recommends international students to lower one grade down.

Also there is a good chance for your child to get accepted to one of top universities while your child stays at a current school. Your child should have a very careful college application plan, starting now! Please find someone who can give advice in this matter. These professionals might help you greatly. So, choice is yours!
2013-05-22 20:20:10
英语成绩变差对于许多国际学生来讲不是新鲜的事情。英语一向是一个很难的科目。我个人认为把英语课程的低分数与歧视问题联系起来真是不明智。国际学生的家长也应该知道，从美国的父母的角度，他们抱怨国际学生往往容易取得好成绩。一些美国父母认为，这也是对他们孩子的歧视。那么你可以想象在美国的课堂究竟是什么情况。教师常常觉得自己左右为难。

我认为最好的解决办法是搞清楚为什么你的孩子的作文得了'0'分。这是非常低的分数，而且肯定是有原因的，不仅仅是“老师对学生不满意。”许多国际学生和家长往往认为，'0'意味着学生在严重违反学校纪律。例如抄袭会导致学生得到0分。如果一位教师给了学生机会，实际上，这位教师是一位慷慨的老师。剽窃是最严重的违规，在很多学校，学生们如果剽窃的话经常得到'F'，甚至被踢出学校。我不是说，您的孩子这样做。然而，您需要找出为什么你的孩子得到'0'分。如果这件事明显是与歧视有关，您务必应该正式给学校打电话，要求调查。另外，如果该学校发生任何种族的歧视，你的孩子都不该留在那所学校，因为我们不能把它称之为一所学校，它不是一个可以让您孩子安全地学习的地方。
2013-05-22 19:51:47
Your child is 9th grade. My question is whether or not your child plans to go to American private school at this time. If you plan to do that, you need to prepare SSAT with high percentile especially for applying some of top private schools. If your child is not applying to private secondary schools, but planning to apply to universities and colleges later, you might want to focus on language acquisition such as TOEFL and other tests such as SAT I/ SATII, AP. Preparing these tests would take a great deal of time and energy through high school years while maintaining good GPA at a current competitive school.
您的孩子是9级。我想知道您的孩子是否计划在这个时候去美国私立学校。如果您打算这样做，你需要准备高百分比的SSAT成绩，尤其是一些顶尖私立学校申请。如果您的孩子不申请私立中学，而是计划以后申请大学和文理学院，您可能更需要把重点放在语言考试上，如托福和其他测试，如SAT I / SATII，AP。高中需要大量的时间和精力准备这些考试将，同时在当前竞争激烈的学校中保持良好的GPA成绩。
2013-05-22 18:30:52
When schools ask that question, the only purpose of asking the question is to find out who you are. You need to tell them about you honestly. If you have big awards, that is great, but if you don't have them, please don't be discouraged. You can find something different and unique about you through small stuff as you reflect who you are.
当学校问这个问题，唯一目的是要知道你是谁。你需要诚实地告诉他们。如果你获过大的奖项，这非常好。但如果没有，请不要气馁。你可以发掘自己的与众不同之处和独特性来突出你自己。
2013-05-22 18:13:05
圣公会是英国教会。当天主教教会统治大部分欧洲国家时，英国国王决定反抗天主教教会的权威，并在16世纪建立他们自己的教会。
圣公会教会有一个很强的传统即强调人类的理性，认为理解是而来自上帝的礼物，作为一种工具，用来揭示神的恩典并在人类历史中发挥作用。因此，任何主教学校和学术机构往往把重点放在学业上的成功，鼓励人类的好奇心和理性力量。难怪我们会看到英国许多名牌大学都起源于英国国教。
在美国、英国、其他国家的私立主教中学里，继续发扬这一传统，他们的学术实力广为人知。
宗教学校往往会基于他们的宗教信仰，在进行学术课程的同时提供更多的道德教育。他们的伦理/宗教教育，会根据宗教学校的类型有所不同。我建议学生和家长在作出最后决定之前，请仔细研究学校。
2013-05-22 17:26:28
Episcopal or Anglican Church is the Church of England. When the Catholic Church ruled the most of Europe, the Kings of England decided to revolt the authority of the Catholic Church and found their own church in the sixteenth century.

Episcopal Church has a very strong tradition of emphasizing on human reason, while understanding that is a true gift from God, as a tool to reveal God's grace and works in human history. Therefore, any episcopal schools and academic institutions tend to focus on academic success which encourages human curiosity and reason power. No wonder to see many great universities in England starting from this Anglican tradition.

Episcopal schools, private and secondary schools in USA, England, and other countries continue to foster this tradition and have been known for their academic strength.

Religious schools tend to offer more ethical education based on their religious belief along with academic curriculum. The type of their ethical/religious education at religious school varies. I recommend students and their parents to look into schools carefully before making the final decision.
2013-05-22 17:26:14
许多语言学者和研究人员已经证明了ESL的价值。问题是ELS如何使每个学生受益。事实上，ESL对一些同学起作用，为他们以后的学习打下了坚实的基础。ESL对另外一些同学是不必要的。因此，取决于学生对于今后学习的准备情况。
如果学生没有足够的语言准备（从TOEFL,SSAT成绩或是其他考试结果可以进行判断）学校通常会决定学生应该参加什么样的课程。我建议家长和学生如果自己不能提供任何语言证明的前提下，充分尊重学校的语言评估建议。对于语言成绩不好的学生，无论参加多久的ESL课程都是非常有益的。
2013-05-22 15:38:02
The value of ESL has been proved by many language scholars and researchers. The question is how this ESL program can work with each individual student. In reality, some students are successful with ESL, while building a strong foundation for further studies, and others feel ESL is not necessary for them. Thus, it really depends on student's readiness for further studies.

If a student is not ready enough (of course this can be seen with the lack of TOEFL scores, SSAT, or other testing results), a school usually decides what students should take. I would recommend parents and students to respect school decision especially on language evaluation unless you have some other proofs on language acquisition that students can present. ESL for students with lack of language no matter how long it would take could be very helpful.
2013-05-22 15:37:30
建议您找专家面对面的咨询，进行一个系统的长期的教育规划
2013-04-25 18:41:42
是的，在美国有几个寄宿制学校有出色的马术项目。申请这些寄宿学校仍然需要你的儿子提交SSAT /托福测试成绩，并具有优异的GPA。正如你可能知道，即便你儿子的马术经验对申请会有一定帮助，那些寄宿制学校的中国申请者仍然面临着严峻的竞争。
有一些顶尖大学Colgate, Standford, Smith, USC, Princeton, UPenn and Washington University开设非常有竞争力的马术课程，并且总是需要像你儿子一样的学生。我建议你搜索的一些与大学有很强关系，并成功组织参与很多州的或是国家范围的竞赛的寄宿学校。对于您来讲，如果你希望您的儿子继续参与马术这个奇妙的领域，选择一所学校最重要的标准应是一个有成功马术课程背景的寄宿学校。
2013-04-16 14:32:24
Yes, there are several boarding schools outstanding equestrian programs in USA. Applying to these boarding schools still requires your son to submit Test scores such as SSAT/TOEFL with excellent GPA. As you might know, Chinese applicants to those boarding schools continue to face severe competitions even though your son's experience with equestrian program will definitely help.
Some of top universities such as Colgate, Standford, Smith, USC, Princeton, UPenn and Washington University have very competitive equestrian programs and always look for students like your son. I recommend you to search which boarding schools has strong ties with these universities and success with state and national competition as well. Choosing a school with strong success history of equestrian program would be one of most important criteria when your applies to boarding schools if you hope you son continue to participate in this wonderful field.
2013-04-16 14:31:34
您现在是一名十年级学生，考虑明年11年级转校，针对您提的问题，答案是有！有一些学校可以接收你的春季入学。第二，我不建议您走这条路，除非你有特殊情况。如果您在目前的学校在继续呆一年的话，直接申请大学。而您在中途转学，大学校方也会认为不太好。如果转校，您将面临很大的调整，不同的学校文化，学习态度，分数制度等，新的朋友和所有其他新的环境。即使任何优秀的学生也会需要一些时间来调整。这种调整会占去你原本需要用在大学申请上的宝贵的精力。我的建议是继续在您目前的学校，求助于专业的大学咨询老师，给您提供专业的申请建议，这样大大提高了您去好大学的机会。
2013-04-09 15:06:51
I understand that you are a sophomore now and plan to transfer to another school in next spring as a junior. For your question, yes, there would be some schools that can receive you for spring semester. Second, I would not suggest you to take this path except you are in any emergency situation. If you stay one more semester as a junior, then you are applying to colleges. Transferring as a junior in the middle of year would not look good to colleges either, and you are going into a different school which might have different culture, attitude, grading system, new friends and all other new stuff. That requires a serious adjustment process. Even any good student would take some time to adjust and this adjustment would take some of your very precious energy that is supposed to be spent on your preparation for colleges in your junior year. My recommendation is rather to select a good college counselor and work hard for your college application options while you are staying at the current school. This can give you a better chance for you to go to a better college later.
2013-04-09 15:06:39
I believe that no American school would love either your idea or plan. When a school accepts you, they expect that you stay until graduation. I do not know why you want to explore this option, however, if there is any reasonable cause, you can contact some of educational counselors and start to look more options with their guidance. 我相信，没有美国的学校会喜欢你这个想法或计划。当一所学校接受你，他们希望你一直学到毕业。我不知道你为什么要探讨这个问题，但是，如果有任何合理的原因，你可以联系一些教育咨询专家，并在其指导下，开始考虑更多的选择。我们的电话： 65309247
2013-04-09 14:02:28
1. Yes, they will definitely let you know whether or not are off from the waiting list.
2. Unfortunately, sometimes yes. The purpose of admission office is to fill the projected freshmen class and sometimes this will take more than what they expect and this task will not be easy even for schools!
我能感受到您现在的心情和苦恼。对于您的问题，简明并直接的回答是
1.学校肯定会通知您是否被录取
2.遗憾的是，招生办的老师是要招到足够的新生。有时确实是需要比预期更多的时间，这个工作对于校方也是不容易的。
2013-04-03 11:36:51
If you do not have TOEFL or SSAT scores, your choice for boarding schools will be very limited. Also, competitive boarding schools do not consider your application. Nevertheless, if you are a good student and try to study hard at a good school, still you can find that school although it would be more challenging nowdays. If you want to apply with what you have, you need to start some serious school search now. If you need assistance, you can contact us or any reliable consulting specialist. You might get some valuable assistance.
没有托福或是ssat成绩的话，您在寄宿学校的选择上会受到限制。另外，有竞争力的寄宿学校不会考虑您的申请。然而，如果您是一位好学生，并且打算在重点学校努力学习，那么您可以找到这样一所好的学校，只是如今的竞争也是比较激烈。如果您想以手上现有的材料申请的话，您现在要认真寻找适当的学校。如果您需要帮助，可以联系我们或是找靠谱的咨询专家获得有价值的帮助。
2013-04-03 11:28:22
That is a very good question. As you might know, getting an admission letter as 9th grade from elite boarding schools become extremely difficult. This year also proves this trend. One way to improve your chance to go a top boarding/private school is to start early in a good US school. When elite boarding schools usually do not have ESL courses and other boarding schools usually prefer to have students who already have obtained English language proficiency and done with cultural adjustment. This preference can be interpreted that such top boarding schools can welcome students who have already experienced American school and curriculum. Thus, my recommendation is to find a school and go early. And many Chinese parents begin to realize how important this is. You can contact us for more discussion.
这是一个非常好的问题，正如您所知道的，如今顶尖寄宿学校9年级的入学竞争非常激烈。今年又一次证明了这一趋势。提高您去顶尖学校机率的方法之一是尽早去美国读一个好的中学。精英寄宿学校通常不提供ESL课程。其他寄宿学校也更愿意接收已经通过语言关和适应美国文化的孩子。也就是了解美国学校和美国课程的孩子。因此，我的建议是找到一所美国学校，尽早去美国读书。目前许多家长已经意识到这点。您可以与我们联系，做进一步讨论。6530 9247
2013-03-26 12:04:08
Another option is to go to a American high school. Certainly taking this way has some advantages, yet still other disadvantages too. You might repeat one more year to improve your academic profile (this is quite ok with many high schools and even colleges) and also need to adjust a new environment, in which I often discover that an international student would suffer in terms of grade and social life. Schools you mentioned, I would consider, are generally average or above average schools. But they can also send their graduates to some of top universities. If you need more information on these schools, Please contact us, we can start some researches on them.
您现在有两个选择。首先，您可以直接准备从中国到美国大学的申请。这种情况下，如果目标是顶尖大学的话，18个月内的时间完成TOEFL和SAT高分，出色的GPA成绩，优质的课外活动。听起来容易，但实际上，完成一个一流大学的申请过程是相当耗费时间和精力的。您可以选择这条路。另外一个选择是，去美国读高中。采取这种方式具有一定优势，但也有它的缺点。您可能会重读一年，从而适应学业要求和新的生活环境。我经常发现国际生在分数和社会生活这些方面会遭受一些打击。我建议可以考虑一下中等或是中上等的学校，如果您需要了解更多这些学校的信息，请联系我们。6530 9247
2013-03-26 11:47:16
It seems that applying to 9th grade this fall in USA is late. However it does not mean that application season is over. If you still want to apply for the fall, you should start asap with all requirement such as tests, GPA, application forms. Selecting a school is not an easy task. You do want to make the best decision based on what you currently have in terms of qualification. Please find someone who can help you and you should start ASAP if you do it by yourself.
申请今年9月份的入学似乎已经晚了。然而并不意味着申请季节已经结束。您应该尽快开始准备所有的语言测试，GPA，申请表格等。选择一所合适的学校不是一件容易的事情，如果您想根据您现在的情况找到一个最好的学校，您可以与有经验的咨询顾问合作。如果您打算 自己申请，那么您要马上开始行动了。
2013-03-26 11:32:34
You have basically two options. First, you can prepare to directly apply American Universities from China while attending a current high school. In this case, you have only 17th months to accomplish good SAT and TOEFL scores, excellent GPA, outstanding Extra Curricular activities if you aims to apply to top universities in USA. Although it sounds somewhat easy, actually to build a quality application to top universities is quite time consuming and takes a lot of energy. You can surely focus on this path.
2013-03-26 11:14:09
Searching an ideal school that you have requested would take some effort and making an appropriate decision would take some wisdom as well. while considering all important factors such as school environment and student's personality. You would start this search with a seasoned professional consultant who knows that area and can establish support system for a student. You can contact us if you wish. We might be helpful to you.
找到您理想的学校需要时间和精力，并且适当地进行明智的选择。同时择校会考虑到很多重要因素，如学校环境和学生的个性等。您需要找到经验丰富的专业的教育顾问来一同解决这些问题，给予学生系统的支持。如果您愿意的话，您可以联系我们，希望我们会对您有所帮助。电话： 6530 9247
2013-03-26 10:55:50
Please offer me some ideas about your criteria to judge schools. People have different standards for evaluating schools and every school has different characters as well. Of course your child is different from others. That is the reason why a good match is very important. What are important things for your child? College acceptance, friendly environment, top facilities, or numbers of teachers, or numbers of AP classes? A good matching requires some works to do. Again, what are important to you when you evaluate the schools?
请给我一些您判断学校好坏的标准，每个人衡量学校标准不同，每所学校都有各自优势。当然您的孩子也是独一无二的。所以找到适合自己的学校是最重要的。您的孩子看重什么？大学升学率，优美的校园环境，一流的设施，教师数量，AP课程数量？找到一个适合自己的学校需要做些调研。那么，请问您比较看中学校的哪些方面呢？
2013-03-25 11:20:30
Getting into so called 'top 30 boarding schools' from China is not an easy task right now. We are reviewing some application materials and constantly discovering that this situation is almost ridiculous and even sad. The bad news is the fact that this trend will continue and the next year will be worse. Please start early and start with experienced counselor.
2013-03-25 11:11:03
如今，从国内考入美国所谓前30的寄宿学校不那么容易。我们看过一些优秀申请者的材料，不断地发现这种情况似乎是荒唐的，甚至可悲的。坏消息是，这种趋势在未来几年还会延续下去甚至更糟。请尽早开始准备工作，并与经验丰富的顾问一起合作。很重要的一点是，您应该现在就开始准备！不仅仅是孩子的TOEFL SSAT或是GPA，您还应该当发掘孩子自身的特点，找到与之匹配的学校，而不是只重学校排名。
2013-03-25 11:10:28
这个问题很有趣。不过学校确实可以在孩子得到录取以后就开始谈及赞助费或是财务活动。您出多少赞助费或是给不给赞助费完全取决于您自己。因为你不提供任何捐赠，学校将区别对待您孩子的想法是错误的。如果有任何学校出于此原因而其实孩子，那么您请告诉我。家长和学生也有提问的权利。我不清楚校方要多少，或是他们怎么问的。就我所知，有时候，学生和家长一起为他们学校来发起这种财务活动。当然，您自己决定何时进行捐赠而不是校方。
2013-03-25 10:54:25
This is an interesting question. It is true that the schools can ask donations and they can start financial campaign as soon as your child gets accepted to your school. Whether or not you will donate, or how much you will donate entirely depends on you. The idea that because you does not give any donation, the school will discriminate is wrong. If any school discriminate a child because of that, please let me know. Parents and students also have the right to ask questions. I do not how much they ask or how they ask, I know that sometimes, parents of students works for this financial campaign together for their children's schools. Of course, you will decide when you want to donate, not the school.
2013-03-25 10:53:23
全美有超过2万个夏令营。你可以看看对国际生开放的大学夏令营。几乎所有高校都提供某种形式的夏令营，包括学分课程。你的亲戚可以参考位置，大学，类型等因素来寻找适当的夏令营。如果您在寻找过程中遇到困难，建议您找到专业的顾问来咨询。
2013-03-25 10:38:41
There are more than 20,000 summer camp available throughout the summer in USA. You can start to look into college summer camps that opens to international students. Almost all colleges and universities offer some sort of camp, not to mention college credit courses. Your relatives' two kids might want to search with some ideas such as location, college, type of programs, and etc. If you are having a difficult time to find out proper ones, you can reach out to some of consultants to help you out.
2013-03-25 10:38:07
我们认为每所学校都各有优势，不可以简单的判断哪所学校好哪所学校不好。找到适合自己的学校就是好学校
2013-03-19 15:29:05
希望您尽快与我们联系谈论一些方案。我们会给出最行之有效的大学咨询。申请高中只是为以后的大学申请做出一个铺垫，我们的孩子最终要选择一个适合他的最佳的大学。如果您喜欢我们看问题的角度，我们可以继续讨论。
2013-03-19 11:02:31
You need to contact us and start to discuss about some options. Our approach is to give best possible advice along with effective college counseling, believing that your application to high school is just a first step toward the best college where your child is happy. If you like this perspective, certainly we can discuss more.
2013-03-19 11:02:16
虽然您的儿子是加拿大国籍，如果在美国读书的话，还是需要像国际学生那样的F1签证。作为加拿大国籍的学生，您可以不用提供入境签证，但是，您的儿子还需要像其他国际学生一样需要学生签证。这意味着，您的儿子在选择美国公立学校方面还是有一定局限性。
2013-03-19 10:53:50
If you son is a Canadian citizen, your son will be an international student who needs F-1 Visa in order to study at American school. As a Canadian citizen, you son does not need entry visa such as tourist visa, however, I believe, your son needs to obtain student visa just as other international students. It means that you son has some limits to go American public schools.
2013-03-19 10:53:15
很遗憾地得知您儿子申请中学寄宿学校没有成功的消息。中国学生去寄宿学校的竞争日益激烈。我相信你的孩子是一个很好的申请者，只是由于某种原因没有被录取。您的孩子刚刚6年级，所以请不要过于紧张，可以尝试其他选择。您可以选择优秀毕业生多的私立学校（私立或是寄宿）。在一个好的美国学校读初中（6-8年级）。我认为这样对于您儿子将来申请其他私立寄宿学校更有优势。您不必气馁，可以到专业教育咨询人士那里寻求帮助。
2013-03-15 14:17:44
It seems that your son applied to junior boarding schools and did not get any offer. I am sorry to hear that. As I discover every year, the competition among Chinese students for boarding schools become fiercely competitive. I am sure that your son was one of good candidates, however schools just could not have them all. Since your son is 6th grader, I encourage you not to be stressed out, rather to try to find some alternatives. Your son might go to a good private school (day or public) which has a good record of sending its graduates to top private high schools. Starting and studying early in a good American junior school (6-8), as far as I am concerned, has some definite advantages when your son applies to the private/boarding school later. It is not too late. And you do not have to be discouraged. Or you might seek some advice from education professionals.
2013-03-15 14:15:53
像你这样出色的申请者没有得到满意的录取真是令人沮丧。我时常听到顶尖寄宿学校校方他们说今年中国学生太多了，也在很辛苦地选择学生。超过200多名的申请者分派给四个地区。很明显，从北京上海等大城市来的学生也与其他地区优秀学生竞争。如此看来，推迟一年入学没有太大的帮助。包括目前已经在美国读书的优秀国际学生，他们也将会参与到申请如Cardigan Mountain 和Fay这样的一流寄宿中学的竞争中来。况且学校10年级的空位本来就非常少的。
我鼓励你改变一下自己的观点。事实上，4年以后你的目标是顶尖或是重点大学。我建议你寻找一些不错的日校，在名校入学率方面战绩不俗的日校。即便是一年以后你从这样日校转到顶尖寄宿学校的话，也是有一定优势的。原因在于好的学校认可其他同等水平学校的口碑和学术质量。愿意接受其他同类校的学生。尽快开始在美国学校，同时考虑一年后的转校，请记住一定要进入一所为将来申请重点大学有益的中学读书。
2013-03-15 11:05:52
I encourage you, if possible, to change your perspective a little. As matter of fact, it is about going to a top or selective university four years later. I suggest you to search some of excellent days schools which have the same or better record of sending its graduates to top universities. You can have some advantages even when you transfer one year later from this top day school to a top boarding school because top schools recognize other top schools' reputation and academic curriculum, and often welcome the accomplished students at other top tier schools. Start your study somewhere, complete your course there or prepare the transfer next year, but please definitely be in an environment that helps you be more competive for admission in USA, if you plan to go to a selective university later.
2013-03-15 11:02:25
It is so sad that an excellent candidate such as you did not get any offer. I am constantly hearing from top boarding schools that there are simply too many Chinese students this year, and top boarding schools are having such a hard time to pick students. Imagine that more than 200 applicants for four spots that are allocated for Chinese students. It is apparent that even students from big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai are competing with other outstanding Chinese students from other areas. Also it seems that postponing one year would not help much either. All outstanding international students who are currently at junior boarding schools such as Cardigan Mountain and Fay or other top private schools who are already in USA will apply as the 10th grade next year to the schools who would offer fewer space for 10th grade.
2013-03-15 11:01:57
通常不建议11年级转校，有如下几个原因。首先，没有很多学校接受这样的转校生。因为学校认为一年以后将发给你该学校的毕业证，这样对学校不是很有利。学校看中的是学生在该校的成长。其次，从大学咨询的角度来看，这种转校对于你自己也是不利。除非你给出一个特别的理由说明你转校的原因。即便如此，大学招生办也会怀疑你转校的原因。此外，申请大学的材料都是前三年的积累，大学更看重你在11年级的成绩和你之前的课外活动。第三，如果你转校，你需要在一个新的环境中重新开始，新的朋友，新的住宿环境，新的老师。肯定是不容易的。你在一年之后即将进入大学，在12年级的第一个学期你将忙于递交申请，考试，保持良好学习成绩。在这种情况下，除非你有极特殊的原因，否则转校是徒增你的压力。
我们建议你留在目前的学校，同时找好的咨询老师进行大学咨询和辅导，这样可能给你带来的收益更多。
2013-03-13 13:53:21
Third,if you transfer, then it is also a new environment where you should start all over again, new friends, new housing situation, and new teachers. That must be tough. And most likely you will go to a college somewhere else again one year later. The first semester at senior year is the busiest time for you to create applications, to take tests, and to maintain good grades for colleges as well. In this situation, adding another pressure to you such as adjusting to a new environment would not be very practical unless you have some exceptional reasons.

I suggest you rather to take good college counseling and guidance while staying at the current school and that will possibly bring a better result to you.
2013-03-13 13:51:20
Transferring to another school as a senior is usually not recommended. There are a few reasons why. First, as you mentioned, there are not so many schools that allow this type of transfer. Honestly, schools would possibly see that you would want to receive a high school diploma after just a year of stay and that does not sound good to them. Schools care more about students' growth as they become valuable part of their communities throughout entire school years. Secondly from college counseling point of view, this transfer does not any give positive view on you either, unless you present exceptional reasons why you transferred to a particular school at the senior year, and still this makes college admission office wonder why you did. Also, most elements of college application preparation will be done by your junior year; your transcript in junior year will be more important than that in senior year and your activities until junior year will be considered more as colleges review your file.
2013-03-13 13:50:58
每次看到母亲为孩子提前做计划我都很高兴。找一个不是纯玩的暑期课程是一个非常好的开端。不过要找到合适的需要一些时间。只专注于学术课程的暑期课程是不健康的哦，学术课程也有孩子玩耍的时间。玩不是一件坏事，前提是学与玩能够合理安排。许多优质的暑期课程要求语言技能，而且需要准备时间较长。其他一些典型的暑期课程通常是滚动招生。您可以根据学生的兴趣，能力，课程计划来寻找相应的暑期课程。不过越快越好，因为那些相对有竞争力的暑期课程的截止日期快到了。也许您可以详细地讲一些对孩子为未来的规划，而不仅仅是停留在学术课程。想一想您的孩子对哪些课程感兴趣，您的孩子的学术水平如何，如何通过上暑假课程使孩子得到提高等 如果我们了解这些情况的话 我们的专业顾问会为您的孩子找到适合的暑期课程。
2013-03-07 14:02:00
It is always a joy to see that there is a mother who plans early. Finding a summer program that is 'not all about play' for 7th grade student is a good start. And it will take some time to find the right one. Summer program that focuses on academics alone is not healthy and all academic summer programs also have some 'play time' as well. So 'playing' is not bad as long as academics and 'playing' is well balanced. Some selective academic programs requires language skills and have a longer process while other typical summer programs are 'rolling admission program.' You might want to do some research on summer camps based on your child's interest, ability, academic plan for future as soon as possible because usually these selective summer camps have deadlines and are closing soon. Perhaps you can give more details on what kind of plans you have for your child, not just saying that you need 'academic' programs, but ask more questions such as 'what kind of academic subjects my child is interested,' and 'what levels my child is in for that particular subject', and 'how my child could be improved.' And then perhaps we or other counselors can narrow down on some summer camp options. Prime Global
2013-03-07 13:59:31
这个问题很有意思.如果孩子准备去好的寄宿学校，一定要准备标准化考试，GPA成绩和其他课外活动。关于购买房产可否使孩子去公立学校问题，也有不同的解决方法。有一件事可以肯定的就是您应该通过合法途径在美国取得合法身份。我不确定买房子能不能保证孩子可以去公立学校，您可以进一步咨询相关的专业人士。普来姆教育咨询
2013-03-07 12:16:03
This is an interesting question! For your son to go to a good boarding school, it is certain that you will help him to prepare with tests, GPA, and other activities. For your question about buying house and going to the public school, there are some different approaches available. One thing for sure is that in order for you son to go to public school, you should establish 'a legal status' in USA possibly through different methods. It is not true that just buying a house guarantees your son to go to the public school. You might need to consult with professionals on this matter for further development. Prime Global.
2013-03-07 12:15:29
恭喜你！这些学校都是久负盛名的一流学校，学校的地理位置极佳。Winchester在宾夕法尼亚州西部是一个很好的匹兹堡学校超过100年的历史。Rutgers Prep在罗格斯大学附近，它是新泽西州的旗舰大学。
如果你考虑哪所学校的高考录取方面有优势，这是很难回答的问题。然而，Rutgers Prep这所已有200多年的历史的学校，是国内声名远扬的好学校。这两所学校有都有非常强的学术课程和良好的大学咨询服务。鉴于常青藤大学的入学竞争日益激烈，即使对于那些在私立贵族学校读书的学生。近年来这两所学校在常青藤大学的录取率都在减少。不过，Rutgers Prep 的IVY录取率一直保持约7-10％。虽然两所学校都是国家承认的历史悠久的名校，而且它们提供更传统特色的学术课程。似乎Rutgers Prep在名校大学录取率方面比Winchester略微的优势。不过，请注意，学校的教学质量是不完全依靠大学录取率来评估，而是相当依赖于学生对于学校的满意度和学生是否可以在学校健康成长。如果你的孩子在Winchester是最开心的那么它就是最好的选择。请仔细考虑学校的各方面，不仅大学录取率，并为您的孩子做出最好的选择。祝你好运！
2013-03-07 10:57:07
If you are asking which is a better school in terms of college admission, it is very hard to answer. However, Rutgers Prep is an older school (I believe it is over 200 years of history) and thus is more nationally recognized. Both schools have a very strong academic program and good college counseling office. Given the fact that admission to IVY universities becomes more challenging even for elite private schools, both schools have experienced decreasing number of IVY accepted students recently. Still, Rutgers Prep has maintained about 7-10 % of IVY acceptance rate. Although both are excellent schools, with a longer history, national recognition, more traditional academic curriculum, it seems that Rutgers could have slight advantage over Winchester in terms of college acceptance to the selective universities and colleges. However, please understand that the quality of education provided by school is not entirely relying on college acceptance rate, it is rather dependent on how much students can grow and be satisfied at schools. It could be absolutely true that Winchester will be the best school choice if your child is happy there. Please consider carefully all aspects of schools, not only college acceptance rate, and make the best choice for your child. Good luck!
2013-03-07 10:54:39
Congratulations! these schools are by all means wonderful schools with great reputations, especially in the areas where these schools are located. Winchester, if i am correct, is a very good Pittsburg school with over 100 years of history in Western Pennsylvania and Rutgers Prep is nearby Rutgers University, which is a flagship university in New Jersey.
2013-03-07 10:54:27
Transferring to another school at the end of 10th grade is not an easy decision to make. From a college counseling point of view, if you are not challenged enough at the current school and want to transfer, or if there are other inevitable reasons, then usually your motivation will be justified. Other than those reasons, it is recommended to remain at the current school and graduate with good grades. If you still want to transfer, then you might want to consider the following things especially if you plan to apply to selective colleges later.

First, if possible, transfer to a more competitive high school with more rigorous academic programs. Even catholic high schools varies in terms of academic rigor, independent catholic schools (not diocesan schools) tend to have more challenging academic programs and their admission process is more selective. Thus, these schools tend to have higher SAT average scores and to send their graduates to more competitive colleges. Please keep in mind that there are still good diocesan schools too. I am curious which type of school you currently attend at this time. Or you can apply to non sectarian private schools which do not have any association with religious denominations. Many boarding schools are in this category.
2013-03-06 14:01:57
对于住宿生，如果想在校外找到相关活动的话情况会有点复杂。你需要得到校方的允许，自己安排交通等。我个人认为，如果你仅仅为了参与更多的社区活动而想搬到一个寄宿家庭居住的话不是特别明智。因为在寄宿学校你可以体验寄宿学校提供完备的学习生活条件。我相信即便是在学校里，你一定有机会参与更多有意义的活动，为以后sanford U的申请积累重要素材。
2013-03-06 12:23:08
好的寄宿学校的学生服务办一般会有关于志愿者活动的相关信息，或是提供一些富有意义的课外活动的建议，尤其对以后大学申请有帮助的课外活动。学生会或是系里应该也会组织一些志愿者活动。我的首要建议是加入到那些组织中，或是获得校方支持，自己组织一些志愿活动。当然发起一项全新的活动，并持之以恒不是那么容易的。许多大学希望看到学生自己组织类似的活动，并且对于学生曾参与什么样的活动，自身能力是如何展现的这些方面非常感兴趣。必须明确的是，关键不在于活动的规模和参与人数，而是在于你对这项活动倾注了多少心力。 如果可能的话建议可以在校内发起一项小规模的活动。
2013-03-06 12:21:33
Still if you cannot find anything inside the school, then you might want to go and find something meaningful outside the school. This could be more complicated since you are at the boarding school. You might need to seek a permit from the school, to arrange your own transportation, and to find other logistics to support your projects. I think that your idea to leave the school and to live with a host family (I am not sure if your school would allow this) for community service is not wise because you are there to experience the wholesome experience that a boarding school can provide. I am sure there are plenty opportunities for you to participate meaningful activities which also boost your college application nearby Stanford University while you are staying at your school. Good luck! Prime Global.
2013-03-06 12:19:15
Usually a good boarding school has a student service office (or guidance office) that can offer useful advice on volunteering works and other meaningful activities at school and beyond especially in relations with college application process. Student groups or faculty members also would organize some volunteer works in the school as well. My first advice is to find or to even organize your own volunteer activities in school while finding some supports from the school. Please remember it is not easy to start something new and even to continue to develop. Many colleges nevertheless would like to see this type of projects led by students, and particularly are interested in what kind of volunteer works a student participates and in what capacity he/she participates. Clearly it is not about the size of organization or the number of volunteer works you involve, but about how much you put your hearts in particular projects. Please start anything even that is small within the school community if possible.
2013-03-06 12:18:57
美国可接受11年级的转校生的学校并不是很多 ，另外11年级的课业是非常难的 孩子除了要适应全英文教学环境以外 还要应付很多考试 孩子的压力会比较大
2013-03-05 10:28:30
建议根据学生的兴趣爱好选择专业
2013-02-22 11:31:54
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2013-01-30 12:43:00
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2013-01-30 12:28:55