在当今全球化教育格局深度演变的时代背景下,顶尖名校的入学竞争已步入白热化阶段,学历贬值现象也逐渐成为不容忽视的现实挑战。随着全球教育资源的日益开放与竞争加剧,传统意义上凭借单一优势获取顶尖名校入场券的模式已被彻底颠覆。
过去数年,诸多复杂因素交织作用,促使名校的选拔标准发生了根本性变革。曾经相对固定且侧重于标准化成绩与常规实习经历的评估体系,如今已转向更为多元和深度的考量维度。多样化与个性化的特质在申请过程中被赋予了前所未有的权重,这就意味着那些仅依靠卓越的标化成绩和堆砌实习经历,而缺乏独特个人魅力与深度内涵的中国留学生,在激烈的竞争中面临着前所未有的困境,名校的大门不再轻易为他们敞开。
易美教育作为留学服务领域专注于高端品质与卓越成效的引领者,其招生官顾问委员会成员、普林斯顿大学前招生官马克娜女士,凭借其在顶尖学府招生领域的多年经验,受邀参与易美教育极具影响力的易讲坛。此次活动专为志在冲击美国顶尖名校项目,尤其是研究生层级的优秀学子量身定制,旨在深度挖掘并揭示在申请流程中那些极易被忽视却又至关重要的核心要素。
在易美教育精心筹备的高端招生官线上讲座中,马克娜女士以其专业且严谨的视角,深入剖析了常春藤名校招生官在筛选申请者时着重关注的三大关键品质:
首先,学生能否以敏锐的洞察力和卓越的策略性思维,充分挖掘并高效运用学校所提供的丰富且多元的学术资源,以实现自身学术素养与综合能力的全方位提升;
其次,学生是否拥有源自内心深处、炽热且持久的求知渴望,能够在学术探索的道路上始终保持积极主动的进取姿态,展现出超越常人的好奇心与钻研精神;
最后,学生是否已构建起清晰明确、切实可行且具有前瞻性的未来职业规划与人生目标蓝图,彰显出其对自身发展路径的深刻认知与坚定信念。这看似简洁明了的三个核心问题,实则蕴含着深邃的内涵与极高的战略价值,在留学申请的关键环节中,对于申请者如何精准定位自身优势、巧妙呈现独特价值具有不可替代的指导意义。接下来,就让我们一同深入探究普林斯顿前招生官马克娜女士所分享的宝贵智慧与实战策略,助力莘莘学子实现其名校逐梦之旅。
嘉宾介绍
普林斯顿大学
招生办前招生官马克娜女士
曾任普林斯顿大学招生官;
任职期间曾处理七个州的申请材料并作出最终决定;
曾代表普林斯顿大学参加大学博览会和会议;
曾在国家人类基因组研究所做研究员;
本科毕业于普林斯顿大学获得文学学士学位
学校具体能给你提供什么资源?
What that particular school can offer for you?
常春藤联盟的学校之所以录取率如此之低,是因为他们有足够的申请者可以挑选。学校希望选择的是那些可以真正从大学受益而且能够充分利用学校资源的学生,所以当我们在准备自己申请的学校名单时,我们要对每个学校做一些深入的研究。
对此,易美教育的普林斯顿大学前招生官马克娜女士和我们分享了她在藤校招生办的亲身感受:“Schools want to choose individuals who will really benefit from and be excited about their unique opportunities. It's very important that you do research about what a specific school offers for its students. It's important to look not only at the academic opportunities, but also the experience is possible with campus life, organizations in research for those of you who are applying for undergraduate admission. The ivy league schools will want someone who is not only going to excel in the classroom but will also make a great roommate, in an engaged member of campus groups. Therefore, in your application, you should state what specific opportunities you're interested in, both inside and outside of the classroom. ”
马克娜女士还提到很多申请者的误区就是复制粘贴不同学校的文书,这并不是完全错误的,但是学生要确保文书中的内容适用于不同的学校,并且能够展现不同学校提供的具体机会,不然等待你的很有可能是一封拒信。另一种展现自己对学校特定机会感兴趣的方法是通过推荐信,通过和推荐人的沟通引导他们体现你和学校关联的一系列经历。
学校需要有强烈求知欲的学生
Schools are looking for students who are intellectually curious?
求知欲是一个人学习的意愿和欲望,如果你有求知欲,你更愿意和更有兴趣获得知识,你会问更多的问题,并且不断探索弄清楚背后的答案,而不是只是接受得到的知识而不挑战它。因为在常春藤联盟,你面对的是各个领域里的佼佼者,学校想要录取的是能够真正感激这个学习机会的学生。除了我们自身感兴趣的领域之外,学校也会在其他相关的领域有所要求,他们不想录取那些害怕上多样化课程的学生。因此我们需要好好想一想如何把各个主修和辅修的专业放在一起,来凸显我们广泛的兴趣。
易美教育的普林斯顿大学前招生官马克娜女士进一步解释道:“One simple thing you will do that is also required is to submit your transcript. Your transcript will demonstrate that you have already taken a range of classes and have excelled in many different areas. Your transcript shows which classes you have chosen to take and on what level meaning any advanced classes, as well as your grades. This will show that you value learning in many different areas and this is why it is important to take a range of classes from early in high school. As admission officers, look at your transcript from all 4 years of high school carefully, for graduate school students, one way to show your intellectual curiosity, maybe to talk about any jobs you've had prior to your program but after undergrad, that fit into your career goals. You should also showcase that you have gone above and beyond what was required of you academically either by taking on additional projects or roles or joining groups related to that interest. Show that you are excited about learning and that it is a priority for you. You can talk about any additional projects you've done in essays.”
高中成绩单无疑是体现我们求知欲的重要材料,除此之外,我们需要在申请的各个环节,文书,补充材料,面试等等,抓住一切机会展露我们在课堂之外的努力。
易美教育多年扎根美国,精细耕作美国顶尖教育资源,通过易美教育招生官委员会成员的分析、易美教育招生官顾问委员会成员、普林斯顿大学前招生官马克娜女士的解析,让我们更加清楚地了解到申请藤校的文书应该如何准备。今后虽然伴随着许多挑战,易美教育相信,申请美国留学仍将会是难得机遇。美国大学需要经济收入,需要学生生源,从针对录取的调整,不难看出美国各大高校正张开双臂拥抱更多的学生。因此,易美教育呼吁国际学生更加应该抓住此时此刻,做好迎接美国名校最好时机的机会!与此同时,易美教育陆续会呈现更多美国名校招生官专访内容,为您拨云见雾,敬请关注!
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