月份
| Steps to Take 待办事项
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2020年2-2021年5月
| Begin with a self assessment: 自我测评 综合竞争力评估
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Think about what academic, athletic, and extracurricular opportunities you're looking for 和家长共同商讨择校标准(包括怎样的学术,体育,课外活动是你们所需要的)
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Consider what experiences you'd like to have in the next few years (e.g., being more independent, being exposed to students from different cultures, etc.) 考虑一下在接下来的几年,你们是想小孩有怎样的经历(例如变的更独立,或者是与更多不同文化背景的人接触,学习)
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Start researching a wide-range of boarding schools and consider how well boarding school meets those needs relative to local schooling options(根据择校要求,把符合要求的学校全部过一次)
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2020年6月
| If boarding school seems like a good option to consider, create a list of 10-20 boarding schools that seem like good choices to explore further.(初选出10-20 个学校准备着下一轮的精选)
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Within this list, you'll want to have 3 groups of schools:(定位好冲高,中间和保底的三档学校)
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Schools where you are very likely of getting accepted (safeties)
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Schools where you have a moderate chance of acceptance
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Schools that will be competitive for you to get into (reaches)
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Request information from these schools:(与学校沟通套辞,确定今年是否招生及预计招生名额)
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Ask schools for their brochures, videos, course books, and application materials (收集学校的详细介绍资料,录取数据及申请材料清单)
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2020年7-2021年8月
| After learning more about each school, narrow down your list of schools according to the key criteria that are most important to you(根据录取要求及个人偏好进一步缩小择校范围)
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For example, a student might seriously look at 7 schools - 2 of those may be 'safety' schools, 2 of those may be 'reach' schools, and 3 of those may be schools where the student's likelihood of acceptance is moderate(比如申请7所学校,一般的配置就是2个冲高,2个保底,3个中间的学校)
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These numbers are large enough to give you options, but are still small enough to be manageable from a time-management perspective(申请的学校数目一般建议控制在7-10 个,不建议过多,以免增加学生在申请高峰期的面试负担,但也别太少,没得选择)
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Schedule visits and interviews for your short-list of schools( 如有条件,开始预约校园面试,如果无法直接去到美国面试,那就需要在这个时候预约电话或者skype 面试)
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Key point: a campus visit is the best (and sometimes only) way for you to see what's behind the glossy brochures, and see if a school is right for you(建议都是直接能渠道校园面试,也是对学校的一个实地考察)
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2020年9-2020年10月
| Begin visiting campuses and go on interviews(开始校园参观及面试)
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Check with schools to see what standardized testing is required (核对学校的考试要求,刷出来最终成绩)
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Register for SSAT, ISEE, or other necessary testing (e.g., TOEFL for international students)(报名注册最后一次考试,比如托福,ssat,目前有部分学校会要求ISEE考试)
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Arrange for test preparation (e.g., test prep courses and books) as necessary (最后的冲刺考试培训)
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Begin gathering teacher references (开始联系老师,收集老师推荐信)
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2020年11月
| Take standardized tests(最后考试时间)
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Wrap-up school visits and interviews (二面或者终面)
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Begin drafting essays and application (开始写文书和填写申请表格)
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2020年12月
| Complete essays and applications(定稿文书及最后确认提交申请)
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2020年1-2021年2月
| ??
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Submit school applications and financial aid forms(提交学校申请)
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Depending on the school, deadlines typically range from mid-January to early February (学校的申请截止日期一般在1月15,个别在2月1)
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2021年3月
| Early March - wait for school decision letters(3月上旬收到学校录取通知书)
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Revisit schools where you were accepted (if possible or as necessary); begin finalizing your school choice(确认入读学校)
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Early April - notify schools of your decision (4月上旬,接受学校录取,支付学费押金)
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2021年5-2021年6月
| Visa Application (签证材料准备,预约签证面试)
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Prepared for the Immunization Record and Health Report(体检和接种疫苗)
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