The online application is to fill in the form online. Most schools can modify and save it repeatedly before final submission. Fill in the credit card information and pay the fee when submitting. Some schools also allow you to choose to pay by money order after submission. The online forms for individual schools must be completed and submitted in one go and cannot be saved. Some schools will assign you a temporary student ID when applying online, such as the University of Texas at Austin, and require this ID to be written on the materials you need to mail. Remember this ID and the online application password, which can be used to check whether the materials have arrived and check the application status. But many schools are slow to update. Please note that the online application only involves filling out the application form and paying the application fee. Other materials still need to be mailed. If you are not sure about what you have filled in or want to keep a record, you can use the PrintScreen key on the keyboard to save the current desktop as a picture. The operation is to press the PrintScreen key, then open a file, such as a word file, and paste it. IE's "save" function doesn't work, it can only save blank pages.
If you cannot apply online, you can also download the school's application form and fill it out. This form is generally in pdf format, which can be printed and filled in by hand, or you can use Acrobat software to fill it in on your computer and then print it out. Note that Acrobat Reader has simpler functions than Acrobat. It can only read PDF files but cannot write.
After filling out a few forms, you will know roughly what needs to be filled in. It is recommended to sort out this information, such as your name, graduation school, time, contact number, email, contact address, etc. This information is used repeatedly in the application, just copy and paste it when filling it out.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. The English representation of names is family name=last name=surname=surname, first name=given name=first name, Chinese people do not have a middle name, for example: Zhang Xiaoming , Surname: Zhang, First Name: Xiaoming.
2. The English expression of the address Room, No., Unit, Lane, Building, district road name, street name, etc., the last It's easy to use pinyin, as long as the domestic postman can understand it.
Example: Room 201, No. 34, Lane 125, XiKang Road (South)/XiKang Nan Lu, Hongkou District
3. The country code of China is 86. Remove the first zero before the area code. For example, Shanghai 021 should be written as 21, such as 86-21-45681230 (Office); 86-21-38796849 (Home)
Extension: 86-21-45681230 extension 7396, extension can be abbreviated as ext. Mobile phone: 86-136xxxxxxxx
4.DOB is the abbreviation of Date of Birth.
5.What does N/A mean?
Refers to "not applicable" or "not available".
6.In filling the recommendation form, what does in what capacity mean?
Refers to the relationship between the recommender and you. You can answer I have served as the applicant’s department chair／major advisor／teacher.
7. Should I fill in China or Chinese for citizenship?
China
8. How to fill in Temporary address & Permanent address?
The permannt address is a long-term valid address.
The temporary address fills in the current address, but generally it is necessary to indicate when it will be terminated.
9. How to fill in Racial / Ethnic Heritage?
Generally speaking, it is only for American citizens. Chinese people don’t need to fill it out.
10.What does Upper division work GPA mean?
Upper division work GPA refers to the GPA in the last two years.
11.What is FAFSA?
FAFSA—The Free Application for Federal Student Aid. For Americans, we don’t fill it out.
12. How to fill in the SSN?
SSN-Social security number. We don’t have it, so don’t fill it in.
13. There are 5 spaces in front of the zip code and 4 spaces in the back? How do we fill it out?
This is the zip code format used in the United States. We can just fill in our own.
14.What is tertiary education?
Primary-secondary-tertiary, so tertiary means college education (including graduate experience).
15.Are you currently on academic suspension from a college or university?
If you are currently suspended from school.
16. When filling out the form, print is required. What does this mean?
Whether you want to print or type, you just need to fill it out neatly. Generally, where the name is written, if printing is required, all capitals should be used. Signature is a combination of upper and lower case. Such as Xiaoming Zhang
17. Should I check or cross when filling out the form?
It doesn’t matter, Americans’ habit is to make a cross.
18. What do you ask for the academic reference when applying online?
Fill in your recommenders
19. When filling in The Univ. of Texas at Austin, you need to select the school you attended from the drop-down options, but mine is not among the options. What about the school? And you have to choose, you are not allowed to write in yourself.
Contact the school.
20. Does the Visa Type in the application form refer to the type of visa you currently hold, or the one you want to apply for?
If you already hold one, should be this. Otherwise, should be the one that is expected.
21. Do we generally apply for F-1 Visa when we apply to study abroad?
Yes.
22.Do you claim Wisconsin Residence for Tuition Purposes? What does this mean?
It means whether you are a resident of Wisconsin, so you should pay less tuition. It has nothing to do with us, so it is left empty.
23. When applying, the school has a financial proof form. How many should you fill out?
Generally fill in zeros. Schools generally do not consider your financial resources when applying. After the application result comes out, if you are awarded a full scholarship, you do not need to provide proof of financial resources. But if the scholarship is not enough to cover all the fees or there is no scholarship at all, and you want to accept this admission, then go and provide proof of financial resources and show it to the school. Then they will give you the I-20. But there is another saying that you can issue as much proof of funds as you can. He believes that scholarships that are not given to applicants who have money are all need-based and are not given to international students.
The merit-based scholarships and Graduate Assistantships we are eligible to apply for have nothing to do with whether you have money or not. Therefore, no matter how many certificates are issued, it will not affect the scholarship. He believes that if you fill in zero, the school could have given you a half-award, but since you have no money and the half-award is impossible, it may simply not admit you. So, if you are worried, it is best to contact the school and ask about the school policy. And hope you can tell me to add to this question.
24. The financial support form asks What is the total amount of financial support you are applying for? How much should be filled in?
Tuition, plus one year’s living expenses, plus some unforeseen expenses, and then just fill in the approximate amount.
Excerpted from: bbs.china2au.com