No matter which stage you apply to study in the United States, you need to prepare a lot of application materials. So what materials are needed in applying to study in the United States? Just take a look at its application materials and get ready.

1. Application materials for studying in the United States

Academic materials:

1. Transcripts (12 complete original copies in Chinese and English for grades 9 to 11)

Recommended time to provide: September to October for fall admission, July to August for spring admission

Overseas high schools Students: Directly provide English transcripts for grades 9 to 11 and mail them to the school to apply for.

Note: It is appropriate to submit the transcript on the school’s letterhead and stamp it with the school’s official seal. If the school cannot provide special letterhead paper, just print on ordinary A4 paper. In addition to the official seal on the transcript itself, it also needs to be sealed in a school envelope with the school's official seal (stitched seal) on the seal. If the school cannot provide a special envelope, a regular envelope will suffice.

2. High school enrollment certificate + junior high school diploma (12 original copies in Chinese and English)

Recommended time to provide: September to October for fall admission, July to August for spring admission

Remarks: If possible, it should be on the school's letterhead and stamped with the school's official seal. If the school cannot provide special letterhead paper, just print on ordinary A4 paper. If the certificate of enrollment is in Chinese and English on one page, the Chinese and English inscriptions need to be stamped with the official seal respectively. It also needs to be sealed in a school envelope, with the school's official seal (seam seal) stamped on the seal. If the school cannot provide a special envelope, a regular envelope will suffice.

4． 12 original Chinese and English copies of the certificate of average grades or grade ranking (if any)

The competition for applications to prestigious American schools is fierce. If you have particularly excellent grades at school, it is recommended to go to the school's academic affairs office to issue a grade ranking as application materials. Those whose scores are within the top 10% or whose grade ranking is within the top 10 can be provided

Examination materials:

1. 1 electronic copy of IELTS/TOEFL score report (if available)

2. 1 electronic copy of ACT/SAT/SAT2/AP (if available)

After applying for school, scores must be sent immediately through the official website of the language test (such as ETS, etc.), and students are required to provide their test account number and Password to send points.

Proof of creditworthiness:

1. 10 original copies of deposit certificates in Chinese and English

Deposit requirements: starting from RMB 600,000, frozen for 3 months and transferred automatically. Wealth management products are not accepted. Current or time deposits are required

Remarks: The specific situation depends on the student's situation. Please follow the instructions to the relevant bank for issuance. The certificate of deposit needs to be used three times a day, once for school application, once for I-20 application, and once for visa. Please plan the funds in advance at home to avoid delays. Detailed guidance will be provided later. When issuing a deposit certificate, please pay attention to verification and be sure to ask the bank to mark the English name of the depositor in the corresponding English format, and pay attention to the spelling of polyphonic words. The deposit can be in the name of parents or students, and multiple deposits can be deposited in different banks.

2. 1 electronic copy of credit card information

Remarks: It is used to pay the school application fee, reservation deposit, visa fee, SEVIS fee, etc. Please fill it out completely and accurately to avoid delaying your application. Customer information will be kept strictly confidential. Visa or Master credit card is required, and foreign currency settlement is supported. You can open an account together with the deposit certificate.

2. Requirements for applying to American universities

1. TOEFL, if you are applying for the TOP100, you need at least 80 points, and if you are applying for the TOP50, you need at least 95 points. Of course, the higher the score, the higher the competitiveness. ;

SAT, this test is an academic ability test that tests vocabulary, mathematics, and writing. If you want to apply for a well-known university in the United States, you need to provide it, TOP100 with a score of 1600 or more, TOP50 with a score of 2000 or more;

2. Final scores: High school in the United States lasts four years, so our junior high school and high school three years add up to 4 years. The final exam scores can reflect your usual learning ability and attitude in school;

3. Documents: This is a very flexible selection method. It is very important to establish and recommend letters. Showing yourself through writing can make the admissions officer interested in you;

4. Proof of assets: Apply The school needs to cover one year's tuition plus living expenses of about 250,000. The visa needs to cover the total expenses for 4 years, about 1 million, which should be deposited in the bank 3 months in advance.

3. Advantages of studying in the United States

1. Heuristic teaching

Different from the traditional classroom we are familiar with, in the United States, class is like a brainstorming session Large symposium. Teachers in colleges and universities do not just deliberately teach knowledge. They play more of a role in inspiring students to boldly put forward their own ideas.

For different topics, they will flexibly use a series of carefully designed links such as group discussions, personal thinking, literature review, and classroom defense to encourage students to think deeply and provide evidence in a timely manner, and finally find the answer to the question.

As education continues to advance, heuristic teaching has gradually developed from being controversial to being increasingly recognized by the education industry in various countries, and the United States’ leading position in heuristic education is unquestionable. It is better to teach a person to fish than to teach him to fish. By teaching students to get the answers by themselves, it will deepen their mastery and memory of knowledge points.

2. Detailed course plan

All courses have a plan planned in advance. Different from traditional education, in the United States, detailed planning is usually carried out in the first section of each course. The level of detail includes the website address of the bibliography and the detailed scoring method. This avoids the disadvantages of the one-size-fits-all final exam during the traditional education assessment period.

Here, everything proceeds steadily according to the teaching plan, which not only reduces the pressure of final exams, but also cultivates the habit of making plans from time to time.

3. There are many employment opportunities.

Students who choose to study for graduate school in the United States can choose to return to their country after completing their studies or study abroad and find employment in the United States. If you want to stay in the United States after receiving higher education in the United States, it is much easier than receiving education in a country other than the United States and then working in the United States.

Once students studying in the United States obtain a bachelor's degree from an American university, their job prospects are very good whether they return to their home country or stay in the United States for employment. Now that our country's economy continues to develop, many international students have chosen to return to their country to find employment after completing their studies in the United States.

Such students are also very easy to find jobs in China, and they are all high-paying professions. Of course, these are only part of the reasons. Students who pursue their own development and ability improvement hope to find a development direction that suits them.