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(2010-04-30 11:30:30)
昨晚去王家送朋友们捐赠的家俱,朋友们来的真多,带的东西也真多,老棕熊号称还是经过了筛选的,婉谢了很多人,毕竟她家只是小小的两室一厅。没仔细数,至少有2-3套床,书桌,餐桌,5-6张椅子,一可折叠的沙发,两个新书架(大家自带工具,现场装,花了不少时间)。能把这些东西放进去,也可想而知,原来真是一无所有。好感动朋友们的细心,还带来了床垫,床单,床[阅读全文]
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(2009-10-19 12:12:41)
没想到很多人对此不很清楚,简略介绍如下:
WhatisPSAT?
PreliminarySAT.Thetesthasthreesections:Math,CriticalReading,andWriting,eachsectionscores:20-80,Thesumofthethreescoresiscalled'SelectionIndex'andthemax.value:3*80=240.
WhotakesPSAT?
About1.5millionhighschoolertakePSATduringOctobereachyear.OnlyJuniors'scoreswillbeconsideredforaward.
Howtodetermineaward?
Basedon'SelectionInd...[阅读全文]
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大家都有体会,老师想考倒你不难,出点偏题,怪题就好了。因此对多少题得五分不重要,要看考题难度,关键是有多少比例的考生得5分。另外也取决于考某门课目考生的整体水平,说‘美国是分数大锅饭’是不够客观。让数字说话:大家可看CollegeBorad的统计(见链接)。今年各科AP成绩比例全列出来了。总结一下,得5分最多的是ChineseLanguage(81.5%得5分),最低的是EnglishLiteratu[阅读全文]
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(Compiledfrommydaughter'shighschoolcollegeapplicationpamphlet)
Mainfactors(inorderofimportance):
1.Thestudent'shighshcoolacademicrecord
a.GPA(GradePointAverage)
b.ClassRank
2.Thetypeofclassestaken(AP,Honors,CollegePrep.)
3.Markedimprovementinscholasticachievementfromyeartoyear.
4.SAT(ScholasticAptitudeTest)andACT(AmericanCollegeTesting)scores
5.CollegeAssay(ifrequir...[阅读全文]
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RA(RegularAdmission):Studentsarerequiredtoapplybyafixeddatewiththefollowingtimeframe:
ApplicationDeadline:aroundDecember31.
Result:
Accepted--Youhavechoicetoattendthecollege.
Rejected--Youcan'tattendthecollege.
WaitingListed--Youarecurrentlynotaccepted,butyoumaybeacceptedatlaterdate.
ResultNotificationDate:aroundApril.1.
StudentEnrollmentNotificationDeadline:aroundMay1....[阅读全文]
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FYI:
HereisanotherYaleinterviewer'scommentsfromCollegeConfidential.
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IinterviewedhighschoolseniorsforfouryearsonbehalfoftheYaleAlumniSchoolsCommittee.Noapplicantneedloseamoment'ssleepovertheseinterviews.TheyplayaminorpartintheAdmissionsCommittee'sdecisions.IfAdmissionshasitseyeonagreatsoccerplayeroratalentedviolinist,alacklusterinterviewmakesnodifference.Itworksbothways:...[阅读全文]
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IcompiledthesequestionsandanswersfromCollegeConfidential,hopeitwillbehelpfulforYaleandothertopcollege'sinterview.Goodluckonsenior'scollegeapplication!
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IamalongtimealumniinterviewerforYale.Theonlyinformationinterviewersshould(anddointhevastmajorityofcases)receiveisname,hs,address,phone,email,whetheryouappliedEAorRD,whetheryouinterviewedoncampusandwhatyouputforyourintendedmajor.P...[阅读全文]
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