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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]
(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]
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]
(2009-09-29 06:33:17)
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]
(2009-01-22 10:08:02)
(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]
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]
(2009-01-19 13:56:38)
RA(RegularAdmission):Studentsarerequiredtoapplybyafixeddatewiththefollowingtimeframe:
ApplicationDeadline:aroundDecember31.
Result:
Accepted--Youhavechoicetoattendthecollege.
Rejected--Youcan'tattendthecollege.
WaitingListed--Youarecurrentlynotaccepted,butyoumaybeacceptedatlaterdate.
ResultNotificationDate:aroundApril.1.
StudentEnrollmentNotificationDeadline:aroundMay1....[阅读全文]
ApplicationDeadline:aroundDecember31.
Result:
Accepted--Youhavechoicetoattendthecollege.
Rejected--Youcan'tattendthecollege.
WaitingListed--Youarecurrentlynotaccepted,butyoumaybeacceptedatlaterdate.
ResultNotificationDate:aroundApril.1.
StudentEnrollmentNotificationDeadline:aroundMay1....[阅读全文]
(2009-01-19 13:50:26)
FYI:
HereisanotherYaleinterviewer'scommentsfromCollegeConfidential.
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IinterviewedhighschoolseniorsforfouryearsonbehalfoftheYaleAlumniSchoolsCommittee.Noapplicantneedloseamoment'ssleepovertheseinterviews.TheyplayaminorpartintheAdmissionsCommittee'sdecisions.IfAdmissionshasitseyeonagreatsoccerplayeroratalentedviolinist,alacklusterinterviewmakesnodifference.Itworksbothways:...[阅读全文]
HereisanotherYaleinterviewer'scommentsfromCollegeConfidential.
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IinterviewedhighschoolseniorsforfouryearsonbehalfoftheYaleAlumniSchoolsCommittee.Noapplicantneedloseamoment'ssleepovertheseinterviews.TheyplayaminorpartintheAdmissionsCommittee'sdecisions.IfAdmissionshasitseyeonagreatsoccerplayeroratalentedviolinist,alacklusterinterviewmakesnodifference.Itworksbothways:...[阅读全文]
(2008-12-02 07:33:02)
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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IamalongtimealumniinterviewerforYale.Theonlyinformationinterviewersshould(anddointhevastmajorityofcases)receiveisname,hs,address,phone,email,whetheryouappliedEAorRD,whetheryouinterviewedoncampusandwhatyouputforyourintendedmajor.P...[阅读全文]
