飛達學院成功在Cupertino, Fremont及Pleasanton中心舉辦大學申請講座
大學申請專家們從入學申請官的角度對政策變化進行了解析
十一月初，一些不同的消息渠道相繼報道：越來越多的大學在申請的時候不再要求學生的SAT分數，甚至一些一流院校也取消了SAT的硬性要求。針對這一信息，飛達學院的大學申請專家們上個月分別在Cupertino，Fremont及Pleasanton中心舉辦了教育講座，為同學及家長解讀這樣的政策變化是否會對大學申請造成影響。
飛達學院CEO魏昕老師及校長Vickie Zhang強調：“我們需要區分‘申請條件’和‘錄取條件’這兩個不同的概念。這些院校不再在申請的時候要求SAT成績，并不等於他們會發出錄取通知書。”
魏昕老師對大學申請的規劃及申請進程了如指掌。他及飛達學院的專家們一直都竭誠為家長及同學提供大學申請的關鍵信息。他們解釋道，學生單方面的優異表現（如SAT,GPA或者課外活動等）并不能直接讓學生被一流院校錄取。只有當他們在多方面的表現都持續異於常人，且在入學錄取官面前展現出一個“綜合的自己”，他們被自己理想院校錄取的可能性才會大大增加。講座過程中，飛達學院的專家們還解釋了入學錄取官們都看中什麼，以及各位同學及家長可以如何提前做好準備。
幾場講座共吸引了超過一百五十位同學及家長，當中很多人都是十年級或者十一年級同學的家長。教育講座向家長點明了此次政策調整可能會造成的誤讀，也提醒各個家庭盡早準備小孩的大學申請。飛達學院會在將來舉辦更多的教育講座為學生及家長提供幫助。
IvyMax Academy Successfully Held College Application Seminars in Cupertino, Fremont and Pleasanton Centers
College-application experts explained the changes from the admission officers’ viewpoint
At the beginning of November, several sources reported that more colleges would no longer require SAT scores for their applications. Some well-known universities are among those that eliminated the SAT requirement. In regard to this news, college-application experts from IvyMax Academy held informational seminars in the past month in Cupertino, Fremont, and Pleasanton Centers to explain whether this new change would influence the process of college application.
“We need to distinguish between the application requirements and the admission requirements,” said Shin Wei, CEO of IvyMax Academy, and Vickie Zhang, Principal of IvyMax Academy. “The universities that no longer require SAT scores for their applications do not guarantee that all applicant would receive the admission letters.”
Shin Wei has extensive knowledge on the processes of college planning and college application. He and members of the IvyMax team offer parents and students valuable insights regarding college application. They explained that excellent performance on only one aspect (for example, SAT, GPA or extracurricular involvement) does not lead to admission in a top-tier university or college. On the other hand, when the student consistently excels in various aspects and displays an “integrated self” to the admission officer, the chances of being admitted to his or her dream college are drastically increased. During the seminars, IvyMax experts also elaborated on what the admission officers really value as well as how students can get prepared.
More than 150 people attended the seminars; most of them were parents with students in 10th and 11th grades. The educational sessions clarified the misunderstanding that parents might have and reminded the families to plan early for the college applications. IvyMax Academy will hold more seminars in the future to continue helping parents and students.