Generally speaking, receiving the admission notice from the school represents the school's ability to recognize children, and there should be no great obstacles in language. When I first enter the freshman year, the learning difficulty will be relatively small, which is a good adaptation process. When you first arrive in Britain, you may have some language difficulties, including attending classes, discussing in groups, reading professional books and communicating with local people. It takes some time to adapt to the new language environment, which requires hard work. Whether English is good or not is the basic work before college. Even if English is very good in middle school, and even many students have gone abroad in high school, they will need to adapt to the new language and cultural environment of the university. Every student should adapt, and the difficulty will be related to the English level. Basically, if you pass the IELTS test successfully, then the language can keep up. Therefore, before entering the university, the study of preparatory classes is very important. The language courses here are not only IELTS courses taught by domestic professors, but also professional English that children will face. After entering the university, students can choose courses according to their English ability. It is suggested that students with weak English foundation should not choose various literature courses as soon as they enter school, so as to avoid falling behind in reading and writing. Generally speaking, poor language skills will be a bit difficult, but efforts can also make up for it.
2. How about food, clothing, housing and transportation in Britain? Can you rest assured?
The overall quality of life in Britain is very secure, and the specific situation is closely related to the location of the school. The quality of food in Britain is no problem most of the time. The food culture is quite different from that in China. Students adapt to the nutritional needs of British food, such as salads and boiled vegetables. If you live off campus, you don't have time to cook every day most of the time. There are usually many restaurants around the school for students to improve their food. But most children in China will choose to cook by themselves, because English food is really not very delicious, except English breakfast. Moreover, this is also an exercise for yourself. Many students are cooks after returning to China. In rural schools, the traffic is inconvenient and it will be more troublesome to travel. People who go to bigger towns have to go out by car for a long time, which is inconvenient for shopping, and life will be boring. Many schools have only one school in the whole town, which is very comfortable but will be boring after a long time. When you first arrive at school, you can ask the seniors in our school for help, and it is easy to get used to it. If you stay, you can choose to live on campus or rent your own house. According to your personal choice, the conditions are not bad. Schools in the city have convenient transportation and many recreational facilities. The relative price is also higher and the cost is higher.
3. Children's self-control ability and self-care ability are not high, is it not suitable for going abroad at the undergraduate stage?
Every child begins to grow up under the protection of his parents. Before studying abroad, many children have strong dependence and weak self-management ability, but with the growth of age and rich life experience, they will gradually improve. Living independently in Britain is bound to experience many setbacks and difficulties in going abroad, thus training children's perseverance and problem-solving ability. No matter in domestic universities or British universities, they have to leave their parents and home, and college life will inevitably put forward new requirements and challenges for children. University is a stage that emphasizes autonomous learning, which may require higher self-control and self-care ability. Children and parents should adapt to this new requirement, even if there are some difficulties at first, they will make progress after a while.
The pace of British universities is very fast, and there are many activities such as exams, homework and papers. The arrangement is very compact, which may be more stressful than studying in universities in China. This is a test for children with poor self-control. If you can't improve your self-management ability, it may affect your sleep health and so on. So you need to choose a school that suits you, a course that suits you, and a learning style that suits you.
At the same time, for children with weak self-control and self-care ability, parents need to carefully consider whether they can complete their studies and live a healthy life without parental care after sending their children abroad to study.
4. Is it appropriate for children to go abroad for undergraduate study or graduate study?
Undergraduate study abroad and domestic study abroad have their own advantages and disadvantages, so we can't generalize. It is safe to choose the most suitable road for children, in which various factors such as children's preferences, personal personality, future development direction, family conditions, schools that can be applied for in the UK and schools that can be applied for in China should be considered.
Undergraduate study abroad will be easier to integrate into the British cultural environment than graduate students. Undergraduate students will have great advantages over graduate students in studying English abroad for four years, and they will be easier to adapt in life. In addition, ideologically, it is easier for undergraduates to accept British ideas when they go abroad. When undergraduate children start thinking about various problems, they can have more ideas and choices. When they first enter the university, children will think about many issues, including future development and personal pursuit. Most graduate students who go abroad are ideologically qualified, so it will be difficult for them to accept British ideas and new ideas. Moreover, graduate students will have fewer contacts than undergraduates because of their strong professionalism.
5. What is the cost of going abroad? Can children work outside to earn money? How much can the scholarship be given?
Higher education in Britain is one of the most expensive countries in the world. The average university has an annual tuition and living expenses of at least 20,000-30,000 pounds. Schools like Oxford and Cambridge have to pay tuition not only to the school, but also to the college, plus accommodation and living expenses, which is about 50. 1 10,000 years. There are two ways to reduce the family burden, one is to work, and the other is to get a scholarship. Generally speaking, international students who have obtained a student visa for more than 6 months can work in the UK, usually up to 20 hours a week, and they can work full-time during holidays without applying for a separate permit. There are many opportunities for international students to work part-time or on holidays in Britain, such as English fast food restaurants, English restaurants/restaurants, English telemarketing, English teaching, English marketing, English office work and so on. You can get information about short-term jobs in the UK through the following channels: CareersServiceOffice in British schools. The UK Employment Center is an employment agency that serves the public in the location of British schools. Billboards in British schools; Advertisements in local British newspapers; On local holidays in Britain, such as Christmas and Easter, many British shops will post job advertisements in their windows. Tell your friends, teachers or landlords about your job hunting intention. Maybe they will know some information about working in Britain, which will make it easier for you to find a job in Britain.
6. What is the approximate timetable for the application? When did the family start to prepare funds in advance?
Under normal circumstances, applications for popular majors in good schools will be closed in March and April of the following year, and some schools have already closed their applications in January and February. However, due to the surge in applications, the Business Department of Edinburgh University stopped accepting applications from China students in June last year. Durham University completed its business course in January. During this period, there will be Spring Festival in China, Christmas and New Year's Day in Britain, and at least one month will be a holiday. Therefore, the time for accepting applications is only three or four months. The later, the more intense the competition. Therefore, most good students, or students who want to apply for a good school, submit the first batch of materials after the first batch of applications, that is, after the school starts. But at this time, it is necessary to ensure the integrity of the submitted materials. In other words, in order to submit the application in the first batch and get the OFFER, students must prepare all materials including IELTS before September. However, the competition for 13' s autumn application has become fierce, and some students have received an offer today.
7. Compared with domestic universities, how much have you learned in the UK?
The difference in teaching quality is an important reason why many China students choose to study in Britain. Over the years, after the large-scale enrollment expansion, and because of the defects in the administrative management system of colleges and universities, the phenomenon of uneven and shoddy teaching quality in colleges and universities in China has become more and more obvious. From the most basic point of view, professors should care whether students have really learned something and gained new ideas. However, in today's higher education in China, it is difficult to find such a professor. However, in Britain, this is an educational ethics that has been implemented for centuries. Many foreign students can recall how the university teacher carefully revised every word of the paper. It is also a common sight for professors and students to discuss and explore together in class. There is no doubt that you can really learn more in British universities than most universities in China. Moreover, British universities have complete professional settings.
8. What major should I choose to go to England? Do liberal arts students have an advantage or science students have an advantage?
One of China students' favorite majors is money-related, such as economics, finance and accounting. There is also one that deals with numbers more, such as mathematics and engineering. Students majoring in economics and finance generally want to work in investment banking, consulting, banking and other jobs with higher starting salaries after graduation. Some engineering students have also jumped into the financial field, so it is more convenient for Wen Pin to work in a multinational company with an engineering background. There are a few international students from China who study history, philosophy, physics and other occupations that are relatively unpopular and not closely related to their work. We advocate that college students should try their best to use four years of college as a stage to try new things, and students should follow their personal interests more and not take the relationship between major and occupation too seriously. Because in fact, your child's subject is secondary in the workplace. What employers really need to test is children's thinking ability and ability to do things, which can't be learned by others. If career planning is really an important goal, it is suggested to learn more hard courses with higher thresholds, such as second language, computer, engineering and so on.
9. What kind of children can go to a prestigious school? How did those excellent children go to Oxford and Cambridge? Can our children apply for prestigious schools?
Diversity is an important principle of university enrollment in Britain. British universities believe that only in a diversified campus can students learn more from the school atmosphere. Therefore, British universities, especially the so-called prestigious schools, are very concerned about whether every admitted student can bring something new and irreplaceable to this school. Children who can go to a prestigious school do not need to be among the best in exam results (generally, the average score is only above average), but they must have very outstanding characteristics.
How good is "excellent"? Imagine that every year, the best children in the world apply for those so-called prestigious schools, which is equivalent to millions of people grabbing up to tens of thousands of opportunities. In order to stand out in this fierce competition, you must make great achievements in a certain aspect, have deep participation and generate a lot of thinking. For example, it may not be enough to do model couplet, because there are many people doing model couplet. And the sponsors of the model association conference have more say than ordinary model association representatives. For another example, it is not enough to be a small reporter, because there are too many people working as small reporters, but if your child spends a lot of time writing a very in-depth and professional report, which has attracted national attention and even promoted some changes, then it is very competitive. Moreover, the interview questions at Oxford University are very strange, such as: What is normal for human beings? Are those who engage in extreme sports or challenge the limits at the expense of their own or others' lives heroes or fools? Of course, having an awesome resume is only the first step. Equally important is how your children present their experiences.