Sukiyaki, sashimi and octopus balls are authentic and delicious cherry blossom countries in Japan.
There are also very gentleman Britain and cheese-loving America.
It is a very worthwhile choice to go to a university in another country (region) to exchange or visit, experience a completely different style and save boring and monotonous life.
However, it is still a bit troublesome to apply for an exit (country) exchange. In order to help friends who have this idea quickly understand what preparations they have to make, the editorial department has specially launched this "Guide to Outbound (Country) Communication"!
Information acquisition channels of foreign exchange projects
Searching for "school name+international office" on Baidu or WeChat can generally be found.
Everyone should remember to pay attention to the notices and mass emails in the class group in time. Many important notices in universities are sent through these two channels.
Conditions for outbound communication
Let's take this project in the picture as an example to explain to you what conditions are needed for the exit (country) exchange project.
Most programs are limited to sophomores, juniors or graduate students.
Although freshmen can't apply, they can prepare for the language proficiency test in advance.
Some exchange programs require majors, so please remember to check them carefully before signing up.
Only CET-4 and CET-6 are required for exchange programs in a few areas.
Most regions will require IELTS TOEFL scores or language proficiency test scores in local common languages.
Take some exchange programs in Japan as an example, as long as one of the Japanese proficiency test (that is, we usually say N 1 N2) or IELTS TOEFL score meets the application conditions.
When preparing language scores, please be sure to adhere to the principle of "the earlier you prepare, the better, and the higher your score, the better".
After all, it will take some time to announce the language scores.
Otherwise, it would be a pity to miss the application because the language scores have not come out.
Freshman must learn English well! Freshman must learn English well! Freshman must learn English well!
GPA, like language scores, is based on meeting the minimum requirements. The higher the better, the easier it will be to apply for a good school.
interview
Most applications for exchange programs must go through an interview process.
According to the language scores you submitted, the language used in the interview will also change.
If you apply for an exchange program in the Bay Area, you will be interviewed in English.
If you apply for a Japanese exchange program in Japan, you will be interviewed in Japanese.
It is best to consult the students who have participated in it in advance.
In the interview of exchange programs, three questions are often asked:
(1) Introduce yourself;
(2) Views on this major;
(3) Why did you choose to go to this university for exchange?
Prepare some materials properly and recite them in advance.
This information can be about your experience and understanding of your major, and why you are interested in the university/country/region you want to communicate with.
The language of the material should be consistent with the language used in the interview.
If it is a group meeting, don't be nervous.
? Credits and course selection
Some courses taken during the exchange period can be directly converted into school credits after returning to our school.
However, this transformation is regular. Remember to ask the secret about the rules of credit conversion before communication.
Generally speaking, credit conversion is mainly determined by the nature of the course and the name of the course.
Compulsory course credits can be converted into compulsory course or elective course credits; But the credits of elective courses can only be converted into credits of elective courses.
For courses with the same name and nature, the conversion of credits can be realized with high probability. If you see such a course during the communication, please choose it quickly.
At the same time, in order to avoid the tragic situation that there are no credits to transfer, which leads to the need to make up credits crazily after the exchange, it is best to choose more courses and take more credits in our school one semester before the exchange.
Exchange programs usually require exchanging the number and types of courses for students. The specific content of the requirements will vary with different projects.
Anyway, it won't be a big problem to abide by this requirement honestly.
Exchange grants/scholarships
For most exchange programs, the school will provide subsidies or scholarships.
As for the difficulty of application, each school is different.
Take University of Science and Technology Beijing and Xiamen University as examples. As long as you don't fail the course during the exchange, Xiamen University can get the subsidy. However, University of Science and Technology Beijing requires more than 85 points to apply for outstanding undergraduate funding programs.
In short, if you want that grant/scholarship, your grades must not be bad!
abstract
Generally speaking, if sophomores and juniors want to communicate, freshmen should try their best to maintain a relatively high GPA, and at the same time, they should try their best to prepare for English or small language exams and achieve the highest possible language scores.
Do these two things well, and there is basically no problem in going abroad (border).