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Generally, December is warmer than January. February is the coldest.
I suggest that you interview in January as some schools may not have interviews in February anymore. It's a little late.
2013-09-30 18:33:42
Yes, I initially think so. But without talking with your child, it is difficult to tell. One of the most important things is that she wants to go to a girl school. If she doesn't then don't force her as she may not do well, being in a school that she doesn't want to be at may not be beneficial for her academics.
2013-09-29 16:46:45
Anytime you deal with sending food to the US, you may come across some problems as the US is very strict with letting food in the country.
2013-09-29 15:48:57
Many schools will require you to complete the application before they will let you have an interview. But there are many which do not, so you should call the school to see if you can have the interview with completing the application.
For top 10 boarding schools, you need 100 TOEFL. SSAT should be in the 90th percentile, although schools will give some leeway for English.
2013-09-29 15:47:54
It's fine. You can make appointment again.
2013-09-29 15:43:34
Costco
Target
Staples
2013-09-29 15:42:21
Ask very nicely. Honesty is very important to instill in your child, and if you use someone else to write it, that would be teaching your child something that is wrong. If the teacher refuses to write the recommendation, talk to the boarding school you are applying to and see if you can have the teacher from the year before, or find someone else comparable that can do it. But the boarding school should agree to it first.
2013-09-29 15:39:37
李秉光老师 is correct. It is very complicated. You should talk to an immigration lawyer. This one is supposed to be one of the best US immigration lawyer in HK: Eugene Chow 852 2838 1878
2013-09-29 15:36:28
http://www.conciergeforstudents.net/
They have tours, classes, etc. Recommended by many boarding schools on the east coast.
2013-09-29 15:30:42
If you are looking to boarding school in the US, and if your child is athletically inclined, then you should do sports that are available in the US, such as soccer or swimmng. The reason is because your child might want to use the sport to get into a good school. Basketball might be a reach unless your child is tall (although you won't know now). Badminton is fine since your child can transfer the hand-eye coordination to other racket sports.
2013-09-29 15:29:34
Gosh. Many people in Utah are Mormons. They are white and religious. You probably won't see a lot of Chinese people there, although if you want to go to a school that doesn't have a lot of Chinese students, that would be the place.

According to 2010 United States Census projections, the racial and ethnic makeup of Utah are as it follows. :

84-88% White or European (one of the U.S. highest percentages of Whites/ European-Americans).
10% Hispanic/Latino (of any race).
2.5% American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
2% Asian-American.
7% Pacific Islander.
2.5% African American.
est. 4-5% Some other race.

A majority of the state's residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As of 2007, 60.7% of Utahns are counted as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, although only 41.6% of them are active members.[9][10] Mormons now make up about 34%–41% of Salt Lake City,[9] while rural areas tend to be overwhelmingly Mormon.
2013-09-29 15:26:09
When I daughter transferred from PEA to Milton, she didn't have to take the SSAT again. But that was because she took it the year before. You should ask, she did, and Milton waived it.
As for TOEFL, it all depends on your English skills. If it's not good, then you would benefit from the TOEFL. IELTS is fine too. But you should find out from individual schools what they want to see.
You need grades from last 3 years to send to the schools you are applying to.
2013-09-29 15:22:34
Sorry don't know any in Shanghai but 逐梦教育 (in Shenzhen and Guangzhou) is supposed to be one of the best in China. I know a lot of Shanghai and Beijing students go there to study during holidays.
2013-09-29 15:17:03
Sorry don't know any in Shanghai but 逐梦教育 is supposed to be one of the best in China. I know a lot of Shanghai and Beijing students go there to study during holidays.
2013-09-29 15:16:29
Many schools have their own requirement for calculators. I suggest you ask the math teacher first before you buy it.
2013-09-29 15:01:30
Many schools have second hand books in their bookstore that you can buy for a fraction of the cost of new books. You can also get second hand books on Amazon. Your child should talk to the teacher for each class whether he/she needs to have those books.
2013-09-29 14:58:26
If you go to a community college, and if you do well, you can transfer to a college or university. If you repeat a year, then you have to spend another year in G11. If you have the ability, you should apply directly to university.
2013-09-29 14:56:00
English ability is very important. She needs to be fluent for the interview to be accepted to some of the best schools. Many of the top boarding schools will not take students for G11 unless the student's English ability is close to a native English speaker.

One thing that you might want to consider, is that your daughter is young. Due to the one child policy, children in China are generally less mature when compared to American students of the same age. You may want to repeat a year to make sure that she learns social skills.

Many of the top schools will require PSAT or SAT when the student is applying to G11.
2013-09-29 14:48:47
http://boarding-schools.findthebest.com/d/c/Secondary
Do not look at this list as an absolute, just an indication of where the schools are. Ranking changes all the time.
For holidays you can use a concierge service recommended by many prep schools on the east coast. They take students on tours, college visits, etc. as needed: http://www.conciergeforstudents.net/
2013-09-29 14:42:48
Yes I do. It is a boarding school. The school is around top 25. They have 1-2 spaces for spring. But accceptance depends on grades, teacher recommendations and application. Soccer and basketball are good. Take the TOEFL and SSAT right away.
2013-09-29 14:38:55
Depending on the boarding school. Some schools need all international students to take the TOEFL . Some schools do not if your child is going to international school. Both my kids didn't take the TOEFL for PEA and Milton.
For boarding schools, they will definitely need to take the SSAT (not SAT). If you are applying to higher grades (G11 and above) , some schools will require the PSAT or SAT.
If your daughters are residents or US citizens, then she can go to a public school and they won't need to take the tests.
2013-09-29 14:35:53
Your TOEFL is fine to get you into many of the better, but not top schools. Since we don't know your grades, the extracurricular activities that you do, how your teachers perceive you, and how good your English is, it is very difficult to tell you where you can get in.
2013-09-29 14:29:57
The general belief is that the girls in girl schools are not nice to each other as they are jealous and catty. This may not be true. I was just at Miss Porter's two weeks ago and the school invited me to sit in one of the classes. All the girls are very polite to each other and take turns in answering questions. I was also told by the student who took me around that the girls interact well with each other and are nice to each other.
Both girls schools and co-ed schools have their own merits, and it depends on the character of your daughter where she should go. At a girls school your daughter will be working with only girls, but still have the opportunity to meet a lot of boys at out of school activities. In a co-ed school, your daughter will have more opportunity to socialize and interact with boys.
2013-09-29 14:28:14
Noble and Greenough School is #18 on the Forbes list.
Location: Dedham, Mass.
Founded: 1866
Ivy/MIT/Stanford pipeline*: 27%
Student/Faculty ratio: 6:1
Faculty holding advanced degrees: 60%
Endowment: $73 million
Notable alumni: Louis Agassiz Shaw, inventor of iron lung; JFK attended lower school

Historically known as a feeder school for Harvard University. Began admitting girls in 1975.

* Based on percentage of graduates over the last five years (unless otherwise noted) matriculating into Ivy League schools (Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University) as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
2013-09-26 08:05:38
One more thing, there are many good boarding schools in the States that will take a students with TOEFL scores in the 80s range. However, they will also need to look at SSAT scores, grades, comments, extracurricular activities and the essays.
2013-09-26 07:57:06
Here is my suggestion. Children have good and bad days, depending on their mood. Sometimes they will do better at a test and sometimes not as good. I suggestion is that if you can, take as many tests as possible. You can choose the test with the best result to send to the schools. So register for all of them, even if your child doesn't have time to study and prepare. Plus, the more your child takes these tests, the more adept he/she will be, and the scores may be better.
2013-09-26 07:54:36
http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/search-boarding-schools/OR00/00000000000/01/2001/020
This site will give you the information you are asking for.
2013-09-26 07:50:43
Since you are already in a school in the US, I believe that your English grade is sufficient and you don't need to take the TOEFL. That is unless your English grade is not good then you might have to consider doing that. As for the SSAT, some schools will want it but some might waive that. When my daughter transferred from PEA to Milton, she didn't have to take the SSAT again since she already took one the year before.
Your chances are much better transferring from a US school to another US school. But the percentage depends on which school you are applying to.
2013-09-26 07:47:40
One of the reasons why you want to send your child to school in the States is because you want him/her to become independent. Due to the one-child policy, students in China do not have the social skills that students in the US have. The separation, oftentimes, is more difficult for the parents than the child, and I have seen many cases like this. My recommendation is if your child has the ability to get into a good boarding school, then you should go that route.
2013-09-26 07:43:10
Yes the transcript should reflect the year of the student and whether he/she is in an honors class or course. A equates to 90 and above, B equates to 80-90 and so on.
2013-09-26 07:38:21
Since we do not know his grades and his abilities, it is best that you talk to his adviser. However, from what you say, he is having a somewhat difficult time in school and perhaps it would be best that he repeats Grade 9.
2013-09-12 06:51:27
Here are the things schools look at when your child is applying: 1) Grades, 2) Extracurricular Activities, 3) SSAT and TOEFL scores, 4) Teacher Recommendation, 5) Interviews and 6) Essays.

We need to know at least the grades and the projected test scores to be able to make any recommendation. for example, your son may have won awards in the math olympiad, but if he has a B average as compared to an A average, then the school list would be different.

Most top schools require you to take the TOEFL and not the TOEFL Junior.
2013-09-08 19:17:43
Many schools have AP Economics. You can either go into their websites to go on this one to take a look: http://boarding-schools.findthebest.com/d/c/Secondary or this one: http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/
2013-09-08 19:11:37
If you have a choice, then your child should go to a boarding school since this will give him/her more opportunities during the day to learn English. If your child is at home with you then he/she will not have as many opportunities speaking in English.

Socializing with friends is a way for a single child to learn life skills, such as sharing, cooperating, caring about each other and taking care of each other. You can always stay close by the school.

All the top schools would like to see SSAT and TOEFL scores.

Application requirements are different for every school so you need to check their websites.

If you don't have a green card, that will only affect your application when you are applying to a public school or if you are applying for financial aid.

Yes, all the top schools require US students to also take the SSAT as part of the application.
2013-09-08 19:09:49
No, the schools will not share your application and personal information with other schools in the same area. However, if you are applying through the SSATB or Gateway systems, all the schools you are applying to will get the same information.
2013-09-08 18:58:15
November, before Thanksgiving is a good time. Otherwise some schools will let you interview in January. Please note that some schools will not let you schedule an interview until you have submitted the complete application.
2013-09-08 18:55:41
These schools do not only look at your SSAT and TOEFL scores. The other important factors are grades, interviews, teacher recommendations, English standard, essays and extracurricular activities. Many students who apply there have the same SSAT and TOEFL scores. In fact, I just had a conversation today with one of the admissions people at Milton and what is important is how the student is overall, not just test scores.
2013-09-05 05:18:03
There is no such thing in the US that is RIA boarding schools. However, if you are talking about schools on the native indian reservations, then it could mean Reservations Indian Affairs Boarding schools.

If it is a misspeling, then it might mean BIA = Bureau of Indian Affairs
2013-09-05 05:13:39
Please write to paulina@aceacademy.com and she can put you in touch with Joyce Morgan who can help you.
2013-09-05 05:08:48
Try this: http://www.conciergeforstudents.net/
Or this: http://www.bostonccg.com/bccgprep.php

They should have good suggestions for you.
2013-09-05 05:04:03
1) For SSAT, you can take it at least 4 times before the deadline for the application, in October, November, December and January. However, your child may have to fly to another place to take it, depending on the month.
I would not suggest that you go to a full day school to study TOEFL and SSAT. Your child needs to have current grades of a formal school when he/she applies.
2) Top schools would like to see the TOEFL, not the TOEFL Junior or SLEP.
2013-09-04 11:21:16
If the student is mature enough, I always suggest that they go to boarding school rather than stay in China. Both my children went to a good international school in Hong Kong. Even though the international school uses a US curriculum, my children still found it a lot more challenging in the States (at PEA).

The accept rate from China into good colleges in the States is not high; too many good students from China applying to too few spaces. The accept rates from boarding schools to colleges are higher, providing that the student is not at the bottom of the class.
2013-08-26 12:07:54
Your son's academic level is one of the most important things when he applies to boarding schools in the States. Aside from that, he needs to have good English skills as he will need that for his essays and interviews to compensate for his grades. For the top boarding schools, he needs at least 100 for TOEFL and must do well on his SSAT.
2013-08-26 12:02:17
You have a few chances to take the TOEFL and SSAT, so you should do that this year. For the January SSAT, you can still use that score for the application.

Most of the top schools do not take students in January. It is also not as good to go in January since all the students would have gone in September and your child will feel left out.
2013-08-21 17:30:47
If your child goes to a day school, depending on the family, he/she may not have a lot of supervision. They can play computer until all hours of the night. In many boarding schools, they have lights out for students of a certain age.

Also if he/she is in a boarding school, then they will have more chances to talk to other students in the evenings to improve his/her English. If your child wants to go to a good university, first and foremost, he/she needs to have good English ability.

Then he/she also have easy access to people/teachers who can help with homework.

Also if they are in boarding schools, he/she will not miss out on dorm activities in the evenings.
2013-08-19 16:34:50
There is one option that I would like to suggest. A top 60 university contacted me and said that if a student is admitted to one of their prep schools for one year, then they are also accepted to the university. Please contact me for more information as the school doesn't want me to disclose its name.
2013-08-19 14:28:37
After the interview, the student should ONLY write to the interviewer IF they have something important or new to tell the interviewer.

It's also alright to ask questions, but make sure that the questions are not already written on the website of the school.
2013-08-19 14:25:24
Some schools will want the application to be complete before they will let your child have an interview, while others do not. You should call to ask the school.

It is always better to have an interview. I really suggest it because it shows how much you want to go to the school.
2013-08-18 15:09:55
My daughter's friend is currently at that school. He says that he is enjoying himself, even thought the academics are challenging.
2013-08-18 15:06:42
I do not suggest that you stop school for one year as the academics and extracurricular activities will matter when you apply to boarding school. You have 2 choices:
1) Try and get into a not so good boarding school now (there are still some places with spaces), and it will be easier for your daughter since the schools need the space and they may settle with a student whom they would normally not accept, or
2) Take intensive English program on the side to get her TOEFL, writing and SSAT scores up.
2013-08-18 15:05:27
What are your reasons for sending your child to a homestay school? Have you considered looking at boarding schools?
2013-08-14 18:36:32
Minimum is TOEFL 100. But you really should consider other factors, not just TOEFL. Other factors include, grades, SSAT scores, extracurricular activities, recommendations, interview and essays.
2013-08-14 18:34:42
Dorm life experience far outweighs the benefit of staying with host families because the networking opporunities are expotentially higher.
2013-08-13 21:27:05
Perhaps you should consider a boarding school for your child since he will get to know more students in the evenings and also that he will learn more English in preparation for college.
2013-08-13 21:25:15
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2013-08-13 17:22:33
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2013-08-13 17:13:30
TOEFL 100 , better to have 110
But the most important thing, really, is not only the TOEFL. The school will also look at grades, extracurricular activities, SSAT scores, essays and recommendations. All those have to be good.
2013-08-13 17:10:48
My apologies for the short answer yesterday. I am traveling and my wifi got cut off so I didn't finish my reply. There are still good schools accepting students for G8 in September 2013 or January 2014. However, they do not want me to disclose their names. If you are interested, please let me know. dh9119@biznetvigator.com
2013-08-13 16:05:05
Well, just looking at your TOEFL is not enough. Of course you still need SSAT, extracurricular activities, grades, etc. to be considered for the school. And the most important is the recommendations and the essays.

As for the SSAT, do you have time to prepare, perhaps depending on how hard you work.
2013-08-12 20:17:34
感謝你回答問題：謝謝專家的回答。我在考慮兩個方案：一是讓他在國內私塾鞏固一年的知識同時申請九年級，但是尚未找到合適的私塾；二是去美國讀8年級申請高中，但不知道目前沒有英語成績是否能有學校接收？

Both options are okay. If you want to go in G8 in September 2013, you need to write to me at dh9119@biznetvigator.com.
2013-08-12 08:04:56
Many schools have bands that your child can participate in. Unless your child is very good in percussions, I suggest that you only send your child to a school that has a band or a lot of music. But I wouldn't suggest that you send him/her to a specialized music school. Otherwise you will limit his/her choices when applying to college.
2013-08-09 17:12:14
Most of the top schools will NOT take students in G11 unless their English is comparable to other top Chinese students who have been there for a couple of years.
2013-08-09 17:07:36
Generally not to late. But each school is different so you should call up each school to ask before you decide.
2013-08-09 17:03:05
I am sorry but I do not agree with your child. The school your child will be applying to (if it is one of the better ones) will want to know why he/she took a year off, and will frown on the fact that he is taking a gap year. They need the latest grades and will want to know the extracurricular activities that makes your child a well-rounded person.
You have a few options:
1) Keep on studying in school and learn English outside of school. Then apply to go in September 2014 for G9.
2) Try to get into a school for September 2013 or January 2014 in the US for G8. After a year, transfer to a school that is of a higher level. There are still reasonably good school (top 50) that will take students for September 2013 and January 2014.
3) Go to a junior high school for G8, there are still some who will take students now.
2013-08-09 17:00:44
嘟嘟妈 is correct. I am an alumna of PEA and both my children also went there, although they are slightly older than her child. And of course I am a lot older!

I agree with 嘟嘟妈 to read the course guide of your child's school well.

Furthermore, it is important for you to talk to the advisor, who should be assigned to your child. If there's no advisor, then I suggest to you talk to the Dean of Students of the school to find out more about your child's course schedule for the next 4 years. This is to make sure that he takes the courses that are in line with the requirements of the schools and to maximize on the honors/AP courses that he will need to apply to college.
2013-08-09 16:46:06
Both my children signed up with AXA last year for their medical insurance. One is in boarding school and the other one in college. I found that it is quite good. If you need more information, you can write to my friend Mr. Hung at hhung008@gmail.com to find out more. You can either get just hospital stay or you can get outpatient too.
2013-08-09 16:33:14
I know a homeschool student who got into PEA 2 years ago. He has adjusted well and is doing well academically there.

My suggestion is that since your child has been homeschooled, perhaps you should consider the following:
1) I suggest your child go to boarding school (not homestay) so that he will learn more social skills and how to interact with other students.
2) Find a school that is nurturing and understands what a student has to go through adjusting to boarding school life.
3) Talk to the schools when you are interviewing to find out more about how they help the child adjust to school life.
2013-08-09 09:43:30
I have 2 children who attended boarding school in the US. One graduated from PEA and one is still at Milton.

1. One of the reasons why I want them to study at a boarding school is because they have more chance to socialize with other students.

2. The other is to improve the English skills when they talk to their friends.

3. The third is that boarding schools have study hours and lights out rules that the students have to follow. Host parents may or may not be able to monitor the students all the time and let them play with the computer until all hours of the night.

4. Your son may or may not need to take the SSAT again, depending on the school he is applying to. But I suggest you do it anyway since he will probably do better this time round.

5. As for TOEFL, if your son’s English is good enough, then he will not need to do it. Please ask his advisor.

6. You still have time to prepare, but your son should start looking at the schools and the applications soon.
2013-08-07 16:29:32
You don't need to bring any books over. The best thing is to let your child read more English books that are recommended by the school. This way your child will learn more English so that he/she can communicate better in class and with classmates. It is best that he not translate from his Chinese books to English.
2013-08-06 09:46:09
Typewritten is fine. You do not need to write the school name and address on the essay, but that also depends on whether they ask you to fill in your information. Just follow the directions on the application form. For the question, does it say, "Write anything that you are passionate about." If that is the case, then you should write something that you love to do and the most important thing is that the school hears your voice.
2013-08-06 09:42:19
If you repeat G11, your grades for both G11 years will reflect in your transcript when you apply to college. However, if you can have a drastic improvement for the second G11 year, and you have a very good reason for repeating G11, then the college will understand. But you will need to keep the grades up for G12, and not have them go down again.
2013-08-06 09:39:10
Contribution to community means extracurricular activities. Things your child can do can be volunteer work, school newspaper, school year book, sports that your child can compete in, music that he can perform for the school audience. All these are things that you child can contribute to the community.

You don't need to worry too much about this until your child goes to the school. When your child is there, he should consider joining different activities.

If you are filling out your application, it probably means what your child would like to do at the school.
2013-08-06 09:36:34
There is another question from this parent. 那么是学校决定他上7还是8，对吗？
You and the school should decide when you apply. The school will give you suggestions as to which grade your child is suitable to go to.
2013-08-01 13:14:34
Loomis Chaffee is a medium-sized school of around 650 students located in the suburbs of Connecticut. It is one of the top schools in the US, and a member of the Ten Schools (Choate, Deerfield, Hill, Hotchkiss, Lawrenceville, Loomis Chaffee, Andover, Exeter, St. Paul’s and Taft). It is in the suburbs north of Hartford, CT. It’s about 2 hours west of Boston and on the way to New York from New England.

Average SSAT score is around 80% and you will probably need TOEFL score close of 100.

My understanding is that it is not easy to get into this school from China as there are a lot of applicants from there. But this would be the same for all the top schools.
2013-08-01 12:30:21
How difficult it is depends on the following:
1) Your grades
2) Teacher recommendations
3) Extracurricular activities
4) English ability
How are you doing in these areas? Suggest that if you are going to change schools to try this year too, instead of waiting until next year.
2013-08-01 11:46:43
yes, you are correct
2013-08-01 11:40:57
Depending on how old you are, you can look at this site: http://www.aesu.com/whyaesu/default.aspx

Otherwise, perhaps you can get a few friends together, pay for a chaparone, and go to Disney Land or Disney World.

There are also concierge services with chaparoned trips: http://www.conciergeforstudents.net/
Skiing is fun. If you haven't done it before you should!
2013-07-30 17:16:29
This is a very comprehensive website on colleges, College Confidential: http://www.collegeconfidential.com/
For rankings, you can go to http://www.usnews.com/rankings

Things to watch out for:
1) Grades must be going up and not down
2) Any extracurricular activities, and leadership positions (like captain or president) in those activities. Activities can include sports, community service, school newspaper, etc.
3) Any working experience during the summer
4) SAT scores
5) TOEFL scores if necessary
6) How many AP courses your child is taking
7) Know the schools: college visits
2013-07-30 16:23:56
美國的高中可以分為哪幾類，各適合什麼類型的孩子？另外，判斷一個學校是否符合自己的孩子重點考慮哪幾個方面？

In general, most US high schools are separated into the following categories:
Public Day School, Private Day School and Private Boarding School. There are other specialized schools, like military, special education, religious, etc.
When your child chooses a school, ask the following:
1) Big or small
2) Countryside, city or in between
3) All boys, all girls or co-educational
4) What sports does the school have
5) What extra-curricular activities does the school have
6) How strong is the school academically compared to the level of your child
2013-07-30 16:17:54
Since I went to Wharton myself, I would say that along with Harvard, they are one of the best MBA schools in the States. You can also look at Stanford and Chicago.

In Europe, you can look at LBS and Insead.

To get into these schools, you generally need some working experience so that you can share your experiences in class with other students. Perhaps you might want to find a summer job in the area that you would like to specialize in? This is to see if you like this field.
2013-07-29 18:13:11
学校的课程应不要停下来，因为学校需要看他最近的成绩，至于走读学校有很多选择，可是我们要先了解小孩的学习情况及程度，才可以推荐几所好的走读学校给他。但如果你想把你的小孩送到美国的学校念书的话，我建议您到寄宿学校比日校的好，因为他可以运用英语与同学多接触，多沟通。
2013-07-26 15:50:01
对于报考ＳＳＡＴ，月份方面是没有区别的。不过最好可以考两至三次，因为第二，三次的成绩一般都比第一次的好。但最后一次的SＳAT 应该要在一月份应考，然后家长可以先看小孩的成绩再把成绩单发送到不同的学校。
2013-07-26 15:49:10
ＣＨＯＡＴＥ的生活都跟一般顶尖的学校区别差不多，不过要看看小孩的性格是否外向、成熟，喜欢跟同学交流与否等，以上因素都会影响小孩适应学校生活，可是一般学生大都需要一年的适应期。
2013-07-26 15:45:27
1）申请7年级还是8年级呢? Depends on his English ability, grades and maturity.
2）考小托福在哪里报名啊？https://toeflrts.ets.org/OnlineRegistration/rts/StartPage.jsp
3）他应该考哪个级别的？ TOEFL Junior
4）SSAT不分级别吧？Take the Lower level SSAT (for Grade 7 students)
5）不分级别初中各年级学生生一起考的话，那他比8和9年级的孩子的分数和百分比应该会低，学校怎麽看这个数值呢？The schools your child is applying to will take into account that he is in Grade 7 so not to worry.
2013-07-25 10:47:31
For Hotchkiss, TOEFL minimum is 100, so your child's score is good enough. For English SSAT, your child should try to get close to 90 percentile (%).

The school will not only look at the scores; they will also look at grades, extracurricular activities and how passionate your child is in what he likes to do. Most important are the essays.
2013-07-23 11:50:26
For Hotchkiss, TOEFL minimum is 100, so your child's score is good enough. For English, your child should try to get close to 90 percentile (%).

The school will not only look at the scores; they will also look at grades, extracurricular activities and how passionate your child is in what he likes to do. Most important are the essays.
2013-07-23 11:49:55
First of all, you should ask yourself whether you want your daughter to go to university in the US or Canada. If you are planning on sending her to university in the US, then I suggest that you look at US boarding schools. However, having said that, a lot of students from Canadian schools also get accepted by universities in the US.
2013-07-23 11:44:48
Usually not if your child's English is good enough. It all depends on the high school your child is at, his English grades and his SAT English scores. You child's high school counselor will advise what your child should do. My son is a sophomore (二级) at Penn (宾州大学) and went to PEA for 3 years. When he applied, he didn't need to submit any TOEFL scores.
2013-07-23 11:41:50
I know a trustee (受托人)from Portsmouth Abbey very well. His son is very smart and can easily go to a school like PEA. But the trustee decided to let him go to PA. He says that the school is underrated (低估). The school is smaller and so is very nurturing and the students are very well taken care of, both academically and mentally.
2013-07-23 11:33:30
In English: Hepatitis B antibody is negative

You should have your doctor immunize your daughter against all the hepatitis, if you haven't done so already.
免疫注射

It would be good to let the school know since US people are strict about the medical records.
2013-07-19 11:19:19
I have been the 美国宾夕法尼亚大学—招生及入学面试委员会，南中国及香港区主席 for the last 27 years. Many schools, like PEA do not have AP courses. However, if students take the harder courses (called honors courses) at PEA, they can already take the AP exam. Universities, when they evaluate students, want the students to be taking the hardest courses that they can, and do well in them. They don’t mind that a student does not have the opportunity to take AP courses. Just make sure that the course your child is taking is at the AP level. Otherwise, take some courses on the side during the summer.
2013-07-19 11:01:02
你的女儿为学校社区作出了这麽多的贡献，真是一个非常全面的学生！

请问你的女儿是在2013年9月就读高一吗？我需要看看她的SSAT成绩以及她的级数，才可以告诉你她应该进入什麽类型的学校。即使你的女儿现在是高一，但许多顶尖学校都会因为英文程度，而不会取录来自中国的学生就读G11。此外，顶级学校多会要求学生的TOEFL在100或以上。然而，当你申请入读时，你应该询问学校，他们是否认为你的女儿应就读G11，还是应该留在G10。

大多数顶尖学校并不会於2014年春季取录学生。不过，有一些级别於30至50的学校会找我帮忙，於2013年秋季和2014年春季收生。如果你有兴趣的话，请让我知道。
2013-07-19 10:44:44
Dana Hall has around 20% international students. So if you factor in the students from Hong Kong, Korea, India and Japan, there should not be a lot of students from China. Most of the top schools have a large Asian population, but many of them are born in the States.

No, not a lot of students end up going to Wellesley. This is their matriculation list for the last 5 years: http://www.danahall.org/college_counseling/matriculation_list
Dana Hall sends their students to some of the best colleges in the country.

Dsna Hall's tuition is on the high side, possibly because it is a smaller school.

You might want to know, just in case, that Dana Hall is an all girls school.
2013-07-19 08:45:04
一般情況下，各個年級學生的年齡是與中國的相同。因此，在9年級的學生應該是14歲。然而，很多學生來自中國和韓國的學生會重讀，當他們去寄宿學校，便會重讀一年。我曾經看過有18個月的年齡差距，因此，學生在9年級時就有15歲以上了。而除非有一個很好又充份的理由，良好的寄宿學校不希望看到學生們重讀太多次。

大學是沒有年齡限制的。隻要在合理的年齡范圍內和理由，他們便會取錄學生。有許多學生會在進入大學之前，前往工作或玩玩(Gap Year)，差距一年之多。
2013-07-18 17:35:43
当你的孩子决定入读某间学校而又被取录后，学校会指派一位指导老师(Advisor)跟进学生的情况。大部份指导老师会跟进学生整个学年甚至数个学年，但有时候亦会转换老师，最重要便是於你的孩子入学前，与那位老师商讨孩子应该选择那些科目、运动或课外活动。指导老师亦应该为你的孩子准备一个全面性的计划，你亦要清楚向老师查询孩子应该选择那个科目、那种运动及课外活动最为适合。若没有指导老师跟进，你便应该与学院院长(Dean of Students)说说孩子应该做怎麽。

我与我的两个孩子也是就读於PEA的。於PEA时，除了几个课程外，学生可以於9年级时选择不同的课程。例如，学生一定要选择英文科。若选数学科，选择较高程度便要参加评级试。学生亦可多选一个语言科及2个其他科目。但这4年间，无论科学科、理科、文科或其他科也会有特定的课程数目要求。所以最重要是为你的孩子安排一个良好又平均的选科，以减轻课程的压力。

对於教师的水平或标准，不同的网站会有学生对教师的意见。当你知道那间学校和那些老师后，你可以到其中一个网址http://www.ratemyteachers.com作为参考。

在美国有超过300所不同的寄宿学校，当中都有不同的层次。重要的是，你所选择的学校是可以与孩子的水平相媲美的。有时，学生在不知不觉中入读了一间有很多中国学生的学校，或者入读一间学校为迎合多动症(ADHD)儿童的学校。这就是著重於你为你的孩子选择那间学校。当你与你的孩子接受面试时，尽量多问问题。如果可以，在你的孩子申请入读前或接纳入读后，到你所选择的学校参观一下。当你参观学校时，在校园与其他学生交谈一下。
2013-07-18 17:22:20