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学生申请美国寄宿学校时，大多通过SSAT常规申请系统(SSAT Common Application)。亦有另一个名叫「Gateway」的，但很少一些学校会使用。一些顶尖学校（很少数）亦会有他们自己的申请途径。而有一些学校虽然都会在常规申请名系统单中，但他们也会有自己的申请表格。亦会有些学校除了接受常规申请，也会要求你填写补充形式的表格。当你申请时，应该独立分析个别学校的申请所需而加以配合。

若你的孩子现在是7年级，有一些学校或许不需要SSAT，但仍是使用它比较好，选择较低水平的(Lower Level)。而较高水平的SSAT(Upper Level)则适合於8至10年级的学生。当申请11至12年级的时候，有些学校需要学生参加SAT考试。
2013-07-18 16:43:49
雨儿，我也是两子女之家长，很明白你 感受。请不用担心，单看你女儿的成绩，絶对符合高申资格。只要能配合其他申请条件如她课外活动专长、个人特质等。我接触过的学生，有些拿取与你女儿相近的成绩，也能入读前30的高中哩！
2013-07-16 11:56:42
Another thing that I wanted to mention is that when you get to the States, if you have a Google account, you can sign up for Google Voice. Since you need to authenticate it when your daughter has a phone number, you can only do it when you are there. This service not only allows you to call via video, but you can call your daughter on her cell phone in case of emergencies. Please let me know if you need help on how to do that. It's a little complicated.
2013-07-13 18:11:48
恭喜你的女兒即將入讀寄宿學校！

1）這也是我為孩子們做的事情。您可以去AT＆T或Verizon為她選擇電話服務計劃，雖然還有很多其他的運營商可選，但這兩間在她的所在區域是比較普遍使用的。你需要確保簽訂服務計劃時，他們給你的手機SIM卡可以放入她目前正使用的手機內。你會發現有很多不同的計劃可供選擇，但我會建議你為她選擇一個包含網絡數據和短訊的服務計劃，這樣可以讓她在課餘出外時間上網(或她若迷路時可搜尋地圖)。我為我的孩子選擇了一個5G數據和可發最多短訊的計劃，因為孩子們會發很多短訊，當她發送太多時，你會發現這會比支付額外短訊收費，更便宜而又可以使用最大用量。

2）我不認為有必要購買一台新電腦，只要你安裝英文版本的Microsoft Office便可，這樣她就可以用來寫作業。她可能還需要使用Excel(試算表)或PowerPoint(簡報)。若網上瀏覽，瀏覽器可以設置為英語。如果你真的想要買一台新的電腦，可以到Staples或Target，因為他們的電腦收費合理，而且常常有銷售優惠。

3）不需要。因為有Google網上翻譯可以用(http://translate.google.com/#auto/en/)。然而，你可能會考慮購買一台可以連接到電腦的文字或繪畫平板電腦。對於平板電腦在市場上有很多選擇，你可以到電腦銷售店，問問他們現在最流行那一款，也建議你在出發前往美國之前購買。
2013-07-13 12:36:20
The acceptance rate is low for students applying to boarding schools from China. And the schools you are looking at are not easy to get into. Since boarding schools have a holistic approach in accepting students, you need to make sure that the school is a good fit for your child, which will raise the chances of being accepted. Also, depending on your child's profile, you might want to have your consultant add a few backup schools.
2013-07-12 14:49:57
My daughter is currently in boarding school in Boston. Because we have a family health plan, we did not buy the school recommended insurance. That was a mistake! My daughter got sick and was sent to the hospital. However, many things were not covered by our insurance. Next year we will change and use the insurance company that the school recommends since that covers what students generally need.
2013-07-12 14:43:38
Yes absolutely! Many of the participating host families are teachers and staff of the school. Find out more on registration day or talk to the Dean of Students.
2013-07-11 15:02:50
In many boarding schools, students are required to participate in athletics. Athletics mean any type of sports, be it varsity, junior varsity or club. Varsity teams are the top teams of a particular sport. Junior varsity team members may in the future be elevated to varsity teams if they reach the varsity level. Club sports are for students who want to do sports but do not want to go to competitions/matches.

Even if a student only want to do club sports, he or she should still fill in the PIAA form.
2013-07-11 15:00:27
The tuition for top independent boarding school in the US is generally around US45-52,000. Some schools, like Phillips Exeter Academy, have large endowments, and they will subsidize the students’ tuition. For example, the tuition at Exeter is US46,000, but the actual cost per student is closer to US55-60,000. The difference in tuition between day and boarding is generally around US10,000.



If you are looking to apply for financial aid or scholarship, you may not want to if you are not a US or Canadian citizen. Although many of the top schools are need blind (which means that they will accept the student before they decide whether to give money to subsidize the tuition), because of the bad economy, it will affect the acceptance rate of your child.



To factor in all the cost of going to a boarding school, it would be:



1. Tuition (room and board is included)

2. Pocket Money

3. Insurance

4. Transportation (plane ticket, buses to the airport, etc.)

5. Books (this should run around US1,000 per year, although I have found that it is generally more, closer to US2-3,000 per year as my children likes to buy books other than school books to read)

6. Room and board during holidays if your child doesn’t go back to China

如需译成中文，请告诉我
2013-07-11 13:54:08
First your child has to take the SSAT and TOEFL. Yes, it is possible to apply on your own, although I suggest that you talk to someone first before doing so. If you are interested, please send me his grades and I can give you some advice.
2013-07-11 13:53:05
Recently, US colleges have become more familiar with the IB curriculum. Both the IB and the AP are evaluated similarly. Colleges are more interested in how a student has performed within the curriculum of their high school. For example, colleges would like to see a student excel in the harder classes at school, regardless of whether they are studying the IB or AP curriculum. However, the difference comes from getting credits for the courses. Some schools may give less credit for IB than AP since (a) the US colleges don’t know the IB system as well, and (b) students under AP may have more background knowledge that is required by a certain course.
2013-07-11 13:32:12
这一切都取决于学生的英语水平。新的国际版本较易于阅读，标准英语版本则以传统英文书写法表达。我认为最好是由你找出那一版本是他们在学校里使用，然后再选取相似的。
2013-07-11 12:33:06