Is language important for studying art abroad? This is a problem that most art students pay close attention to. After all, the most important thing for studying art abroad is the collection of works and language, both of which are indispensable. Today, Natural Light will introduce you to the problem of studying art language abroad, mainly focusing on whether there are shortcuts to improve your language performance, the impact of language performance on offer, school selection, and the relationship between IELTS and TOEFL, as well as the different directions. Students who need to see it together!
Is there any shortcut to improve language performance?
One of the most frequently asked questions is which is easier to score and which is easier to take the IELTS or TOEFL test. In addition, where can I get higher scores. Like the question the day before yesterday, some students asked whether the score would be higher if they went to Hong Kong, Macao or Southeast Asia for the exam.
First of all, it needs to be clear that as long as you have strong ability, it is easy to take any exam. So when time allows, don't think about taking shortcuts. There are some ways and means, but these so-called "shortcuts" are uncertain. Only practical ability can give you the most stable results. And even if we find a shortcut and meet the exam, what should we do after we get the offer and go abroad? With a high score of 0, can you really graduate successfully? Therefore, we need to remind you that whether you are learning a language or preparing a portfolio of works, you can't face it with an exam oriented mentality. The result is not the most important, but the process is the most important. It is through your efforts that you get the strength that matches the offer. Therefore, the so-called shortcuts and techniques are not without, but they are actually the next best thing.
For example, where to take the exam will get a higher score. Some students are not good enough. They have taken the IELTS test in Beijing and Shenyang, but their scores still fail to meet the requirements of the institutions. Later, they tried to take the exam in Hong Kong, and they took the oral English test of 7.0, while the previous tests in the mainland were 6.5. You may see such "results", and you will think that Hong Kong and Macao are better places to score. But in fact, this student is an international school in high school and has lived abroad for a period of time. His spoken English is very good, and his accent is very good. When Natural Light Admissions Officer works critical, he is one of the few students who can achieve full English presentation, and can answer the Admissions Officer fluently High school students who can talk freely. In the domestic exam, if the IELTS speaking score exceeds 7, it will involve the second trial. Sometimes in China, in order to avoid the second trial, the score will be lowered, and the strength of 7 points will be given to 6.5, but students with 8 points will not be forced to score. In terms of students, going to Hong Kong and Macao for examinations has advantages, because they will not be scored lower. But speaking ability itself is in the range of 5 or 6. Going to Hong Kong and Macao, or even going abroad to Southeast Asia, will not make much difference. Therefore, changing the exam location is not 100% a good result.
To sum up the above, is there any shortcut for language test? The answer is yes. Most language training institutions will teach some answering skills, but to be honest, there will be some improvement in the short term, but the improvement is really only about the score, not the ability. For the study and life after going abroad, it can not solve the fundamental problems. In particular, students who study art, unlike those who study science and business, do not have formula operations or fixed models. Their learning state attaches great importance to concepts and requires understanding and expression. The language is not up to standard. The simplest thing is that it is very difficult to work with classmates on projects after going abroad. Therefore, don't think about taking shortcuts until you have to. It's better to make a plan when you decide to study art abroad, allocate the collection of works and time management of language, and don't think of mending language until you are close to the application.
The impact of language performance on offer and school selection:
The language achievement is not enough, can you be admitted exceptionally? What is the probability of exceptional admission? To what extent will the collection of works be accepted exceptionally? The collection of works is really strong, but without language scores, the school will give me a conditional offer, right? I believe many students will have problems with this.
If the strength of the work collection is strong enough and the language performance is not up to the standard, there is a chance to make an exception, but note that it is "there is a chance". If the collection of works is strong enough and the language score is sufficient, it will be admitted without accident. Therefore, in terms of probability, if you want to secure an offer, you'd better improve your language scores.
If the language score is not up to the standard, there is a chance to make an exception. So how should we strive for it?
First of all, we can consider getting offers for offline interviews. Every September to December, the official admissions office of colleges and universities will come to China for interviews. The handwritten colleges and professional paper-based offers you see from various institutions are basically obtained during the interview. This kind of interview often sends guaranteed pre course offers that can not submit the language temporarily, or conditional offers that can make up the language. However, in the same interview, we also have students with complete materials who passed the online interview and directly accepted the offer of RCA Huangyi. So between "opportunity" and "certainty", the latter is more stable.
In addition to the interview, you can also choose to apply at the EA stage. After all, the students who submitted the collection of works at the EA stage account for a small part of the total base. At this time, the competitive pressure is less, and the recruiter is less likely to encounter offers with excellent collection of works and language. According to the annual experience, the number of Conditional Offers issued in this stage is much higher than that in other periods.
In addition, another student asked the day before yesterday whether there was any difference between a conditional offer and a normal offer, and whether the tutor would know that you are taking a conditional offer after admission, and think that your ability is questionable. The tutor will never know what offer you are taking, so don't worry about it. But we need to worry that if the language scores still fail to meet the requirements of the school before the deadline, the Conditional Offer will become a piece of waste paper. You may miss Dream School because of the language and have to choose another school.
Will language scores affect school choice?
Yes. As early as two years ago, in 2016, when Natural Light had just started an enrollment officer review project in the industry, Chris, the former enrollment officer from SVA, talked about that he made a tour presentation in China on behalf of SVA, and helped many students review the collection of works. Among them, many works made him feel amazing. Even some high school students reached the height of their collection of works, whether in terms of skills or ideas, They are all mature, which makes him feel unbelievable. However, as an admissions officer, he could not even communicate with these students. He was more worried about the difficulty of these students' English to meet the requirements of SVA than his portfolio.
We also often meet students from Top10 colleges who have not enough language scores in their work collections. Some of these students are admitted by virtue of their excellent work collections, but some of them are excellent but not so good that they can break the rules. Finally, they can only choose colleges ranking around 20. This situation is especially obvious in the master's stage. After all, the master's English scores are very high. The IELTS is basically 6.5, 7.0, and the TOEFL is more than 90.
The relationship and difference between IELTS and TOEFL:
The so-called "relationship and difference" here refers to Application for studying abroad in arts In the process, how are the two exams different. A student asked, the school said that the IELTS TOEFL can be handed in, then what should I hand in? Because some art schools in the United States recognize two kinds of examinations, but most of the British only recognize IELTS, so the IELTS test can be used in both Britain and the United States, which is "easier".
Indeed, both English and American institutions of IELTS are highly adaptable, and TOEFL is basically only available in North America. So, is IELTS the only test? In fact, the TOEFL or IELTS test depends on where your application focuses. If the focus of the application is in the United States, it must be to prepare for the TOEFL. Even if you have a good IELTS score, you'd better take the TOEFL exam, because it is more targeted to American institutions. On the contrary, if the application focuses on the UK, you should carefully prepare for IELTS.
However, there will also be a situation where the United States and the United States apply for both applications, which requires more consideration, such as whether there is sufficient time and which one the United States and the United States prefer. For example, a student's target major is fashion design. Dream School is St. Martin and Lunshi in the UK, but some American schools will also try to apply, and the preparation period is not enough. Time is tight. In this case, you can choose to major in IELTS.
In conclusion, for a single country, it is better to choose a more regionally targeted exam. For applications from many countries, if you have enough time, you should prepare more. If you are short of time, you should focus on the country where Dream School is located.
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