As the epidemic continues to get out of control in Europe, British Prime Minister Johnson and British Minister of Education Williamson announced. Starting from Friday (March 20), all schools (including kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, and universities) in the UK will suspend classes and cancel exams in this academic year to curb the spread of COVID-19. Coincidentally, in contrast to Australia, Prime Minister Morrison of Australia announced this morning that all non citizens and non residents are prohibited from entering Australia, which will take effect at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow. The two countries, Britain and Australia, announced major bills against the epidemic at almost the same time, which means that the attention of western countries to the epidemic is also gradually escalating. Next, let's take a look at what's new about the impact of the epidemic on the application for art study abroad this week?
What are the new trends of the epidemic affecting the application for art study abroad?
Many colleges accept IELTS and Duolingo scores as alternative language tests
Recently, due to the cancellation of the IELTS and TOEFL tests, many students are faced with the situation that they cannot obtain, or even fail to obtain, the UKVI IELTS and TOEFL scores required by the institutions. However, due to the continuous impact of the epidemic, many colleges and universities have begun to loosen up, and have indicated on their official websites that they accept IELTS scores or Duolingo scores as a substitute for language scores.
At present, the UK universities that accept the replacement of UKVI IELTS by ordinary IELTS include Loughborough University, Durham University, Lancaster University, Newcastle University, Liverpool University, etc. Universities that accept Duolingo's scores as a substitute for language scores include Art Center, Calarts, SAIC, Chapman University, Emerson College, Rhode Island School of Design, etc. However, the specific requirements are subject to the official website.
This is undoubtedly great news for students preparing for the language test. On the one hand, it can alleviate the shortage of test places caused by the relative concentration of language examinations required by colleges and universities to a certain extent. On the other hand, Duolingo is more affordable and takes less time than IELTS and TOEFL. Even the transcripts are distributed wirelessly for free, not to mention grabbing test places like IELTS and TOEFL.
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Compared with the UKVI IELTS, the general IELTS has more test sites and test places, and the IELTS official also promises that the number of test places for the IELTS paper and pencil test will double after the resumption of the test.
In this way, students preparing for the language test can have more choices according to the actual requirements of their colleges, rather than being passive and waiting for the re examination as before.
Of course, whether you can sign up for the test now or need to wait for the resumption of the language test, preparing for the test is still the top priority. If it is temporarily decided to change the examination method, it is more necessary to rehearse and practice the relevant examination mechanism, question bank and answer mode.
MICA, SAIC, SVA and other colleges and universities hold online freshmen welcome meetings
From the end of March, all major art schools will arrange online welcome meetings for freshmen in succession. Including currently known institutions including New York Institute of Visual Arts SVA, SAIC and MICA, according to the current international situation, it is expected that more colleges and universities will hold similar online welcome activities for freshmen.
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Students may not feel it necessary to participate in such activities, but in view of the special situation this year, we strongly recommend that students participate in similar online welcome activities organized by colleges and universities. First, many of these freshmen welcome meetings are actually introductions to colleges and seminars for students to get familiar with each other. They are very helpful for students to understand the general structure of colleges and get familiar with their classmates.
The second reason is that colleges and universities will also have relevant interactive Q&A links in similar online welcome activities. This year, due to the impact of the epidemic, the relevant policies of many countries and colleges and universities are not very clear, which is also an opportunity for students to get to know the colleges and universities.
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The third is that China is now at the forefront of international public opinion because of the epidemic. Similar online welcome conferences actually start from the perspective of colleges and universities, and also serve as a "reassuring pill" for students from China. It also represents the importance and recognition of colleges and universities to Chinese students. By participating in such activities, students can understand the attitude of colleges and universities, avoid unnecessary panic and tension, and seek help from colleges and universities in relevant aspects.
British, American and Australian universities give full online lectures, and students face the early end of their study abroad career
This should be the most profound change that has affected the students since this period of time. In British, American and Australian universities, especially in Britain and Australia, almost all courses that can be taught online have been converted to online courses, while courses that cannot be taught online, such as studio and social practice courses, have been canceled.
Recently, many students who have gone abroad in the backstage confided to us that their study abroad career was completely disrupted by the epidemic. It was even half a year before they graduated, but due to the impact of the epidemic, the school suddenly sent an email telling them that they would not have to attend classes. In the next half year, everyone could graduate from home online learning.
From an economic point of view, the biggest economic loss faced by this class of overseas students is the problem of renting houses overseas. Various countries have adopted strict "closed door" systems. Basically, the possibility of temporarily subletting houses is zero. In addition, there are tuition fees, living expenses, a series of problems caused by the cancellation of courses that need to delay graduation, and so on.
From the emotional point of view, we all have certain plans for our study abroad career, and the sudden extension or deadline has forced many students to stop or even fail to complete what they want to do.
As mentioned in the previous article, his plan was to travel around Europe in the second half of the year, but suddenly he had no reason to stay in the UK, and many students may never see each other again.
Royal College of Art RCA official website
This epidemic really affected the study and life of too many students, and behind each student is a family. Rather than painting the "future will be better" cake for students, we hope to accompany students to adapt to changes and adjust their mentality as soon as possible. Although the epidemic has caused us a lot of losses, we still hope that we can help students to minimize the losses.
Today, we introduced the trend of the epidemic affecting the application for art study abroad. We are distressed by the students who are facing turbulence at the moment, but we are more afraid that they may take a detour that they might not have to take because of their momentary panic and irrational judgment. Although natural light is an art study institution, it is not just for studying abroad. We have a sense of respect, admiration and compassion for all students who choose the art path. We also hope to use our experience in online application and review to put forward some relevant suggestions for students facing online review.
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