2021 Huangyi RCA applies for DDL, and the application channel for 2021 autumn semester application will be officially opened on September 16; This year's students who apply for studying in Japan have another more important news that deserves our attention - the date of the JLPT exam in December has been set! Also, 2021 U.S. News ranking is released! Next, let's take a look at what has happened in the art study circle since then!
01.2021 Huangyi RCA applied for DDL
On September 15, 2020 Beijing time, the Natural Light application team received an official email from Huangyi/RCA, which revealed two key information of the 2021 application season:
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Application channel opening:
The application channel for the 2021 autumn semester will be officially opened today (September 16)
Publish two rounds of application DDL:
Deadline for the first round of online application: October 28
Deadline for the second round of online application: January 27
As of today, there are only 40 days left before the first batch of DDL applications, which is two months ahead of last year. The new round of world number one offer battle has officially started, leaving little time for students to make the final dash.
Last year's application season, Huangyi led a group of famous British schools to work as demons in turn. This time, the "game time" for 2021 applications was tightened without warning, which was also unexpected. This year's sharp increase in the number of British applications is a fact, and how to break through the tight encirclement depends on the quality of students' application materials.
Finally, I would like to give you two suggestions. First, adhering to the principle of first come, first served application, students try their best to prepare for the first round of application! Second, pay attention to the information of colleges and universities in time to prevent the application requirements from changing again.
02. Determination of registration time for JLPT examination for studying abroad in Japan
I believe that today everyone has been wiped out by the news of the resignation of the Abe government of Japan. For students who apply to study in Japan this year, there is a more important news that deserves our attention - the date of the JLPT exam in December has been set!
See the official website of JLPT for the specific examination venue and registration information
The JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test), which had only two exam opportunities a year, cancelled the July exam. However, the stagnation of visa to Japan since the first half of the year, the reduction of international student enrollment in many famous schools and other factors have increased multiple resistance for students applying for studying in Japan.
On this premise, many students failed to catch up with the first batch of applications (Agenda A) from Japanese universities, and concentrated on the second round of applications (Agenda B). Therefore, the determination of JLPT examination time, the key language achievement assessment, is particularly important for students' application planning.
At present, there are 3-4 months to go before most colleges and universities apply for Schedule B. Students should also adjust their preparation progress of various materials in time, actively prepare for the language test, and win the goal score in one hit!
03.2021 The ranking of U.S. News was released
On September 14, 2021, U.S. News officially released the latest ranking of American universities in 2021. As one of the most authoritative rankings in the world, U.S. News is also the most concerned reference guide for domestic students and parents.
From the perspective of ranking, there is little change in the top 20 universities:
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Top three Princeton University Harvard University and Columbia University remain unchanged. The California Institute of Technology rose to ninth place, while Duke University dropped from tenth to twelfth, while Cornell University, the dream school for architecture students, fell back one place to eighteenth.
In addition to the changes in ranking S. The biggest highlight of News is the addition of three selection rules:
1. Added "Test Blind" (regardless of SAT/ACT scores) school rankings;
2. The ranking of undergraduate majors in Computer Science has been added;
3. Under the business project, the professional ranking of business analysis was released for the first time.
Also because of the cancellation of standardized performance assessment, this year's ranking indicators and weights have changed significantly compared with previous years, as follows:
1. 40% of teaching achievements: social mobility (5%), graduation and return to school rate (22%), performance of graduation rate (8%), newly increased debt of graduates every year (5%).
2. Teacher resources 20%: class size (8%), teacher salary (7%), full-time teachers (3%), students and teachers (1%), full-time teachers (1%).
3. Expert opinion/academic reputation 20%: industry insiders give scores.
4. Financial resources 10%: the comprehensive financial resources of the school, and the fees paid by each student.
5. Student performance 7%: This indicator is displayed by collecting and analyzing standardized test scores (SAT/ACT) and the ranking of high school classes of registered freshmen in universities.
6. Alumni evaluation or donation (3%): the average percentage of living alumni with bachelor's degrees who donate to the school.
The 2021 U.S. News World University Ranking scoring criteria are relatively comprehensive, and even include indicators such as employers' evaluation of universities and the proportion of international students. In general, it is of great reference significance for students applying for comprehensive colleges in the United States.
04.2021 Guardian UK University Rankings
After reading American colleges and universities, the British Guardian also released the ranking of the best British universities this week S. The authority and comprehensiveness of News, the ranking of the Guardian is more "people friendly", and the reference indicators focus more on the evaluation of students and the industry on various aspects of institutions. The following are the specific proportions of nine standards:
1. Course satisfaction 5%
2. Teaching satisfaction 10%
3. Teaching feedback satisfaction 10%
4. The ratio of teaching staff to students is 15%
5. Average student expenditure 5%
6. The average admission score of undergraduate UCAS is 15%
7. Value added score 15%
8. Employment of graduates 15%
9. Entrance rate 10%
Among them, the standard of graduate employment has also been extended to 15 months this year from the previous six month cycle. Under the adjustment of this standard, the list of top 30 this year is as follows:
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In this list, we can see that the ranking of many well-known universities has changed a lot, with Oxford University maintaining the first place and Cambridge University dropping to the third place. The institutions preferred by art majors: Imperial College of Technology ranked 9th, University College London 14th, University of Glasgow 12th and University of Edinburgh 13th.
The newspaper's ranking is mainly designed for students. The Guardian not only pays attention to the academic field, but also pays more attention to students' practical learning experience and future career development. For students and parents who pay attention to these aspects, this ranking has more practical reference significance.
05. Forbid the University of California to adopt SAT and ACT scores
Last week, the US court made an astonishing judgment: the University of California system includes many top universities, such as Berkeley, California, UCLA Nine famous universities are prohibited from using SAT and ACT test scores, and will gradually and completely abolish all standardized test scores required for current university applications in five years.
This means that SAT and ACT scores will no longer be necessary or even optional for all students applying for the University of California colleges this year, but will not be included in the reference application materials and admission factors.
In fact, since the beginning of the year, American colleges and universities have gradually eliminated standardized scores such as SAT and ACT as mandatory items, and the epidemic is only one of the accelerators. Behind this trend, the US enrollment policy reflects the assessment requirements for fairness and professional dimensions.
This is both an opportunity and a challenge for international students. First of all, it will affect the application planning of some students to a certain extent. In the short term, they can only take more AP courses and improve their usual scores, to make up for the gap between these assessment points and local students.
In the long run, students should pay more attention to all-round development, improve professional ability, increase background advantages, and be specific in application materials such as portfolios.
06. Great Reform of British Student Visa in the Past Decade
Compared with the United States, which often slaps its face, the UK, which is deeply loved by overseas students, is still sending out friendly signals. Last week, it announced that "the new student visa system in the UK will be opened in advance on October 5, 2020", which is good news:
British government website information
Previously, the British government issued an immigration plan called "British points system immigration system - more details", which is 130 pages long and says that a new student visa will be used to replace the Tier4 student visa.
The new student visa is optimized on the basis of the original T4 visa, which greatly simplifies the application process for British international students, and greatly reduces the difficulty of applying for work permits for international students, which means that you may be able to obtain work permits as soon as you graduate.
Today Huangyi opens application channels, which also means that 2021 British and American applications have officially kicked off! Although in the past half year, the situation of international study abroad has been turbulent, and the policy adjustment among colleges has been continuous. For the majority of art students abroad, their mood and state also fluctuate. However, under the external resistance, it stimulates the determination of colleges and universities to attract talents. Similarly, favorable policies will also increase the competitiveness of art study abroad. Therefore, the most fundamental thing is to strive to improve their comprehensive strength. Opportunities are always for the prepared people!
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