Many students are anxious to make a decision on this year's application for art study abroad. On the one hand, the overseas epidemic situation has not improved for a long time, and the prevention and control situation has also entered the normalization. Adherence or giving up is a difficult problem that puzzles everyone; On the other hand, in order to maintain "livelihood", colleges and universities continue to introduce favorable policies. In addition, it can be predicted that the competition rate of major universities will also weaken this year, which is actually very advantageous for students to apply. So, how should we choose in the face of the dilemma? What is the advantage of this application season? Today, we will gather the latest measures of various colleges and universities to analyze in detail how to choose a safe and maximum advantage application path under the epidemic!
Advantages of Art Study Abroad Application Season under the Epidemic Situation
01. Relax language requirements and reduce fees for online language classes
Language performance has always been a problem for many art students abroad. In addition, students usually focus more on the preparation of their works. Every year, many students are blocked out of Dream School because their language performance is not up to standard.
Due to the special situation this year, all major language examinations have been cancelled. In response to emergencies, colleges and universities are also constantly updating language requirements and response measures. During this period, we have summarized many articles for you on measures to update colleges and universities.
Up to now, the language requirements and language class measures of most colleges and universities have been stable. Although different colleges and universities have different measures, the overall trend is to provide alternative plans for multi language examinations and relax the conditions of language classes.
Common methods include:
1. Alternative language tests: Duolingo, TOEFL iBT, IELTS Academic, Pearson PTE Academic, Cambridge CAE/CPE, Trinity College (ISE) and other different categories;
2. College online language internal test version: UCA, Xieha, NTU, AAU, etc;
3. IELTS scores valid for more than 2 years can be accepted to apply for language classes: Lunyi;
4. Offline language classes are offered in China: UCA, BCU, Bournemouth University, etc;
The above alternatives, on the one hand, have solved the current situation that IELTS and TOEFL candidates are nervous and students cannot make an appointment for the exam in a short time; On the other hand, the difficulty and number of questions of some online language tests are lower than those of TOEFL and IELTS. According to the past experience of natural light, the proportion of students who can achieve the expected results by concentrated review in a short time is also higher.
BCU New English Language Qualification Type and IELTS Level Comparison Table
In addition to broadening the criteria for language performance, some colleges and universities have also proposed to reduce tuition fees and shorten training time in response to the current shortage of language classes, which are mostly online. Recently, BCU announced that the tuition of online language classes will be lowered by 20% Loughborough University The tuition fees for language classes were also reduced by 10%.
Goldsmiths also said that before the start of online language classes, if students have higher language scores, they can apply for shorter online language classes, and the difference in tuition fees will automatically be converted into the main course tuition fees.
Various updated measures have been taken to help students reduce the adverse impact of objective conditions and solve the worries about language performance as far as possible. Given the current situation of overseas epidemic situation, these alternative measures will also continue to this year's application season, creating a continuous positive impact on students.
02. Extend application and enrollment time and reduce tuition fees
According to previous years, most EA and ED, especially the DDL of American colleges and universities, were concentrated in October November. However, due to the impact of objective conditions, the progress of the preparation of many students' work collections was forced to be delayed, and the insufficient preparation time would also require the same arduous learning task.
Lunyi said that he would relax the time requirements in the next enrollment and study
In addition to actively doing a good job in epidemic related work for students, many British and American universities are also considerate to consider the feelings of overseas students, and have successively introduced the extension of application deadline, enrollment date, deposit payment time, and even proposed the policy of reducing and exempting the tuition fees for the main courses for the current form of online classes.
In the application requirements of SVA, it has humanized the extension of enrollment for up to one year. In the face of the epidemic situation, students who cannot successfully enroll due to visa, language and other issues can send an email to colleges and universities to consult the relevant defer policy. In addition, it also said that half of the tuition fees for online courses will be refunded.
Lunyi has decided to postpone the start of autumn classes to October 19 for all preparatory, undergraduate and graduate courses. The corresponding semester date arrangement, offer acceptance deadline, unconditional offer exchange date, accommodation registration date and other dates will be adjusted accordingly. Students who have been admitted should pay attention to the recent college email.
In addition, many colleges and universities also accept applications for postponement of language course scores. For example, RCA and Goldsmith College have previously said that if students extend the offer of main courses to next year, the scores of online language classes this year will still be valid next year.
More and more colleges and universities have actively cooperated with the epidemic to launch relevant buffer policies. And according to the current epidemic development trend, it can be predicted that similar delay and cost reduction measures will become more and more common.
Although these measures are very friendly to students who are short of preparation time, it does not mean that we can relax our vigilance or choose to postpone without purpose. Art study abroad is a long-term planning process. The application materials and professional abilities we need to prepare need time accumulation and effort to ensure the final application results, Students must plan their time reasonably and put their choice back in their hands.
03. American colleges and universities cancel SAT/ACT performance requirements
The SAT/ACT is known as the "American College Entrance Examination", which was originally a threshold for every international student who applied for undergraduate courses in American colleges and universities. But recently, all colleges and universities have cancelled the mandatory requirements for SAT/ACT scores.
Up to now, more than 1000 American colleges and universities have responded to this decision, including most of the art schools that students are familiar with, even MIT, the University of California Harvard University , NYU and many other famous comprehensive schools have also put forward change application requirements.
University of California cancels mandatory SAT/ACT scores
At present, the common standard of American colleges and universities is the test option policy, which means that standardized examination is only one of the standards for evaluating applicants. Students can also choose other materials to prove their abilities, such as GAP, recommendation letters, papers, etc.
Although the reason why colleges and universities have cancelled SAT/ACT performance requirements is not only because of the impact of the epidemic, but also because the colleges and universities themselves have adjusted their application requirements. American colleges and universities have always attached importance to the comprehensive quality of students, and broadened standardized examination of scores, so that students can show their personal strengths through content other than academic skills, which is conducive to colleges and universities to find more yuan The more matched applicants also fundamentally shorten the objective gap between international students and American local applicants.
And this trend is also a favorable advantage for domestic art students. First of all, the SAT/ACT exam content is mostly science and engineering knowledge, which is also a relatively weak field for art students under the domestic training mode of emphasizing culture over science;
Secondly, the cancellation of this examination requirement also frees up more time and energy for students to focus on the preparation of work collections and other standardized scores. But relatively speaking, colleges and universities will also pay more attention to the quality of their collections. Students who are interested in applying for the American version need to plan in advance to try to open a gap with their competitors in terms of professional ability.
04. Britain's "pull in" policy continues
2019 is undoubtedly the hottest year for studying abroad in the UK, and the growth of Chinese students alone has reached 30%. The reasons behind this are that the tension between China and the United States has led many students to turn to the same top British institutions; Secondly, after British Prime Minister Boris came to power, he issued a series of favorable policies which also attracted many international students.
Last year, the UK abolished the maximum quota of 100000 net immigrants per year through the establishment of immigration points system; In November, the issuance of the PSW visa (international students who enter the university after 2020 will get a two-year work visa) became the biggest attraction for the overseas study market; Then, reduce college tuition and increase scholarship share The implementation of various advantages from policies to expenses demonstrates the UK's determination to attract global talents in the future.
This year will also be the first year for international students to enjoy the PSW visa policy. The hot situation in British colleges and universities should continue, but the impact of the epidemic may become the biggest obstacle for students during this period of time, forcing them to postpone their study abroad plans.
At present, it is the best choice to take advantage of this time to go to the preparatory course officially certified by the UK, which can not only consolidate the basic ability and cultivate the correct learning methods, but also promote the application plan step by step, greatly improving the success rate of admission.
Requirements for BTEC degree mentioned in the UAL application conditions
In order to help interested students avoid the danger of going overseas at a special time, or pay a high fee to take "online classes" in China with jet lag, Natural Light summarized the successful experience of last year and launched the Natural Light BTEC Art International Preparatory Program again, creating a "straight up class" for students.
Natural Light won the BTEC art and design training qualification as early as the beginning of 2019. All teachers are from the most senior teaching team of the six major departments of Natural Light, and have received the official training of Pearson Group BTEC, and have been awarded qualification certificates.
Natural light qualification of each campus
In the application season last year, we also achieved that all students of BTEC Program were awarded direct undergraduate offers from British universities, including top art schools such as UAL, Goldsmiths, BCU, GSA, UCA, which is also a strong proof of our teaching strength!
The BTEC course of Natural Light establishes a flexible course structure according to each student's core needs and own conditions, and provides diversified course contents, so as to realize the customized long-term application planning of each student from zero foundation to offer of famous schools.
In the face of epidemic risk, when considering the plan of studying abroad, everyone was cautious and worried, and it was inevitable that some objective and favorable information would be missed. Above, we summarized some advantages of this year's application season in combination with the recent response measures of colleges and universities. Its purpose is also to provide you with a clearer understanding of the situation of studying abroad, and to develop an application plan that is suitable for you, has no regrets, and maximizes your advantages on the premise of ensuring safety. Like most colleges and universities, our goal and purpose is to provide students with a better platform to improve themselves, do a good job in art education, minimize external risks, and help students seize every opportunity to seriously face life challenges!
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