Common App又变革!这次是春风送暖还是雪上加霜?
来源:www.china-us.com 作者:互联网 发布日期:2017年04月25日 10:16
摘要:
2017才刚刚走过了三分之一,美本申请就有了不少动作,先是Common App的文书题目在2015年的微调之后再次进行了推陈出新,随后又有关于6月SAT国际考场被取消的官方报道,对此,申请党只能表示:累觉不爱!如今,牵动万千学子小心脏的Common App又有了新的变动……2017才刚刚走过了三分之一,美本申请就有了不少动作,先是Common Application的文书题目在2015年的微调之后再次进行了推陈出新,随后又有关于6月SAT国际考场被取消的官方报道,对此,申请党只能表示:累觉不爱……
如今,牵动万千学子小心脏的Common Application又进行了变革,这次,是春风送暖还是雪上加霜?
科普:Common Application,简称CA,用于申请美国500多所高等院校、多个海外国家和中国大陆部分中外合作高校的应用网站。
CA为美国本土及国际申请者提供一站式服务,最多可同时申请20所大学,完成大学申请材料的公用申请平台。每年都会根据新的申请形式和趋势做出适当的调整和改动。
现在,一起来看看CA系统的最新变革都有哪些~
一、应用Google云盘整合
CA模仿CAAS申请系统的Locker功能,将为学生提供一种直接从Google云端硬盘将申请资料上传的方式。
如此一来,在申请的时候,学生可直接在谷歌云盘上上传文件、简历、作业以及拥有申请的补充资料等。美国很多高中学校都采用Google文档和Google云盘,学生和教师能够在有网络的情况下创建和访问共享文档。这大大方面了美国高中老师和学生之间的协作。功能虽好,但国内还需要翻墙才能使用。
Google Drive Integration: Students will now be able to easily access and upload documents, resumes, and school assignments while completing the Common App and the college-specific sections of the application. We know that many school districts have adopted Google Docs and Google Drive to enable their students and teachers to create, collaborate, and access shared documents from any internet connected device. We also recognize that some students do not always have personal computers at home but use Google Drive on school or library computers to store their documents. We want to meet students where they are. By using the systems that they are already using, we are making the process more accessible for students.
二、具有更详细的Courses & Grades
以前的CA申请程序,只需要学生列出当前的课程,而报告GPA成绩是可以选择的,在学校特定的补充页面中允许学院免费索取额外的信息(比如前几年的课程表和特定的成绩),现在CA将要求学生列出高中期间的所有课程,此外成绩也要显示出来。
CA新增Courses & Grades功能,意在将成绩递交流程精简、标准化。通过Courses & Grades,申请人自己可以填写高中课程和高中成绩,而填好之后,CA会进行整合,从而方便了学生、顾问和学校这三方。
这一功能目前还在测试中,将在2017年8月1日后正式启用。
Courses & Grades: Many students are required to submit self-reported high school academic records when applying to some colleges and universities. With Courses & Grades, students will be able to fill out their self-reported transcript information as part of their Common Application. By integrating the Courses & Grades section into the Common App, those students who are already sending this information will be able to complete and submit it with their Common App, making the process of self-reporting transcripts more standardized and streamlined for students, counselors, and colleges.
Courses & Grades was developed from the feedback of member institutions, high school students, and counselors. The Common Application hosted a series of student and counselor focus groups with beta testing to determine how to make the self-reported transcript process accessible and efficient. Courses & Grades will launch in limited release on August 1, 2017.
三、学生可邀请校外升学顾问辅导
这是今年CA申请系统的一个重大变化,依然是基于CAAS联盟申请系统功能模仿的。之前学生可以邀请在校升学顾问参与申请过程,而2017-2018年开始,通过CA系统递交申请的学生,还可以邀请校外资源,申请顾问、独立咨询顾问及社区组织(community-based organizations)辅导自己的申请。
此外,允许学生利用分配到的顾问来查看他们的申请进度,并对申请提出建议。在申请程序中,和社区组织(CBO)、独立顾问或者其他顾问合作的学生可以通过共享账户得到这项服务。
CBO, Advising, and Recommender Enhancements: Students receiving support from advising and community-based organizations will be able to work with those counselors just as they work with their school-based counselors and teachers within the application. These individuals will then be able to manage their caseloads and view student progress within the Common App system. In addition, any student who wishes to do so will be able to share a view of their in-progress application with their school counselor, CBO counselor, or other advisor.
四、CA系统西班牙语版
为了方便第一语言是西班牙语的学生申请,CA系统的主要信息会被翻译成西班牙语,家长和其他家庭成员可以更好地了解大学录取过程。
Spanish Language Resources: Key information for using the Common App will be translated so that students, parents, and other family members who speak Spanish as their first language can better understand the college admission process, including applying for financial aid and receiving virtual mentoring. This new tool will also benefit counselors who will be working with these families and will need Common App materials in Spanish.
五、CA系统又有新增院校
今年的CA系统又加入了一些新成员校,目前总共有740所高校使用该申请系统。新增的成员校名单如下:
美国
Hellenic College (MA)
Vermont Technical College (VT)
Dominican College (NY)
Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ)
York College of Pennsylvania (PA)
Appalachian State University (NC)
Barton College (NC)
Catawba College (NC)
East Carolina University (NC)
Eastern Mennonite University (VA)
Lincoln Memorial University (TN)
Marshall University (WV)
University of Houston (TX)
Southern California Institute ofArchitecture (CA)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas -UNLV (NV)
University of Northern Colorado (CO)
University of Oregon (OR)
University of the West (CA)
University of Wyoming (WY)
Anderson University (IN)
Art Academy of Cincinnati (OH)
Cleveland State University (OH)
Defiance College (OH)
Kent State University (OH)
Missouri University of Science andTechnology (MO)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (IN)
Trine University (IN)
University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)
University of Missouri (MO)
University of Missouri - Kansas City (MO)
University of Missouri - St Louis (MO)
Western Michigan University (MI)
Wheaton College (IL)
其他国家
Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
Duke Kunshan University (China)
Monash University (Australia)
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain)
University College Dublin (Ireland)