近期，随着全球疫情的反复，大学的申请政策也跟随疫情不断变化而充满着变数，随之而来也影响着海内外的留学环境。诸多不确定的因素叠加在一起，给原本就充满挑战的大学申请过程增加了额外的难度。
而据中国留学生发展报告中显示：海归群体由2000年的13万人增长到2019年的423.17万人，增幅超31倍。随着海归群体的不断扩大，就业的紧张形势也进一步凸显。
这也是一次让我们更好地去反思的契机：
大学申请的终极目标是为了获得那张“名校通行证”吗？上海诺德安达的升学指导能带给学生哪些“附加意义”？
我们邀请到了上海诺德安达大学升学辅导老师Vivian及Tiffany老师，带您详细了解NACIS大学申请的那些事。
2022届毕业生申请
最新动态
UPDATES ON
CLASS OF 2022
Q:目前早申已告一段落，NACIS的学生早申情况如何？
今年，与往年相比，NACIS提交早申申请的学生超过50%，早申目的地国家主要集中在美国、英国、爱尔兰及澳大利亚等。
在早申专业上，NACIS学生们依旧展现出了多元且丰富的个性：与去年相似，学生对生物医药、政治及视觉艺术等领域仍展现出了浓厚的兴趣。
不同的是，今年有更多学生坚定地选择了自己的热爱：申请了传媒、哲学、地球与行星科学、土木工程及野生动物保护等专业。
目前，我们的学生已经收到了来自英国帝国理工、华威大学、悉尼大学、都柏林圣三一学院、纽约视觉艺术学院（含奖）等offer。此外，本届毕业生已被世界排名前30的曼彻斯特大学社会人文学、生物、土木工程、哲学与政治等来自不同学科的专业录取。
Q:政策大环境的变化，对申请有影响吗？
因为疫情影响，大部分大学仍不强制学生提交标准化成绩。但这和学生选不选择标准化考试并不矛盾。我们也非常鼓励学生用标准化成绩来证明自己。
但在目前的形势下，海外大学招生代表暂时无法来访学校。因此，学生们可能少了与不了解的院校进行直接沟通的机会，而会偏向申请排名靠前的知名院校，但这并非代表这就是最适合他们的选择，对学生和大学来说都是损失。
作为升学指导老师，在每天和学生的朝夕相处中，我们深知每一个学生最突出的一面。于是，我们会尽我们所能，将没有进入学生视野的学校推荐给学生进行比较。
定期一对一升学辅导 Student in counselling
打破
早申误区
EARLY APPLICATION:
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING
Q:作为升学老师，您建议学生都去进行早申吗？
很多家长和学生对早申有一个误区，认为早申增加了录取的机会，或早申会对大学申请有更大的帮助。其实从过去几年的早申情况来看，不管早申的学生有多少，早申的录取率都非常接近。
每个学生的发展情况都不一样。所以，并不是所有的学生都一定要追求早申，而要从自身的准备情况进行规划。
但同时，我们也强调：机会是留给有准备的人的。不早申并不代表不准备。我们所说准备包括：
达标的学业成绩
对所申大学的充分了解
精心打磨，能代表自己的文书
非千篇一律的推荐信
Q:被早申学校拒绝了，就没有机会了吗？
我们一直强调，被早申学校拒绝，并不代表你不会被更好的学校录取。虽然有些大学“名声在外”，但是你申请的专业未必是强项，而同样，有些大学虽然排名靠后，但某些优势专业非常具有竞争力，那你得到的教育资源也更具优势。
因此还是要基于对学校和个人的充分了解下，进行申请，不要被拒信打乱阵脚。
学生与加州大学圣克鲁兹大学招生官交谈
Students talking to UCSC admission officer
三点发力的
大学申请季
EMPOWERED BY
THE NACIS COMMUNITY
Q:学校为了学生们的大学申请提供了哪些资源？
在NACIS，我们的升学辅导展现出了诺德安达社区的强大优势，我们将学校、家庭与社区强强结合，为学生提供从线上到线下、从数据支持到面对面沟通、从NACIS校友到精英家长等全方位的支持，比如：
一对一辅导沟通学校申请名单，文书、面试
定期升学讲座
Managebac + BridgeU等庞大透明的数据库支持，24/7跟踪申请流程
线上线下大学来访，与学校招生官一对一交谈
多轮招生官一对一模拟面试+面试技巧讲解
往届毕业生经验分享
精英家长的职场启蒙
获帝国理工offer的William
进行多轮一对一模拟面试 Mock Interview
我们相信，教育应构建与未来社会的纽带。
大学毕业后，将被“丢进”职场的年轻人，是否做好了准备？
在这一思考下，NACIS的中学部生涯教育项目拉开了序幕。学校与Vision Connect合作，依托全球领先的职业生涯规划Kuder职业测评系统，将在中学部开展学生职业能力倾向测试，帮助学生更有“目标感”地进行专业选择。
同时，我们也已陆续收到了42位“家长职业导师”的自荐，他们将通过自己的一手工作经验分享，成为学生未来职业道路上的“引路人”。
精英家长的职业讲座 NACIS Career Fair
向低年级渗透的
升学启蒙
ENLIGHTENMENT
FOR LOWER GRADES
Q:10年级学生是否需要将大学专业与未来的就业方向考虑进去？
课外活动的选择对申请有何帮助？
我们也将目光投掷到了即将进入毕业班的学生身上，第一，帮助学生确立大方向；第二，帮助他们提前进行针对性的规划。
我们的升学启蒙从学生未来就业的顶层设计出发，通过升学讲座、家长学生老师的三方面谈、职业讲座等形式引导学生从专业方向，大学方向和职业方向进行未来的规划，这不仅有利于学生规避未来升学和择业的盲目性，还有利于个人职业意向的形成。
我们想告诉学生：未来的主动权在自己手中。
而在课外活动的选择上，每个孩子有不同的起点和长处，因此没有必要为了给文书“增光添彩”而一定要参加某个“知名”夏校或冲击某项竞赛。我们更希望学生去思考：
我喜欢什么，愿意做什么？
因为，在大学招生官眼里，学生愿意花时间精力投入到自己的兴趣并能将其发展成社团活动、研究项目，才是最耀眼的特质。
家长学校老师学生三方面谈
Face-to-Face Meeting
在我们的毕业生中，就有将爱好发展成社团活动和服务项目的案例：
准毕业生William将自己对于环境保护的热情延展到了社团建立上，“Focus Club”在他的领导下成立起来，专注于关注世界正在面临的严峻挑战及应对策略。
这股子热情与执着使他收获了多所学校的青睐，英国牛津大学、帝国理工学院、伦敦大学学院的地球与行星科学专业纷纷抛来了橄榄枝。
Q:那些能够在大学及毕业后获得成功的学生，都有哪些共同的特质？
进入理想大学只是一个起点，能在大学和毕业后延续成功才是优秀特质的体现。根据我们的过往经历，往往有目标感、有韧性、且愿意为一件事持续付出的学生，不论在升学还是大学中都能取得优异的成果。
热衷公益的首届毕业生Evian，曾远赴诺德安达坦桑尼亚基地用一砖一瓦为当地孩子搭建教室，也曾因为对于艺术的喜爱便带领学弟学妹自编自导了戏剧表演。
凭借出色的综合能力，她被美国乔治华盛顿大学提前录取，如今大三的Evian也一边学习一边在美国知名企业中进行实习，初入职场的她仍感激NACIS带给她的成长：从我第一次踏进校园以来，我收获的不单只是一段学习经历，更是一次蜕变。
创校毕业生Evian于美国华盛顿Evian in Washington
写给我们的家长
FOR OUR PARENTS
Q:在大学申请中，有哪些策略和建议给NACIS家庭？
家长要尽早培养孩子独立思考的能力，而不是机械的意愿执行者。
在升学过程中，我们一直主张学生要起主导作用，独立思考自己的目标并制定规划。同时，升学辅导老师、家长、学校和大学共同配合，在这个过程中支持学生。
毋庸置疑，父母当然是其中很重要的一环。我们建议家长积极鼓励孩子为选择大学全权负责，帮助他们理解这份选择和背后的责任。
就升学而言，我们更应看重在升学过程中的经历，以及在这些经历中所获得的能力提升。
名校offer绝不是给你贴上的永久标签，这只是独自面对世界的起点。未来，需要我们学生一步步的脚踏实地地去探索。更不要放弃独立思考，相信我们的学生定会收获无数的可能性。
精彩活动预告：
国际学校升学指导官峰会
UPCOMING EVENT
首届 “国际学校升学指导官峰会“将于2022年1月8日在NACIS举行。此次活动将帮助升学指导团队了解最新国际升学趋势及发展方向，更紧密链接国际一流大学资源。
本次活动邀请到了使领馆、教育协会、考试局官方代表、30余位全球知名大学招生官及50余位升学指导负责人共聚一堂，聚焦时代升学热点、探讨最新升学政策，进行深度的升学思想的交流，旨在积聚更多独家升学资源，为学生的升学指导提供更有力的专业指导。
With the recurrence of the global epidemic, the university application policy is full of variables, which also affects the learning environment at home and abroad. Many uncertain factors add extra difficulty to the challenging university application process. According to the report on the development of Chinese overseas students, the number of returnees increased over 31 times from 130,000 in 2000 to 4,231,700 in 2019. With the continuous expansion of the returnee population, the employment situation has become more prominent.
This is also an opportunity for us to reflect on our educational goals. What is the purpose of studying abroad? Why should we go abroad? How to come back? In the application season, we invited Ms. Vivian and Ms. Tiffany to help NACIS families deal with university application issues.
2022届毕业生申请
最新动态
UPDATES ON
CLASS OF 2022
Q:Updates on Class of 2022?
This year, more than 50% of NACIS students submitted early applications. The destination countries are predominantly the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia. NACIS students have shown diverse and rounded personalities in choosing majors. Similar to last year, students showed strong interest in biomedicine, politics and visual arts. This year, in addition, students have chosen other favorite majors such as media, philosophy, earth sciences, civil engineering and wildlife protection.
So far, students have received offers from Imperial College London, University of Warwick, University of Sydney, Trinity College Dublin, and New York School of Visual Arts (including a scholarship). In addition, several graduates have been admitted to University of Manchester, the world's top 30 university, majoring in social humanities, biology, civil engineering, philosophy and politics, etc.
Q:Does the change in policy environment affect the application?
Due to the epidemic, most universities continue to not require students to submit standardized scores – although students can still do so. We encourage students to give universities further information by submitting standardized scores.
However, under the current situation, overseas university admission officers are temporarily unable to visit the school. Therefore, students have fewer opportunities to communicate directly with universities they don’t know at all. They prefer to apply for well-known universities with the highest rankings, which may not always be the most suitable university for them. It is a great loss for both students and universities. As their university guidance counselors, we know the advantages of each student, so we will do our best to recommend universities for students to choose from.
定期一对一升学辅导 Student in counselling
打破
早申误区
EARLY APPLICATION:
SOME MISUNDERSTANDING
Q:How do you advise students on early application and regular application?
Many parents and students have a misunderstanding about early application, believing that early application increases the chance of admission, or early application will be more helpful to the university application. In fact, judging from the early application situation in the past few years, no matter how many students submit early application, the admission rate is quite similar. Therefore, students should carry out planning based on their preparations instead of pursuing early application blindly.
"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared" is a saying we often say to G12 students. Students are expected to prepare well for the issues below.
Up to standard academic performance
Full knowledge of the applied university
Elaborately polished documents that can represent themselves
Creative recommendation letter
Q:Is there no chance if rejected by early application university?
We have always emphasized that being rejected by the early application university does not mean that you will not be admitted to a better university. Although some universities have "famous reputations", the major you apply for may not be their strengths. Similarly, some universities have low ranking, but some advantageous majors are very competitive, and you can get more advantageous educational resources. Therefore, it is still necessary to apply for university based on a full understanding of the university and yourself instead of being disrupted by the rejection letter.
学生与加州大学圣克鲁兹大学招生官交谈
Students talking to UCSC admission officer
三点发力的
大学申请季
EMPOWERED BY
THE NACIS COMMUNITY
Q:What resources do we provide for students?
At NACIS, the university guidance shows the strong advantages of the NACIS community. We cooperate with NACIS families and community to provide students with a full range of support from online to offline, from data support to face-to-face communication, from NACIS alumni to elite parents. For examples:
Teachers provide one-on-one counseling and communication about application lists, essays, and interviews
Regular lectures on university guidance
Large and transparent database support, monitoring the application process at any time
Online and offline university visits, one-on-one conversations with admissions officers
Multiple rounds of one-on-one mock interviews with admissions officers and interview skill explanation
Sharing from previous graduates
Career sharing from elite parents
收获帝国理工offer的William进行多轮一对一模拟面试 Mock Interview
We believe that education should build a bond with society. Will the young people prepare for future career?
With this thinking, NACIS Secondary Career Education Program also kicked off. With the support of NAE, we are partnering with Vision Connect and the world's leading career planning career assessment system, Kuder to carry out students' career aptitude test.
Fortunately, we have successively received self-recommendations from 42 “Parent Career Mentors” who have become “guides” for students in the future career paths.
精英家长的职业讲座 NACIS Career Fair
向低年级渗透的
升学启蒙
ENLIGHTENMENT
FOR LOWER GRADES
Q:Do G10 students need to take into consideration their future university majors and future employment directions? How does the choice of extracurricular activities help the application?
We also set our sights on the students who are about to enter the graduating class. First, we help students establish a general direction. Second, we help them make targeted planning in advance.
Our planning for higher education starts from students’ future career, and guides students to make future plans from majors, university and career directions through lectures, talks with parents, students and teachers, and career lectures. This is not only beneficial to the choice of university application, but also conducive to the formation of personal career intentions.
We want to tell students that the future initiative is in our own hands. In the choice of extracurricular activities, each child has different starting points and strengths, so there is no need to participate in a "well-known" summer school or to challenge a competition in order to "add the glory" to the essay. We even hope that students think about: “What do I like and what am I willing to do?” In the eyes of university admissions officers, the most dazzling characteristics is that students are willing to spend time and energy into their own interests and develop them into club activities and research projects.
家长学校老师学生三方面谈 Face-to-Face Meeting
Among our graduates, there are cases of developing hobbies into club activities and service projects:
This year, our prospective graduate William extended his enthusiasm for environmental protection to the establishment of a society. The "Focus Club" was established under his leadership to focus on the severe challenges the world is facing and countermeasures. The enthusiasm and perseverance have helped him gain the favor of many universities, including Oxford, Imperial College and UCL.
Q:What are the common characteristics of students who can succeed in university and after graduation?
Entering the ideal university is just a starting point, while being able to succeed in the university and after graduation is the embodiment of outstanding characteristics. Based on the past experience, students who have a sense of purpose, resilience, and are willing to make efforts can achieve excellent results in university.
Evian, one of the first group of graduates who is keen on community service, went to the Tanzania base to build classrooms for local children. She also led students to write and direct theatrical performances because of love for art. With her outstanding comprehensive ability, she was admitted to George Washington University in advance. Now Evian, a junior, is also studying and doing internships in well-known American companies. She is still grateful to NACIS. She said: “when I enter NACIS, I have gained not only a learning experience, but also a transformation.
创校毕业生Evian于美国华盛顿Evian in Washington
写给我们的家长
FOR OUR PARENTS
Q:What suggestions can we provide for NACIS parents?
Parents should cultivate children's ability to think independently as soon as possible, rather than being an executor of mechanical will. During the process of university guidance, we have always advocated that students should play a leading role, think about their goals and make plans. University guidance counselors, parents, school and universities work together to support students in this process. There is no doubt that parents are of course a very important part of it. We recommend that parents actively encourage their children to take full responsibility for choosing a university and help them understand the choice and responsibilities behind it.
As far as further studies are concerned, we should pay more attention to the experiences in the process of entering university and the improvement of abilities gained from these experiences.
An offer from a prestigious school is by no means a permanent label for you, while it is just the starting point for facing the world independently. In the future, students are expected to explore step by step, think independently. We believe our students will gain countless possibilities.