周六上午，来自江苏省的国际学校优秀学生Jennifer李同学来到MCJ为12年级的同学们做升学分享。李同学以她出色的学术成绩、语言高分以及丰富的个人经历为基础，目前已经收到了英国剑桥大学、美国康奈尔大学等世界顶尖高校的预录取。
On Saturday morning, Jennifer Li, an outstanding student from an international school in Jiangsu Province, came to MCJ to share her experience about further studies with the Year 12 student. Based on her excellent academic performance and rich personal experience, Jennifer has received pre-admissions from top universities in the world such as Cambridge University in the United Kingdom and Cornell University in the United States.
Jennifer同学分享了自己在去年的这个时候开始正式确定申请方向以及开启全方位准备的经验。在疫情的大背景下，英美双申甚至是全球多国/地区混申是更为理想且保险的选择。在择校、专业的确定方面，结合自身的特长兴趣、擅长科目以及对于目标学校对于学生的偏好了解来进行。比如Jennifer更擅长文科，所以在确定了目标学校后，根据自己的A-level科目来进一步确定专业。而个人陈述的构思与写作、背景提升的重要性、面试的精心准备，每一个环节都需要同学们的充分参与与精心准备。结合自己的经验来解答了每一个环节的准备过程之后，Jennifer同学特别提到，“在申请阶段，准备是非常关键的。虽然有很多不确定性，但是这种不确定性是可以（通过认真的准备）来减少的。”
Jennifer shared her experience in determining the application direction and all-round preparation at this time last year. In the context of the epidemic, dual applications in the United Kingdom and the United States or even combined applications in many countries/regions around the world are ideal and safe choices. In terms of school selection and major determination, it is carried out in combination with one's own special interests, good subjects and understanding of the target school's preferences for students. For example, Jennifer is better at liberal arts, so after determining the target school, she further determined her major based on her A-level subjects. The conception and writing of the personal statement, the importance of background improvement, and the careful preparation of the interview all require the full participation and careful preparation of the students. After answering the preparation process of each link based on her own experience, Jennifer specifically mentioned, "In the application stage, preparation is very critical. Although there are many uncertainties, such uncertainties can be reduced through keen efforts.”
当然，对于绝大多数同学来说，这是第一次申请学校，而在这个过程中一位专业、细致、充分了解主流国家地区/高校特点的升学指导老师不可或缺。新加入MCJ的升学指导老师、毕业于UCB加州大学伯克利分校的李博士将全程参与每一位MCJ同学的申请历程。李博士在Jennifer同学的分享之后与MCJ的同学们进行了充分的交流，为同学们解答了变化中的录取形势、进入面试轮和正式录取之间的关键诀窍、什么是我们现在就可以开始准备的科研方向、个人陈述的意义、如何准备语言考试以及如何进行充分全面的申请准备。
Of course, for the vast majority of students, this is the first time they have applied for a school. Therefore, a professional, meticulous, and full understanding of the characteristics of the countries and colleges is indispensable in this process. Newly joined MCJ's college counselor, Dr. Li, who graduated from the University of California Berkeley, will participate in the application process of every MCJ student. After Jennifer's talk, Dr. Li fully communicated with the MCJ students, and talked about the changing admissions situation, the key tips between entering the interview round and the formal admission, and what we can start preparing in terms of research, the meaning of personal statement, how to prepare for the language test, and how to conduct adequate and comprehensive application preparation.
在接下来的日子里，12年级的同学们将在MCJ升学指导团队的协助下正式开启申请准备，一步步向自己的目标高校与专业迈进。就像Jennifer同学所说，通过学校与同学们自己的共同努力来减少升学的不确定性，收获努力之后的甜美果实。
In the coming days, the Year 12 students will officially start their application preparations with the assistance of the MCJ college guidance team, and step by step towards their target colleges and majors. As Jennifer said, through the joint efforts of the school and the students themselves, the uncertainty of further education can be reduced, and the sweet fruits of hard work can be harvested.
