自三月以来，中芯学校高中部海外留学方向频频传来喜报。日前，录取结果仍然在不断更新。14名高中毕业生先后收到来自美国、英国、日本、加拿大等多个国家知名大学近50多封OFFER，其中有包括伦敦大学学院、华盛顿与李大学、曼彻斯特大学、伦敦国王学院、不列颠哥伦比亚大学等多所世界知名大学，排名均在TOP10、TOP30、TOP50。另外，还有总金额为6万美金的奖学金。
在海外名校备考和申请的过程中，中芯师生都付出了不懈努力。孩子们的自我管理能力、时间规划能力以及目标达成能力，都在申请大学的过程中不断提高。在对学校、专业的选择上，家校携手并进，共同为孩子们的梦想助一臂之力。
除了学业指导以外，对学生的未来规划也一直是中芯学校关注的重点。本期微信，我们特别采访了中芯高中英文部副校长Wilson先生，为大家详细解答关于名校申请过程中的策略与专业的升学指导。
Wilson校长拥有加州大学戴维斯分校、加州大学欧文分校、天津医科大学和瑞金大学的学位或证书，其专业涉及神经生物学和生理学、神经病理学、教育咨询和教育领导力等领域。
Wilson校长在教育行业有20年的工作经验，其中10年的工作专注于对学生和家长的大学升学指导和规划，有策略地把学生和他们期待的大学和职业目标进行匹配。他运用行之有效的性格评估程序来指导和引领学生，完成大学申请和职业规划的全过程。
Q&A
[ Question 01 ]
What is the school’s plan of college counselling procedure for students with 4 years of study in HS?
对于学生在中芯高中四年的学习，学校方面对于升学指导的流程是如何规划的？
A successful high school plan requires a school to have a counseling framework for students to achieve their highest. At Beijing SMIC High School, we have been granted the AP Diploma opportunity, which is a platform that allows our students to reach their highest academic potential.
一个成功的高中升学辅导规划需要学校为学生提供一个升学辅导框架，以达到他们的最高目标。中芯学校高中部已获准开设AP最高文凭课程，可以让我们学生的最高学术潜力得以发挥。
This starts with students considering the end goal at the beginning. During 9th grade (even as early as 8th grade), SMIC students can start preparing for the foundation for the AP Diploma. This includes trying an AP course or two. The highly motivated students can strategically plan out their AP course selections with the counselor and understand the reasons for their selected AP courses.
在学生入学时，就要考虑其最终目标。在九年级（甚至早在八年级），我们的学生可以为AP文凭课程做准备，包括尝试报考一至两门AP课程。学习自主性最强的学生可以与升学辅导老师一起有策略地规划自己的AP课程选择，并了解自己选择相应AP课程的原因。
As students progressed from 10th to 11th grade, college counseling takes other forms, such as creating opportunities for students to interact with university admissions officers, mock tests, and practice interviews. College counseling shifts into high gear in grades 11 and 12. Most of the college selection procedures take place during the second semester 11th grade.
随着学生从10年级升入11年级，升学辅导采取了其他形式，比如为学生创造与大学招生官互动、模拟考试和练习面试的机会。大学升学辅导在11年级和12年级将会是重点。大多数情况下，择校都是在11年级的第二学期。
By the end of 11th grade, students have finished the following activities: personality assessments, parent and student shortlists, opened accounts with application systems, and standardized tests. Before October of 12th grade year, students generally have their application materials done and ready to submit. This includes requesting teacher recommendation letters, test results, and personal essays. The biggest need at this point from parents is their international credit card!
到11年级结束时，学生已经完成了学生个性评估、家长和学生的择校候选名单、在大学申请系统中设立帐号，以及标准化测试等项目。12年级学生在10月份之前通常已准备好需要提交的申请材料，包括请求教师写的推荐信、考试成绩和申请文书。在这一阶段，最需要家长支持的是办理国际信用卡！
[ Question 02 ]
For the college counselling service you have offered, there may be some typical cases. Could you please share with us?
在您所辅导的升学个案中，可能有一些典型案例，是否可以和我们分享一下？
Most of our English Track students can compete against the world’s top students; however, their confidence is not there yet. For example, one student applied to close than 20 universities from several countries (due to safety and other reasons and perhaps the student’s low confidence). Actually ,he has some of the sharpest skills and highest potentials. His confidence boost came untill top university offers came: top 100, top 50, and top 10. This is typical. The student exemplifies the general SMIC students’college and career confidence. Student’s newfound confidence affirms what SMIC teachers knew all along: SMIC students are very competitive.
大部分中芯学校英文部学生都能和世界最优秀的学生竞争，只是他们还不够自信。例如，一名学生申请了位于几个不同国家的大约20所大学（出于安全和其他原因，也许还有学生的自信心不足）。其实，他是具有非常强的技能和发展潜力的。但直到世界排名前100、前50和前10的大学录取通知书到来时，他的自信心才随之开始提升，这种情况很典型，也反映出中芯学校大多数学生的心态。学生自信心的提升，肯定了中芯学校老师们一直以来的坚信：中芯学校的学生非常有竞争力。
[ Question 03 ]
When students and parents only pay attention to popular majors at university, what advice would you give to students, professionally from the perspective of college counselling?
当家长和学生只看重热门学科时，升学指导方面是如何给学生更专业的建议的？
In analyzing a student’s major, I use several perspectives. The first is student’s own admission on what they are interested in. If the major fits, other assessments will confirm that. For example, I use the two personality assessments to evaluate a student’s character. The Holland Code assessment (RIASC- 1970s) matches SMIC students to careers that fit their personalities. Another (Myers-Briggs Personality Types) articulates each senior (E12) best fit work environment.
在分析学生的专业选择时，我通常会从几个维度考查。首先是学生意识到自己的兴趣所在，如果专业选择符合自己的兴趣，其他的评估将会证实这一点。例如，我使用两个性格评估表来评估学生的个性。第一个评估是霍兰德职业倾向测试（RIASC-1970），将我们的学生与适合他们个性的职业进行匹配。第二个评估是迈尔斯-布里格斯性格类型测试，描述最适合每个毕业生的学习和工作环境。
Students, teachers, and parents can confirm or refute these assessments. Having a good idea of a major is very helpful, especially UK universities ask specifically for a major first before choosing a university. Our school recently initiated passion projects. This project gives a platform for students to demonstrate and to display their passion throughout the semester. Students can then present their passion to the public at the end of the semester.
学生、老师和家长可以证实或反驳这些评估。对专业有一个正确的认识是非常有帮助的，尤其对于英国大学，通常会要求学生在申请大学时提供一个具体的专业。我们学校最近发起了“兴趣项目”。这个项目为学生们提供了一个展示平台，展示他们利用整个学期时间制作的个人兴趣作品。学生们可以在学期末公开展示他们的兴趣作品。
[ Question 04 ]
How to balance between university ranking and ranking by major (different indicators involved)?
在为学生提供升学指导服务时，如何平衡学校排名和专业排名？
The truth is that rankings are made up with specific factors that are not always relevant to student needs. I encourage students to examine universities with respect to their individual interests and career aspirations. Each student’s requirements are different; so, it is hard for a generalized ranking (like the QS Top 500 universities) to fit a student’s desires.
事实上，排名涉及特定的因素，而这些因素并不总是与学生的需求相关。我鼓励学生从个人兴趣和职业远景的角度来评估大学。每个学生的要求是不同的，因此，一个概括性的排名（如QS世界500强大学）很难满足学生的需求。
It might feel good for certain stakeholders to have gotten into a top university, but it’s meaningless for the actual student who is living and learning at that university on a day to day basis. Even ranking by subject is not a good way to line up universities. I caution everyone to see beyond rankings and to read between the lines. Parents should place their student’s needs above the allure of higher ranked schools. A university that meets a student’s requirements to help jumpstart a career is more important than its’ rankings.
对于某些学生来说，考上一所顶尖大学可能让他们感觉不错，但对于那些每天都在那所大学实际生活和学习的学生来说，这是毫无意义的。即使按学科排名，也不是排列大学的好方法。我提醒学生们不要只看排名，要看自己的实际需求。家长应该优先关注学生的需求，而不是学校的排名。如果一所大学能满足学生的要求，帮助他们尽快开始自己的职业生涯，会比排名更重要。
[ Question 05 ]
What’s the academic support that will be given to E11 students in college counselling? Such as the selection of majors.
学校在11年级升学指导中，在学术方面会给予学生何种帮助？比如，专业、学科等。
Deciding on a major (US) or a course (UK) is tricky and is not always uniform. American universities do not require a major during application process, but if a student is ready this is possible. However, the British universities will require a course selection when applying through the UCAS (UK’s application system).
如何选择大学的专业是很棘手的，而且并不总是统一的。在申请美国大学的过程中，学生不需要提供专业方向，但如果已经提前做了专业规划，这也是可行的。然而，学生通过UCAS系统（英国大学的申请系统）申请英国的大学时，则需要学生选择专业方向。
One of the most indicative way to decide a major is how well they enjoy their high school courses. Students either take the path of social science or science in high school. This in turn split the student population into two groups: those who enjoy math, biology, physics, etc and those who enjoy languages, history, or the arts.
决定专业的一个最显而易见的方法，是他们对高中各门课程的喜欢程度。在高中时期，学生的选课方向要么是自然科学方面，要么是社会科学方面。这样他们就会分成两类：第一类的学生更喜欢数学、生物和物理等，第二类的学生更喜欢语言、历史或艺术。
Through our college counseling process, I use at least two methods to delineate students and to ascertain a major for students. Both assessments have a long history of usage and peer reviews. Dr. John Holland created the Holland Code in the 1950s to distinguish six major areas of skills (realistic, investigative, artistic, social, enterprising, and conventional). Students provide answers that can be summarized to an area of study that can filter to a major in college. Furthermore, the Myers Briggs Personality Type (MBTI) then confirms the student’s interest to their future work environment. From these two assessments, teachers, parents and counselors can give input into the student’s future career.
在我们的升学辅导过程中，我至少使用两种方法来了解学生，并确定学生的专业。这两种评估方法都有悠久的使用历史。约翰·霍兰德博士在20世纪50年代创建了“荷兰准则”，以区分六种性格类型（现实型、调查型、艺术型、社会型、进取型和传统型）。测试中学生提供的答案可以概括成一个研究领域，再经过细化后成为一个大学的专业。此外，我们也使用迈尔斯-布里格斯人格类型评估（MBTI）来验证学生对未来工作的兴趣领域。根据这两项评估，教师、家长和升学辅导老师可以为学生未来的职业规划提供建议。
[ Question 06 ]
During the college counselling service for E12 students, how to guide and help them from the psychological aspect?
学校在12年级升学指导中，在心理辅导方面会如何给予孩子帮助？
The key psychological component is confidence. From almost a decade of counseling experience, the most critical part is for the applicant to be mentally prepared and confident about their college list. There will be highs and lows, but one critical aspect of this process is that the student WILL go to a college. I cannot emphasize this enough that mental toughness is crucial in order to thrive in another country. I constantly remind my students that they need to be confident about this process.
关键的心理因素是自信。从近十年的升学辅导经验来看，最关键的是申请人要做好心理准备，对自己选择的大学名单要充满信心。在申请过程中，学生的心理变化跌宕起伏，但一个关键方面是要意识到自己会申请到中意的大学。需要特别强调的是，要想在另一个国家取得学业成功，精神上的坚强是至关重要的。我经常提醒我的学生，他们需要在大学申请过程中充满自信。
[ Question 07 ]
For reaching out to overseas universities, what is the main work that the college counselling focus on?
目前与海外大学的对外联系方面，升学指导所做的工作主要有哪些？
As our students start to make our school’s name known, more and more universities will contact our school. The relationship between Beijing SMIC Private School and overseas universities is critical for student success. With our recent student university offers, we have had two top universities (Notre Dame and Yonsei) asking to make their visits to our school. Having continuous communication and collaboration will benefit our students immensely. This is by far our next big focus.
学生的成果开始让学校名气为更多人所知，越来越多的国外大学将联系我们学校。我们与国外大学的关系对学生的升学非常重要。由于最近学生们陆续收到海外大学录取通知书，有两所知名大学（美国圣母大学和韩国延世大学）要求访问我们学校。持续的交流与合作，将使我们的学生受益匪浅。这也是我们下一步的工作重点。
海外知名大学的申请是综合能力的考量，除了有竞争力的学术能力，学生的自我管理与实践规划能力、学习能力、面临不同情况心态调整的能力，也非常重要。中芯在帮助海外留学方向的学生择校时，不仅给予学术上的专业建议，也在学生心理建设方面给予细心的关注与鼓励。期待在师生和家庭的共同努力下，中芯的高中生们从此走向更加广阔的世界舞台！