Academic Index
A calculation based on standardized test scores and class rank(or equivalent)that is used by Ivy League colleges to ensure that athletic recruits have academic records that exceed a minimum threshold.
学术指数
基于入学考试成绩及班级排名的学术标准,常春藤盟校以此来衡量运动员类新生的学术表现是否超出了最低标准。
ACT
Short for ACT Assessment,a standardized college admissions test that is an alternative to the SAT.
美国大学入学考试
标准化大学入学测试的缩写,可替代SAT。
Aid Analysis
Financial aid terminology for the determination of the expected family contribution college expenses based on the family’s financial situation.
资助分析
基于学生的家庭经济状况来确定学费支付能力的分析。
Award Letter
Financial aid terminology for the document sent to a prospective student that indicates the amount and type of aid to be offered.
助学金通知函
用来通知学生学校能够提供其经济资助的数量以及类型。
Candidate Reply Date
Postmark date by which students must notify a college about their intention to enroll.May 1 is the standard date for students admitted during the regular decision cycle.
候选人答复日期
以邮戳日期为准,学生回复学校是否接受录取通知的截止日期,在常规申请类型中,学生应于5月1日之前回复学校。
Class Rank
The student’s place based on a rank ordering of students in a class by grade point average(GPA).
班级排名
通过平均成绩得出的学生在所在班级的排名。
Common Application
Standardized application form accepted by more than 350 colleges.Some colleges also require a school-specific supplementary form.
常规申请
350多所院校都接受标准化申请表,也有部分高校有自己特定的补充申请表。
Consortium
Several colleges that join together in a cooperative arrangement that allows students to take some courses and use library facilities on each campus.
大学联校
大学之间有合作协议,允许学生参加各联校的课程,而且可以使用其他联校的图书馆设施。
Core Curriculum
A group of specially designed courses in the humanities,arts,social sciences,and sciences designed to give students a strong foundation in general education.
基础课程
在人文、艺术、社会科学以及科学设计方面特别设计的课程,为学生的基础教育夯实基础。
Cost of Education
A financial aid terminology for total educational costs,including tuition,fees,books,room and board,incidentals,and travel home.
教育成本
教育成本包括学费、杂费、书费、食宿费用、路费以及其他费用。
Double Deposit
Unethical practice of sending deposits to hold places at two or more colleges while deciding between them.
双保证金
当难以抉择时,交付给两所或多所学校的占位费,这是很没诚信的做法。
Early Action(EA)
An application option that typically allows a student to apply by November 1 or November 15 and receive a decision by December 15 that does not bind the student to attend if admitted.
提前行动
申请类型之一,通常申请者在11月1日或11月15日之前递交申请,会在12月15日收到是否被录取的通知,但不具约束力,申请者可选择是否入学。
Early Decision(ED)
An application option that typically allows a student to apply by November l or November 15 and receive a decision by December 15 that commits the student to attend if admitted.
提前录取
通常此申请类型要求申请者在11月1日或11月15日之前递交申请,会在12月15日收到是否被录取的通知,具有约束力,申请者需接受学校录取。
ETS
Abbreviation for Educational Testing Service,administers the TOEFL and AP tests.
教育考试服务中心
美国教育考试服务中心负责组织TOEFL和AP考试。
Expected Family Contribution
Financial aid terminology for the amount of money a family is expected to contribute to a student’s education based on methodology that considers income,assets,and other expenses.
预计家庭支付费用
预计学生家庭能支付的教育费用,此预计基于家庭收入、固定资产和其他费用。
FAFSA
Abbreviation for Free Application for Federal Student Aid,used to determine eligibility for federal financial aid.
美国联邦助学金
用于确定联邦财政援助的资格。(仅限美国居民申请,国际学生不能申请。)
Federal Methodology
The calculation of expected family contribution to the cost of college using the FAFSA.
联邦法则
用FAFSA预计家庭所能支付的大学费用。
Financial Aid Package
Total amount and types of aid a student receives from federal and nonfederal sources.
大学助学金
来自于联邦和非联邦的财政援助的金额及类型。
Gift Aid
Financial aid terminology for the grant portion of the financial aid package that does not have to be repaid or earned through work.
奖学金援助(www.xing528.com)
作为礼物性质的金融援助,奖学金并不需要偿还,也不需要通过工作获得。
GPA
Abbreviation for grade point average,an overall average of a student’s grades.
平均成绩
指学生的整体平均成绩。
1~20
1~20是美国学校发给外国学生用来申请签证进入美国的通行证,上面载明了持该表学生就读的学校、系所、准予合法在美国居留的期限以及应提供财力证明的金额等重要事项。
收到1~20后,应注意以下几点:
仔细地查对表上的姓名、出生年、月、日以及所申请学校的科系等是否正确,如有不符,应立刻要求学校补发一份,并将错误说明清楚,再予退回。如果同时收到几个学校的1~20,在考虑并选择后,应退回其他不去就读学校的1~20,并附上一封信,表示谢意和遗憾,说不定将来还有可能再回到其中的某个学校攻读学位。
在接到一所学校给予的奖学金后,无须急于答复,因为可能会有更多更好的学校给予奖学金。到4月上、中旬再决定去哪一所学校,然后再把其他学校回绝掉。
1~20上列有关于你个人的学位目标、应到校报到期限、预定毕业年限、学费、奖学金等重要资料,所以一定要特别留意。
一定要记得,复印一份1~20放在身边,1~20正本在拿到学生签证时,会被放在一份密封的信封内,不得私自拆封,所以最好留一份复印件。
在收到1~20的同时,校方也会寄来许多有关学校设备、宿舍申请或社团介绍等各种资料。其中最重要的就是宿舍申请一项,住校与否要考虑多方面的因素,不过,首要的是弄清楚宿舍种类、租金、是否男女同楼、伙食情形等重要资料,再按自己的个性、经济情况酌情考量。
一旦决定后,千万要在申请截止日期前寄到,并附上应缴纳的申请费或保证金,这样才能顺利地申请到满意的宿舍。当然,如果有特殊请求或自己健康所需,如必须住在一楼,或不愿靠近宿舍大门等任何意见,都要在申请时说明清楚,可避免以后有问题要求更换宿舍时的麻烦;申请表上所有讯息也要阅读清楚之后再签名,尤其是保证金、申请费能否退回或有没有任何责任等,都要事先了解清楚。
Need-based Admissions
Admissions process that considers a student’s ability to pay in the final admissions decision.
考虑学生支付能力的录取
在作最后录取决定时,考虑学生的支付学费能力的招生过程。
Need-Blind Admissions
不考虑学生支付能力的录取
Practice of reviewing an applicant’s file and making an admissions decision without regard to the student’s ability to pay.
在招生过程中,不考虑学生的学费支付能力。
Grant
Federal grant to students from low-income families.
奖学金
提供给来自低收入家庭学生的联邦奖学金。
FLUS loans
Acronym for Parent Loan to Undergraduate Students,a loan taken out by a parent that is not subsidized by the federal government.
教育金贷款
家长贷款以支付学生大学教育费用的缩写。由学生的父母贷款,以支付学生的大学教育费用。此贷款并不是由联邦政府资助的。
PSAT
Abbreviation for Preliminary SAT,A short version of the SAT that is typically taken in the fall by high school juniors(and sometimes by sophomores)as practice for the SAT and as a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Program.
学术能力评估测试初级
通常是中学初级学生(有时会是二年级学生)为准备SAT参加的热身考试,在秋季举行,也是国家优秀奖学金的资格测试。
Regular Decision
Application process that involves applying by a late fall or early winter deadline in exchange for an admissions decision the following spring.
普通/常规申请
此申请的截止时期通常是秋末或冬初,来年春季即可以收到是否录取的通知。
REA(Restrictive Early Action)
A type of early action plan that places restrictions on the student’s ability to apply early action or early decision to other schools.
限制性提前申请
限制学生向其他学校提出提前申请,即选择了此校的REA之后,不能再申请其他学校的提前申请形式。
Rolling Admission
A process by which colleges review and make decision about applications as they are received,the application cycle usually opens in the early fall and may extend into the spring or until the freshman class is filled.
滚动录取
滚动式录取的申请没有截止日期,申请的材料随到随申请,通常在初秋开始,直到来年的春季,或者是所有的录取名额发放完毕才结束录取。
SAT
The most widely taken standardized test for college admission,SAT is the full name—it is not an acronym.Revised effective March 2005,the test contains three parts:writing,critical reading,and math.
学术能力评估测试
美国最广泛的大学入学标准考试。于2005年3月修订生效,该测试包含写作、阅读和数学3部分。
Self-help
In financial aid terminology,the loan and work-study portions of a financial aid package.
自助
财政援助的一种形式,包括贷款和勤工助学形式。
Stafford Loans
Low-interest loans to students.
斯塔福德贷款
提供学生的低利率贷款。限于美国绿卡或公民申请。
Student Aid Report(SAR)
Official notification from the processing center that gives the results of the need analysis calculated from the FAFSA.
学生资助报告
助学金处理中心发出的官方报告,提供FAFSA计算的需求分析结果。
Student Search
Mechanism for colleges to receive the names of potential applications based on interests,and so forth.Students taking the SAT and ACT are invited to participate when they take those tests.Colleges purchase the names and addresses of students meeting certain criteria and use them for targeted mailings.
学生搜索
高校可使用搜索机制得到潜在申请者的姓名。学生在参加 SAT 和 ACT 考试时也会参加搜索机制。高校可以通过购买得到满足一定标准的学生的姓名和地址,并给他们发邮件。
Subsidized Loan
The loan for which the U.S.government pays the interest while the students is enrolled into school.
Transcript
Official record of a student’s courses and grades,Colleges usually require an official transcript,sent directly from the high school,as part of the application.
成绩单
学生课程及相关成绩的官方报告。作为申请的一部分,大学通常要求申请者提供直接从申请者中学发出的正式成绩单。
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