Exclusive interpretation study in the United States expert 2014 comprehensive ranking changes to an American university

On September 10, 2013, 2013 U.S. News and World Report (U.S News & World Report) of American university rankings released on schedule.

 

U.S News according to its unique way of statistics, every year nearly 1400 universities in the United States for different types of rankings. This is the most important American university rankings, has the extremely high practical reference value, access to the ranking of university has a very high strength and reputation.

 

Now comes as the United States in 2014 autumn admission Huang Jinji, the list is like a bombshell, cause the attention of many Chinese students going to apply for study in the United States. Careful student association found that ranking in 2014 compared with 2013, appeared a lot of changes.

 

Rankings exactly what are the changes that have any influence on Chinese students? Island only focus on high-end application companies in the United States - Qingdao huaheng education of senior professionals in the United States - Fu Haiqing for we made a comprehensive and deep reading.

 

What's the change 2014 usnews ranking of American university?

 

Pieces of TOP 30 group remained stable

 

"Compared to last year's ranking, although the TOP 30 university internal changes, but there is no one in the TOP 30 last year by the school drop out of the group, at the same time, also have no a in 30 last year outside of the school to enter the TOP 30 club." Qingdao huaheng education director Fu Haiqing thinks, this shows that America's top 30 universities from academic level, the quality of teachers, students and so on various aspects are always stay at a high level, stable, strong comprehensive strength. Also suggests that, on the other hand, ranking after 30 universities and TOP30 group still has certain gap.

 

In pieces at the university of California is the economic impact

 

"It's not hard to see from the list, the university of California system this year by the economic impact is larger. In addition to the university of California, Berkeley and the university of California, Los Angeles, these two universities, other ranking at the university of California is more or less affected by negative." Fu Haiqing explained, "economy" in the U.S News influence is more and more obvious in the college comprehensive ranking in the United States - alumni giving rate, teachers' salaries, source of funds, the proportion of full-time teachers, student teacher ratio in multiple and the parameters of the "economic" direct link in the list had a higher weight, so the change of the "economy" is also directly affected the university ranking.

 

Pieces of public university obvious progress

 

Light "US News has been the private, public and private universities ranked higher than the public as a whole." From the undergraduate admission criteria and, of course, college life experience, private universities, of course, has its great advantage. But throughout 2014, the performance of the public university is stable, and have made progress.

 

"At the university of California, Berkeley, into the top 20 for the first time." Fu Haiqing stressed that it is the private university unify, since the American college of the top 20 in the top 20 for the first time in public (state) universities. In addition, Penn state university have strong forward, rushed into the top 40.

 

Fu Haiqing singled out at the state university of New York at stony brook, she said: "this school is cost-effective, progress very fast, ranking larger year-on-year increase in 2014, is already the first place in the New York state system. The school fee is low, application request is not high, is the first selection of the working class"

 

But there are two schedule 40-50 public universities - the university of Washington and the university of Texas at Austin, this fell out of the top 50. But Fu Haiqing that, with their strong strength and popularity, to return to the top 50 is only a matter of time.

 

Pieces of sciece university engineering school pressure

 

Is not hard to find, in the 2014 usnews rankings of American university, liberal arts class university engineering school pressure, such as Columbia University more than Stanford and the Massachusetts institute of technology. Liang Haohao thinks that americans once again in the undergraduate school appetite - heavy humanities foundation, light and practical.

 

Ranking changes have any effect on Chinese students?

 

Pieces of Chinese students overall impact is not big

 

"The vast majority of Chinese students have the ability to apply for American university ranking in the top 30-80, between the stable range of the university as a whole." Fu Haiqing said that in addition to the interval of the university, northeastern university, Boston university and the state university of New York at stony brook, the number is not too big fluctuations. For Chinese students, therefore, he thought the impact is not big.

 

In addition, from the point of rankings, she predicts that the American university from 2014 to 2015 the overall application trend will remain stable.

 

Mixer TOP30 school apply for competition

 

"The strength of the Penn state forward will make a lot of toefl 80 points at the time, without the SAT reading made students shouted." But at the same time Fu Haiqing also said, for this year's applicants, the university ranking rose undoubtedly represents the increase of the applicants, and the increase of threshold, special attention should be paid to remind intends to apply for the university students.

 

Fu Haiqing also mentioned the "SAT", he said: "from the perspective of the ranking of 2014, have been able to find TOP30 school SAT demand has increased, the acceptance rate is falling. Expect TOP30 application competition will intensify in the future."

 

Two changes are in the same message - remind applicants should attaches great importance to the standardization of SAT scores.

 

Pieces of EA/ED acceptance rate is high

 

To apply for American university undergraduate course, the opportunity to apply and get admission in advance, collectively known as the application in advance, namely, Early Decision Early Decision (ED) and Early Action Early Action (EA). "Although conventional acceptance rates are falling, but in advance to apply for the acceptance rate of still holds good." Fu Haiqing after compared the acceptance rate of the two points out, "apply" the acceptance rate of the general acceptance rate is high, some schools even appeared more than double that of the former than the latter.

 

She suggests, if the student is interested in the school, hardware conditions are matched, then can consider to "apply", improve the admission opportunity. Qingdao huaheng education every year there are a lot of students through the "apply" to obtain the admission to the school. But apply an earlier deadline, usually in October or November each year. Therefore, to apply for student must prepare early.