很多小伙伴心里都有一个共同的疑问,
提前参加A-level考试是否能更打动招生官?
答案是:不一定!
为什么这么说呢?
PS:大家要注意从2015年9月开始,
英国A-level就已经开始改革了,
AS不再计入A-level总成绩。
小伙伴们可能会想,
是不是可以提前参加考试,
来证明自己是学习能力更强的优等生、
可以轻松达到大学教育的要求,
其实这么做未必有用!
大学招生官,尤其是名校,
虽然他们也在寻找高分学生,
但是绝不仅仅只看高分。
他们希望了解Year 13阶段学生是如何应对繁重课业的。
这也就是说,
提前考试对你可能没啥帮助,
甚至可能也不算作offer参考的一部分。
罗素大学联盟给出的解释是:
Some universities or their individual subject departments may want to see that you have taken a number of Advanced level qualifications all at the same time; for example, they may want to see three A-levels taken in Year 13.
有些大学或者个别科系可能希望看到你同时学习几门A-level;比如说,Year 13学习三门A-level。
This can be because they want to know that you can comfortably manage a workload of this size… Admissions policies may therefore in relation to A-levels taken early, and whether these are included in offers made or not.
因为他们想知道你有能力从容应对这样的课业量...所以是否计入offer,各大学对于提前考取的成绩录取政策可能会有所不同。
For example, some courses that typically make a conditional offer of AAB may take account of an A-level A grade achieved at the end of Year 12 and, as a result, make a conditional offer of AB for A-levels taken in Year 13. Others may still make a conditional offer of AAB on subjects taken at the end of Year 13 and will not include the A-level already taken in their conditional offer.”
比方说,一般要求成绩AAB的课程,可能也会接受Year 12结束时考的一科成绩A,发放offer的条件是Year 13的A-level成绩只要达到AB就可以。
而其他一些学校,可能还是会要求Year 13结束后三门课成绩达到AAB,提前考的A-level并不计入他们的conditional offer。
提前考试是否是明智之举?
还有个问题大家需要考虑,
就是提前考能否像一年以后再考拿到一样的高分。
大家要记住,
最终看的还是你的分数,
而不是你什么时候考试。
就业专家怎么看?
This is what academics call the ‘age and stage’ issue. It is important that schools look at this issue in a holistic way and do what’s best for their students to achieve the grades required for their goals. Let’s not lose sight of the fact that all universities are very happy with applicants meeting the conditions of their offers when they have taken all of their A2 levels in Year 13.
Andy Gardner (Careers Adviser)
这就是学术上所说的“年龄与阶段”问题。最重要的是学校从全面的角度考虑,为学生能够达到目标要求的成绩铺平道路。大家不要忘了,所有大学都非常愿意看到申请者在Year 13学习所有A2课程后达到他们的offer要求。
还有更多的问题要问自己...
作出决定之前,跟老师和家长谈谈很有必要,
最后想说的是否提前考要根据个人能力和目标院校偏好而定,
提前考要有十足的把握,
不然还是老老实实学完Year 13再统一考,
拿个最终的高分不是更好吗?
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