You need to know at least these 9 questions.
Question1:what is the international popularity of a-level diploma?
A-Level is the most mature curriculum system of senior high school education in the English-speaking world. With an A-Level score, you can apply for admission to any university in the European Union, in addition to universities in all English-speaking countries such as the United States and Canada, and it is equivalent to academic qualifications in France, Germany and other countries.
In Australia, 52 universities and colleges accept CIE Cambridge A-level certificates, including the Eighth National University, while in the United States, 572 universities and colleges accept CIE Cambridge A-level certificates, including all Ivy League schools and California Institute of Technology. MIT, Duke University and Carnegie Mellon University all accept A-level. Therefore, studying A-level can be used not only to apply for British universities, but also to apply for other countries.
Question 2: What is the difference between students entering different schools authorized by the British Examinations Authority?
A-level examination is mainly sponsored by the major examination bureaus in Britain. CIE Cambridge (now renamed CAIE) and EDEXCEL are the examination bureaus that students in China have the most contact with, among which CIE has the most contact. By the end of 20 16 and 10, there were 296 authorized schools in China, of which 173 was registered with CIE Examination Bureau, 149 was registered with Edexel Examination Bureau, and 26 schools were registered with both CAIE and Edexel Examination Bureau.
There are still some differences between the two examination bureaus. Non-British schools offering A-Level courses can only apply for membership of CIE Examination Committee, while Edexcel only authorizes British A-Level schools or schools associated with British schools.
In terms of test difficulty, CIE Cambridge A-Level science is relatively difficult, and students with a good foundation in science can easily get high marks in the EDEXCEL (A-Level) test subject and the global unified test paper. Examination time: The examination time for EDEXCEL (A-Level) is1-February, May-June and 65438+1October every year, while the examination time for CIE (Cambridge A-Level) is May-June and10-0 every year.
Because the CIE exam in Cambridge is based on the country, students who choose CAIE school must complete the exam in China. The test scores are valid only in Chinese mainland, while the ADIS test is unified all over the world. If a student transfers school midway, A-level test scores and credits are also recognized by the local school.
Question 3: CAIE Cambridge A-level exam time is not conducive to students' application for studying abroad, is it?
Cambridge A-Level exams are held in May-June and 10- 1 1 every year, and the exam results are usually released two months later. Due to the limitation of the application period, the exam of10-1was too late for the students who applied for admission in September of that year, so students could only take it in the fifth year.
This is not good for students in China. The number and time of ADIS exams are better.
Question 4: How to choose courses for A-level?
A-level is called As in the first year, and students can take 3-4 courses, A2 in the second year and A2 level in the second year. Students can choose 3 excellent courses in AS level to continue their studies. The choice of A-level courses depends on two points, one is the students' learning situation and interest, and the other is the requirements for A-level courses from the corresponding majors in future institutions.
For example, if a university wants to study computer science, it usually chooses A-level courses: mathematics, further mathematics, physics and calculation; ; Advanced course options for studying accounting and finance: mathematics, economy, government and politics, and further mathematics.
In addition to majors, due to the variety of A-level courses, different universities have different degrees of recognition of the value of A-level courses, and some universities will express their willingness to accept or not accept A-level grades in a certain subject. For example, the University of Bath thinks that architecture courses in A-level are of little help to universities. The University of Sheffield will list which A-level courses are more popular with universities, that is, the "list of priority subjects". Like the London School of Economics and Political Science, there is also a "list of unpopular subjects".
Question 5: Is A-level easy to learn?
Like other international courses, the learning difficulty of A-level comes from English first. If the students' English ability is good and the IELTS score can reach 6, the learning difficulty of A-level will be relatively less. Compared with domestic high school courses, the knowledge of single subject A-level is wider, such as calculus in mathematics and nuclear physics in physics. , greater than China high school, but the overall difficulty is weaker than China high school.
Compared with IB courses, IBDP requires students to have six major educational subjects on average, which makes students have great learning pressure, while A-level only focuses on three subjects in the end, which is more suitable for students with clear learning goals and interests. The overall difficulty is not as good as IB.
Question 6: How helpful is reading A-level for further study? Don't you have to go to prep school? What are the requirements of prestigious schools?
If you apply for the UK, it will take four years for IGCSE+A-level in the UK and three years for senior high schools in China due to the different educational systems between China and Britain. Therefore, students from China need to take a one-year preparatory course to apply for undergraduate courses in the UK, while students who have taken A-level courses can be exempted from a one-year preparatory course because the courses are consistent with those abroad. To apply for an American university, you also need to provide corresponding scores such as SAT. Students with A-level AAA or AAB can apply for world-class universities.
Requirements of Cambridge University: A*A*A, Oxford University A*A*A, University of St Andrews AAA, AAB Durham University, Imperial College London A*AA–AAA, University College London AAA, University of Warwick A * AA, London School of Economics A * AA, University of Exeter A * AA–AAA.
Question 7: Does the A-level reform in Britain have a great influence on further studies?
In 20 15, the British government reformed the A-level examination, which was changed from twice to once every two years. After completing the first year of AS, students can go all out to prepare for the big exam two years later without taking the AS exam. Universities admit students according to the results of A-level exams, while AS exams are still held. Students can choose to register and issue certificates after passing the exam.
This has changed the previous method of estimating applications based on as scores, and made students concentrate more on preparing for the final A-level exam. However, judging from the results announced after this year's A-level reform, students' grades have declined and the test difficulty has increased. Therefore, students need to work hard to get excellent A-level results.
Question 8: How to choose a good school for children to teach A-level?
First of all, it depends on the authorization of the school, whether it is CAIE authorization or Edith authorization. Secondly, it depends on whether the running level of this school includes GCSE and how many students are connected from the basic English course. Thirdly, it is important to look at the school's A-level exam results. Fourthly, it depends on school teachers attending official training organized by CAIE and other examination bureaus. In addition, some routine school selection problems of international schools should also be taken into account.
Question 9: What are the good A-level schools in China?
A-level is the most popular and best international course in China. CAIE and her assistants have a large number of course center in China, with the largest number of schools in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Guangdong, and each region has more than 30 A-Level schools.
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