如今越来越多的同学选择备考A-level考试这条路来进行下面的学业,有些同学在上周alevel成绩查询中已经有了对自身学习的定位,还有些正在备考下一轮的考试,其实alevel考试并没有太多的捷径可以走,就比如alevel数学,需要不断的真题练习以及对课程的理解,当然,也要记得在备考的同时了解最新的Alevel考试知识点以及英国的资讯,今天小编今天就为大家讲一讲剑桥A-Level问答,解决你的迷惑(上)。如果您想了解在线alevel课程alevel课程规划,alevel官网等关于A-level考试的相关资讯,请继续浏览并关注课窝A-level考试网。

1、Q:请问如果想申剑桥教育学专业,A-level选课除了官网上的申请条件还有什么其他的隐性要求吗?

A:The entry requirements are on the website and will specify if a particular subject is required at A level, this tends to be the case for Science subjects. For Education there are no specific subjects required, however some Colleges may require you to have taken a subject relevant to the track you wish to study (Education is split into Education, Psychology and Learning; Education, Policy and International Development; and Education, English, Drama and the Arts). You can check with an individual College what their requirements are should you have a particular College in mind that you wish to apply to.

一般入学条件在网站上都有,如果有具体A level科目要求也会列出来,科学相关科目基本是这样。教育专业没有特定的科目要求,不过剑桥有些学院可能会要求你学习过教育分支某一相关科目(教育分成教育、心理与学习;教育、政策与国际发展;教育、英语、戏剧与艺术)。如果心里已经有目标学院,那么就可以到具体学院信息下查询入学要求。

2、Q:剑桥对A-level重考是持有怎么样的态度?

A:We wouldn’t be too concerned by a small number of resits. If there are extenuating circumstances e.g. illness that would explain poor performance please make sure the teacher notifies us in the teacher reference as well. If someone has a large number of resits with no clear reason why we may be more concerned as there are not generally opportunities to resit exams here at Cambridge so we would look to admit students who can generally ‘get it right first time’.

小规模重考不是太大问题。如果是情有可原的理由(比如说疾病)可以解释为什么没考好,老师一定要在推荐信中说明。如果没有明确的理由大面积重考的学生可能不太容易被接受,因为剑桥平时学习一般没有重考机会,所以我们想要的是“一次就过”的学生。

3、Q:剑桥对于在英国本土读A-level课程的学生和在国内读Alevel的高中生本科申请侧重点上有什么不同?

A:They would be the same –A*A*A for Science courses and A*AA for Humanities. We don’t have any quotas for international v domestic students, we are looking for the best students from anywhere in the world. The only extra requirement would be English language requirements –we would ask for an IELTS 7.5, with 7.0 or above in each element, achieved in one sitting. But as you are studying a qualification in English hopefully this should be achievable!

入学条件上是一视同仁的,科学课程要求A*A*A,人文要求A*AA。剑桥对于国际生和本土学生没有配额限制,我们希望招募世界各地的优秀学生来此学习。对国际生唯一的额外要求就是语言,剑桥要求雅思7.5单项不低于7.0,一次考试全部达到,不过对于正在学习英国证书的学生来说,能达到的机会还是很大的!

4、Q:在申请过程中, A-level, preinterview笔试和面试分别占多大的比重?

A:There isn’t one! We look at students on a very individual basis so we will consider a number of academic areas but their weighting will depend on the student – some do better in exams and some at interview, for example. We will look at your grades and predicted grades, personal statement, teacher reference, written assessment and interview. So just try to represent yourself as best you can in every aspect of the application!

并没有这样的规定!我们看学生都是按照不同个体来对待的,我们会考虑学术的很多方面,但是具体比重取决于学生本人,比方说有人擅长考试有人面试表现很好。我们会综合参考你的成绩和预估成绩、PS、老师推荐信、笔试与面试。所以在申请中尽量展现出每一面最好的自己吧!

5、Q:想问下剑桥面试有哪些注意事项,面试官最看重学生的哪些方面?

A:There are some useful references online for this

https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/interviews

The interview is academic based and is conducted by a specialist in the area of study you are applying for. It is designed to be similar in format to the small group/ individual teaching style Cambridge is known for, the ‘supervisions’. The interviewer(s) will start with questions related to either your personal statement or what you have been studying in school and then will move to more challenging questions that are designed to stretch you. They are interested in how you think so won’t expect the correct answer right away, but make sure you can explain your reasoning out loud. It is fine to ask questions, the interviewer is there to help you, they aren’t trying to catch you out. Remember that the interview is only one part of the application process (see Q4).

剑桥网站上有面试相关的有用参考资料https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/applying/interviews

剑桥面试是以学术为主,是由你所申领域的专家来面试的。有点类似于剑桥小组/个人教学模式中的‘supervisions’。面试最开始会问你关于PS上的问题或者是在高中时候学了什么,然后会转到为了拓宽你个人可能性的一些有挑战性的问题。面试老师感兴趣的是你怎样思考,所以不会要求你立马就给出正确答案,但是你应该大声地解释你的理由。问问题也是可以的,面试官也会帮助你,面试的过程并不是为了挑刺。大家要记住面试只是申请过程中的一部分而已。

6、Q:如果alevel成绩达到了学校的要求,自身没有课外活动会影响录取吗?

A:At Cambridge extra-curricular activities which aren’t related to the subject you are applying for don’t form part of the application decision. We are however interested in ‘super-curricular’ activities which are activities you undertake outside of class time which relate to the subject you are applying for. This can be any number of things but will demonstrate to us your interest and motivation to study your subject of choice. Make sure in your personal statement you tell us about these activities. The statement should be around 80% on academics and super curricular and 20% extracurricular.

在剑桥,与申请科目无关的课外活动是不计入录取因素的。而我们感兴趣的是你课外参加的与申请科目相关的“课程活动”。很多类型的活动都可以,只要是能展现你对所选科目的个性兴趣和动机就行。确保自己在PS中列出了这些活动。PS的内容应该80%是围绕学术与“课程活动”,20%是围绕课外活动。