The United States offers the university of undergraduate course degree to have many 3600, the university that offers Master above degree has many 1700. Face so numerous university, how should Chinese parent and student choose? The author thinks to apply for American university is " the bosom friend tells the other " process.

"Bosom friend " it is premise. Before application United States studies abroad, the applicant must have clear knowledge to his condition, especially the applicant's parent also should understand the study state of own child and ability somewhat. E.g. , if be in domestic grade is average, go up very hard a line, so the university of before application United States is ranked 50 is not actual. Have some of parent more, ignore the feasibility condition of own child, to go up American name school, force the child to take an examination of TOEFL, take an examination of SAT, the result is done him child is whackedly. But school of name of little imagine United States is admitted is to inspect an applicant integrated quality, it is to look to be mixed in school success not just achievement of TOEFL, SAT. Before applying for so, want to realize potential of oneself study state and study adequately, the choice suits his university.

Be in " bosom friend " later, even " tell the other " . Want to teach system and American university to understand somewhat to the United States, according to author experience, but when does the basis choose the school as follows.

, university rank.

What Chinese student and parent care most is university rank, but how does eduction come to very few person cares these ranks, actually although be provided most authoritative " American news and world report " the rank also has certain subjective sex. The rank just chooses a kind of reference of the school, but the exclusive quota that does not want a rank to visit elect school certainly.

, university attestation.

What differ with China is, the United States was not in charge of the governmental orgnaization of higher education, american Ministry of Education manages middle and primary school to teach only. But the United States has all sorts of imperscriptible university attestation orgnaizations:

(1) national attestation, if the profession teachs association COE; (2) regional attestation, wait like institute of university of ministry of institute of university of new england area, northwest; (3) professional attestation, if the business school has AACSB attestation, engineering courtyard has ABET attestation. These attestation orgnaizations manage and control member college, also assured by the education quality of attestation university. The university that has regional attestation commonly is approbated by Chinese Ministry of Education. Before application, inquire the attestation circumstance of the university, can avoid to apply for " grouse " university.

, admit a requirement.