威雅公学夏校——学术STEAM麻省理工主题周总结
时间： 2019-08-01
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“Wycombe Abbey Pupils really have a great opportunity to prepare for the best universities and colleges around the world through interactive, project-based learning”
Ben Fang (MIT Class of 71, MIT interviewer in China)
“威雅公学的学生真的获得了一次非常好的机会，通过互动式与项目型的学习，为通往世界上最好的大学做准备。”——Ben Fang（麻省理工学院中国地区面试官）
STEAM MIT week concluded with an array of fantastic projects and the culmination of project based learning. The projects stretched and inspired the pupils and let them think about the skills and qualities required of the best universities in the world.
STEAM麻省理工主题周在完成一系列出色的项目和基于项目的学习后圆满落幕。这些项目拓展并启发了学生的思维，让他们开始思考世界上顶尖大学所寻求的学生技能和素质。
“What US universities are looking for, and MIT in particular, is the passion of the pupil.”
“美国的大学，尤其是麻省理工学院，所寻找的是学生的激情。”
Trying different projects and new skills is essential if pupils are going to develop their passion for learning. Academic study needs rigour, but also enjoyment and being able to have special guest instructors and different styles is an important part of the summer experience at Wycombe Abbey.
如果要培养学生的学习热情，尝试不同的项目和新技能是必不可少的。学术研究需要严谨，但也需要乐趣，威雅公学夏校项目的一个重要部分是，我们拥有特别的客座导师以及不同的教学风格。
The pupils were delighted to receive their certificates at the end of the special course and those teams who performed exceptionally well were even prouder.
在完成这一周的特别课程后，学生们都获得了证书，他们十分高兴。那些表现特别出色的学生小组更是感到自豪。
Entry to US universities is a priority for Wycombe Abbey and we were delighted to be endorsed by our guest instructors in this regard, further to this we would like to share with you the following information:
成功进入美国大学是威雅公学的重点目标，我们很高兴在这方面得到客座导师的支持，此外，我们还想与您分享以下信息：
Let’s start with the most important point:
首当其冲，最重要的一点就是：
· A Levels are accepted as a matter of policy at over 500 US universities and colleges and all of the Top 100 universities and all of the Ivy League
· 在美国，有超过500所美国大学和学院，所有前100的大学，和所有常春藤大学都认可A Level课程体系
The US National Association for College Admission Counselling recently found that the third most influential aspect of admission to an American university was the rigour of the course the applicant had studied. A Levels can be considered the most rigorous course available to a High School pupil in the world and therefore are very helpful in showing the academic strength of that pupil to universities.
美国国家升学指导协会最近发现，对入读美国大学最具影响力排名第三的因素是申请人所学课程的学术严谨性。A Level课程被认为是世界上最严谨的高中课程，因此，非常有助于向大学展示该学生的学术实力。
Depth of Subject Knowledge
学科知识深度
A Levels have a great breadth and depth of subject knowledge and so are comparable to parts of an American university education themselves. Indeed, for US high school applicants who intend to try to study a BA in the UK they are explicitly warned that pupils with A Levels will have a head start.
A Level具有广而深的学科知识，因此可与部分美国大学教育相媲美。事实上，对于打算尝试申请英国大学的美国高中申请者，他们明确表明，学习A Level课程可帮助他们有个良好的开端。
The proof comes from the fact that, on average, A Levels are awarded more University credits than any other high school qualification, their nearest competitor are Advanced Placement classes, followed, trailing badly, by the International Baccalaureate.
事实证明，平均而言，同其他高中课程相比，A Level课程可在美国大学获得更多学分，其最接近的竞争者是AP课程（美国大学先修课程），其次是IB课程（国际文凭课程）。
So, if we take the example of a pupil from Wycombe Abbey International School Changzhou who left to go to a top American University;
我们以申请美国顶尖大学的常州威雅公学的学生为例。
The WAISCZ Pupil received the following A Levels:
她获得的A Level的成绩如下：
She went to a top American University to major in Finance and Economics. Her American University did this:
她最终去了美国顶尖大学攻读金融和经济专业。她的美国大学是这样来换算的：
Because of her A-Levels, the former WAISCZ pupil has been able to save almost a year of tuition, have the option to take more interesting courses, take part in a wide variety of clubs and extra-activities, such as debating and performing in an Oboe concert. The experience has allowed her time to gain internships in two top companies and put herself in a strong position in the job market. She has also found that there are other courses where she has covered much of the content during her A Levels and well-prepared for university life. As college counsellors we see this pattern again and again with pupils going to the USA.
由于她突出的A Level成绩，这位前常州威雅公学的学生能节省近一年的学费，可以选择更多兴趣课程，参加各种各样的俱乐部和课外活动，如辩论和双簧管音乐会表演。这样的经历使她有时间在两家顶级公司获得实习机会，其就业形势大为利好。她还发现，有些课程她在A Level课程学习中已经学过了很多内容，这为她的大学生活做好了充分的准备。作为大学升学顾问，这样的情形我们在去美国读大学的学生身上多次看到。
These facts have resulted in the following offers for WAISCZ Pupils:
同样也体现在了常州威雅公学学生收获的以下大学录取通知中：
