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The 9-Step Guide to Successful Applications to US Schools By Xie Jinbo, BeBeyond Copyrights 2007 @ BeB The 9-Step Guide to Successful Applications to US Schools 1. Think, Think, and Think Again PART ONE: For most of you who are planning on applying to American universities, if we could offer you only one recommendation, it would be a simple one-word suggestion: Think. In fact, we think it is so important to your success in getting into an American school and obtaining an America visa, we want to emphasize its importance by saying: Think, think, and think again! Wow! Really? You are probably a little surprised at our suggestion, wondering why thinking is so important to applying to American universities and what is there for you to really think about. Before we answer your question, lets examine the following situations and ask ourselves a few questions based on them. Situation A: If you are a great test score taker, dont you wish that American universities would be just like the Chinese universities, which set clear standards for admissions and awarding scholarships? (For example, 600 in TOEFL and 2,000 in GRE will secure you an admission and 620 in TOEFL and 2,200 in GRE will get you a full scholarship.) Wouldnt life be much simpler if the Americans could simply adopt the Chinese approach? Think: Why dont they? Situation B: If you always have had some problems with English or perhaps simply any kind of exams, dont you wish that you would only need a minimal TOEFL score -- say, 550 -- to get an admission and a visa? In fact, American schools do admit low score students! For example, Stanford Universitys Business School has taken students with GMAT scores below 500 and University of Chicago, possibly the most academically demanding school, takes many students with B or C