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恭喜我校学生收获了首批美国大学的ED （绑定的早申）录取，包括波士顿大学、格林内尔学院、纽约大学、东北大学、罗德岛设计学院、范德堡大学等！

我校升学指导主任Mark Coyle老师表示：“ED 让学生可以在美国选择一所‘梦寐以求’的大学。目前，我们已经收到了许多优秀的录取，包括香港的经济学、圣安德鲁斯的生物学、加拿大的计算机科学、以及爱丁堡等来自世界各地的录取！今年将会是我校录取非常好的一年！”

那么学生申请ED（Early Decision 绑定的早申）或EA（Early Action不绑定的早申）有哪些优势呢？Coyle老师解析道：“ED会使录取率增加10-20%，而EA大约增加10%。所以我们强烈鼓励已经准备好的学生尽早申请！对于艺术专业的学生，大学通常会告诉我们，提前申请可以获得更多的奖学金以及更高的录取机会。我真的鼓励我们的艺术学生尽早申请。今年，我们收到了多份芝加哥艺术学院的录取，有些学生还获得了数万美元的奖学金。”

Harry X获得了本届首份ED——格林内尔学院（Grinnell College-2024年U.S. News美国文理学院排名第11）生物专业。我们也在第一时间采访到了Harry，听他讲述了选择文理学院的决定以及在申请过程中的见解。

Harry告诉我们，他决定申请文理学院是因为他向往更加高效和紧凑的学习环境。“选择文理学院是因为他们是小班化教学，师生比例相较综合类大学高很多，学生可以从教授那里得到更多指导。因为相比于一百人以上的大教室课堂，我更倾向小班制，所以我认为文理学院比较适合我。”

接着，Harry根据自己的学术水平和综合能力，将目光放在了美国排名前20的文理学院再进行筛选，“格林内尔处于第十左右的排名，我觉得正是一个既保险但又带有一定挑战性的大学。”

格林内尔学院的申请并不容易，在Harry看来，是亮眼的文书、出色的学术成绩和丰富的活动经历让自己脱颖而出。

在来德威之前，Harry曾在澳洲读了一年初中，后因为疫情等客观因素回到国内读书。在澳洲求学期间，Harry除了学习以外还体验了不少当地文化尤其是原住民部落，他去参观过他们的舞蹈，欣赏过他们的面具…正是因为亲身体验了这些独特的文化和习俗、耳濡目染了当地文化传承和艺术特色，加之他从小对于中国文化的如数家珍，对两种文化理解的交织让Harry的文书内容充实且独树一帜。

Harry坦言自己来到德威以后学术成绩也提高了不少，他将在学校感受到的同伴压力（Peer pressure）转化为不断鞭策自己前行的动力，“我周围的同学都很努力，而与他们一起努力会让我觉得很有动力。”学校丰富的资源也是他学业进步的助力，例如前沿的竞赛讯息让他把握住了每个挑战自我的机会，“学校每周的学生布告（Bulletin）让我知道了近期会举行的国际大赛，这些参赛获奖也让我的申请锦上添花。”

学校的老师也都让他受益良多，“特别是经济老师，AS阶段的Jessica Law和A2阶段的Eileen Law，让从没接触过经济学的我学起来茅塞顿开。”在他看来，与老师们的相处模式亦师亦友，“能在一个相对快乐的环境里学习，是我理想中的高中打开方式。”另外，升学指导老师Mark Coyle的严厉指导也让他整个申请过程有条不紊，“因为我总是最后一个递交申请的人，而Coyle老师总是盯着我催促我。”

怀有对制药业的浓厚兴趣，Harry梦想着未来成为一名药剂师。在强调学生发展的格林内尔学院学习生物学将是他接近梦想的第一步！

对于今后同样想要申请文理学院的学弟学妹们，Harry建议他们要仔细考虑自己的目标和文理学院提供的独特学习环境是否适配，“文理学校通常会把更多的重心放在学生身上，所以选择文理学院的学生要想清楚自己是否更喜欢小班课，是否能更专注地学习。我觉得这样的模式可以帮助学生更轻松地学习，因为老师的帮助更多，所以学习效率会更高。”

身为Harry的升学指导老师，在Coyle老师看来Harry之所以选择格林内尔学院，是因为他对哲学和生物学的热爱，“格林内尔是一个小城镇（9000 人！），格林内尔学院更是一所小规模大学（2000 名学生），注重跨学科学习，可以满足学生多样化的学习需求。格林内尔完全符合Harry对生物学和哲学的混合兴趣。文理学院学习的是混合课程，因此他们能获得生活技能和批判性思维能力，非常适合当代的生活和就业。”

对于同样想申请文理学院的学生，Coyle老师建议道：“文理学院不在QS世界大学的排名中，所以首先要忽略这些排名。每所文理学院都有自己的特色或质量，学生们都应该找到适合自己的。重要的是，要仔细研究这些学校的教育理念，以确保去到学校是令自己满意的。

虽然他们可能会看 ACT 或 SAT 分数，但他们也可能会更仔细地阅读你的个人陈述书，并查看你参与的活动，所以一份出色的个人陈述书和丰富多彩的活动经历都非常重要。要注意的是，活动在于深度而非广度，例如与其参加很多门CCA（课外联课活动），不如坚持参与一门CCA，成为里面的领导者，建立你自己的社群。”

最后，Coyle老师说道：“所有认识Harry的人都会说他是一位活泼而有思想的年轻人，我们很高兴美国十大文理学院之一的格林内尔学院录取了我们这位优秀的学生，他们将完美契合。未来，我希望更多的我校学生能够关注文理学院，即使它们不在QS排名中！”

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申请德威

Congratulations to our class of 2024 receiving their first ED offers to the US universities, including Boston University, Grinnell College, Northeastern University, New York University, Rhode Island School of Design, Vanderbilt University, and more will be updated in the following weeks.

Our Head of Counselling, Mr Mark Coyle commented that, “ED gives students the option to choose one 'dream' college in the US. 

“We have had so many amazing offers already - Economics in Hong Kong, Biology at St Andrews, Computer Science in Canada, several in Edinburgh and many others across the world! It's shaping up to be a momentous year of offers at DHSZ!”

How much advantage is there for students doing ED or EA applications? Mr Coyle explained that “for ED decisions it adds 10-20% to the acceptance rate, and EA about 10%. We strongly encourage students who are ready to apply early!

"For Art students, the universities often tell us that the Early applications get more Scholarship $$$ and more chance at being admitted. I really push my art students to apply as early as possible. This year we've already seen some SAIC offers with tens of thousands of dollars scholarship!"

Harry X, received our first ED offer from Grinnell College (2024 U.S. News Liberal Arts College ranking11), majoring in Biology. We caught up with Harry to hear about his decision to choose a liberal arts college and his insights into the application process.

Harry shared that he decided to apply to a liberal arts college because he aspired to a more efficient and compact learning environment. "Liberal arts colleges have smaller class sizes, the teacher-student ratio is much higher compared to comprehensive universities, and students can get more guidance from their professors. Since I prefer small classes to large classes with more than a hundred students, I thought the liberal arts college would be a better fit for me."

Harry then set his sights on the top 20 liberal arts colleges in the U.S. before filtering them based on his academic level and overall ability, "Grinnell was at about the 10th rank, which I felt was just the right level to be both insured but with some challenge."

Succeeding on the Grinnell College application is not easy, and in Harry's opinion, it was the unique personal statement, outstanding academics results and a wealth of activity experience that made him stand out.

Before coming to DHSZ, Harry studied in Australia for one year and returned to China due to the epidemic and other factors. During his study in Australia, Harry not only studied but also experienced a lot of local cultures, especially the Aboriginal tribes, he watched their dances and admired their masks... It is because of his personal experience of these unique cultures and customs, and his exposure to the local cultural heritage and artistic characteristics, coupled with the fact that he has a good understanding of the Chinese culture since he was a child, the intertwining of his understanding of the two cultures has made Harry's personal statement very informative and unique.

Harry said that his academic performance has also improved hugely since he came to DHSZ, and he has turned the peer pressure he felt at school into a self-motivation to keep pushing himself forward, "I'm surrounded by students who work hard, and working with them makes me feel motivated." The school's abundant resources have also helped him progress academically, such as cutting-edge competition information that has allowed him to take advantage of every opportunity to challenge himself, "The weekly Students Bulletin let me know about upcoming international competitions, and the awards I won from these competitions have added to my application."

He has also benefited from all the DHSZ teachers, "especially the Economics teachers, Ms Jessica Law at AS level and Ms Eileen Law at A2 level, who made it a great way for me to learn economics, which I've never done before." In his opinion, the mode of getting along with the teachers is also a mentor and a friend, "Being able to study in a relatively joyful environment is a dream place for me." In addition, the strict guidance of his counsellor, Mr Mark Coyle, kept him organised throughout the application process, "because I was always the last person to submit an application and Mr Coyle was always reminding me and pushing me."

With a keen interest in the pharmaceutical industry, Harry dreams of becoming a pharmacist in the future. Studying Biology at Grinnell College, which emphasises student development, will be the first step towards his dream.

For the lower school students who also want to apply to liberal arts colleges in the future, Harry advises them to carefully consider whether their goals and the unique learning environment offered by liberal arts colleges are a good fit, "liberal arts schools usually put more emphasis on the students, so students choosing those schools need to think about whether they prefer smaller classes and whether they can focus more on their studies. I think this model can help students learn more easily and more efficiently because the teachers are more helpful."

As Harry’s counsellor, Mr Coyle believed that Harry's choice for ED came from his mixed love of philosophy and biology, “Grinnell is a small town (9000 people!) and an even smaller university (2000 students) that prides itself on being multi-disciplinary so students study at "different angles" to traditional large-scale universities. Grinnell perfectly matches Harry's mixed interests across biology and philosophy.

“Liberal Arts students learn a mixed curriculum so they gain life skills and critical thinking skills - perfect for modern life and employment. They have much, much smaller class sizes and more emphasis on undergrad teaching than the traditional higher ranked colleges that focus on postgrad or research.”

For students who are also looking to apply to liberal arts colleges, Mr Coyle suggests that “Liberal Arts colleges are not in the QS World University Rankings - so firstly ignore these! Each liberal arts college will have a specialism or quality that all students will buy into. It's important to look carefully at their mission statement and purpose to make sure that you go to a place where you'll be happy.

“Whilst they might look at ACT or SAT scores, they are also likely to read your essays more carefully and check on your activities - this means that having a personal essay and a rich variety of activities is important. This normally means you'll have more depth in your activities - not many CCAs but doing one CCA for many years and becoming the leader, building your community.

“As one of the top ten Liberal Arts Colleges in the USA, Grinnell College is taking on an amazing young man! In the future I expect more DHSZ students to look at Liberal Arts Colleges  - even if they are not in the QS Rankings!

“As all of us who know Harry will say - Harry is a lively and thoughtful young man who will fit the spirit of Grinnell perfectly - good luck Harry!”

We look forward to more excellent Offers from the Class of 2024!