Choosing Majors
Most students enter university in the United
States w i t h an undec l a red ma j o r. Wh i l e
app l i cat i on s y s tems encou rage s t udent s
to i nd i cate academi c i nte res t s , s tudent s
can change the i r mi nds upon admi s s i on.
Nonetheless, some competitive programmes
review their candidates separately, so students
must declare interest in their application in order
to be considered.
Tests
Universities require SAT or ACT scores upon
application. Information can be found on their
websites at
and
-
test/
respectively. Students must check with the
university whether they require the writing portion
of either test. Most students take the SATs and
ACTs in the second term of F5 or the first term of
F6. Students may retake these tests during this
period, and universities will usually consider the
highest scores in each section. Students should
research prospective universities for target test
scores.
I n add i t i on , many un i ve r s i t i es requ i re
international students to take the TOEFL as proof
of English proficiency. Their website can be found
at
While each institution
differs in their accepted TEOFL results, a general
score target should be around 79 – 100. TEOFL
may be waived if students attend international
schools or hold passports of an English-speaking
country. Applicants may need to contact the
institution for details or waivers.
Students have the option to take SAT Subject
Tests and Advanced Placement (AP) Exams.
Some universities require two to three SAT Subject
Tests. Both SAT Subject Tests and AP Exams
demonstrate master y of par ticular subjects.
Since AP Exams test university-level material,
many universities worldwide offer course credits
for excellent AP scores.
選科
大部份學生是以「未申報主修」的身份入學的。美國大
學鼓勵同學申報自己的興趣，但還沒確定的同學可以入學
後更改這些決定的。比較有競爭力的科系常常會用不同的
準則收生，要求同學必須在申請表上表達對該科系的興趣
才會被納入考慮。這些科系也可能只透過 Early Decision
或Early Action招生。
考試
美國大學會要求申請者完成SAT或是ACT標準測試。
它們的官方網站分別是
/
home
及
-
test/
。雖然考生可以自選考ACT的寫作卷，但多數大學都
要求寫作的分數。大部份的學生選擇在中五下學期或是中
六上學期應考。同學也可以在這段時間重考，大學通常會
考慮每個部分的最高成績。求學者應調查各所大學的份數
要求。
有些大學要求國際學生考「託福」（TOEFL）以證
明自己的英語水準。想查詢更多，請瀏覽TOEFL官方網
站
雖然每一間大學的標準
TEOFL成績不同，一般的得分目標應在79-100。若求學者
有英文背景，比如是在國際學校出身或持有英語國家的護
照，大學有可能會免考「託福」。申請者需要聯絡該機構了
解詳細資訊。
同學可以選擇考 SAT Subject Tests和Advanced
Placement (AP) Exams。有些大學會要求兩到三份SAT
Subject Test的成績。SAT Subject Test和AP Exams都
可以展示同學對某科目有深入的了解。由於AP Exams考
的是大學程度，全世界有很多大學會讓成績好的學生換
取學分。
