秋冬可以安排哪些课外活动，拉近你与名校的距离？

Scholar Launch

8/31/2024

在制定学年计划时，不少学生倾向于在秋冬集中于学校课程和社团，而在夏季将课外活动安排得满满当当。然而，从长期的规划来看，这样可能会导致秋冬季的时间未能得到充分开发，而夏季学生则因为活动繁多而分散了精力，难以在每个项目上取得最佳成果。

其实秋冬非常适合安排一些长期课外活动。学生们可以利用这段时间进行一些需要持续投入、但不占用大块时间的活动，如准备标化、学习新技能、进行科研、创业项目等。这样的安排不仅有助于逐步提升个人能力，还能为暑期减轻压力。

明确兴趣和目标，才能有效地制定后面几年的活动计划。处在迷茫期的同学，可以尝试这些方法：

列出自己平时的兴趣、爱好，并联想哪些学科与它们有关；
列出自己关心的一些社会议题、现象，并寻找与之相关的学科；
通过阅读、网课、参与兴趣探索项目等方式，多接触不同的知识，开发自己的兴趣点

许多高校招生标准都将“领导力”常挂嘴边。然而，衡量领导力的标准，并不是看你头衔有多大，而更看重你的影响范围和成果。

相比继承一个社团的社长职务，从零到一创建一个组织或公司，更能体现你的组织能力和领导才能。而新学年也是招募成员、获取校内资源、组织间合作的好机会。

耶鲁大学的官网表示：“耶鲁首先是一所学术机构，这就意味着学术能力是我们评估申请者的首要考量标准。”宾大、加州理工的申请者中，也有33%-45%的学生在高中时参与过学术研究。

越来越多的学生开始通过科研体现自己在特定领域的优势。除了产出学术论文，很多学生还因此获得了论文发表、教授推荐信等成果，进一步提升了自己的申请优势。不少学生还将科研成果投稿到竞赛、将科研过程写入文书等，一举多得。

在Scholar Launch成立之初，我们便意识到突出学生的学术潜力，将为他们的申请大幅增益。而事实也正如我们所料。在今年的申请季中，Scholar Launch的学员斩获了：

58枚藤校offers
17枚G5 offers
237枚Top 30 offers
473枚Top 50 offers

在历史数据中，我们的学员也有95%进入Top50名校，74%进入Top30名校！

今年秋季，我们为学生提供多个高质量、高定制化的科研课题。包括但不限于：

以下为部分项目介绍，添加小助手获取秋季完整项目列表

300+名校教授、学者提供专业研究指导
名校在读PhD、MBA一对一指导学术写作、投稿
一站式解决背景提升活动选择难题
独立选题，产出论文归学员独立所有
独家合作期刊，有概率获得论文发表
有机会获得教授高质量亲笔推荐信
科研方法先导课，帮助学生深入了解科研过程
3-5人精品小班
美国本科教学、研究模式

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Scholar Launch offers a variety of extracurricular academic programs to middle and high school students who are determined to excel in higher education. Our group and 1-on-1 research cohorts are designed to prepare our scholars for the rigors of college life, encourage them to ask critical, thought-provoking questions about the world around them, and ultimately enrich students’ intellectual abilities outside the classroom.

We partner with a diverse array of distinguished Faculty Advisors (FAs) and Teachers’ Assistants (TAs) from around the world, each of whom boasts elite credentials that run the gamut of academia. With ample experience teaching at universities and a knack for working with eager middle and high school students, our FAs cover nearly any subject area you can think of. Students can look forward to carefully curated programs that align with their niche interests.

While the FAs determine the curricula for each cohort and manage the group sessions, our students also receive in-depth, one-on-one guidance from our masterful TAs. We take a hands-on approach to virtual education by working closely with each student to ensure a successful online learning experience. The relationships our scholars build with their mentors often lead to letters of recommendation, a priceless addition to any college application.

This opportunity we have to offer world-class instruction in a wide variety of subjects to students in all corners of the globe is one we don’t take lightly.

In today’s increasingly connected world, access to global information and formerly exclusive knowledge is more democratized than ever before. While this Age of Information, which has resulted in more accessible education, is a net positive for world citizens, it also complicates the path forward for students.

How do we fortify young people’s minds to be able to navigate the deluge of information at their fingertips with grace, critical thinking, and contextual awareness? In other words, how can we teach our scholars discernment and stability in a world of distractions? And how do we best prepare students to be the reliable, self-sufficient, emotionally intelligent adults that colleges, universities, and countless employers beyond school are looking for?

These are the questions educators must ask, and it’s our responsibility to approach each of our students with these concerns in mind. We at Scholar Launch understand what’s at stake in the increasingly complex, competitive landscapes of academia and the job market. We offer new, more challenging research programs to our students every season and are always eager to welcome the next class of scholars to our ranks.