藤校更偏爱“学术型”学生?中产娃的机会又来了!

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藤校更偏爱“学术型”学生?中产娃的机会又来了!

Scholar Launch

01/12/2025

早申放榜正在如火如荼地进行,Scholar Launch也收获了许多好消息。截至目前,Scholar Launch学员已经在本次申请季斩获:

  • 12枚藤校offer
  • 3枚斯坦福大学offer
  • 2枚英国G5 offer
  • 45枚美国Top50 offer

在众多课外活动中,为什么「学术科研」一直都是受名校认可的高含金量活动呢?

AIGC(人工智能生成内容)横行的今天,越来越多的「假新闻」、「深度伪造视频」干扰着人的判断力。碎片化信息和短视频也在剥夺我们的注意力,甚至影响智力发展。AI时代中,我们越来越需要保持清醒的独立思考能力和独特创造力这也是名校招生官看中的潜质。

如果你和别人拥有相似的标化、GPA,都有着学生会主席、模联成员的头衔,什么才能让你摆脱同质化的标签,脱颖而出?

名校招生办透露的数据中,宾大2026届的近三分之一的学生在高中期间参与了学术研究。宾大在报道这一事实时非常自豪,招生办指出这些学生中有多少人已经因其“推动学术发现”的研究而获得了“国家甚至国际层面的赞誉”。

更值得注意的是,加州理工学院(CalTech)公布的录取数据显示,他们2027届录取的学生中有45%提交了详细的高中研究材料。而哈佛大学招生办公室最新的数据突显了表现“显著的学术荣誉或学术创造力”的学生有8倍的优势。

https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/caltech-extends-admissions-offers-to-class-of-2027

为了帮助学生们找到适合自己的科研项目,我们也总结了几种不同的渠道,以及它们的特点。

许多大学都设立暑期,让高中生有机会提前体验大学的研究和校园生活。大部分研究型夏校都集中在STEM领域。当然,也有如Yale Young Global Scholars的这种综合类夏校。

优势:有特定梦校的同学,可以借此机会「深度访校」,并进一步体现对学校的忠诚度。实际研究项目中,也可以接触到大学级别的研究方法和资源。

需要注意的:在芝加哥大学开启夏校专属“ED0”申请后,明年夏校申请可能不亚于美本申请本身。同学们需要考虑好是否要付出足够的时间成本。

适合:申请目标极明确或想提前体验大学校园生活的学生

优势:如果能加入成熟的研究团队,最终结果可能会展示在专业学术会议或期刊。一般这种研究要留出6-12月,甚至更长的时间。

需要注意的:许多实验室和医院不接受18岁以下的学生。如果没有人脉,最常见的方法是给想要合作的教授、研究员或者机构发冷邮件(cold email),但对方回复的几率较低。

适合:想积累线下实践经验的学生

优势:节省预算、选题灵活,并且能让招生官老师看出你愿意挑战自我的决心。

需要注意的:高中生进行自主研究难度极大很容易因为经验不足,导致选题范围太大、缺少相关实验数据资源等情况。建议即使你决定独立开展研究,也要学会向周围人寻求帮助和建议。学校老师寻求指导和建议。

适合:有丰富科研经验、可以独当一面的学生

优势:Scholar Launch 与来自全球顶尖大学的300多位教授和学者合作,几乎涵盖所有学科领域。你将以小组或1对1模式与教授交流,与助教进行一对一论文写作学习。每个学生将产出独立的科研论文,有机会发表在同行评议的期刊或平台上,并有机会赢取导师的推荐信。

适合:对任何学科感兴趣、想要体现独特竞争力的学生

今年冬/春季小组科研项目列表

(1月/4月开班)

最后,为大家推荐两个重磅讲座!

为了解答学生对于2025年活动规划和学术研究的困惑,我们邀请了两位重磅嘉宾举办在线免费讲座:

如何将科研运用到申请材料中

脱离实验室,线上科研怎么做

2025年春季科研规划指南

不同学科科研案例详解

嘉宾:Kevin Covarrubias, 资深规划顾问;哥伦比亚大学硕士;政治科学背景

适合人群:计划申请美国大学的7-12年级学生

时间:1月中旬

芝加哥大学ED0政策解读和申请趋势分析

什么样的活动列表会让招生官「眼前一亮」?

2025年,学生该安排哪些课外活动?

学生案例解析

嘉宾:Wes Mills,芝加哥大学前招生官;传媒学、文学研究背景

适合人群:计划申请美国大学的7-12年级学生

时间:(讲座已结束,加小助手领取回放链接)



About Us

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.

50 Mitchell Drive, Suite 104

New Haven, CT 06511

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Last update: 01/12/2025











Posted: 12/31/2024