七大策略助力中学生留学海外-7 strategies prepare middle school students to study aboard

Experts say that the number of middle school students who go abroad to study is increasing rapidly due to the fact that middle schools in foreign countries pay much more attention to quality-oriented education and can provide a more comprehensive development space for students. What's more, the courses of some high schools in foreign countries are closely connected to higher education, which can bring students one step closer to famous colleges. Before studying abroad, if middle school students can master the following seven strategies, they can successfully study abroad and achieve maximum results with little effort.
专家认为出国留学的中学生的数量快速增加主要是由于在外国高中更加注重素质教育以及能帮助学生实现全面发展，为他们提供更广阔的发展空间。此外，一些国外高中的课程与高校教学紧密相连，这就让这些学生更进一步接近著名高校。在出国留学前，如果中学生能遵循以下七个策略，他们就能够在国外学业有成，以最小的付出得到最大的回报。
Strategy One: Language preparation
策略一：语言准备
 
Language scores are very important if you want to study abroad. For example, British preparatory courses generally require a score of 4.5 points on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). In addition, an IELTS score of 5.0 is required for an Australian student visa, and countries such as Japan, France and Germany also require students to study their languages for a period of time before applying.
 
Strategy Two: Academic preparation
 策略二：学习上准备

Before going abroad, middle school students should be careful in choosing majors and fully understand the content of the courses, so when they are studying English at home, they can acquire professional knowledge that is related to their studies abroad. In this way, they can learn easily in foreign classes.
 
Strategy Three: Psychological preparation
策略三：心理上的准备 

Middle school students will feel overwhelmed when they are facing an unfamiliar environment after going abroad because they are young and their social experience is poor. It is necessary to help them learn how to live independently. They must be adept at facing problems bravely and finding solutions quickly.
 
Strategy Four: Learn about culture differences
 策略四：了解文化差异

As we all know, Chinese culture is greatly different from Western culture. Before going abroad to study, they need to fully acquire foreign knowledge in terms of society, culture, history, economy, nationality and employment, so they can adapt to the foreign living environment faster.
 
Strategy Five: Prepare to live independently
 策略五：独立生活
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Studying abroad is the beginning of independent lives for children. They must face all the problems in their overseas lives independently. Before going abroad, they need to learn life skills like keeping a healthy diet, living within a budget, preventing themselves from diseases, people skills and psychological adjustment.
 
Strategy Six: Prepare for future employment
 策略六：做好职业规划

Parents all hope their children can find a satisfying job when they finish studying abroad. Therefore, when parents begin developing an overseas study plan for their children, they need to begin planning their children's careers as well. Cultivating their children's ability and consciousness to plan their own career is key to their successful overseas study.
 
Strategy Seven: Financial preparations
 策略七：财务上的准备

When planning overseas study, it is important to prepare money for all the student's expenses. The formula for calculating costs of overseas study is (tuition + living expense) × the length of schooling. Depending on in which country they are going to study, the tuition, length of schooling, expenses and the deposit period will differ