明年的托福考位放出来了吗？.

好像还没有开始吧！.

还没有放出来啊!但估计已经快了!谢谢!.

昨天证实是误传，报名网站已经辟谣了：ETS已公布2012年TOEFL考试时间，全年共计35次，考位充足。本网站将于2011年11月中上旬左右开放报名，具体时间请以网站通知为准，请广大考生相互转告。.

这个评价是最强大的读后感！.

很老的帖子翻出来了，不过很有参考价值！！.

谢谢！

随着我女儿进入初中7年级，现在再读你以前写的几个帖子，我开始有了些具体的量化的认识。.

还有这么好的宝贝幸好被翻出来了.

非常感谢,送花!.

献花,献花,太太太需要了.

谢谢，能帮到大家，猪妈也很高兴。.

谢谢！这是小猪的高中学习及现状，再供参考呵。
http://ww123.net/thread-4862420-1-1.html.

猪宝宝妈，是旺网留学版块的贵人啊，无私奉献多年！ .

谢谢！.

请问，如何可以在美国上公立高中?没有身份可以吗?或父母一方有工作可否?.

有身份.

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原帖由 猪宝宝妈 于 2014-1-6 07:57 发表
有身份

有些到美国工作或访问学者之类，孩子好像也可以上公立学校。但大人小孩都没有身份呀。.

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原帖由 不二周助 于 2011-10-17 09:02 发表
即使在美国，有家庭的支持，要上一个一流名校的付出也是很厉害的，时间，经济，精力。那么国际生独自去留学，又有何优势呢？

国内的论坛太多的都是名校情结啊？这里我不妨和大家介绍下美国人的论坛，可惜是英文的，不过这对理解美国人对考大学以及一些大学的说辞是很有参考价值的，这些主要还是归根于不同的文化啊，尤其是在美的妈妈很少提及美国大学的就业率排名的，本人愚昧地认为几乎所有我们国内的观点到美国后都要反其道而为之啊，不然每年都有那么多的去，那么多的人回来啊，爸爸妈妈们的观念不修正，这种状况会一直延续下去啊！咱们的感觉是就业率的排名正好也反过来，是从6段开始一直到10段，当然不是所有的啦，最明显的排名前几的都是6段的啊！我们排名的10段几乎70%的美国人都觉得太贵啦，每年5-6万，能接受的美国人也不多啊。
以下推荐这个论坛，可以分地区去了解：
http://www.city-data.com/forum/

[ 本帖最后由 cheng爸 于 2014-1-15 22:03 编辑 ].

不完全如此，也要看美国人的层次的，不能一概而论的。原来的头是澳大利亚本科毕业，很低调，而副头总是趾高气扬的样子，不买正头的账，旁边的人悄悄说，副头是哥大毕业的。猪妈顶头上司有三朵金花，两个哈佛，一个duke,与任何人谈话，总是要提到他的女儿，那个骄傲呀！小猪duke的面试官也提到她的两个孩子都在名校。猪妈也领教过小猪学校美国人家长，那对学习的看重，一点不比亚裔差，可以为一点点
GPA反复找老师的。猪妈单位每年招生时，如果是名校毕业，一般获得面试的机会相当大。当然，小猪中文学校成人中文班的美国人认为50，60名左右的大学就已经是很好很好的大学了。.

这似乎与我的认知不太相符。如果在乎job satisfaction, 就得重视教育。好的学校不能保证孩子成才，但好学校给了小孩一个好的起点、好的平台。

不是只有中国人在乎孩子、在乎学校。围绕着孩子转的美国人我见了太多。我们这儿有个数学圈子就是一家老美发起组织的。我们地区好些个home-schooled白人孩子，非常优秀，去的是哈佛、斯坦福、麻省理工，home-school可比送小孩上普通学校（无论公、私）费劲多了。一个印度单亲妈妈把两个儿子分别送进哈佛、耶鲁(这妈妈自己是教授）。我们这地区还只是suburb, 不是竞争激烈的大都市。美国几所顶尖住宿私高，超过90%的学生是美国本土的学生。有人发贴为送孩子上私高的学费发愁，一个美国妈妈就介绍自家如何省钱，包括自己夫妻两人为省钱改吃素。最极端的一个case, 是一位年轻女士，发贴讲她即将结婚，希望有小孩，求建议如何为小孩将来上住宿私高攒钱。

希望孩子有一个有意义的人生，孩子得有技能去谋生，有思想、会思考,能去悟自己的道, 成为一个有能力的人。想想去参加跑步，哪一种情况你会跑得更快，是与跑得快的人一起跑好，还是与跑得慢的人在一起更快？通常，快组会带着你也一同跑得快。同样的道理，我支持小孩上好学校，只要他能进。

对于新上职场找第一份工作的，学校挺重要的。我的老美同事，就曾拿着来自中国的留学生的resume来问我简历上写的中国大学是不是好大学。

一些大公司，想找能walk on water的能干新鲜人，是只去好大学招人的。

[ 本帖最后由 Ageji_Mom 于 2014-1-16 10:29 编辑 ].

美国的孩子并不尽挑容易的路走。在一个美国论坛， 有人发帖问意见是否该申请一个有挑战性的高中（号称美国第一公立高中)，一个正在该校读书的学生回帖里的一段话可圈可点，“By the time you are in your late 20s, no one will care about what high school you went to. By the time you are 35 and above, no one will care at all about what college you went to. But people will care about what kind of person you are. If you are a person that got all As and a 5.0 overall GPA and got into Harvard, good for you! People will respect you for being smart. But if you have those characteristics as well as being someone that takes in challenges like he or she does everyday, that person will deserve a lot more respect.”

这是他的完整回复：

“Competition is something you will see everywhere you go. If you choose to accept this fact and face it, then you will be successful.

I am a current TJHSST student, but I didn't apply just because my parents forced me to, a situation many Asian students face. After I was accepted into TJ, I chose to go there myself. I had other options, as I was accepted into numerous top boarding schools, and my base school was equally - if not - better than the boarding schools. But I chose to go to TJ. Why?

When I was in 7th grade, I was in your situation. I got all the grades that everyone wanted, I probably had over a 4.5 GPA in all honor classes (IF I was in high school at that level), and I was active in numerous clubs, sports, and activities. But there were two reasons why I did not enjoy this when I reached 8th grade.

First of all, I am extremely competitive when it comes to studying and/or sports. I am a competitive swimmer, and ever since I was 4 years old, I was competing to be the top swimmer and to be the best one. When it came to studying, I strived to be the smartest in my math class, to get the best comments on my English essay, and to get all the compliments from my teachers.

When I was in 8th grade, things started to get a little boring. I was just excelling in all my classes, just like you are right now, and I had over a 108% in my math class. I never saw a grade below a 97%. For real. And I took all honors classes. I never studied for a test but I aced it.

Yes. Being the top student can be boring to an extent.

I knew going to my base high school or one of the boarding schools would not challenge me. I am not bragging right now, but I do believe that I would have been in your situation if I did not go to TJ and stayed in my boarding school. Currently, I have all As as a TJ student. Even though I have all As, TJ is a challenge, because I am in an environment full of people with similar intentions.

You might be wondering why I am writing all of this. It is because I value not only my grades, or the colleges I get accepted into, or making my parents proud. These are things that I do strive for, but I strive for something far more extraordinary. I strive for pride in myself. If I challenge myself and overcome that challenge, it never satisfies me more than getting over a 100% on a test, or even getting into Harvard.

This is how I feel about everything. You might think differently, but in many cases, you will come across challenges. You will be facing situations where you would just want to hide in a corner and cry until everything's over.

I read a reply from someone, and although I cannot quote it, I will say what that person wrote. By the time you are in your late 20s, no one will care about what high school you went to. By the time you are 35 and above, no one will care at all about what college you went to. But people will care about what kind of person you are. If you are a person that got all As and a 5.0 overall GPA and got into Harvard, good for you! People will respect you for being smart. But if you have those characteristics as well as being someone that takes in challenges like he or she does everyday, that person will deserve a lot more respect.

Take whichever path you feel is the best for you. I took the route of going to TJ and getting challenged, and I do not regret it. My grades are very good in TJ, but that really doesn't matter to me. I am getting challenged every second of my life in this school, but I take it all in and hope for the best. By the time I graduate, I will know for a fact that I survived 4 years of a high school that is well known for being "harder than many other colleges".

Good luck. ”.

这是属于优质的无敌的牛孩子，brilliant, passionate, aggressive, confident, determined, those kinds of kids having bright futures.................

我们家有位平常得不能再平常的熊孩子，我就只能看看牛孩子欣赏欣赏了 看见牛孩，我总是忍不住狂羡慕的.

我们的中文词有时太宽泛了，“牛”字大多指读书好的啦，但是我发觉美国人非常注重unique，special啦，用我们的话来说就是要有一技之长啊。.

真是非常好的帖子   谢谢.

所以要找到适合每个孩子特长的高中.

中国人就是一窝蜂，做什么事都跟着别人，奥数，新概念英语等等，一点创意都没有.

来学习了.

学习.

好贴。.

顶，.

.

哎呀呀没早点看到这个帖子，居然是3年前的.

美国的中学除了公立、私立、还有一种考试学校，称为特准学校，就是通过考试/面试挑选自己的学生，类似于我们的自主招生。波士顿的Boston Latin，（美国的第一所公立学校），纽约的Stuycesant、Bronx High School of Science，旧金山的Lowell，弗洲的Thomas Jefferson High School，等等。这些学校的毕业生绝大多数都进入一流大学，而且是美国众多诺奖获得者和总统的摇篮。这些学校属于公立性质，但必须经过激烈的入学竞争才能进入。争取做这些学校辖区内的居民或移民，是很多华裔梦寐以求的，因为这些学校不分族裔，不分富贵，只要你够勤奋聪明，就有机会考入，美国最好的高中也是华裔占比最高的学校。.