Religion and Ramen Noodles – Inside China Ed – April Edition 2014
April uncovered a Chinese student’s heartwarming University of Rochester application essay, which detailed his life-long love of instant ramen noodles—spoiler alert—he was accepted! Four years from...
View ArticleWhat Does Graduation Truly Celebrate? – Inside China Ed – May Edition 2014
As we melt in Beijing’s scorching heat, I’ve enjoyed viewing various institutions’ graduation photos and speeches. One piece that stood out was Arch Montgomery’s, Head of Asheville School (full...
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“Just Tell Us What You Want Us to Know!”– Teaching in China
I always enjoy urging Inside China Newsletter subscribers to reflect on their own connections to China’s education industry. One reader was nice enough to respond to a past newsletter edition with his...
View ArticleInside China Ed – December Edition
China’s Ministry of Education continues to deliver interesting news. As you may recall, the MoE decreased the maximum score of the Gaokao’s English section recently. This month, the Ministry...
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The Lowdown on Chinese Message Boards
You’ve likely heard rumors about the Chinese Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), where students, agents and parents discuss your institution (factual or not) and every step of your admissions process. I’ll...
View ArticleUSA Partying Shatters Chinese Students’ Expectations – Inside China Ed –...
Greetings and Happy New Year! For those of you that didn’t know, January 31st marks the first day of the Year of the Horse. In the Chinese zodiac, horses are best known for striving toward...
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The Best Way To Understand Chinese Youth
There’s a third space in your life that’s outside the home and office. Whether your third space is a particular bar, gym, friend’s apartment, or someplace on campus, you know you can go there to relax...
View Article29% Of All Foreign Students In US Are Chinese – Inside China Ed – February...
It’s official! According to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s quarterly report, Chinese students account for 29 percent of all foreign students studying in the United States. These...
View ArticleNo More Lamborghinis and $18,000 Consultants! – Inside China Ed – March...
History has been made – Admissions and MOOCs have finally collided! UPenn’s Coursera class aims to explain the U.S. university admission process to international students and non-native English...
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The New SAT: Why Chinese Students Will Know More US History Than You In 2016
April is ending, which means that many Chinese applicants have made their US school decisions. Their multiple-year admissions journey has finally come to an end. But SAT prep continues to chug along...
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