有了目标学校或目标专业后怎么办？

1. 弄清楚目标大学和目标专业的入学要求
2. 有条件的话在寒暑假去目标大学校园参观，实地感受校园氛围；有机会跟在读大学生交流当然更好了！
3. 根据前期调研，选择合适的课程，参加合适的活动、竞赛。
4. 一般学业规划；高一时考完雅思/托福；高二考完SAT；高中阶段尽可能保持较高的GPA（期末考试成绩）。

如何调研招生要求？

申请时间：

斯坦福大学标准申请截止时间（Standard Application Deadline）是11月1日

注意，这些考试考完还要一段时间才能出成绩，所以一定要将出成绩的这段时间也考虑在内。以免大学申请截止日快到了，而你的雅思/托福或SAT成绩还没出来。

We respect the responsibility that high schools, principals and teachers should have in the development of courses and curricula for their students. For that reason, we do not have a set of required courses for admission to Stanford. We have found, though, that a curriculum emphasizing depth and breadth across the core academic subjects is the best preparation for the academic rigors at Stanford. Our experience has suggested that students who excel in a curriculum like the one below are well-suited for the demands of college academics:

• English:four years, with significant emphasis on writing and literature.
• Mathematics:four years, with significant emphasis on fundamental mathematical skills (algebra; trigonometry; plane, solid, and analytic geometry).
• History/Social Studies:three or more years. Such courses should include the writing of essays.
• Science:three or more years of laboratory science (including biology, chemistry and physics).
• Foreign Language:three or more years of the same foreign language. Your study of a foreign language ought to include the development of four basic skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension.

比如斯坦福大学Testing 部分说，斯坦福不规定SAT最低分，SAT分再高，也无法保证一定会被录取。当时心头一热。可是再翻到Applicant Profile，看到2016年学生的申请情况：