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Every year, American universities gradually release admission results by the end of March. After organizing students’ admission statuses, international high schools and educational institutions typically unveil the list of admissions and share the joy with students and parents in April and May.
Which schools did Taiwanese international high school students get accepted to this year? We’ve compiled the admission lists for Taiwanese international schools and universities to share with everyone!
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Wego High School
Kang Chiao International School Xiugang Campus (KCIS Xiugang)
Taipei Fuhsing Private School
American Universities
- Boston University: 5 students
- Emory University: 3 students
- Georgetown University: 1 student
- Georgia Institute of Technology: 2 students
- Johns Hopkins University: 4 students
- Minerva University: 1 student
- New York University: 4 students
- Northwestern University: 1 student
- Purdue University: 16 students
- Rutgers University: 9 students
- Texas A&M University: 2 students
- The Ohio State University: 25 students
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: students
- University of California, Berkeley: 1 student
- University of California, Davis: 15 students
- University of California, Los Angeles: 1 student
- University of California, San Diego: 13 students
- University of California, Santa Barbara: 6 students
- University of Chicago: 1 student
- University of Florida: 2 students
- University of Georgia: 1 student
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: 17 students
- University of Maryland: 6 students
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: 1 student
- University of Pennsylvania: 2 students
- University of Rochester: 4 students
- University of Southern California: 3 students
- University of Texas at Austin: 1 student
- University of Virginia: 2 students
- University of Washington: 17 students
- University of Wisconsin-Madison: 13 students
- Virginia Tech: 3 students
World Universities
- Imperial College of London: 1 student
- Johns Hopkins University: 3 students
- King’s College London: 1 student
- McGill University: 3 students
- Monash University: 2 students
- Nanyang Technological University Singapore: 2 students
- New York University: 4 students
- The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE): 1 student
- The University of Tokyo: 1 student
- University of British Columbia: 2 students
- University of California, San Diego: 13 students
- University College London: 1 student
- University of California, Los Angeles: 1 student
- University of Chicago: 1 student
- University of Edinburgh: 3 students
- University of Hong Kong: 1 student
- University of Manchester: 1 student
- University of Michigan: 1 student
- University of Pennsylvania: 2 students
- University of Pittsburgh: 1 student
- University of Sydney: 12 students
- University of Toronto: 8 students
- University of Washington: 17 students
VIS Experimental High School
Asia American International Academy (AAIA)
Xisong High School (XSSH)
Kang Chiao International School Linkou Campus (KCIS Linkou)
Pu Tai Senior High School
Hsinchu County American School (HCAS)
Washington International School in Taichung
Victoria Academy
Ivy-Way’s Counseling Students
Since 2006, Alex from Ivy-Way has been guiding students through the college application process. In that first year, a student was admitted to MIT, followed by another student gaining acceptance to Harvard two years later. Over the past few years, students under Ivy-Way’s counseling have consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in their college admissions. We’ve compiled a list of the schools our students have been admitted to and want to share our joy with everyone.
Top 1-15 Universities
Below is the list of the top 15 universities in the United States and the world that Ivy-Way students have applied to:
- Princeton (US #1)
- University of Toronto (Canada #1)
- MIT (US #2)
- Harvard University (US #3)
- Stanford University (US #3)
- Carnegie Mellon (US #4)
- Yale University (US #5)
- University of Pennsylvania (US #6)
- Duke University (US #7)
- Northwestern University (US #9)
- Brown University (US #9)
- University of Chicago (US #12)
- Cornell University (US #12)
- UCLA (US #15)
- UC Berkeley (US #15)
Top 16-100 Universities
Some parents who are not familiar with the situation of American universities may believe that only the top 30 universities are considered “elite,” while those ranked between 50 and 100 are considered “ordinary.” They may even say, “If you can’t get into the top 100 universities, then the student must be very mediocre.”
However, these parents may not realize that there are over 4,000 universities in the United States. Therefore, being in the “top 100 universities in the United States” actually means being in the top 2.5%!
What does being in the “top 2.5%” mean? In Taiwan, there are approximately 100 universities, and the top three universities are typically referred to as “Tai-Da-Chiao,” indicating exceptionally outstanding students.
Thus, being in the “top 2.5%” in the United States is akin to being in the “Tai-Da-Chiao” of America. However, it’s important to note that the most prestigious universities in the United States, like Princeton University, are on a different level compared to Taiwan’s top universities. Therefore, being admitted to one of the top 100 universities in the US should be celebrated, as these institutions are considered significantly better than Taiwan’s top universities.
Here is the list of the top 100 universities our students have been admitted to:
- Dartmouth College (US #18)
- University of Michigan (US #21)
- University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill (US #22)
- University of Virginia (US #24)
- University of South California (US #28)
- UC San Diego (US #28)
- UC Davis (US #28)
- University of Florida (US #28)
- University of Pittsburgh (US #31，Med #31)
- UC Irvine (US #33)
- UC Santa Barbara (US #35)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (US #35)
- University of Illinois–Urbana Champaign (US #35)
- Boston College (US #39)
- University of Washington (US #40)
- Arizona State University (US #40)
- Purdue University (US #43)
- Boston University (US #43)
- Ohio State University (US #43)
- Virginia Tech (US #47)
- Case Western Reserve University (US #68)
- Penn State (US #83)
Art Colleges
In addition to colleges of arts and sciences and engineering, Ivy-Way also assists students in applying to art schools:
- Parsons School of Design (Design #4)
- School of Visual Arts, Savannah (Art #20)
We made a poster for you to share our college list to friends:
How can you get into a top college, just like these students?
For those high school students who are still in school and want to apply to top universities like the ones mentioned above, we suggest following these three methods:
1. Don’t Obsess Over School Rankings or Other Students’ Lists
Every year, parents and students are very interested in “rankings,” hoping to understand the rankings of different schools, and we understand the reasons behind it.
However, the problem is that other people’s rankings have nothing to do with the other students at that high school or the students who will apply to college later!
When American universities select students, they focus on the “students” themselves, not the “high school.” Universities want to see each student’s growth story and life story. Ivy League and other top schools in the US have no agreement with high schools, stipulating that a certain number of students must be admitted from that high school every year. As long as the student is excellent, they will be accepted regardless of which high school they attend.
A few years ago, Teddy Lin, a student from Chiayi Public High School in Taiwan, became the only high school student in Taiwan to apply to Harvard University that year. Chiayi High School is certainly an excellent school, but does that mean Chiayi High School is inferior to Taipei American School, Jianguo, Beiyi Girls’ High School, or Hsinchu Experimental High School, where no students were admitted to Harvard that year?
The following year, a student from Taipei American School applied to Harvard. Does that mean Chiayi High School became “worse,” and Taipei American School became “better”?
Of course not at all. Teddy and the student from Taipei American School were admitted to Harvard because they were excellent students and didn’t need to transfer to Chiayi High School or Taipei American School!
So, if “rankings” are just one of the topics of conversation, it’s okay to continue talking about it! 👌
But if parents are fixated on rankings, spending a lot of time researching the rankings of different schools, and even feeling anxious because “your child didn’t go to Chiayi to study at Chiayi High School,” Ivy-Way suggests that parents and students focus more on improving students’ abilities, which will be more practical and helpful to students! 💪
2. Understand the Rules of the Game for Admission to US Universities Early
In the past, we have seen many Taiwanese students who are very talented and work very hard, making efforts in GPA and SAT during their junior and senior high school years, participating in many extracurricular activities, and only seeking advice from college counselors at the last minute. At that time, the counselor found that the student had done many things over the past few years that universities did not care about, and it was only then that they realized that their efforts were in vain, ultimately affecting the outcome of university admissions.
Ivy-Way’s YouTube channel has a lot of information about college admissions. We recommend that parents and students understand it early. It may be too early to “take action,” but it will never be too early to “understand” the rules.
3. Start Making Long-Term Plans and Start Early
Many people may know that participating in math competitions can be helpful for getting into top schools, but students who achieve top three rankings in world-class Olympiad math competitions certainly didn’t start strengthening their math skills in high school or even in ninth grade. They started cultivating those skills in junior high school, or even earlier.
Many people may know that outstanding athletic abilities can attract recruitment from top US universities to participate in NCAA sports leagues. For example, Eileen Gu, a Chinese-American who won a skiing gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, was recruited by Stanford University. Ivy-Way student Sho Wai Wu, who attended Shanghai American School, was recruited by Yale University to play golf. Everyone knows Jeremy Lin was recruited by Harvard University through basketball!
These students didn’t start practicing sports seriously when they reached high school either. They started cultivating these skills from elementary school, or even before they reached school age. It was their years of dedication and practice that allowed them to excel in high school and catch the attention of universities.
Think of it this way: if someone spends six years preparing for something, would you hope to only spend the last 1.5 years preparing and expect to surpass them?
Therefore, Ivy-Way’s college counseling starts as early as seventh grade to help students with long-term planning:
Many students believe that college counseling only involves assistance with the final “application” step. Therefore, we have listed the items included in Ivy-Way’s college counseling. Among them, the tasks involved in the “application” step account for only 24 items, while all the tasks that Ivy-Way counselors will do amount to as many as 68 items. The tasks required during the application process only make up about 1/3 of the entire process!
If students want to prepare for the long term, we can also start counseling them from elementary school. Elementary school students’ college counseling isn’t about discussing “what major do you want to study in college?” or “do you want to go to Stanford University or the University of Texas?” with fifth graders. These are the questions that students will discuss when they reach high school. The preparation that elementary school students need to do includes:
- Establishing a solid foundation in all subjects (like the concept of skipping grades), so that future academics can proceed more smoothly, and achieving a perfect GPA becomes easier.
- Cultivating good reading habits, so that students can efficiently read English and history texts in middle and high school and write high-quality reports.
- Building a strong foundation in English and mathematics, so that students can easily score 1500+ on the PSAT by the 9th grade.
- Cultivating a good attitude towards learning, so that students will “get used to” the attitude of studying seriously when they enter high school.
- Exploring students’ interests and cultivating them in the long term (such as tap dancing, computer science, business, biology, etc.).
- Discovering students’ unique characteristics from an early age, so that these characteristics become highlights when they enter high school, making them stand out in the 9th grade.
- Cultivating good social skills from an early age, so that students become outgoing, have good social skills, have many friends, and are liked by teachers. Having many friends’ support when running for club cadres or doing group projects in high school will make teachers more attentive when writing recommendation letters for these students, helping them write the best recommendation letters.
- Having someone to accompany them during their growth process, so that when students encounter stress and don’t want to talk to their parents, they have someone to help them.
… and many more! Looking at this list, there are actually many things that elementary school students need to do! After all, as we mentioned earlier, the parents of athletes like Eileen Gu, Sho Wai Wu, and Jeremy Lin started actively cultivating them when they were in kindergarten or elementary school, and they eventually achieved such good results.
Even if students know what they should do, how to do it, having counseling from consultancy firms can ensure that the direction of preparation is correct and efficient, providing an additional layer of security. However, students can also prepare on their own. Regardless of how they prepare, starting early is necessary!
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