Background Improvement
The admission rate of top universities is decreasing year by year. In order to achieve our dream, additional academic ability, GPA and standardized test scores (TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT, SAT, etc.) are needed. Also we need to improve our resume to show the good quantity of students.
Improve Background programs can give admissions officers a deeper understanding of applicants, in order to improve the chances of being admitted to top universities.
Different Category of Background Improving
- Leadership
- Charity
- Research
- Sports
- Competitions/Contest
- Innovation
- Music
- Summer camp
- Internship
- etc
At Talent Town, we provide on-campus and off-campus activity programs according to students' interests and goal. We help students participate in global high-quality activity and enhance themselves by learning social responsibility, leadership skills, communication skills and teamwork skills.
Volunteer
> International Volunteers: 1) United Nations 17 Goals to Transform Our World；2) Education support for the third world, etc
> Local Volunteers: 1) non-profit organizations；2) Environmental protection volunteer；3) Charity organizations, etc
> Community Service: 1) Help nursing homes, disabled, low-income people, etc
Leadership
> School Leadership Activities: 1) Campus community activities；2) Run for president of the student union；3) Create a club
> Off-campus Leadership Activities: 1) Model United Nations competition & project preparation；2) Duke Of Edinburgh, The Prince Philip Award；3) Mock court
> Internship: 1) Future major related
> Other: 1) Making personal website
Competitions
> Math: 1) American Mathematics Competitions; 2) Euclid Contest；3) Caribou Contests
> Business: 1) Knowledge at Wharton High School Global Investment Competition
；2) Future Business Leaders； 3) High School Case Competitions
> Science: 1) International Olympiad；2) Canada-Wide Science Fair；3) Canadian Computing Competition；4) Google Code Jam
Summer Program
> Canada Top Ten Summer Program: 1) University of British Colun-
bia；2) University of Waterloo
3) University of Toronto etc
> USA Top Ten Summer Program: 1) Harvard University；2) New
York University；3) Stanford
University；4) University of
Pennsylvania etc
Specialty
Cultivate students’ personal interests and turn them into specialties, including music, sports (baseball, basketball, speed skiing, volleyball, equestrian, bowling, fencing, hockey, American rugby, golf, ice hockey, gymnastics, rowing, rifle shooting, swimming, lacrosse, tennis, rugby, softball, water polo, skiing, football, wrestling), etc
Arts
Enroll students in various art exhibition competitions such as: 1) UBC Art Exhibition；2) Personal painting exhibition；3) Art Gallery；4) Filming
；5) Photography, etc
Through the competition, Students can improve their artistic ability.
Frequently Asked Questions
First of all, a top university not only values students’ personal achievements, but participating in various activities can also be recognized as a qualified candidate.
Please imagine the following scenario: if two students with the same excellent GPA who both want to apply for computer science major, who do you think will get admitted? One of the students has won the competition and the other one doesn’t? The answer is obvious. This kind of example can be found everywhere during the process of university application, so it is important to participate in valable after school activities!
This is not right. First of all, students must look for volunteer opportunities after confirming their hobbies and future major. I’m sure you all know that you need at least 30-40 hours of volunteer time to graduate from high school. However, if a student just works as a waitress or a cashier for 30-40 hours, they can’t compare with those students who volunteer in charities or government offices. Because charities and government work are more meaningful and valuable than restaurants and shops. Therefore, it is important for students to find volunteer work which can help them to achieve their ideal major.
In this case, students can consider creating a club they are interested in, and then find like-minded partners in school. Although it takes time to start your own club, it will show your leadership and problem solving ability to university.
It’s a good idea to participate in clubs, but students should remember that quality is better than quantity. A valuable club activity is far more effective than several ineffective club activities. Also,too many club activities will distract students, and may have a bad influence on their academic performance.