Hi everyone, welcome back with Nadia from China Admissions.
Today I'd like to share information with you regarding the frequently
asked questions about studying in China. Don't forget to subscribe to
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So the FAQ video will be divided into two categories: the first one is about choosing
your program, so it's going to be about questions related to choosing your programs,
about the requirements and all that and the second one is about the application process
to Chinese universities. So let's jump right in!
"How to complete the application, or what is the application process
to apply to Chinese universities?" So basically, there are five steps
to complete and submit your application. And the first one is going to be for you to choose
a program. How to choose a program and everything, I've discussed it in the previous FAQ. The second
step would be to apply online you can simply apply on the China Admissions platform so you can choose
the programs that you want to apply for. Simply click the "Apply Now" button and register your new
account if you don't have one, or you can log in to the China Admissions platform if you already
have an account and you can start your online application from there. It's very very simple
guys, all you need is just 10 minutes. Within the 10 minutes you can just complete everything,
so you can fill in your personal information, and then upload the required documents and last
but not least you need to pay the application fee. So you need to complete all this before the
application deadline in order for your application to be successfully submitted to the university.
"What are the required documents to apply to Chinese universities?"
It depends on the programs that you're applying for. So if you're applying for the non-degree
Chinese language program or Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, the required documents might be different
from one another. So if you're applying for the non-degree Chinese language program all you need
is your passport photo, graduation certificate and also your official highest transcript.
And if you're applying for the Bachelor's program, you need to submit your passport photo,
graduation certificate, highest transcript, personal statement or we can say the study plan,
and then TOEFL or IELTS score for applying to the English taught
programs or the HSK certificate if you're applying for the Chinese taught programs,
and you also need to submit the guarantor letter or the bank statement.
Bank statement means, for example if your parents are the one who is going to fund your study in
China, you can use their bank statement over the last six months, and the balance in the bank
must be sufficient to cover your expenses to study in China for at least one year.
If you're applying for Master's program, basically the requirement for the documents is the same with
the Bachelor's program, with addition of the two recommendation letters from your professors or
lecturers at the university. And then if you are applying for the PhD program,
well the requirement will be the same as applying to Master's program, but you also
need to have a research proposal because this will be related to the PhD application process.
"What about the application fee?" What is application fee? So application
fee is required by the university in order to process your application,
prepare and also send the admissions notice and visa form
or the JW201 or JW202 form to your home address and it is non-refundable.
"How to pay for the application fee?" So basically, here at China Admissions
we offer many types of payment methods that you can use for example you can use
a Visa card or a Mastercard or you can also use Paypal
or bank transfer or if you're in China you can also use Wechat pay or Alipay.
And the next question would be about the phd application process, so as I've mentioned before,
the PhD students will need to provide a research proposal so if you are applying for
PhD programs in China, you will need to find a PhD supervisor at the Chinese universities
that you are applying for. So after you have your research proposal, attach it
to the email when you contact the professor or associate professors who are in the department
of the program that you are applying for. And so you can contact these professors to ask them
to become your PhD supervisor and guide you with your PhD final project later on.
So if he or she agrees to do so to become your PhD supervisor, then he or she will confirm with
you normally by email as well and you can let us know if the professor is willing to do it,
and it means that you have completed one step in the PhD application process.
Yeah, definitely having an acceptance letter from a PhD supervisor in China is very very important.
Normally this step can determine the success of your PhD application to Chinese universities.
So the next question is about the transfer student. So we receive a lot of inquiries
about transfer students, a lot of you are from international universities,
let's say you are studying in your home country but you already finished until the third year or
the second year and you are willing to relocate to China and study in China, but you know,
you don't want to waste more years because you already completed half of your Bachelor's journey
for example and you want to continue directly to year 3 or year 4 in China. So if this is the case
and whether you are studying in China or overseas, well actually transfer student is not a common
practice in China so a lot of Chinese universities do not accept transfer students, and they will ask
you to study from the first year. There is only like a slight chance that the universities in
China will accept transfer students, because they are not common in doing so. So I suggest if you
want to relocate to China, then it's best for you to start from the first year, otherwise you can
just complete the study at your home country, for example you are completing your Bachelor's program
and then after you've completed your Bachelor's and you still want to come and study in China
then please do come and study in China to get your Master's degree for example. Or maybe just to
learn the Chinese language, because obviously it is one of the most important language right now.
"When is the application deadline to apply to Chinese universities?"
So the application deadline depends on the university itself, if you are applying for the
September intake, then the deadline would be from December 2020 to June 2021 intake. So this is like
the normal timeline in terms of the deadline, but if you're applying for the March intake,
for example March 2021 then normally the deadline would be around November to December 2020.
So yeah, please be mindful of the deadline because this is very very important. Why is it important?
It's because you have to finish your application, which means the online application and then your
documents must be all completed and also the application fee payment must be paid as well,
so these three processes: filling the application form and then the documents and also the
application fee, it must be completed before the deadline. So Chinese universities are very strict
in terms of the deadline and they do not accept late applications so if you're late you might not
be able to apply and then you might need to apply to another university if that's still possible.
If you still have more questions about studying in China, don't hesitate to contact us,
you can leave a comment down below, or you can also contact us on Email or Whatsapp
and let us know your questions and we will help to answer that and we will also help
you and guide you with your applications to Chinese universities. I hope this video
can be useful for you and informative for you as well, so yeah! See you next time.