University of California, IrvineVisited Our School

On Sept. 5th, 2016, Ms. Karen Tong,the Regional Director of Asia Pacific of University of California, Irvine(UCI), came to our school and gave an introduction of UCI in detail to thestudents from our AP and A-level programs.

Firstly, Ms. Karen briefly introducedUniversity of California, Irvine. It was founded in 1965 and is a publicresearch university located in Irvine, California in the U.S. Irvine is a citywith pleasant weather and the campus is 5-minute drive from John Wayne Airport,10 minutes from Newport Beach, 20 minutes from Disneyland, 45 min from LosAngeles and 90 min from San Diego. The location is perfect for study, livingand working. UCI as one of the ten universities in the UC system, is ranked 39according to US News. The college curriculum design is very diverse and itencourages students to combine theories with practice. UCI uses aninternational and diverse way of managing and it could attract the studentsfrom all over the world.

After that, Ms. Karen gave thestudents a brief introduction about the undergraduate education in UCI based onher years of work experience, including the application requirement and thedeadline, some preferential policies and expenses for the internationalstudents, etc., which gave students more guidance for their applicationplanning to the universities in the U.S. In addition, she also introduced theapplication procedure of UCI in details. Students took actively part ininteracting with the college representative. Their fluent English and passionatequestions impressed Ms. Karen. The atmosphere was relaxed and lively during thewhole lecture.

All in all, students acquired furtherinformation on undergraduate education in UCI through this activity, and alsobroadened their perspective. They learnt more the application procedures andskills. They have made one step forward to the world famous universities.