在異鄉留學的遊子們，是不是每年到了過年時間總是特別思念家裡爸媽和朋友呢? 除了和家人視訊，除了和華人朋友們一起聚會，也可以邀請外國朋友們一同慶祝，一起做些家鄉味的料理，喝點小酒，猜猜元宵節的燈謎，熱鬧一下。不僅可以一解思鄉之情，也可以讓外國的朋友更瞭解中華文化喔!
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在國外想要做有家鄉味的料理總是沒在國內方便，這裡小編就要來介紹給大家兩種食譜，都是簡單國外容易取得的食材的喔!一個是圍爐必吃的火鍋!! 另一個則是過年象徵元寶的餃子啦!
到最浪漫的城市，留學去~
明天又是一年一度的情人節囉，最近在報章雜誌紛紛公佈讀者投票的世界最浪漫城市，還有什麼能比牽著另一伴的手一起出國唸書更浪漫的呢~~~是不是讓人衷心嚮往阿~~~
這裡小編也為大家精挑細選出其中九個城市裡面，有哪些知名大學及其專業強項，大家可以好好考慮喔!
1. 義大利-威尼斯Venice
超級盃Super Bowl 剛過，大家對「超級盃Super Bowl」瞭解嗎?
小編也是到米國唸書之後，受到同學的影響，才慢慢瞭解這個每年總是會在米國造成狂熱的運動賽事呀!
今天小編就帶大家來瞭解一下~~全美都為之瘋狂的Super Bowl到底有什麼迷人之處吧!!
留學的開銷往往是大家最關心的事情之一，食衣住行等基本開銷之外，
還有長假小旅行或三五好友的hangouts，許多無法避免的支出都會讓存摺簿上的數字逐漸下降得令人堪憂。
除了打工或是當助教等生財方式之外，另一個可以解決錢財危機的就是獎學金了。
但是除了國內的獎學金、助學貸款或是各校提供的獎學金之外，還有很多願意幫助年輕人的網站提供獎學金。
出國留學是件令人興奮的事，但往往伴隨著許多事前計畫。
在錯綜複雜的代辦事項中忙著打包與計畫行程，時常會忽略掉一些複雜的細節。
不過別擔心!我們整理了以下7點在出發之前必做的7件事，讓您在未來的旅程更方便!
出國留學最難熬的就是想家啦!
除了每天skype親友視訊之外，
吃膩了外國料理也會懷念家鄉味吧!
是不是很想念有熱騰騰早餐的永和豆漿，喝了爽快的五十嵐，或是寒冬中吃了會溫暖的涮涮鍋呢?
相信不少朋友們從小就有對英國的幻想和嚮往吧!?
小編看了福爾摩斯之後就被Benedict的英國腔深深電到啦>ˇ<
英國人的有教養和規矩多是出了名的，
來一探究竟不一樣的英國文化吧!
1、別問人「您去哪兒」 (Where are you going?)、「吃飯了嗎？」(Have you eaten yet?)這樣被認為很粗魯。更忌諱打聽工資(salary/wage)和年齡(age)。
2、務必養成排隊的習慣，不排隊是一種令人不齒的行為。
3、購物忌諱砍價。英國人認為這是很丟面子且不禮貌的事情。
「我想要學習天文！我想要進NASA工作！」問起未來的目標志向，林秉儀的回答中看不到半點猶豫。
「我想研究暗黑能量，這是有點難解釋啦，我們都知道宇宙不是一直在膨脹，而萬有引力應該要讓它縮回來，可是卻沒有，沒有人知道那是什麼，所以我想去了解，」眼前這個勇敢追夢的孩子，是南科實驗中學雙語部高二的學生，今年初報考SAT（Scholastic Assessment Test），拿到滿分兩千四百分的好成績。
可以在批判性閱讀、數學和寫作三個測驗單元，都拿到八百分滿分，可不只是件難事，因為機率只有萬分之二。
SAT滿分，沒有捷徑，沒有考前惡補，其實是歸功於從小大量閱讀英文小說的習慣養成。嗜書如命的她曾經在暑假時，每天讀完一本三百多頁的英文小說。
不只是喜歡閱讀小說，林秉儀還會自己創作。
※原出處作者表示他非財務分析師，僅在大學時修過一些財務相關的課程而已
一看到念MBA要花這麼多錢，害我忍不住想，這麼做真的值得嗎?
不僅可能要因此增加自己的貸款，還有兩年的時間無法工作，究竟值不值得?
有些人持正面肯定想法，反之亦然。既然如此，不如實際算算看，讓數字來說話。
送孩子去冬令營、夏令營，花費不菲的十幾天遊學之旅，到底能給人生觀、生活態度以及個人的成長帶來多大的轉變？尤其是面對一個無法考核、量化和計算分數的旅途，這是許多家長和老師都關心的問題。
「這種改變不是說曬黑了，變瘦了，關鍵是人生觀的改變。旅行除了看到未見過的世界外，更重要的是在心中產生化學反應。」
每次離開酒店都有學生落下東西
國外的大學一般都有春季入學和秋季入學，那兩者有何區別？我該如何選擇呢？
Top Admit：
美國的絕大多數大學都有春秋兩季入學，考後如果因來不及趕秋季入學的學生，可以延遲到下一年的春季。
不過，秋季入學是美國院校最大的開學日期，招生規模、入學迎新安排等都較春季入學的規模大，部分院校的專業如果在前一年秋季招生滿了，那麼次年的春季就不再招生。
但也有些院校春季是不招生，如俄勒岡大學所有專業都是秋季招生。
打工度假已成為年輕工作者最熱門選項，但回到台灣職場後，究竟企業如何看待？
《Cheers》雜誌採訪5家不同產業的總經理、營運長、人資主管，針對打工度假的疑問一一解答，你也許不滿意，但一定要了解。
企業是否支持打工度假？
企業對於打工度假，普遍抱著尊重、正面看待，但不特別支持與鼓勵的態度。最明顯的，是多數企業不會為了打工度假的員工，提供留職停薪。
主要考量，是必須兼顧公平性及現實面。除了尊重個人打工度假的需求外，多數企業更重視留下繼續奮鬥的員工感受。對台灣以中、小企業為主的產業特性來說，人力本來就比較精簡。因此，當你決定去打工度假，往往就意味著必須辭職，無法繼續累積年資與福利。
台積電董事長張忠謀表示，大學生可以去做兩件好事，第1件是要多出國，第2件是要務實培養謀生技能。
後者他還幽默地以長期接受麵包（謀生技能）比喻，指出只要努力，麵包還可能會變成蛋糕。
張忠謀昨天以「60年後的大學生涯」為題，對交大學生發表演說，分享他從高中到大學、後來出國在哈佛、麻省理工求學的種種經歷。
生長在寧波的張忠謀，自述自己求學歷程顛沛，在香港念小學，初中適逢抗戰時期轉到重慶念書，高中3年則是在抗戰勝利後在上海完成。
高中畢業後，他表示原本想當作家，後來在父親建議下，考上滬江大學銀行系，只是面臨大陸淪陷，
提出申請 越早越好
許多應屆畢業生家長等到春季才考慮支付大學費用的問題，實際上，12年級生在提交大學申請相關文件的同時，甚至更早就該準備申請獎學金，一些企業、非營利機構或基金提供獎學金網路申請，並可能為較低年級學生提供獎學金。
Differences in the English Language
By Jack McDermott – Top Admit Consulting
When writing your admissions essay, you need to be concerned with a multitude of issues. You need to be dynamic, persuasive, and tell a story that makes you special. From the grammar standpoint, you need to use the English language accurately, correctly, and have transitions that make your writing fluid to show that you can succeed in a collegiate English-speaking academic environment. However, one of the few things that you really should not worry about, are minor differences in the use of the English language by people from different countries.
While the majority of students from Southeast Asia tend to apply to American colleges (partially because they are so numerous), an increasing number are applying to colleges in Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. While these countries all speak “English,” there are some minor differences in word usage and spellings. Some students have written to Top Admit Consulting, worried about having their essays match “British English” or “Canadian English.” This really is not worth the effort, and may in fact, work against you.
A foreign student who focuses on trying to add “Canadian” words into their essay simply to apply to a Canadian school may make the essay seem inauthentic and contrived. Remember your uniqueness is partially due to the fact you come from a different part of the world and are familiar with different cultures and religions – not that you have mastered Canadian “slang and common phrases” used by native English-speaking people.
How Your Grades Affect Your Graduate School Application
Jack McDermott – Top Admit Consulting
Your undergraduate cumulative grade point average is one of the most common measurement tools admissions committees use to evaluate your academic performance and potential. American, British and Canadian universities typically standardize the grading system into a 4.0 system. It is true that some colleges evaluate a B+ as a 3.3 or 3.33 or 3.4. The admission committee generally uses the values assigned by your college -- provided the top grade is a 4.0. However, the evaluation of your “grades” is multi-dimensional.
Class Rank. University professors, admissions committee members and deans have consistently complained about the issue of “grade inflation.” Over time, high schools, colleges and graduate schools have issued more “A” grades, and less “C” grades. To account for this problem, admission committees have placed increasing reliance on class rank – basically a percentile ranking of the applicant versus their classmates. For example, a 3.8 GPA sounds impressive, but if this ranks you 79 out of 100 (only 21st percentile), it is much less impressive. In addition, being in the top 10 percentile of an elite international university like National Taiwan University is more impressive than being in the top 10 percentile of a less competitive school.
The Graduate School Admissions for Foreign Students
By Jack McDermott – Top Admit Consulting
It is important to understand that the United States, Canada and Britain welcome foreign students. It adds diversity to their campuses, adds new language skills and global perspectives, increases the international reputation of the college, and allows the college to expand its alumni network to other countries and continents. In addition, several college professors have mentioned that foreign students are more dedicated to their studies, and less likely to be overwhelmed by the college “party scene.”
In an increasingly global economy, it is becoming even more essential that students develop an international perspective, and even, and international education. In 2009, the number of foreign students studying in the United States reached an all-time high despite an economic downturn. In 2008, there were 671,616 foreign students registered in United States universities. Now the Council of Graduate Schools estimates that 16% of all graduate students in the United States are foreign students.
Following the terrorism attacks on U.S. soil in September 2001, the increase temporarily stalled due to new American regulations regarding foreign visas. However, beginning in the 2003-2004 timeframe, the number of foreign students has increased steadily until the economic crisis that began in 2008. Although three countries (India, China and South Korea) continue to dominate the nationalities of foreign students in the United States, the recent uptick in students has been primarily driven by China. The most recent 2008 data by the Institute of International Education:
