【我的留学故事】一位中国留学生申请顶级私校的心路历程
申请顶级私校对学生和家长都是一个考验。下面是一位6年级升7年级学生申请顶级私校（CAIS）的心路历程。此文是学生本人亲笔所写，条理清晰，文笔流畅，真实感人。该学生的特点就是特别喜欢写作。在中国的时候用中文写。来到加拿大留学后开始尝试用英文写。目前在写自传体小说，希望记录自己从中国来到加拿大留学的每一步。为了方便大家阅读，我们还将原文翻译成了中文。
Journey to a CAIS school
Life is full of new adventures. However, you have to be willing to challenge yourself to tackle the new adventure to broaden your horizons.
Coming to Canada was a new adventure for me. Applying for private school is also an adventure for me as I was completely new to the country. Initially, I was very unsure whether I would be accepted since there are hundreds of students applying each year and I was a newcomer. However, with the help of Teresa (my cousin) and my education consultant, I challenged myself to the adventure and got accepted to my dream school at last.
I chose this school because it is one of the best private schools in Toronto. I went to the Open House and fell in love with this school at first sight. I learned about their accelerated curriculum, enriched teaching resources, jaw-dropping facilities and diverse extra-curricular activities from the Open House. Furthermore, their mission of "inspiring girls to be fearless, educating girls to be leaders" is in accordance with mine. Because of my international background, I want to be a global citizen and a leader not only in the local communities but also in the national and international communities.
The application process was a little long. I had to first submit an application form with personal information, report cards, and teacher's references. Then, there was a written assessment of Math and Writing that was held at the school. After, it was the interview. Personally, I think the interview is the most important step because that is when the school gets to know the applicant more depth in person. I prepared very well for the interview and the interviewer was very interested in my stories. Teresa went to the interview with me and she also talked a lot about me and what kind of student I am from her perspective. I believe her third-person point of view is valuable to the assessment. Last but not least, the school invited us to their school events, and I went to the Hockey Day event. I talked to many current students at this school, made friends, cheered for them, and got to know more about life at this school. I believe taking initiatives by participating in school events can show that I am very interested and serious about the school.
When I received my acceptance email, I was more than thrilled to learn that I got accepted to my dream CAIS school. I am very thankful for Teresa's company throughout my exciting journey to the CAIS school and for education consultant's advice. I really appreciate this memorable learning adventure. They guided me to the right path, and I wouldn’t be where I am today without their help. Hopefully, they will be able to help more students like me in the future and fulfill their dreams.
申请顶级私校的心路历程
生活充满了新的挑战。但是我们必须要有乐于挑战自己态度，学会在各个挑战中拓宽我们的视野。
来到加拿大留学对我来说是一次新的挑战。对于初来报到的我，申请顶级私立学校（CAIS）对我来说又是一种新的挑战。最初，我不确定我是否会被录取，因为每年都有数百名学生向这所学校递交申请，而且我又是新来的国际留学生。但是，在我表姐Teresa和我的教育顾问的帮助下，我开始了挑战自我的旅程，最后被我的梦想学校录取了。
我选择这所学校的原因是：它是多伦多最好的顶级私立学校之一。我去了该校的开放日，我对这所学校可谓是一见钟情。我从开放日中知道了很多关于学校的资讯包括：学校的加快课程设置，丰富的教学资源，令人赞叹的学校教学、活动设施以及各种课外活动等。此外，他们学校的使命“激励女孩变得无所畏惧，教育女孩成为领导者”与我的理念非常一致。由于我的国际留学生背景，我不仅想在当地社区，而是想成为国家乃至国际的领导者，做一名全球公民。
申请学校的过程有点长。我必须首先提交一份包含个人信息，成绩单和老师推荐信的申请表。然后，在学校进行了数学和英语写作的评估测试。之后，还要参加一个面试。就个人而言，我认为面试是最重要的一步，因为那是学校更深入地了解申请人的机会。我为面试做好了非常充分的准备，面试官对我和我说的事情都非常感兴趣。Teresa和我一起去了面试，她还从她的角度和老师们分享了关于我以及我是什么样的学生。我相信从第三人称视角来分享的信息是非常具有价值的。最后，学校还邀请我们参加了他们的学校活动，而我去了曲棍球活动。我与这所学校的许多现有学生们进行了交谈，结识了很多新朋友，为他们比赛加油，并更深一步地了解了这所学校的生活。我相信通过主动参与学校活动可以让学校看到我对学校是非常感兴趣并且很认真对待申请的。
当我收到录取通知书时，得知自己被梦想中的顶级私立学校录取时，我感到非常兴奋。我非常感谢这次难忘的挑战自我之旅。我非常感谢Teresa在整个学校申请过程中的陪伴，并感谢教育顾问的建议。他们引导我走了正确的路，如果没有他们的帮助，我不会得到今天的成果。希望他们将来能够帮助更多像我这样的学生，实现他们的梦想。