Links to Materials 资料链接

A number of very useful tools exist for helping student become better writers.

Software programs:

GoldenDict
http://goldendict.org/download.php

This is one of the first tools I recommend to all of my students. If English is not your native language, or even if it is, you need this dictionary! I use it almost daily myself when I am writing, translating or reading complex academic texts.

GoldenDict.exe is only the software program for managing a large number of dictionaries that you can install. You will still need to download a range of dictionaries in order to use Goldendict.

To obtain dictionaries for various languages, check out the Goldendict forums and download from the links they provide http://goldendict.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=5&sid=4840d391cb90587fec6a93101e050179

A very good Chinese-English dictionary has been compiled by Simon Wiles along with a number of other dictionaries for Goldendict including an electronic version of the Kangxi dictionary. Find Mr. Wile’s page here: http://simonwiles.net/projects/

The Sage, or The Sage’s English Dictionary and Thesaurus
http://www.sequencepublishing.com/thesage.html

The Sage Dictionary and Thesaurus is another tool extremely useful to anyone regardless if you are a native speaker, ESL student, or an non-native speaker completing a PhD.

The author of this useful tool, Sequence Publishing, describes The Sage as a “knowledge database and a multi-tool interface” that includes:
Dictionary- a comprehensive dictionary with examples, and basic encyclopedia functions
Thesaurus- synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, meronyms, holonyms
Various Tools- various look-up tools including a very useful one that allows the user to look up words when you can’t remember the exact spelling.

When writing, its good to try to avoid repetition of the same term, phrase or idea. When we have difficulty thinking of an alternative word, consulting a dictionary and thesaurus can provide very good suggestions.  trouble thinking of synonyms, homonyms, antonyms.

 Videos:

This video offers useful advice on how to better prepare for and improve your score in TOEFL and SAT.
请参考以下网址的学习建议：
它将帮助你更好的准备托福和SAT。
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDgyMDI2OTg0.html

托福 TOEFL

• 托福中国网考报名 TOEFL Registration in China http://toefl.etest.net.cn/cn/
• 托福国外网考报名 TOEFL Registration in Foreign Countries https://toefl-registration.ets.org/TOEFLWeb/extISERLogonPrompt.do
• ETS资源- 托福详细介绍 TOEFL Video Library http://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/about/video_library/
• 标准美音发音 Standard American English Pronunciation http://www.unsv.com/material/phonetics/american-english-video/

托福听力TOEFL Listening:

• 60-Second Science – Scientific American: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/60-second-science/
• National Geographic- Video — Animals, Travel, Kids http://video.nationalgeographic.com/
• Discovery Channel _ Science, History, Space, Tech, Sharks, News! http://www.discovery.com/
• Nature http://www.nature.com/
• NASA http://www.nasa.gov/
• TED_ Ideas worth spreading http://www.ted.com/
• National Public Radio http://www.npr.org/

SAT & ACT

• SAT报名 SAT Registration http://sat.collegeboard.org/home
• ACT报名网站 ACT Registration http://www.actstudent.org/
• 香港考試及評核局(可下载香港SAT考场信息） http://www.hkeaa.edu.hk/tc/ipe/sat/index.html
• CC论坛- 美国学生答疑和分享论坛 SAT and ACT Tests & Test
• Preparation – College Confidential
  http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/sat-act-tests-test-preparation/

SAT Reading Resources
http://chronicle.com/section/Home/5
http://www.theatlantic.com/
http://www.newrepublic.com/
http://www.wired.com/
http://www.wired.com/magazine/
http://www.economist.com/
http://www.sparknotes.com/

SAT & TOEFL Case

SAT和托福学生（UCB在校生）分享 http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDgyMDI2OTg0.html

AP

• 教育部考试中心AP网考网上报名- 登录报名系统 http://www.apchina.net.cn/
• AP社会考生报名填表
  https://collegeboard9192.quickbase.com/db/bik4jx5y3?a=nwr&AddFromGlobalBar=true
• AP课程详细介绍 AP Courses – Advanced Placement Course Descriptions https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse
• AP考试时间和费用 AP Central – Exam Calendar and Fees
  http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/exam/calendar/index.html

GRE

• GRE 报名网址 GRE Registration http://gre.etest.net.cn/
• GRE ：Sample Essay Responses and Reader Commentary for the Issue Task http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/sample_responses
• GRE ：Pool of Issue Topics http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/issue/pool
• GRE ：Sample Essay Responses and Reader Commentary for the Argument Task http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/sample_responses
• GRE ：Pool of Argument Topics http://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/analytical_writing/argument/pool

News links

http://www.nbcnews.com/
http://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news
http://www.newyorker.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
http://www.time.com/time/
http://www.usnews.com/
http://www.newsweek.com/
http://www.businessweek.com/
http://www.americanthinker.com/
http://hbr.org/
http://www.boston.com/
http://www.bostonglobe.com/
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/
http://www.ft.com/home/uk
http://www.bjreview.com.cn/

Useful Links

• 美国大学网申 https://www.commonapp.org/Login
• 美国驻华使馆 Embassy of the United States http://chinese.usembassy-china.org.cn/
• Open Course：Sina open course http://open.sina.com.cn/ Coursera https://www.coursera.org/
• Khan Academy https://www.khanacademy.org/
• History Channel- America: The Story of US http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjgzMjI2ODc2.html
• U.S. Presidential Materials & Great Speeches:
  http://www.americanrhetoric.com/ http://millercenter.org/scripps
• Studies in American Transcendentalism: https://transcendentalism.tamu.edu/
• Craigslist http://boston.craigslist.org/
• The Daily Motivator: http://greatday.com/index.html
• Entertainment：http://freerice.com/ http://www.fmylife.com/ http://www.chinasmack.com/
• 减肥必看- 大号的我Super Size Me http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMzQ5MjU4NzQ4.html
• 加拿大图书档案 是加拿大政府官方网站。Library and Archives Canada (LAC) combines the holdings of the former National Library of Canada and the National Archives of Canada.  This site is useful for research on Canadian history. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Pages/home.aspx
• 加拿大百科全书 Canadian Encyclopedia is a bilingual (English-French) encyclopedia about the people, events, culture, history, and landscape of Canada. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/

2015 U.S.News美国综合大学排名 American Universities Rank– Top 50

1. 普林斯顿大学 Princeton University ( The Ivy League) http://www.princeton.edu/main/
2. 哈佛大学 Harvard University( The Ivy League) http://www.harvard.edu/
3. 耶鲁大学 Yale University( The Ivy League) http://www.yale.edu/
4. 斯坦福大学 Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu/
5. 芝加哥大学 The University of Chicago http://www.uchicago.edu/index.shtml
6. 哥伦比亚大学 Columbia University( The Ivy League) http://www.columbia.edu
7. 麻省理工学院Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) http://www.mit.edu/
8. 宾夕法尼亚大学 University of Pennsylvania( The Ivy League) http://www.upenn.edu/
9. 杜克大学 Duke University http://duke.edu/
10. 加州理工学院 California Institute of Technology (Caltech) http://www.caltech.edu/
11. 达特茅斯学院 Dartmouth College( The Ivy League) http://dartmouth.edu/
12. 约翰霍普金斯大学 Johns Hopkins University (JHU) http://www.jhu.edu/
13. 美国西北大学 Northwestern University (NU) http://www.northwestern.edu/
14. 圣路易斯华盛顿大学 Washington University in St Louis http://www.wustl.edu/
15. 康奈尔大学Cornell University ( The Ivy League) http://www.cornell.edu/
16. 布朗大学 Brown University ( The Ivy League) http://www.brown.edu/
17. 圣母诺特丹大学 University of Notre Dame http://www.nd.edu/
18. 范德堡大学 Vanderbilt University http://www.vanderbilt.edu/
19. 莱斯大学 Rice University http://www.rice.edu/
20. 加州大学伯克利分校 University of California-Berkeley http://www.berkeley.edu/index.html
21. 埃默里大学 Emory University http://www.emory.edu/home/index.html
22. 乔治城大学 Georgetown University http://www.georgetown.edu/
23. 加州大学洛杉矶分校 University of California-Los Angeles http://www.ucla.edu/
24. 弗吉尼亚大学 University of Virginia-Main Campus (UVA) http://www.virginia.edu/
25. 卡内基梅隆大学 Carnegie Mellon University(CMU) http://www.cmu.edu/index.shtml
26. 南加州大学 University of Southern California (USC) http://www.usc.edu/
27. 维克森林大学Wake Forest University (WFU) http://www.wfu.edu/
28. 塔夫茨大学 Tufts University http://www.tufts.edu/
29. 密歇根大学安娜堡分校 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor http://umich.edu/
30. 北卡罗来纳州大学教堂山分校University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)
    http://www.unc.edu/
31. 波士顿学院 Boston College (BC) http://www.bc.edu/
32. 纽约大学 New York University(NYU) http://www.nyu.edu/
33. 罗彻斯特大学 University of Rochester http://www.rochester.edu/
34. 威廉玛丽学院 College of William and Mary http://www.wm.edu/
35. 布兰迪斯大学 Brandeis University http://www.brandeis.edu/
36. 佐治亚理工学院Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus (Georgia Tech) (GT) http://www.gatech.edu/
37. 加州大学圣地亚哥分校University of California-San Diego http://www.ucsd.edu/
38. 加州大学戴维斯分校 University of California Davis http://ucdavis.edu/
39. 凯斯西储大学 Case Western Reserve University http://www.case.edu/
40. 加州大学圣芭芭拉分校University of California-Santa Barbara http://www.ucsb.edu/
41. 利哈伊大学 Lehigh University http://www.lehigh.edu/
42. 伦斯勒理工学院Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute http://www.rpi.edu/
43. 波士顿大学 Boston University（BU） http://www.bu.edu/
44. 加州大学欧文分校University of California at Irvine(UCI) http://www.uci.edu/
45. 伊利诺伊大学香槟分校University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) http://illinois.edu/
46. 美国东北大学 Northeastern University http://www.northeastern.edu/
47. 威斯康星大学-麦迪逊分校 University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) http://www.wisc.edu/
48. 叶史瓦大学 Yeshiva University http://www.yu.edu/
49. 华盛顿大学University of Washington-Seattle Campus (UW) http://www.washington.edu/
50. 佛罗里达大学 University of Florida http://www.ufl.edu/
51. 迈阿密大学University of Miami http://www.miami.edu/
52. 宾州州立大学Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus(PSU)
    http://penn.stateuniversity.com/

Admission Requirements

http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/index.html
http://my.cmu.edu/portal/site/admission/adm_req/