Study Abroad Consultation：
PEC serves students with services which include school counseling, applicable school selection, application paperwork instruction, visa interview assistance and abroad survival guidance. Educational consultants provide Chinese students with counseling services and information similar to the services provided by high schools, and undergraduate and postgraduate universities in America. The goal is to select the best and suitable school and study programs for clients. PEC’s services should definitely be the top priority for clients when making a decision as to who will be able to service them when preparing for study overseas.

Language & Exams Preparation
The fundamental requirement to study abroad is to familiarize students with the Language & Exam Preparation procedure. It is essential for students, prior to applying for entrance into American schools and universities, to be introduced to these exams.
Exams include TOEFL, IELTS, GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCATS, SAT and ACT.

About TOEFL
The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) test measures the ability of nonnative speakers of English to use and understand English in college and university settings. It provided by ETS (Educational Testing Service), the world leading education assessment and research organization.
In September 2006, the TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) was officially introduced in China. The TOEFL iBT tests all four language skills that are important for effective communication: reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The total time is 4 hours and the score scale is 0-120. Emphasizing integrated skills, the test helps students demonstrate that they have the English skills needed for success in an academic setting.

About IELTS
IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), and IDP: IELTS Australia. It measures ability to communicate in English across all four language skills - listening, reading, writing and speaking - for people who intend to study or work where English is the language of communication.
In China, the British Council and IDP: IELTS Australia work together to run the China IELTS Network, which is responsible for the administration of the IELTS test and provides examinations services to over 300,000 candidates in mainland China.

About the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) General Test:
Developed by ETS, the GRE General Test measures verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills that are not limited to any specific field of study but important for all. For more than 60 years, the GRE General Test has played a vital role in the admissions process for graduate programs worldwide by assessing the skills relevant to graduate-level work. Today, GRE scores are used by thousands of graduate programs all over the world, including a rapidly growing number of MBA and other business school programs. Each year, about 675,000 prospective graduate school applicants from approximately 230 countries take the GRE General Test.
GRE revised General Test: The GRE revised General Test measures a student's verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, critical thinking and analytical writing skills—disciplines that are not specific to any individual field of study, but essential for all and important for success in graduate or business school. Here's an opportunity you don't want to miss: save 50% on the GRE? revised General Test when you test between August 1, 2011 and September 30, 2011. Please note that if you test during this special discount period of August 1-September 30, 2011, your GRE scores will be sent by mid-November 2011. The GRE revised General Test fee is RMB 1310.

About the GMAT Exam
GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is developed by Graduate Management Admission Council for measuring verbal, mathematical, and analytical and writing skills that you've developed over time. Leading business schools and management education programs worldwide recognize the GMAT as the most effective predictor of success. More than 4,800 graduate management programs around the world use GMAT scores as a part of their admissions process. GMAT exam is administered in a computer-adaptive format that adjusts to your level. This process will continue until you complete the section, at which point the computer will have an accurate assessment of your ability level in that subject area. In a computer-adaptive test, only one question at a time is presented. Because the computer scores each question before selecting the next one, you may not skip, return to, or change your responses to previous questions. The exam helps graduate programs assess your qualifications for advanced study in business and management. Your scores are good for five years, so you have the ability to start your graduate studies now or down the road. Up to now, there are 13 test centers in Chinese mainland, and the GMAT is available year-round and on demand, which offers test takers greater flexibility in scheduling. You will find out which times are available at your chosen test center when you register to take the exam. You can take the GMAT once every 31 calendar days and no more than five times in a 12-month period. The test fee is RMB 1880 for Chinese applicant.

About the LSAT
The Law School Admission Test (LSAT) is a half-day, standardized test administered 2 times each year in Chinese mainland currently at three designated testing centers. All American Bar Association (ABA)-approved law schools, most Canadian law schools, and many other law schools require applicants to take the LSAT as part of their admission process. It provides a standard measure of acquired reading and verbal reasoning skills that law schools can use as one of several factors in assessing applicants.
LSAT Format: The LSAT is designed to measure skills that are considered essential for success in law school: the reading and comprehension of complex texts with accuracy and insight; the organization and management of information and the ability to draw reasonable inferences from it; the ability to think critically; and the analysis and evaluation of the reasoning and arguments of others. The test consists of five 35-minute sections of multiple-choice questions. Four of the five sections contribute to the test taker's score. The three multiple-choice question types in the LSAT are: Reading Comprehension Questions；Analytical Reasoning Questions；Logical Reasoning Questions. A 35-minute writing sample is administered at the end of the test. LSAC does not score the writing sample, but copies of the writing sample are sent to all law schools to which you apply Your LSAT score is based on the number of questions answered correctly (the raw score). There is no deduction for incorrect answers, nor are individual questions on the various test sections weighted differently. Raw scores are converted to an LSAT scale that ranges from 120 to 180, with 120 being the lowest possible score and 180 the highest possible score. This is done through a statistical procedure known as equating, a method that adjusts for minor differences in difficulty between test forms. For score reports received by mail, please allow 5 weeks approximately from the test date.

About the SAT
The SAT is a globally recognized college admission test that lets you show colleges what you know and how well you can apply that knowledge. It tests your knowledge of reading, writing and math—subjects that are taught every day in high school classrooms. The SAT helps college admissions officers make fair and informed admission decisions. Combined with a student's academic record, it is a proven, reliable indicator of college success. More than 80 years ago the College Board created the first standardized college entrance test to help colleges and universities identify students who could succeed at their institutions and to connect students with educational opportunities beyond high school.
Today, the SAT is the benchmark standardized assessment of the critical reading, mathematical reasoning, and writing skills students have developed over time and that they need to be successful in college. Each year, more than two million students take the SAT. Nearly every college in America uses the test as a common and objective scale for evaluating a student's college readiness.

About the MCAT
The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is a standardized exam that is required in order to enter most medical schools in the United States. This exam is designed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to determine whether or not an individual has the basic knowledge necessary to succeed in a medical program. The MCAT test is comprised of four primary sections, which include a physical sciences section, a verbal reasoning section, a writing sample section, and a biological sciences section. The physical science, verbal reasoning, and biological science sections of the exam each include a series of multiple-choice questions that are related to basic biology, chemistry, physics, and reading comprehension skills. The writing sample section of the exam, however, is not a multiple-choice section, as it requires the individual to write two essays based on two separate statements. The information covered in each section of the exam may not necessarily be directly related to medicine, as most of the information covered on the exam is related to basic verbal and scientific topics rather than specific medical concepts.

About the ACT (American College Test)
Known as the American college entrance exam, the ACT (No Writing) consists of four multiple-choice tests: English, Mathematics, Reading, and Science. The ACT Plus Writing includes the four multiple-choice tests and a Writing Test. ACT takes just over 4 hours for the ACT without the Writing Test, including administration instructions and breaks.

Testing dates and scores delivery

Test Dates for International students

2011–2012、2012–2013、2013–2014   Test Date Registration Deadline

October 22, 2011                                       September 16, 2011

December 10, 2011                                    November 4, 2011

February 11, 2012*                                   January 13, 2012

April 14, 2012                                           March 9, 2012

June 9, 2012                                              May 4, 2012

Most scores are available for online viewing within two and a half weeks after each national or international test date. Your scores are not reported any faster if you view them online. Score reports are usually mailed within 3 to 8 weeks after each test date. If you took the Writing Test, your score report will be mailed only after all your scores are available, including Writing, within 5 to 8 weeks after the test date.

Paperwork Guidance
After the intended major was confirmed, paper work preparation is the important part as a whole in the school application, which mainly includes two sections the academic materials and supporting ones, such as the personal statement or essay, recommendation letters, resume, portfolio for arts or designing students, certificate of earning awards, and extracurricular taking activities as well as stunning working experiences, and also the available financial proof for issuing the I-20 form. Without a doubt, the academic materials are playing great importance when school's admission committee measuring applicant's capacity. So, standout academic materials completing with well prepared supporting paperworks are essential to school's application.
When you are preparing your supporting materials, such as the personal statement or essay, you must make sense of the requirement administered by school. As for the writing essay, mostly school will give the designated topics for applicants to illustrate. The graduate essay topics are centered in academic interests you learned and some relating academic or research experiences you have involved; The undergraduate essay topics usually around some personal impressed experiences or influenced person to you.
In addition, the context of essay should exhibit your truly side with in effective words.
Then as for the resume, which outlines your whole experience precisely and can make international admission committee recognize you effectively. The recommendation letters written by your professors, academic advisors or college deans who can give objective valuation and shortage or potential need to be enhanced about you. As the letter is an exclusive valuation for the convenience of admission process, so you do not have the access for reading it before you are admitted by school.
After filling out the whole application form, check out the appropriate school's address for receiving your application materials. Send your whole package of application materials to school on time before the deadline of application.

Visa Interview Information
Here we want to state some key points about visa information in order to give students a main direction about visa application. The visa officer may ask you various questions, such as what will you study in the United States? /Where did you go to school in China?/How long will you study in US?/ Which college are you going to?/ How do you know this college?/ Do you have any financial aid or scholarship?/ What will you do after graduation?/ Are you planning to come back to China after you graduate?/ Do you have any plan to go for more advanced study, such as master or doctorate study after college? etc. The questions can be concluded as a few basic principles mainly around your study purpose and necessity, and your concrete study and career plan. You must make visa officer believe you will return after completing your study with reasonable and confident plan. You must bear in mind that do not recite the answers but speak the truth confidently and flexibly with smile. In conclusion, having planned a specific plan not just contribute to your visa approval, but also benefit your career development.