CUSPEA - Continuation As Mini-CUSPEA and Re-Expansion

Continuation As Mini-CUSPEA and Re-Expansion

In the early years in 1990s, after several years of suspension of the CUSPEA exam, a new program called Mini-CUSPEA is created. It is called "mini" in the sense that the Chinese university involved is shrunk to one -- Fudan University, and on the side of the U.S., the target is shrunk to three universities: Columbia University, New York University, and the City College of New York.

Every year, about 6-10 students are selected through the written exams and the interviews similar to the ones used in the time of CUSPEA, and they are admitted by the above three U.S. universities. Once admitted, the usual requirements for TOEFL and GRE for Chinese students are waived for the Mini-CUSPEA participants.

Since 2007, the Mini-CUSPEA has started to expand. The Chinese universities involved are not only Fudan, but also including Peking University, Tsinghua University, and some other top universities. In the US side, the expansion is also planned.