VOA慢速英語：美國大學(xué)錄取新生時(shí)的考慮因素
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What Do Colleges Want?
美國大學(xué)錄取新生時(shí)的考慮因素
For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious.
對(duì)于很多人來說，大學(xué)錄取過程看起來頗為神秘。
But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online.
但是大學(xué)招生官員的要求并非秘密。學(xué)校以大數(shù)據(jù)的形式展現(xiàn)了他們的要求，任何人都可以在網(wǎng)上獲得這些信息。
Students can use big data when seeking admission to colleges or universities where they will be strong candidates. This increases their chances for admission and financial aid.
學(xué)生在尋求入讀那些自己會(huì)具備很強(qiáng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)的大學(xué)時(shí)可以使用大數(shù)據(jù)，這增加了他們被錄取和獲得助學(xué)金的幾率。
Here is what college applicants should look for.
以下是大學(xué)申請(qǐng)者應(yīng)該會(huì)查找的內(nèi)容。
Using data to find the best fit
使用大數(shù)據(jù)找到最適合的學(xué)校
Colleges provide admissions and financial aid statistics, called the Common Data Set, to satisfy the demands of education publishers, notes Lynn O'Shaughnessy, a college consultant. The information can be found by searching for the college's name and the term "common data set" or at websites for comparing colleges.
升學(xué)顧問Lynn O'Shaughnessy指出，大學(xué)提供了錄取和助學(xué)金統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)以滿足教育發(fā)布者的要求，這些被稱為公共數(shù)據(jù)庫?？梢酝ㄟ^搜索大學(xué)名稱加公共數(shù)據(jù)庫這個(gè)術(shù)語，或者在各學(xué)校網(wǎng)站上找到這些信息以作比較。
The statistics for each school include:
各個(gè)學(xué)校的統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù)包括：
The cost to attend
入學(xué)費(fèi)用、
How much student loan debt the average person builds up while in college.
普通人在大學(xué)期間累計(jì)欠下的學(xué)生貸款債務(wù)數(shù)額、
What percentage of applicants are accepted.
申請(qǐng)者的錄取比例、
And...
以及
Average class grades and test results of incoming first-year students.
即將入學(xué)的大一新生的平均成績(jī)和考試分?jǐn)?shù)。
As an example, let's consider Stanford University in California. At Stanford, 75 percent of incoming students for the 2016-2017 school year had 700 or above on the mathematics part of the SAT.
我們以加州斯坦福大學(xué)為例，該校2016-2017學(xué)年75%新生SAT考試的數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)都在700分以上。
The SAT, once called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is widely used for college admissions in the United States. It measures the math, reading and writing levels of high school students.
曾被稱為“學(xué)術(shù)天賦測(cè)試”的SAT考試被廣泛用于美國的大學(xué)錄取，它衡量了高中生的數(shù)學(xué)、閱讀和寫作水平。
Also at Stanford, 94 percent of incoming students had grade point averages above 3.75, 4.0 is considered perfect but higher grade point averages are possible. In addition, 95 percent of the new arrivals were in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
同樣是在斯坦福大學(xué)，94%新生的績(jī)點(diǎn)都在3.75以上，4被認(rèn)為很優(yōu)秀，但是更高的績(jī)點(diǎn)也是可能的。此外，95%的新生位居高中年級(jí)前10%。
Yet having fine grades and test results do not guarantee admission to a top college. Stanford accepts just five percent of people who apply. But knowing about the students who were accepted can help applicants. They can stop thinking about unlikely choices for higher education and focus instead on schools where they are more likely to gain admission.
然而，好的成績(jī)和分?jǐn)?shù)并不保證就能進(jìn)入頂級(jí)大學(xué)。斯坦福大學(xué)的錄取率只有5%。但是了解已被錄取的學(xué)生對(duì)申請(qǐng)者有幫助，他們可以停止考慮不太可能的高等教育選擇，而將重點(diǎn)放在有可能被錄取的學(xué)校上。
Target schools who want you
瞄準(zhǔn)有意錄取的學(xué)校
Experts say having grades and test results that are above the school's average can help with both an applicant's chances of being accepted and getting financial aid.
專家表示，成績(jī)和分?jǐn)?shù)超過學(xué)校平均水平對(duì)申請(qǐng)人的錄取幾率和獲得助學(xué)金幾率都有幫助。
In the United States, the best financial aid deals do not always come from highly competitive schools or large public universities. Sometimes they come from smaller colleges that are trying harder to interest good applicants, says Vita Cohen, another college consultant.
另一位升學(xué)顧問Vita Cohen表示，在美國，最好的助學(xué)金協(xié)議并非總是來自那些競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的學(xué)?；虼笮凸W(xué)校，有時(shí)候會(huì)來自那些努力吸引優(yōu)秀申請(qǐng)者的小學(xué)校。
Information about how a school examines applicants can be found in the data set's "admissions factors". They show how each school rates 19 measures of admission, everything from class rank to after school activities.
有關(guān)學(xué)校如何審查申請(qǐng)者的信息可以在公共數(shù)據(jù)庫的“錄取因素”一欄中找到。它展示了每所學(xué)校如何評(píng)估從年級(jí)排名到課后活動(dòng)等19項(xiàng)入學(xué)指標(biāo)。
Many schools, for example, think the difficulty of an applicant's high school classes and their grade point average are "very important." Some schools consider standardized tests, like the SAT, as important, while others do not.
例如，很多學(xué)?？粗厣暾?qǐng)者的高中課程難度和績(jī)點(diǎn)。有些學(xué)?？粗豐AT之類的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)化考試，而其它學(xué)校則不然。
"Level of applicant's interest" is another issue. Colleges care about the percentage of applicants who accept an offer of admission. Some schools want to see true evidence of interest from applicants. This includes their visits to the school and answering emails from the admissions office.
申請(qǐng)者的吸引度是另一個(gè)問題。大學(xué)關(guān)心申請(qǐng)人接受錄取通知書的比例。一些學(xué)校希望看到申請(qǐng)者對(duì)本校有意的真憑實(shí)據(jù)，包括參觀學(xué)校以及回復(fù)招生辦公室的電子郵件。
Avoid schools that do not give much money
遠(yuǎn)離給不了多少資助的學(xué)校
Most U.S. colleges do not fully meet the financial needs of their students, even when federal student loans are considered. Families are expected to find the extra money themselves, often through parental or private student loans.
即使考慮到聯(lián)邦貸款，大多數(shù)美國大學(xué)也無法完全滿足學(xué)生的經(jīng)濟(jì)需求。預(yù)計(jì)各個(gè)家庭會(huì)自己湊出另外的錢，通常是通過父母或私人學(xué)生貸款。
The size of a student's need depends on how willing each school is to give them money.
學(xué)生的需求大小取決于各個(gè)學(xué)校有多大意愿資助他們。
For example, the cost of attending New York University (NYU) and the University of Southern California (USC) is about the same: about $72,000 a year. USC, however, fully met the financial need of 80.4 percent of first-year students who received aid. NYU fully met the financial need of only 9.1 percent of its first-year aid recipients.
例如，紐約大學(xué)和南加州大學(xué)的入學(xué)費(fèi)用大致相同，都是每年月7.2萬美元。然而，南加州大學(xué)可充分滿足80.4%接受助學(xué)金的大一新生的經(jīng)濟(jì)需求。紐約大學(xué)只能充分滿足該校9.1%接受助學(xué)金的大一新生的經(jīng)濟(jì)需求。
Families who do not need student loans for school can still get the cost of a school reduced though something known as "merit" aid. Merit aid is less common at public and highly competitive schools that have many applicants. UCLA, for example, offered merit aid, which averaged $4,847, to only 2.6 percent of its first-year students.
不需要學(xué)生貸款上學(xué)的家庭還可以通過獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金降低學(xué)費(fèi)。獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金在擁有眾多申請(qǐng)者的公立或競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的學(xué)校不太常見。例如，加州大學(xué)洛杉磯分校僅向2.6%的大一學(xué)生提供平均為4847美元的獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。
Cost is important, say most experts. They warn that while it is important to have a college education, you do not want to finish school with a large debt.
大多數(shù)專家表示，費(fèi)用很重要。他們警告說，雖然接受大學(xué)教育很重要，但是你肯定不想背負(fù)巨額債務(wù)畢業(yè)。
I'm Phil Dierking.
菲爾·德爾金報(bào)道。
For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious.
But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online.
Students can use big data when seeking admission to colleges or universities where they will be strong candidates. This increases their chances for admission and financial aid.
Here is what college applicants should look for.
Using data to find the best fit
Colleges provide admissions and financial aid statistics, called the Common Data Set, to satisfy the demands of education publishers, notes Lynn O’Shaughnessy, a college consultant. The information can be found by searching for the college’s name and the term “common data set” or at websites for comparing colleges.
The statistics for each school include:
The cost to attend
How much student loan debt the average person builds up while in college.
What percentage of applicants are accepted.
And...
Average class grades and test results of incoming first-year students.
As an example, let’s consider Stanford University in California. At Stanford, 75 percent of incoming students for the 2016-2017 school year had 700 or above on the mathematics part of the SAT.
The SAT, once called the Scholastic Aptitude Test, is widely used for college admissions in the United States. It measures the math, reading and writing levels of high school students.
Also at Stanford, 94 percent of incoming students had grade point averages above 3.75, 4.0 is considered perfect but higher grade point averages are possible. In addition, 95 percent of the new arrivals were in the top 10 percent of their high school class.
Yet having fine grades and test results do not guarantee admission to a top college. Stanford accepts just five percent of people who apply. But knowing about the students who were accepted can help applicants. They can stop thinking about unlikely choices for higher education and focus instead on schools where they are more likely to gain admission.
Target schools who want you
Experts say having grades and test results that are above the school’s average can help with both an applicant’s chances of being accepted and getting financial aid.
In the United States, the best financial aid deals do not always come highly competitive schools or large public universities. Sometimes they come from smaller colleges that are trying harder to interest good applicants, says Vita Cohen, another college consultant.
Information about how a school examines applicants can be found in the data set’s “admissions factors”. They show how each school rates 19 measures of admission, everything from class rank to after school activities.
Many schools, for example, think the difficulty of an applicant’s high school classes and their grade point average are “very important.” Some schools consider standardized tests, like the SAT, as important, while others do not.
“Level of applicant’s interest” is another issue. Colleges care about the percentage of applicants who accept an offer of admission. Some schools want to see true evidence of interest from applicants. This includes their visits to the school and answering emails from the admissions office.
Avoid schools that do not give much money
Most U.S. colleges do not fully meet the financial needs of their students, even when federal student loans are considered. Families are expected to find the extra money themselves, often through parental or private student loans.
The size of a student’s need depends on how willing each school is to give them money.
For example, the cost of attending New York University (NYU) and the University of Southern California (USC) is about the same: about $72,000 a year. USC, however, fully met the financial need of 80.4 percent of first-year students who received aid. NYU fully met the financial need of only 9.1 percent of its first-year aid recipients.
Families who do not need student loans for school can still get the cost of a school reduced though something known as “merit” aid. Merit aid is less common at public and highly competitive schools that have many applicants. UCLA, for example, offered merit aid, which averaged $4,847, to only 2.6 percent of its first-year students.
Cost is important, say most experts. They warn that while it is important to have a college education, you do not want to finish school with a large debt.
I’m Phil Dierking.
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Words in This Story
applicant - n. someone who formally asks for something (such as a job or admission to a college) ?
big data - n. extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions.?
consultant - n. a person who gives professional advice or services to companies for a fee?
focus - v. to direct your attention or effort at something specific?
grade - n. a number or letter that indicates how a student performed in a class or on a test?
online - adj. done over the Internet?
rank - n. a position in a society, organization, group, etc.?
standardized - adj. when something is conformed to a standard.?
statistic - n. a number that represents a piece of information (such as information about how often something is done, how common something is, etc.)?
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