Consolidation. Now you know a lot of information concerning becoming a student in the USA.

A. Try to arrange the following activities in the correct order. What should a student do to enter an American University?

a. Find out all admission requirements.

b. Choose a field of study he or she is interested in.

c. Learn everything about the campus.

d. Gather all necessary documents (scores (grades), proof of financial stability, recommendations).

e. Visit the university that interests him or her.

f. Pass all necessary tests at school and get the results.

g. Write an application essay.

h. Get a recommendation from a teacher.

i. Fill in an application form and send it to the chosen university.

1._ 2. _ 3._ 4._ 5._ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._

B. Look through the given sentences. Fill in the table below with statements true for Russian and American admission requirements. Are there any statements true for both countries?

If somebody isn’t accepted he may be put on a waiting list.

All students must have recommendations from their teachers.

High education is free in general.

There is no need to pass special exams.

There is no waiting list for students in this country.

You must pay for your application to be processed.

The Admission system and set of required documents are the same in all colleges and universities in this country.

University entrants write a special essay about themselves or on one of the suggested topics.

Case Study

Which student would you accept?

Pretend that you are the admissions committee of a prestigious university, and you are deciding which applicants to accept. Admissions committee considers many different factors (column 1). Which considerations are the most important?

Below are three applicants. Discuss the qualifications of the applications and decide which of three you would like to accept. Present your choice, giving explanations.

Qualifications	Applicant A	Applicant B	Applicant C
SAT*: Verbal, Math	800, 800	600, 600	750, 550
GPA**	3.3	3.8	3.3
Difficulty of curriculum	Average	High difficulty	Medium difficulty
Teacher recommendations	Very good	Outstanding	Outstanding
Application essay	Good	Outstanding	Very good
Admissions interview	Outstanding	Okay, but nervous, stumbled over words	Very good
Activities	Captain of soccer team	Volunteers in hospital, member of school chess team	President of poetry club, editor of school newspaper
Achievements	Soccer team won state tournament	Nationally ranked in chess	National award for creative writing

Applicant A: Brendan O’Kelly, Arizona

Applicant B: Alex Davis, Kentucky

Applicant C: Rubi Zelman, Texas

* SAT Scholastic Aptitude Test отборочный тест, проводимый централизованно Советом колледжей (College Board). Предлагается абитуриентам и студентам, в том числе иностранным, при поступлении или переводе в американский колледж или университет. Предусматривает стандартную систему оценки способностей к тому или иному виду образования. Определяет знание английского языка (грамматики и лексики) и математики в объеме средней школы (high school). Соответственно, состоит из двух частей (максимальное число баллов по каждой - 800). Ежегодно такой тест проходят примерно 1,6 млн. выпускников средних школ, рассчитывающих продолжить свое образование в колледже или университете.

** GPA Grade Point Average (средний балл) – характеристика успеваемости учащихся, определяемая путем деления суммы оценочных баллов (honor points) на количество затраченных зачетных часов (credit hours). Обычно буквенное обозначение оценки соответствует определенному числу баллов, например [A] = 4 баллам, [B] = 3 баллам, [C] = 2 баллам; таким образом, при двух оценках [A] и одной [B] средний балл учащегося равен (4+4+3):3 = 3,7. Учитывается при приеме в университет.

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