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About35%ofallhighschoolgraduatesinAmericacontinuetheireducationinaninstitutionofhigherlearning.Thewordcollegeisusedtorefertoeitheracollegeorauniversity.Theseinstitutionsofferfour-yearprogramsthatleadtoaBachelorofArts(B.A.)orBachelorScience(B.S.)degree.Somestudentsattendajuniorcollege(providingonlyatwo-yearprogram)foronetotwoyearsbeforeenteringafour-yearcollegeasasophomore(二年级生)orjunior(三年级生).Itisgenerallyeasiertobeacceptedatastateuniversitythanataprivateone.Mostprivateschoolsrequirestrictentranceexaminationsandahighgradepointaverage(GPA),aswellasspecificcollegeprepclassesinhighschool.Privateschoolscostconsiderablymorethanstatecollegesandfamousprivateschoolsareveryexpensive.Poorerstudentscansometimesattend,however,byearningscholarships.Somecollegegraduatesgoontoearnadvancedmastersordoctoraldegreesingrad(graduate)school.Occupationsincertainfieldssuchaslawormedicinerequiresuchadvancedstudies.
Sincecollegecostsareveryhigh,moststudentsworkatpart-timejobs.Somehavefull-timejobsandgotoschoolpart-time.Oftensomewilltakefiveormoreyearstocompleteafour-yearprogrambecauseofmoney/jobdemandsontheirtime.
Whilethecollegeandworkdemandstakeupthegreatpartofastudent’stime,moststillenjoysocialactivities.Sports,dances,clubs,movies,andplaysareallverypopular.However,gatheringtogetherforlong,philosophicaltalksatafavoritemeetingplaceonorneartheuniversityisprobablythemostpopularactivity.
Collegeeducationis_______inAmerica.
A.quitecommon
B.veryrare
C.somethingdifficult
D.almostimpossible
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