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degree – степень; Bachelor – бакалавр; graduation – окончание
учебного заведения; standardized – стандартизованный; to consist
(of) – состоять из; suitable – подходящий; to mail – отправлять
почтой; Ivy League – Лига Плюща (объединение старейших
университетов); competitive – соревновательный; extremely selective
– крайне избирательный; high fee – высокая плата; to apply –
обращаться, подавать заявление; opportunity – возможность; it’s
worth all the money – это стоит тех денег; to earn – зарабатывать;
unlike – в отличие;
partly subsidized – частично субсидируются;
tuition – плата (syn. fee); to compete – соревноваться, конкурировать;
applicants – претенденты, абитуриенты.
1 The period of study in an American college or Unuversity is four
years. Each year comprises two terms or semesters. The first, or fall
term, usually begins the last week of August and continues untill the
middle of December. Students have approximately four weeks
intermission for the Christmas holidays. The second semester begins in
January and continues untill the end of May. Students are usually given
three to five days for the Easter holidays. In addition to the regular
academic year, many colleges offer courses during the summer months.
These couses are attended by students who are interested in making up
coursworks and by those who would like to accelerate their program of
study.
2 An average student is expected to take 15 or 16 credits each
semester. When the student has accumulated more than 30 credits he
passes to the next class. After the student has successfully completed four
years of study and acquired 124 or 150 credits, he becomes a candidate
for the degree of Bachelor of Arts or Science, and he is ready for
graduation.
3 A high school diploma is not a ticket that allows someone to enter a
university automatically. There are two widely used standardized tests
for high school students who wish to attend a college or university. One is
the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) The other is ACT (American College
Testing program), both consisting of three parts: Math, English and
Logic. You have to choose the most suitable answer out of the four
given. Each year over three million high school students take those tests.
The results of the test are mailed to students. The maximum score for
each subject is 800 points, a score of 700 is very good, 550 is the lowest
score for getting into university.

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