山东临沂市卧龙中学2015届高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷 Word版含答案_高中英语试卷

山东临沂市卧龙中学2015届高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷 Word版含答案

　　C. Evolvement of Human Beings

　　D. Benefits of Taking Exercise

　　FAMILIES often get caught up in the competitive college admissions process. However, if you’re willing to look beyond the super-selective (非常挑剔的) top colleges, you’ll find that colleges need you more than you need them.

　　A survey conducted by American website Inside Higher Ed found that 79 percent of colleges in the US were either “very or moderately (适度地) concerned” about not meeting their enrollment (招生) goals this year. And that’s up from 76 percent last year. Private nonprofit colleges particularly felt this way.

　　According to Scott Jaschik, editor of Inside Higher Ed, it’s the “non-famous privates” that are struggling the most. Without big donations , they’re forced to rely much more on tuition payments to cover costs. Many of these colleges are often willing to offer bigger discounts or may match competing schools’ offers of financial aid. Knowing this information ahead of time can greatly change a student’s college list. If you know that your ranks are in the top 25 percent (above the college’s middle 50 percent), you have: 1) a much greater likelihood of being accepted, and 2) a reasonably good chance that you’ll be offered an attractive financial aid package.

　　The problem is that most families never look beyond the colleges in one area or the top schools nationally. But depending on the student’s academic and after-class performance, the student may be considered a much more desirable (值得拥有的) applicant somewhere else, and that desirability is often rewarded with money.