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1、Americanyouthlookatcollegelife-美国少年对大学生活的看法GuestBlogbymy#1Grandson大外孙子的客串博文我的大外孙子,Daniel,二十岁了是DrexelUniversity的二年级本科生.他在美国出生长大同我相隔二代,思想与我全部不同,也不会同中国青年一样.所以我请他客串写一篇博文,讲一讲他对大学生活的看法.(英文备注:My#1grandson,Daniel, isage20andasophomoreatDrexelUniversityinPhiladephia(Drexelisprimaryascienc
2、eandtechnologyuniversitymoresimilartoTsinghuaanddifferentfromBaida. ForChinesereaders, herclaimtofameisthatthesonofChairmanJiangZeming江泽民receivedhisph.d.degreeinElectricalEngineeringthere.Ioncebychancesatnextto this ph.dadviseronanairplanetrip andhetoldmethathewasreceivedbyChai
3、rmanJiangas太子师whenhevisitedChinaduringthe90s-ahonorandreceptionhewillneverforget).Danielisnativebornandtwogenerationawayfrommeinupbringingandthinking.IthoughtChinesecollegeyouthmightenjoyreading"howandwhataUScollegestudentthinks?"SoIinvitedhimtowritesomethingaboutcollegelife enti
4、relyfromhisviewpoint.Belowishisun-editedcontribution. IshallalsobehappytotransmitanycommentandquestionChineseyouthmayhaveforhim.)(byDanielKim)WhenyouareanAmericanhighschoolstudentchoosingyourcollegeforthefirsttime,onlyonethingmatters.“WhatisthefurthestpossibledistanceIcanputbetw
5、eenmyselfandmyparents?”That’sajokebutitdoesringtruetotheprocessofchoosingacollegeforAmericanstudents.Youwouldthinkthatonewouldchooseacollegebasedsolelyonacademicmeritanditsprograms.Thatwouldbethemostlogicalwaytogoaboutit.However,forAmericanstudents,thereareanumberofotherfactors,t
6、hatsomemayarguearelessimportant,butweighheavilyinthisdecision.Location,location,locationWhenmymomwasyoung,growingupasthedaughteroftwoimmigrants,shehadonlyonecollegeinmind.Harvard.Itwas,inhermind,andherparent’sminds,thebestcollegeinAmerica.Thereforetherewasnoreasontogoanywhereelse
7、.PlusitwasclosetoLexington,wheretheylived.Thankfully,shewentthereandenjoyedgoingthere.ItwasnotasifshewasforcedtoandbeingaHarvardgraduateisnosmalltask.However,shedefinitelydidnotgothroughthecollegeselectionprocessthewaykidsdotoday.Formanypeople,oneofthemostimportantfactorsinchoosi
8、ngacollegeiswherethecampusislocated.This
