文档介绍：,BackgroundinformationAmericanhighereducationIntheUnitedStates,..CategoriesThebeginningofhighereducation—plexsystemFourcategoriesofinstitutions:theuniversitythefour-yearundergraduateinstitution—thecollegetechnicaltraininginstitutiontwo-—undergraduateinstitutionconferringaBachelorofArts(.)oraBachelorofSciences(.)degree(大学本科)University—agroupofcolleges,eachservingaspecialpurpose(综合性大学)juniorcollege---offerthefirsttwoyearsofcollegeonly(两年制学院,又称为社区学院).TestsSAT:ScholasticAssessmentTest学术评价测验ScholasticAptitudeTest学术性向测验ACT:AmericanCollegeTestingGRE:,thestudentearnsBachelorofArts(文学士学位)orBachelorofScience(理学士学位)’sdegreecanbeearnedbyoneortwoacademicyearsofstudybeyondthebachelor’’,runA,B,C,D,..Admission Noannualcollegeentranceexamination;applicantsarechosenonthebasisofthefollowing4aspects:1highschoolrecords2highschoolteachers’mendations3theimpressiontheymakeduringinterviewsattheuniversity4scoresontheScholasticAptitudeTest(SAT).WhatisIvyLeague?IvyLeague就是“美国常春藤联盟”。Ivy的来源是这样的:最初常春藤联盟只包括哈佛、耶鲁、哥伦比亚和普林斯顿4所大学,而4的罗马数字恰好为“IV”,在其后加一个y即成Ivy,意思就是常春藤,因此“常春藤联盟”由此而来。.,JohnHarvardofCharlestown,ayoungministerwhouponhisdeath,lefthislibraryandhalfhisestatetothenewinstitution..