考研英语阅读理解精读100篇UNIT10
<p> <span word="TEXT">TEXT</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Princeton">Princeton</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="drop">drop</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="options">options</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfair">unfair</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="counselors">counselors</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="breath">breath</span>. <span word="Would">Would</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="kegs">kegs</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="dormitories">dormitories</span>? <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="top">top</span>-<span word="tier">tier</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>.</p><p> <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>--<span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="commits">commits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="institution">institution</span>--<span word="is">is</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="touted">touted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="Colleges">Colleges</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="lock">lock</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="typically">typically</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="admission">admission</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="drawback">drawback</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="early">early</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="enroll">enroll</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="comparing">comparing</span> <span word="awards">awards</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="helps">helps</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="run">run</span>: <span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="obligation">obligation</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="package">package</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="short">short</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="cases">cases</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="roll">roll</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="admission">admission</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="allowing">allowing</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="shopping">shopping</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="springtime">springtime</span>.</p><p> <span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="admission">admission</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="favor">favor</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="took">took</span> 44 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="and">and</span> 24 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>. <span word="Early">Early</span> <span word="birds">birds</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="freshman">freshman</span> <span word="class">class</span>.<span word="Nonetheless">Nonetheless</span>, <span word="college">college</span> <span word="counselors">counselors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="borderline">borderline</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="arent">arent</span> <span word="legacies">legacies</span>, <span word="athletes">athletes</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underrepresented">underrepresented</span> <span word="minority">minority</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="hook">hook</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Conroy">Conroy</span>, <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="high">high</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="counseling">counseling</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Trier">Trier</span> <span word="Township">Township</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Winnetka">Winnetka</span>, <span word="Ill">Ill</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="realistic">realistic</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="reach">reach</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>, <span word="early">early</span> <span word="action">action</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="admission">admission</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Wilburn">Wilburn</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Campus">Campus</span> <span word="Bound">Bound</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Quincy">Quincy</span>, <span word="Mass">Mass</span>. <span word="Move">Move</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="goals">goals</span>.</p>
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