大学英语六级阅读：大学投资的回报
<p> <span word="Emmy">Emmy</span>-<span word="nominated">nominated</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Moring">Moring</span>, <span word="CNN">CNN</span>, <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span>, 6 <span word="ET">ET</span>.</p><p> <span word="PayScale">PayScale</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span>. <span word="Think">Think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safest">safest</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Treasury">Treasury</span> <span word="bond">bond</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 4.5%. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="PayScale">PayScale</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> 800 <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="Is">Is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="it">it</span>? <span word="The">The</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Carolina">Carolina</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Dakota">Dakota</span> <span word="rather">rather</span>, <span word="sorry">sorry</span>. <span word="Cost">Cost</span>, <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="is">is</span> $67,000 <span word="and">and</span> 4.6% <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span>, $84,000 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="and">and</span> 10% <span word="return">return</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="is">is</span> $189,000 <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> 12.6% <span word="return">return</span>. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="return">return</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span>, <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="Hills">Hills</span> $6900, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Kentucky">Kentucky</span> $361,000, <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span>, $1.6 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="over">over</span> 30 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="interesting">interesting</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="buck">buck</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Quantitative">Quantitative</span> <span word="Analysis">Analysis</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="good">good</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="aid">aid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grants">grants</span> <span word="alike">alike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="schools">schools</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="MIT">MIT</span>, <span word="Caltech">Caltech</span>, <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span>, <span word="Harvey">Harvey</span> <span word="Mudd">Mudd</span>, <span word="Dartmouth">Dartmouth</span>, <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="dont">dont</span> <span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="caps">caps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> $200,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2010 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2009 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doubting">doubting</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="PayScale">PayScale</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p>
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