什么样的学生可以进入顶尖大学
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="whack">whack</span>. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heartbroken">heartbroken</span> <span word="applicant">applicant</span>, <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="school">school</span>. <span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="counselors">counselors</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="reward">reward</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="creativity">creativity</span>, <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gatekeepers">gatekeepers</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="acknowledge">acknowledge</span>, <span word="quietly">quietly</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="selection">selection</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.</p><p>大学招生过程已经乱了套。只需去问问被梦想中的学校拒绝的心碎的申请人。问问高中辅导员们，他们抱怨那些因为有创造力、毅力或乐于助人而前途远大的学生，并不能得到大学的赏识。即使是一些著名学府的招生者也悄悄承认，筛选体系非常糟糕。</p><p><span word="Ask">Ask</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="answers">answers</span>. <span word="Sure">Sure</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stock">stock</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAT">SAT</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="neighbor">neighbor</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="near">near</span>-<span word="perfect">perfect</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="thinks">thinks</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="alumni">alumni</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leg">leg</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Gallup">Gallup</span> <span word="poll">poll</span>; <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="connections">connections</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>.”</p><p>然而，若是去问五个人该如何解决这个问题，他们会给出五个不同的答案。当然，你可能认为大学太过看重<span word="SAT">SAT</span>考试，但是你邻居孩子的<span word="SAT">SAT</span>成绩接近完美，所以他认为这个分数应该很重要。根据最近的一次盖洛普(<span word="Gallup">Gallup</span>)民意调查，超过一半的美国人认为大学不应该给予校友子女优先入学待遇；然而也有近一半的人认为招生时，父母的关系至少应该充当一个“次要因素”。</p>
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