2017年什么是成功的高等教育?留学如何选校？

　"As we begin another academic year, let's help our students find the right match and fit."

　　"新学年伊始， 让我们来和学生们一起探讨下，如何挑选适合自己的学校。"

　　Nicole Hurd, who served as an assistant dean at the University of Virginia, is the founder and executive director of the National College Advising Corps, headquartered at the University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill.

　　这话引自Nicole Hurd，他是弗吉尼亚大学的副校长，也是位于北卡罗来纳州-礼拜山的国立大学咨询联合会的成立者和常务董事。

　　There is a great deal of discussion today about the importance of a college degree. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 90 percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the future will require some postsecondary Education or training. If you look at who has fared best in this economic downturn, there is a direct correlation between the unemployment rate and one's level of educational attainment.

　　当今社会，大学学位到底有多重要这个话题引来了不少争议。据美国劳工部的数据显示，未来9成的飞速增长的工作需要接受过中学以澳际育或者培训的人才。如果你仔细去观察一下，是哪些人能在经济大萧条中全身而退，那么就不难发现失业率和个人的受教育程度之间的必然联系了。

　　Yet we also hear we are falling short. Not long ago, the United States used to have the highest number of college graduates among industrialized nations. Currently, we are in 13th place. This has significant ramifications on our strength as a nation as well as our ability to compete in the global economy.

　　然而我们也意识到了我们的大学毕业生正面临短缺。不久以前，在所有的发达国家当中美国拥有最多的大学毕业生。如今，我们已经掉到了第13位。这完全有悖于我们国家的伟大和其在全球经济中所具有的强大竞争能力。

　　In order to raise graduation rates in this country, we have to ask ourselves two important questions: Why do only half of the students in the United States who start college actually make it to graduation? Why are our students not college-ready?

　　为了提升我们国家的大学生毕业率，我们不得不自问两个重要的问题。为什么全美的大学生只有半数能够毕业?为什么我们的学生还没有为大学做好准备?