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<ul>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>Applying for a Fulbright </strong></li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>The Distinction of the Rhodes</strong></li>
<li>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>2012 Rhodes recipients from Cal State Long Beach and Bard College (New York)</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Undoubtedly, attending an elite college is impressive. Yet, keep in mind what you actually gain from your undergraduate experience is what matters most. The Fulbright and Rhodes Scholarships are meaningful markers of undergraduate performance. So, while the Ivy League annually awards 14,000 undergraduate diplomas, only 865 undergraduates gain Fulbright Scholarships, and only 32 become Rhodes Scholars (at least from the United States). There is, however, more to these scholarships than numbers.&nbsp;</p>
<p><span style="color: #231f20;">Fulbright Scholarships have been awarded since 1946 by the US State Department. Senator Fulbright, a former Rhodes Scholar himself, and a graduate of the University of Arkansas, proposed that the Fulbright serve, &ldquo;to bring a little more knowledge, a little more reason, and a little more compassion into world affairs and thereby increase the chance that nations will learn at last to live in peace and friendship.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s good to be optimistic. Since the program&rsquo;s initiation, over 300,000 people have participated: 43 Fulbright alumni have gone on to receive Nobel prizes, and 78 have won Pulitzer prizes.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span>Winning a Fulbright is oftentimes a function of a candidate&rsquo;s hard work and entrepreneurial capabilities. Thinking about a project should begin no later than the second semester of an undergraduate&rsquo;s junior year. It needs to be a topic that both the US and a second county of choice will find of strategic importance, thereby warranting funding. The topic also needs to be something you&rsquo;re passionate and knowledgeable about. This is not an easy task. &nbsp;</span></p>
<p><span style="color: #231f20;">To make the task a wee bit more challenging, the skills you are bringing should not be accessible in the host country. &nbsp;Yet, you&rsquo;ll need to note on the application the skills you&rsquo;ll obtain through the proposed project, and detail how they might benefit the US. Next, you&rsquo;ll want to secure, as early as possible, affiliations in the host country. It&rsquo;s extremely hard to hit the ground running in your host country. It&rsquo;s even harder, in nine months, to pull together all elements of a project to suit the demands of a Fulbright. Yes, past performance is considered, but the real question that needs to be answered for the Fulbright is: why should Fulbright invest in your project and academic development? Applying for the Fulbright is a lot like applying for a job: difficult and tortuous, but, with tenacity, eminently doable. </span></p>
<p><span style="color: #231f20;">To win a Rhodes, however, you almost have to be Clark Kent. The Rhodes scholarships were established in 1902, by Cecil Rhodes, the founder of De Beers. Rhodes scholars must first be nominated by their college or university. They then are judged by scholastic attainments, athletic success, fellowship, and leadership prowess. &nbsp;Candidates then must submit to a series of interviews, both formally and informally. Finally, each November, winners are announced, and the following October Rhodes scholars head to Oxford for two years to gain a second bachelors, an MPhil, or DPhil. </span></p>
<p>This year Rhodes recipients include a graduate from Bard College in New York, and Cal State Long Beach; neither school has ever graduated a Rhodes recipient before. Ronan Farrow, the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow, graduated from Bard at the age of 15, and finished Yale Law School at 21, where he edited the <em>Yale Journal of International Affairs</em>. He speaks 6 languages and is currently a special advisor to the Secretary of State. Stephanie Bryson, a double major in German and International Studies, has won numerous German scholarships including a year at Humboldt University in Berlin, and is finishing her masters at Georgetown&rsquo;s School of Foreign Service studying German and European Studies.</p>
<p>With fewer than 1800 living Rhodes Scholars in the world, being among them is an unrivalled distinction. Its ranks include President Bill Clinton and Walter Isaacson (the former chairman of CNN, and biographer of Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs).</p>
<p>Thinking about what it is you want out of your undergraduate years is time well spent. Desire creates involvement, and the more consumed you become in accomplishing something great, something you may never have thought possible, the more likely you just might end up with a Fulbright or, if all the stars line up, a Rhodes.</p>
<p><strong>대학생의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>최고</strong><strong> </strong><strong>업적</strong><strong>-</strong><strong>로즈</strong><strong> </strong><strong>장학생</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>풀브라이트</strong><strong> </strong><strong>장학생</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><strong>풀브라이트</strong><strong> </strong><strong>장학생의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>의미</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong><strong>로즈</strong><strong> </strong><strong>장학생의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>탁월함</strong></li>
<li><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cal State Long Beach</strong><strong>와</strong><strong> Bard College(New York) 2012</strong><strong>년</strong><strong> </strong><strong>장학생</strong><strong> </strong><strong>탄생</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>엘리트 대학에 다닌다는 것은 대단한 일이다.&nbsp; 그러나, 그곳에서 무엇을 얻는냐가 더 중요하다.&nbsp; 풀브라이트와 로즈 장학생이 된다는 것은 그 의미가 된다.&nbsp; 14,000명의 아이비 리그 졸업생중에서 865명이 풀브라이트 장학생이며, 32명이 로즈장학생(미국에서)이다.&nbsp; 그러나 이 숫자이상으로 의미가 상당하다.</p>
<p>풀브라이트 장학금은 1946년 로즈 장학생이었던 University of Arkansas졸업생인 상원의원 Fulbright에 의해 제정되었으며, 이 상이 &ldquo;세상에 대해 지식, 이성, 열정을 가져오며, 평화와 우정에 대한 기회를 상승시키길&rdquo; 기대한다고 밝혔다.&nbsp; 정말 멋지다.&nbsp; 이 프로그램이 시작된 후, 30만 명이 수혜를 입었다: 이중 43명이 노벨상을 78명이 풀리쳐상을 받았다.</p>
<p>풀브라이트 수혜자가 된다는 것은 노력과 기업가적 능력을 갖추었다는 뜻이다.&nbsp; 그래서 대학 3학년 2학기 전에는 프로젝트를 생각해야 한다.&nbsp; 주제는 미국과 다른 나라와의 관계에 있어서 전략적 중요성을 발견해야 펀드를 받을 수 있다.&nbsp; 또한 여러분이 그것에 대해 열정이 있고 박식해야 한다.&nbsp; 쉬운 일이 아니다.</p>
<p>또한 여러분의 제안이 연구 국가에서는 연구전략을 몰라야 한다.&nbsp; 그러면서 여러분은 제안하는 연구의 적용과 미국에 가져다 주는 유익을 밝혀야 한다.&nbsp; 또한 연구 국가와 가능한 한 일찍 협력을 시작해야 하고, 특히 전혀 모르는 국가에 대해 맨땅에 헤딩하기는 힘든 일이다.&nbsp; 그 다음 9개월 만에 연구결과가 나와야 한다.&nbsp; 풀브라이트에서는 다음에 역점을 둔다: 왜 풀브라이트가 이 프로젝트에 투자해야 하는가?&nbsp; 이 장학금을 신청한다는 것은 직장에 응시하는 것과 같다: 불굴의 의지가 필요하며, 힘들고 어렵지만 할 만하다.</p>
<p>한편, 로즈 장학생이 된다는 것은 Clark Kent (수퍼맨)가 되는 것이다.&nbsp; 로즈장학금은 1902년에 De Beers의 창업자인Cecil Rhodes가 설립하였다.&nbsp; 먼저 대학에서 추천이 필요하며, 다음, 학업과 체력, 관계와 리더십의 탁월함을 보여야 한다.&nbsp; 응시자들은 여러 번의 공식, 비공식의 인터뷰를 통과해야 한다.&nbsp; 11월에 발표를 하며, 다음해 10월에 Oxford대학으로 2년간 학사, 혹은 MPhil, 혹은 DPhil을 위해 떠난다.</p>
<p>올해 이 로즈 장학생에는 Bard College (New York)졸업생과 Cal State Long Beach학생이 포함되었다: 이 학교에서는 처음 있는 일이다.&nbsp; 수혜자인 Ronan Farrow (Wood Allen과 Mia Farrow의 아들)는 15살에 Bard College를 졸업하고 Yale Law School을 21세에 마쳤으며, Yale Journal of International Affairs를 편집했다.&nbsp; 6개 국어를 말하며, 현재 Secretary of State의 참모이다.&nbsp; 또 Stephanie Bryson은 독일어와 국제학을 전공하며, 여러 번 German Scholarships를 받았고, Humboldt University in Berlin에서 일년간 수학했으며, Georgetown대학의 School of Foreign service에서 독일어와 유럽학 석사를 받았다.</p>
<p>현재 1800명 가략의 로즈장학생이 있으며, 모두 견줄 수 없이 탁월하다.&nbsp; 이 중에는 전 대통령인 Bill Clinton과 Water Isaacson (CNN전 사장이며 Albert Einstein과 Steve Jobs의 위인전 작가)가 있다.</p>
<p>대학졸업 후를 생각한다면, 시간을 어떻게 보내는가는 너무나 중요하다.&nbsp; 욕망에서 참여가 일어나고, 노력하면 할수록 위대한 일이 생기며, 전혀 가당치도 않다고 생각했던 풀브라이트 장학생이 되거나, 만에 하나 행운의 별들이 여러분을 위해 빛춘다면, 로즈 장학생이 될 수 있을 것이다.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-15077254.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The ‘Early Decision’ Decision</title><category>Admissions Process</category><category>Atlantic Monthly</category><category>Early Action</category><category>Early Decision</category><category>Harvard</category><category>James Fallows</category><category>Pomona College</category><category>Princeton</category><category>University of Pennsylvania</category><category>University of Virginia</category><category>yield</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:20:16 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/2/10/the-early-decision-decision.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14978695</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Early Action (EA) versus Early Decision (ED)</strong></li>
<li><strong>Reinstating EA at Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia</strong></li>
<li><strong>Selective Schools use of Early Decision</strong></li>
<li><strong>University of Pennsylvania&rsquo;s mastery of ED</strong></li>
<li><strong>ED Affects Yields, Rankings, and Donations</strong></li>
<li><strong>ED and Financial Aid</strong></li>
<li><strong>Best Candidates for ED</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Early admissions applications are becoming ever more prominent. This last December, Ivy College Prep, LLC helped students get accepted into Notre Dame early action (EA), and Brown, early decision (ED). Under early action (EA), the admitted applicant is free to apply to any other school and has until May 1<sup>st</sup> to make a final decision. Early Decision (ED), on the other hand, binds: if accepted the applicant&rsquo;s admissions process is over. Contention around early programs, especially ED, arose when studies indicated that applicants from wealthier families benefited most by applying early. &nbsp;In response, Harvard, Princeton, and the University of Virginia discontinued their early programs in 2007. Many college counselors, at the time, believed that if Harvard ended early admissions, it would reverberate among the Ivy League and beyond, reducing the institutional pressures for early admissions programs. They were wrong. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Not only did Harvard, Princeton, and University of Virginia reintroduce EA programs last November, but ED programs are now stronger than ever. Many selective schools take a third to almost half of their class through ED: Brown (37%), Columbia (45%), Cornell (37%), Dartmouth (42%), Duke (38%), Johns Hopkins (45%), Middlebury (45%), Northwestern (39%), and the University of Pennsylvania (47%) to name but a portion. The popularity of ED is hard to contest. &nbsp;James Fallows of the Atlantic Monthly, in his article, <em>The Early Decision Racket</em>, writes about ED programs<ins datetime="2012-02-09T11:00" cite="mailto:Ivy_College_Prep_W7">, </ins>however, has some qualms: &ldquo;Early decision, or ED, is an arranged marriage: both parties gain security at the expense of freedom. But the loss is asymmetrical, constraining the student much more than the institution. That is why many counselors view ED as a device promoted by colleges for their own purposes, with incidental benefits to other institutions and companies&mdash;but not to students.&rdquo; (<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/09/the-early-decision-racket/2280/">http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/09/the-early-decision-racket/2280/</a>)</p>
<p>University of Pennsylvania, since the baby bust years of the 1990s, has mastered the art of ED. Over the last two decades, it regularly sets in place the foundation of its entering classes through ED. The class leaders are selected, key musicians, athletes, and students who will anchor specific disciplines all are &lsquo;bound&rsquo; during ED. Even more telling, legacy is only considered during ED by Pennsylvania&rsquo;s admissions office. If alum children are not dedicated fully to the school, then Penn does not feel obligated to offer special consideration during the regular admissions process.</p>
<p>To schools such as Pomona College or Duke, the value of binding students who have made them their first choice, is valuable. Generally, these students know the college well and, they want to attend: they&rsquo;re happy with their choice. Furthermore, admitting applicants through ED improves each school&rsquo;s yield rate (the number of students who attend out of those who are admitted) rate: every student accepted attends. Yield rate factors prominently into the US News rankings, which, though often denigrated by college counselors, affects future application volume, alumni donations, pride among the students and faculty, even, the cost of borrowing money by the institution. Bond rating firms such as Moody&rsquo;s and Standard and Poor&rsquo;s, when rating bonds of educational institutions review the school&rsquo;s US News ranking, and even the median SAT scores of admitted classes. An increase in student yield may translate into savings of hundreds of thousands of dollars.</p>
<p>On the other hand, from the standpoint of the student, ED is not such a bargain. More than likely it&rsquo;s the exact opposite. Because other schools have not offered the student financial aid packages, the school often feels little need to be aggressive with its financial aid offerings.</p>
<p>Regardless, if you are a recruited athlete, a legacy, a Sanskrit scholar, or all the above, then applying ED to a school you know well and like makes sense. Otherwise, applying ED limits your access to financial aid, commits you to a place that you might not like, and surrenders your ability to search and consider many other fine institutions during the admissions process. It probably shouldn&rsquo;t be called a racket, but it certainly doesn&rsquo;t provide much to the student other than the safety of a prearranged marriage, and what type of decision is that?&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>얼리디시젼</strong><strong> </strong><strong>결정하기</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Early Action (EA) </strong><strong>와</strong><strong> Early Decision (ED)</strong><strong>의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>차이</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Harvard, Princeton, Univ. of Virginia</strong><strong>의</strong><strong> EA </strong><strong>부활</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>명문대의</strong><strong> ED </strong><strong>프로그램</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>U Penn</strong><strong>의</strong><strong> ED </strong><strong>전통</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>ED</strong><strong>가</strong><strong> </strong><strong>입학률</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>등급</strong><strong>, </strong><strong>기부금에</strong><strong> </strong><strong>미치는</strong><strong> </strong><strong>영향</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>ED</strong><strong>와</strong><strong> </strong><strong>재정보조</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>ED</strong><strong>에</strong><strong> </strong><strong>적합한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>후보자</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>얼리 디시젼 응시자가 늘어나고 있다.&nbsp; 지난 12월 필자가 원장으로 있는 Ivy College Prep에서는 Notre Dame(EA)과 Brown (ED)에 입학한 학생을 도왔다.&nbsp; EA로 입학한 학생은 입학결정을 주는 5월1 일까지 자유로이 타 대학을 응시할 수 있다.&nbsp; 한편, ED는 타 대학에 응시할 수 없다: 합격하면, 반드시 입학해야 한다.&nbsp; 이 두 프로그램에 반대자들은 부유한 가정의 응시자들(특히, ED에서)이 혜택을 받는다고 한다.&nbsp; 그래서, 2007년 Harvard, Princeton, U. Virginia가 이 프로그램을 정지했었다.&nbsp; 대학입학 상담가들은 Harvard의 영향이 다른 아이비 리그 대학들에 영향을 미칠 것이라 예상했었지만, 빗나갔다.</p>
<p>지난 11월에 Harvard, Princeton, U. Virginia가 EA를 부활했을 뿐만 아니라, ED프로그램도 한층 강화되었다.&nbsp; 여러 명문대학들이 1/3에서 1/2까지 ED학생을 받고 있다: 적은 예를 들어도 Brown (37%), Columbia (45%), Cornell (37%), Dartmouth (42%), Duke (38%), Johns Hopkins (45%), Middlebury (45%), Northwestern (39%), and the University of Pennsylvania (47%) 이 정도 이다.&nbsp; ED의 인기는 상당하다.&nbsp;<em>Atlantic Monthly</em> 잡지의 글 &ldquo;The Early Decision Racket&rdquo;에서 James Fallows는 다음과 같이 말한다 &ldquo;ED는 중매결혼이다: 자유를 대가로 두 쪽 다 안정성을 가진다.&nbsp; 그러나, 손해는 학교보다 학생에게 더 제약을 준다.&nbsp; 많은 상담가들도 ED는 대학의 이익과 목적을 위해 고안된 것으로 학생을 위한 것이 아니다&rdquo;고 한다 (<a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/09/the-early-decision-racket/2280/" target="_blank">http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2001/09/the-early-decision-racket/2280/</a>).</p>
<p>U Penn은 1990년대 베이비붐 시대부터 ED를 선택했다.&nbsp; 지난 20년간 ED를 통해 학생들을 받는 기초를 만들었다.&nbsp; 리더, 음악가, 운동선수, 우수생들을 ED로 묶었다.&nbsp; 그래서 이 대학의 전통이 ED가 될 정도이다.&nbsp; 그래서, 졸업생의 자녀가 학교에 불충실하게 보일 때, 이 대학은 입학심사에서 특별 대우를 하지 않는다.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Pomona College와 Duke대학의 경우, 입학생이 첫 선택으로 그 대학을 둔 것에 높이 평가한다.&nbsp; 대개 이 학생들이 그 대학을 잘 알고, 정말 다니기 원하기 때문이다: 그래서 본인들의 선택에도 만족해 한다.&nbsp; 또한 ED를 통한 입학생들은 그 대학의 등록률 (입학된 학생이 실제 등록한 비율)을 높인다.&nbsp; 등록률은 US News 등급 (상담가들은 폄하하지만), 추후의 학생의 응시률, 졸업생의 기부, 학생과 교직원의 자존감, 대부받기 등에 미치는 영향이 매우 중요하다. 채권회사인 Moody나 Standard and Poor는 대학의 채권을 등급할 때, US News 등급, SAT 중간성적까지 리뷰를 한다.&nbsp; 그래서, 학생 등록률의 상승은 많은 돈 가치가 있다.</p>
<p>반면에 ED는 시작에서부터 좋은 거래가 아니다.&nbsp; 아니, 정반대이다.&nbsp; 학생이 타 대학으로부터 재정에 대한 제공을 받지 못하므로, 학교는 이 학생에게 재정보조나 제공에 크게 신경을 쓰지 않는다.</p>
<p>그렇지만, 여러분이 운동선수이거나, 유산물이거나, 산스크리트어 학자이라면, 여러분이 정말 가고 싶은 대학에 ED로 응시하길 바란다.&nbsp; 그렇지 않다면, ED는 여러분을 재정보조에서 제한을 받을 수도 있고, 여러분이 선택할 수 있는 많은 좋은 대학들을 멀리하고, 정말로 좋아하지 않는 학교로 인도할 수도 있다.&nbsp; 이 프로그램은 학생에게 단지 중매로 맺어주는 안정성 빼고는 모든 것을 빼았는데, 어떻게 선택할 수 있겠는가?</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14978695.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Dental Picture: the ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools 2011</title><category>ADA</category><category>ADEA Guide</category><category>BS/DDS</category><category>College Majors</category><category>Dental</category><category>Pre-Professional Programs</category><category>Researching Colleges</category><category>USC</category><category>University of Pennsylvania</category><category>dental school admissions</category><category>dental student profiles</category><category>mentoring</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:40:59 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/2/3/the-dental-picture-the-adea-official-guide-to-dental-schools.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14862526</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Useful advice and information for high school students interested in dental school</strong></li>
<li><strong>Competitiveness of Dental School Admissions</strong></li>
<li><strong>Useful Dental Student Profiles</strong></li>
<li><strong>Combined BS/DDS Programs</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>If you&rsquo;ve ever contemplated a career in dentistry, two sites might warrant review: &ldquo;Becoming a Dentist,&rdquo; at <a href="http://becomeadentist.org/why-to-choose-dentistry">http://becomeadentist.org/why-to-choose-dentistry</a>, and the &ldquo;Meet a Dentist&rdquo; site at <a href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/1/Dentist">http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/1/Dentist</a>. The second site comes to you under the auspices of the ADEA, which also publishes a guide that profiles dental schools and explains the pathway to becoming a DDS, <strong><em>The ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools</em></strong> ($35 at the ADEA website, <a href="http://www.adea.org/">www.adea.org</a>). Considering the average 2010 graduate from USC&rsquo;s dental school was encumbered with $283,000 in debt, it is a publication well worth the price.</p>
<p>For a high school student contemplating a career in dentistry, the book offers some very good advice along with a strong dose of reality about the dental school admissions process. First, the more AP science and math classes you take, the better (that is pretty much a given for anyone who is planning a career in health care). It also recommends job shadowing and finding someone in dentistry to serve as your mentor. Information on the American Dental Association&rsquo;s (ADA) mentoring program can be found at <a href="http://www.ada.org/public/careers/beadentist/mentoring.asp">www.ada.org/public/careers/beadentist/mentoring.asp</a>.</p>
<p>Dental school admissions are more competitive than those to medical school. During the 2010 admissions cycle, of the 12,210 applicants for dental school, 4,871, or 39%, enrolled. For medical school, during the same cycle, there were 42,742 applicants; 18,665, or 43%, enrolled. What, however, complicates the dental application process (as it does the medical school process) is that the average dental applicant submits 14 applications. The most selective schools are extremely competitive: Harvard Dental School, for example, received 940 applications, interviewed 127, and enrolled 35 dental students, for an admissions rate of 3.7%. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The <strong><em>ADEA Guide</em></strong> delves into the opportunities in dentistry, the process of applying, choices for financing a dental education, and useful organizations and resources. It then profiles all the dental schools in the United States and Canada. Looking at University of Pennsylvania, for example, you discover the entering class is 120, the time to degree is 45 months, the required and recommended preparation courses (e.g. Organic Chemistry), the mean DAT score of the incoming class, 20, the average GPA, just under 3.7, the costs by year, around $90,000, the number of applicants, 2,114, those invited for an interview, 366, and the number enrolled, 117, or 5.5%.</p>
<p>Of interest are the profiles of current dental students. Daniel Hammer, who is a third year dental student at University of Pacific (UOP) is on a US Naval Scholarship, and, upon graduation, will begin his general practice residency (GPR) with the US Dental Corps. The wisdom of having a dental education subsidized by the navy cannot be overstated. First year costs at UOP&rsquo;s Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry are estimated at over $125,000&mdash;tuition alone is in excess of $80,000 a year.&nbsp; Other profiles include students from Baylor, the University of Florida, and Columbia University, to name but a portion.&nbsp; Their insights include the importance of job shadowing, developing (or having) manual dexterity, having hobbies, such as ceramics or juggling to ensure dexterity is maintained or enhanced; and reviewing dental schools based on each ones pass rate on the National Board Dental Exam, clinical requirements, research programs, and lab work requirements.</p>
<p>If after doing your due diligence, you find yourself convinced dentistry is the profession for you, you might want to apply for a 7 or 8 year combined BS/DDS program. A listing of the combined programs is on page 43, and includes: Loma Linda University in California, Tufts, University of Minnesota, University of Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Temple, and Marquette University. Some schools, such as Temple, in Philadelphia, have affiliated pre-dental programs with a variety of outside colleges and university. Temple has 20 such affiliated programs. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The best way to have a successful career in dentistry, or any profession for that matter, is by planning well. None of us ever executes, to the letter, such a plan. What the planning process serves to do is supply direction, information, and details to better enable success. If you&rsquo;re planning for a dental career, the <strong><em>ADEA Guide</em></strong> is an indispensable tool.&nbsp; &nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>치의학과</strong><strong> </strong><strong>개괄</strong><strong>: ADEA (American Dental Education Association) 2011</strong><strong>년</strong><strong> </strong><strong>안내서소개</strong><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>고교생에게 유익한 정보 찾기</li>
<li>치과대학 입학의 높은 경쟁률</li>
<li>학생 프로파일 살펴보기</li>
<li>BS/DDS 혼합 프로그램</li>
</ul>
<p>만약 여러분이 치과의사가 되고 싶다면, 두 곳을 먼저 방문하는 것이 좋다: &ldquo;치과의사 되기&rdquo; (<a href="http://becomeadentist.org/why-to-choose-dentistry">http://becomeadentist.org/why-to-choose-dentistry</a>) 와 또한 &ldquo; 치과의사를 만나보자&rdquo; ( <a href="http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/1/Dentist">http://explorehealthcareers.org/en/Career/1/Dentist</a> ).&nbsp; 두 번째 &nbsp;웹 싸이트는 ADEA의 후원으로 치과대학 소개와 치과의사가 되는 길을 안내하는 책, <strong><em>The ADEA Official Guide to Dental Schools</em></strong> (ADEA웹싸이트, www.adea.org<span style="color: windowtext;" lang="KO">에서</span><span style="color: windowtext;"> 35</span>불에 구입가능)을 편찬하였다.&nbsp; 2010년 USC 치과대학 졸업생들이 평균 $283,000을 빚지고 졸업하는 상황을 고려할 때, 매우 가치 있는 책이다.</p>
<p>치과의사가 되려는 고등학생에게는 이 책은 치과대학 입학에 관한 현실을 자세히 소개하며 조언을 주고 있다.&nbsp; 첫째, 되도록 많은 AP과학을 택하라고 조언한다( 이 방면에서 활동하려면 당연하다).&nbsp; 또한, Job showing을 하고, 치과의사를 조언자로 두길 조언하다.&nbsp; 멘토링에 관한 정보는 ADA (American Dental Association, <a href="http://www.ada.org/public/careers/beadentist/mentoring.asp">www.ada.org/public/careers/beadentist/mentoring.asp</a>)에서 찾을 수 있다.</p>
<p>치과대학 입학은 다른 의과대학보다 경쟁이 심하다.&nbsp; 2010년을 볼 때, 12,210명이 지원하여 39%인 4,871명이 등록했다. 의과대학은 42,742명이 지원하여, 43%인 18,665명이 등록했다.&nbsp; 치과대학의 입학과정이 매우 복잡하고, 평균 한 학생이 14개의 응시원서를 내는 것으로 나타난다.&nbsp; 그래서, 경쟁이 매우 심하다: Harvard Dental School은 940명이 원서를 내고, 127명이 인터뷰를 받고, 3.7%인 35명이 입학했다.</p>
<p>ADEA Guide 는 치과대학의 모든 것을 파헤친다.&nbsp; 응시의 과정, 재정 알아보기, 유용한 기관과 자원들 조사 하기등.&nbsp; 또한 미국과 캐나다의 모든 치과대학의 정보를 싣고 있다.&nbsp; University of Penn을 살펴 보면, 120명이 정원이고, 학위과정이 45개월 소요되며, 필수과목으로 Organic chemistry를 추천한다.&nbsp; 또한 DAT 평균성적이 20이며, GPA는 평균 3.7이고, 연간 교육비는 $90,000이다.&nbsp; 2.114명이 응시하여 366명이 인터뷰했으며 5.5%인 117명이 입학했다.</p>
<p>또한 흥미있는 것은 현 치대생의 프로파일이다.&nbsp; University of Pacific의 치대 3학년인 Daniel Hammer는 US Naval 장학생이며, 졸업하면 US Dental Corps에서 실습 레지던시(GPR)을 하는 것으로 나타난다.&nbsp; 해군장학금은 정말 유용하다.&nbsp; 본 대학의 치과대학 교육비가 평균 $125,000이다: 등록금만 $80,000이 넘는다.&nbsp; 또한 Baylor, Univ. of Florida, Columbia Univ. 학생들의 프로파일도 볼 수 있다.&nbsp; 대부분, Job shadowing을 하며, 도자기나 저글링을 취미로 손 기능을 계발한다.&nbsp; 물론 National Board Dental Exam의 합격률과 임상요건, 리서치 프로그램, 실험실 요건 등을 싣고 있다.</p>
<p>여러분이 정말 성실하고 치의학이 본인에게 맞다면, BS/DDS프로그램에 응시하기를 권한다.&nbsp; 통합프로그램에 대해 책43쪽에 있다: Loma Linda University in California, Tufts, University of Minnesota, University of Buffalo, University of Pennsylvania, Temple, and Marquette University.&nbsp; 한편, Temple in Philadelphia는 여러 가지 교외 프로그램과</p>
<p>연계되어있는데, 20개의 프로그램이 있다.</p>
<p>치과의사로 성공하는 가장 좋은 길이며 모든 직업에서 성공하는 길은 계획을 잘 세우는 것이다.&nbsp; 계획을 세우는 과정에서&nbsp; 바른 방향과 충분한 정보를 얻음으로 성공에 이를 수 있다.&nbsp; 만약 여러분이 치과의사의 길을 계획한다면, ADEA Guide는 결코 간과할 수 없는 길잡이이다.&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14862526.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Gaining the Best Financial Aid Packages</title><category>CSSProfile</category><category>EFC</category><category>FAFSA</category><category>Finaid.org</category><category>Financial Aid &amp; Scholarships</category><category>Financial Aid Process</category><category>Northwestern</category><category>University of California</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:13:54 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/1/27/gaining-the-best-financial-aid-packages.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14759472</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t Get Intimidated by the Process</strong></li>
<li><strong>File FAFSA right after January 1<sup>st</sup></strong></li>
<li><strong>CSS Profile Requirements</strong></li>
<li><strong>Strategies to Lower EFC</strong></li>
<li><strong>Useful websites to lower EFC</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Financial aid is confusing. It&rsquo;s even worse than income taxes. According to the American Council on Education, in 2006, 1.8 million students who would have qualified for federal and financial aid failed to apply. There is no reason to be among that number.</p>
<p>The fundamental precept of financial aid is filing the FAFSA as soon after January 1<sup>st</sup> of senior year as possible. The whole idea is to be at the front of the line when scholarships and grants are being allocated. At most of the public schools, including the University of California system, only filing the FAFSA is required. This vastly simplifies the process. Filing solely by the federal method (FM) makes applying to state schools almost a pleasure.</p>
<p>For private schools the process is often trickier. Many use, along with FAFSA, the CollegeBoard&rsquo;s CSS Profile. Certain private schools even include their own financial aid form. This means some private schools require three financial aid forms; worse, all might be cross referenced to ensure responses jive. Inaccurate submissions might be rejected, and, as a consequence, though financial aid forms were initially filed prior to deadlines, the application might be shot to the back of the line. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Northwestern&rsquo;s undergraduate financial aid website, www.ug-finaid.northwestern.edu, contains a financial aid calculator to estimate financial aid packages, and links to the FAFSA, CSS Profile, and Northwestern&rsquo;s University Aid Application. There are also over a dozen other forms including, if things didn&rsquo;t work out, the financial aid appeal application. It&rsquo;s a world onto itself with deadlines, glossaries, and forms that would almost make the IRS proud.</p>
<p>Don&rsquo;t however be distracted by the forms, the deadlines, and the calculator. The central purposes of the financial aid exercises are to attain as low an EFC (effective family contribution) number as possible, and to fill the gap between what you can afford to pay and your EFC with generous scholarships and grants. Anything else is noise. &nbsp;</p>
<p>The CSS PROFILE (also called the institutional method&mdash;IM) includes in its calculations the applicant&rsquo;s home equity, non-custodial parent&rsquo;s income and resources, outside scholarships, money held by other siblings, the applicant&rsquo;s potential summer earnings, even whether a rich relative might be willing to throw bags of gold at the entire admissions process (if an applicant is willing to volunteer such information). The PROFILE wants to know everything about the past, present, and future of an applicant&rsquo;s resources. However, it&rsquo;s not completely cold blooded; if another sibling is paying private school tuition, or the family had excessive medical expenses not covered by insurance, these might be deductible.</p>
<p>Whether you&rsquo;re applying to a school that is using CSS Profile (IM), or the FAFSA (FM), you might try the following strategies. Each is labeled by whether the strategy is appropriate for the FM or IM:</p>
<ol>
<li>Use assets to pay off debt: having debt does not help you qualify for aid, so pay it off (IM) or (FM)</li>
<li>Move assets from student to parent account: Parents are expected to pay 5.6% of assets while students 20% (FM)</li>
<li>Make necessary large purchases before base year (the base year is a student&rsquo;s junior year beginning in January) (FM) or (IM)</li>
<li>Reduce Base Pay in your job or delay any commissions during the base year (FM) or (IM)</li>
<li>Avoid capital gains: selling major stock holdings during the base year will increase your revenues&mdash;something you want to avoid &nbsp;(FM) or (IM)</li>
<li>Start a Home business: you can cut your current pay and reduce personal assets by investing in a home business&nbsp; (FM) or (IM)</li>
<li>Pay off your mortgage: if the school uses FM you will qualify for more aid should you pay down your mortgage. (FM)</li>
</ol>
<p>Websites that might be useful in helping to qualify for the greatest amount of aid include TuitionCoach and FinAid.org. What really matters in the process is staying focused on getting the lowest EFC and the most scholarship and grant monies available. A good reference for estimating what the school has paid in the past can be found at College Navigator. Future tuition bills, though, can very much be affected by your actions now.</p>
<p><strong>재정보조</strong><strong> </strong><strong>포장하기</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>절차에 눌리지 말자</li>
<li>FAFSA 파일은 1월 1일 이후 바로 하자</li>
<li>CSS 프로파일 요건</li>
<li>EFC 최저 전략짜기</li>
<li>EFC를 낮추기 위한 유용한 웹싸이트</li>
</ul>
<p>재정보조는 복잡하다.&nbsp; 세금보고보다도 힘들다.&nbsp; 2006년 교육부의 보고에 따르면, 1.8 million의 학생들이 연방정부 장학금을 받을 수 있는데도 신청하지 않았다.&nbsp; 이 숫자에 낄 필요는 없다.</p>
<p>재정보조를 시작하는 시기는 12학년 1월1일부터 시작되는 FAFSA를 작성하는 것이다.&nbsp; 일찍 할수록, 장학금과 그랜트 보조에 있어서 우선권이 주어진다.&nbsp; University of California를 비롯한 대부분의 공립대학은 FAFSA만 요구한다.&nbsp; 이런 경우에는 아주 단순하다.&nbsp; 주정부용 FA (federal method)만 하기 때문에 너무 쉽다.</p>
<p>사립대학은 약간 복잡하다.&nbsp; 많은 대학들이 FAFSA와 College Board의 CSS 프로파일을 원한다.&nbsp; 어떤 대학은 자체 원서도 있다.&nbsp; 이럴 경우 세가지 양식이 되며, 또한 이 세 가지에서 내용이 일치해야 한다.&nbsp; 서로 맞지 않을 경우, 거부될 수도 있으며, 다시 원서를 준비하다 보면, 마감일을 넘기거나 서류가 맨 뒤로 밀려나게 된다.</p>
<p>Northwestern의 재정에 관한 웹싸이트 (ug-finaid.northwestern.edu)에는 FAFSA, CSS Profile, Northwestern University Aid 원서양식과 함께 재정 계산페이지가 있다.&nbsp; 또한 재정보조가 충분치 않을 경우에 탄원을 신청하는 양식도 있다.&nbsp; 마감일, 용어해설, 양식들 모두가 들어 있다.</p>
<p>그러나 이런 모든 서류와 계산 양식, 마감일에 눌리기 말길 바란다.&nbsp; 주 목적은 EFC(가족 공헌)를 낮게 잘 계산하는 것으로 전체 들어갈 비용에서 최저의 EFC를 계산하고 가능한 많은 장학금/그랜트를 받는 것이다.&nbsp; 기타 사항은 무시해도 된다.</p>
<p>CSS Profile (교육기관의 방법: IM)은 응시자의 집의 가치, 부모의 수입과 재산, 외부 장학금, 형제에게 들어갈 돈, 응시자가 벌 수 있는 금액 (응시자가 알리기 원한다면), 혹은 부자 친척이 기부할 수 있는 지 등을 알고자 한다.&nbsp; 이 프로파일은 응시자의 과거, 현재, 미래까지 재정에 대해 알고자 한다.&nbsp; 그렇다고 인정없이 계산하는 것은 아니다.&nbsp; 형제가 사립학교에 재학한다든가, 가족 중 환자가 있어서 치료비용이 많이 지출된다든지 하는 것은 제외된다.</p>
<p>여러분이 CSS Profile (IM)이나, FAFSA (FM)을 사용할 때, 다음의 전략을 따르길 바란다.&nbsp; 각 사항이 IM 혹은 FM 양식 작성시 유용하다.</p>
<ol>
<li>자산은 빚을 갚는데 쓴다: 빚이 있을 때는 다시 재정 보조를 받기 어렵다 (IM or FM)</li>
<li>학생이 자산이 있다면, 부모에게 옮긴다: 부모는 자산의 5.6%를 내야 하지만, 학생은 23%를 내야한다 (FM).</li>
<li>기본이 되는 해에 큰 지출을 미리하라: 기본이 되는 해는 학생의 고교 3학년 때이다 (FM or IM).</li>
<li>직장의 기본 월급이나 커미션을 기본이 되는 해에는 될수록 미루어라 (FM or IM).</li>
<li>큰 수입을 미루어라: 기본이 되는 해에는 주식을 팔아서 수입을 늘릴 필요가 없다 (FM or IM).</li>
<li>홈 비즈니스를 시작하라: 홈 비즈니스에 투자를 하므로 수입과 자산을 줄일 수 있다(FM or IM).</li>
<li>집 저당금을 갚아라: FM에서는 이 금액으로 인해 더 많은 보조를 받을 수 있다 (FM).</li>
</ol>
<p>유용한 웹싸이트로 TuitionCoach and FinAid.org가 있다.&nbsp; 이 과정에서 중요한 것은 EFC를 낮게 계산하는 것과 많은 장학금, 그랜트를 받는 것이다.&nbsp; CollegeNavigator에서 어떤 학교들이 많이 보조해 주었는지를 알아볼 수 있다.&nbsp; 그러므로 곧 내야 할 등록금의 돈의 액수가 여러분이 지금 얼마나 열심히 노력하느냐에 따라 적어질 수 있다</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14759472.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Why Swarthmore Warrants a Glance</title><category>Alchemy</category><category>College Profiles &amp; Rankings</category><category>Honors Programs</category><category>PhD programs</category><category>Scott Arboretum</category><category>Swarthmore</category><category>Writing Associate Program</category><category>engineering</category><category>low student/faculty ratio</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:43:21 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/1/20/why-swarthmore-warrants-a-glance.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14664202</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Beautiful Campus outside Philadelphia</strong></li>
<li><strong>Solid Engineering Program</strong></li>
<li><strong>Oxford-like Honors Program</strong></li>
<li><strong>Peerless Student Writing Support</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>While Swarthmore might be small in numbers, with fewer than 1,550 undergraduates, its breadth and depth seem unrivalled. Swarthmore is international in scope: Swarthmore students (Swatties) come from every state, and 49 foreign countries. Its student faculty ratio of 8 to 1 enables students to develop an intimate relationship with professors. The alumni base of 19,000 is active, accessible, and devoted. Swarthmore also has a track record of producing Nobel Prize and MacArthur Grant winners, along with numerous PhDs per capita, exceeding all but a handful of schools.&nbsp; Couple all this with an endowment of over $1.2 billion, and there is a lot to like about Swarthmore.</p>
<p>Swarthmore&rsquo;s 425-acre campus is a mix of suburban and arboreal splendor with easy access to central Philadelphia: a mere 20 minutes away by train. Inscribed throughout the campus are phrases such as &ldquo;Use well thy freedom.&rdquo; &nbsp;Even the trees, shrubs and flowers bear Latin labels. Scott Arboretum, contained within Swarthmore, is comprised of extensive lawns, a creek, tree clad hills, and numerous hiking trails. The edifices of many of the campus buildings are composed of stones from local quarries. There is solidity, beauty, and an aura of intellectuality woven into the tapestry of the campus, and for good reason.</p>
<p>Despite the small number of students, the curriculum includes 32 major offerings, 7 foreign languages (including German, Russian, Chinese, and Japanese), and a full BS in Engineering with concentrations in electrical, mechanical, computer, and civil and environmental. Many engineering majors also take a full set of liberal arts courses and gain a BA as well. Swarthmore&rsquo;s extensive course offerings allow that over three quarters of the classes have fewer than 19 students. This means becoming immersed in class discussions and gaining access to professors is a given.</p>
<p>The Honors Program, also known as the &lsquo;External Examination Program,&rsquo; begins junior year. It&rsquo;s comparable to the independent research program at Reed, or a tutorial at Oxford. The Honors seminar is composed of fewer than eight students who meet in either a special seminar room, or the professor&rsquo;s living room, for weekly 5-hour meetings. The intensity and rigor is on a graduate school level. At the end of the two years, each student is subjected to a week-long series of written and oral tests administered by outside examiners. This is comparable to defending a thesis and taking comprehensive exams compressed into a week. It&rsquo;s grueling, but those who master their subjects are undoubtedly ready for the rigors of a PhD program, which probably explains why a huge portion of Swarthmore graduates go on to become PhDs (in fact, Swarthmore is fifth on the list of schools producing the most science and engineering PhDs (from 1997-2006)&mdash;right behind Cal Tech, Harvey Mudd, MIT, and Reed).&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>The writing assistance program at Swarthmore, called the Student Writing Associate Program, is also exceptional (and I&rsquo;ve reviewed the writing assistance available at Carnegie Mellon, most of the Ivy League, Stanford, Occidental College, and the University of California). The program is designed to help all student writers at all stages of the writing process across all disciplines, in questions of structure, organization, and style to grammar and tone. A student writer can drop into the center, attend a workshop, or even set up a weekly tutoring session with a Writing Associate Mentor. To view Swarthmore student writing, go to <strong><em>Alchemy</em></strong>, (<a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/x33287.xml">http://www.swarthmore.edu/x33287.xml</a>), which is an annual sampling published by the Program. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Of course, not all aspects of Swarthmore are perfect. There is a thread of political correctness that is reportedly heavy in the English and gender studies departments. Additionally, for some students, the intimacy of just 1550 undergraduates can become claustrophobic. Obviously, like any school, it&rsquo;s critical to visit before making a commitment; however, if you&rsquo;re after serious academic rigor, learning how to write well, getting to know your professors well, being surrounded by both brilliant peers who are more collaborative than competitive, and a beautiful campus, then Swarthmore warrants a glance-- possibly even a searching stare.</p>
<p><strong>Swarthmore </strong><strong>대학은</strong><strong> </strong><strong>고려할</strong><strong> </strong><strong>가치가</strong><strong> </strong><strong>있다</strong><strong>.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>필라</strong><strong> </strong><strong>교외의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>아름다운</strong><strong> </strong><strong>캠퍼스</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>우수한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>공학</strong><strong> </strong><strong>프로그램</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>옥스포드대와</strong><strong> </strong><strong>유사한</strong><strong> Honor Program</strong></li>
<li><strong>최고의</strong><strong> Writing </strong><strong>프로그램</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>학부생이 1,550명이 좀 안 되는 Swarthmore대학은 작은 대학이긴 하지만, 학문의 깊이와 넓이에 있어서는 대적이 없어 보인다.&nbsp; Swarthmore는 국제적이다: 전국에서 학생이 오며, 49개국에서부터 외국학생들이 온다.&nbsp; 교수대 학생의 비율은 1:8로써 교수와 잘 알게 되게 되는 것은 당연하다.&nbsp; 19,000명의 졸업생들은 활발히 학교를 위해 활동하며, 헌신적이다.&nbsp; 또한 Nobel Prize, MacArthur Grant 수상자들과 수많은 박사들을 배출하였다.&nbsp; 손 꼽히는 대학에 들며, 기부금도 $1.2 billion을 보유하고 있으며, 더 많은 장점을 갖고 있다.</p>
<p>Swarthmore의 캠퍼스는 필라 가까이(기차로 20분)에 교외적이며 숲의 장관을 이루고 있다.&nbsp; 교정 곳곳에는 &ldquo;Use well thy freedom (자유롭게 잘 사용하시오)&rdquo;의 글귀가 새겨져 있다.&nbsp; 나무, 숲, 꽃에 까지.&nbsp; 교정에 있는 Scott Arboretum에는 펼쳐진 잔디와 개울, 나무와 언덕, 여러 하이킹 도로가 있다.&nbsp; 교정의 건물들은 주변 채석장에서 온 돌로 지어졌다.&nbsp; 견고함, 아름다움, 지성이 캠퍼스를 수 놓고 있다.</p>
<p>작은 재학생 수에도 불구하고, 32개의 전공과 7가지 외국어(독일어, 러시아어, 중국어, 일본어 등)을 제공하며, 전기, 기계, 컴퓨터, 토목 등의 공학학위를 제공한다.&nbsp; 공학전공자들은 공학뿐만 아니라 전 인문학 과목들도 택할 수 있다.&nbsp; 폭넓은 강의를 제공하므로, 수강생은 19명 이하인 경우도 많다.&nbsp; 따라서, 토의와 교수와의 교제가 폭넓다.</p>
<p>Honor Program은 &lsquo;External Examination Program&rsquo;으로 불리며, 3학년 때 시작된다.&nbsp; Reed대학의 리서치 프로그램, Oxford의 tutorial과 유사하다.&nbsp; Honors 세미나는 8명 이하로 세미나실이나 교수연구실에서 주간 5시간씩 만난다.&nbsp; 대학원에서는 공부의 심도와 난이도가 대단하다.&nbsp; 2년 후에는 외부의 감독관에 의해 구두시험과 필기시험을 일주일간 본다.&nbsp; 논문과 종합시험에 비교될 정도이다.&nbsp; 힘든 과정이지만, 이렇게 준비하므로, 이 대학은 박사를 많이 배출한다 (1997-2006까지 과학과 공학에서의 박사배출이 5위이다: Cal Tech, Harvey Mudd, MIT, Reed다음으로).&nbsp;</p>
<p>작문지도는 Student Writing Associate Program으로 불리며, 매우 우수하다.&nbsp; 이런 프로그램은 Carnegie Mellon과 대부분의 아이비 리그, Stanford, Occidental College, University of California에 있다.&nbsp; 이 프로그램은 학생들에게 전공에 따른 글쓰기 훈련과 더불어 문장 구조, 구성, 문법, 스타일, 어조 등을 지도한다.&nbsp; 학생들은 센터에 들려 워크샵에 참여하거나, 개인지도(Writing Associate Mentor)를 신청할 수 있다.&nbsp; 자세히 알고자 하면, 이 프로그램에서 매년 발간하는 Alchemy (<a href="http://www.swarthmore.edu/x33287.xml">http://www.swarthmore.edu/x33287.xml</a>)를 보면, 자세히 알 수 있다.</p>
<p>물론 이 대학이 완벽하다는 것은 아니다.&nbsp; 한편, 영문과와 여성학과는 정치적으로 정의를 너무 외친다는 비판도 있다.&nbsp; 또한 어떤 학생에게는 1550명 밖에 안 되는 대학에서의 친밀성이 부담이 될 수도 있다.&nbsp; 그래서, 결정하기 전에 방문해 보는 것이 필수적이다.&nbsp; 한편, 정말 학문에 열정이 있고, 글쓰기를 잘하고 싶고, 교수를 잘 알고 싶고, 경쟁적이기 보다는 협동하는 동료들 사이에서, 그리고 아름다운 캠퍼스에서 공부하고 싶다면, 눈길을 이곳에 보내야 하며, 높이 바라보아야 할 것이다.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14664202.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Checklist and the Admissions Process</title><category>Atul Gawande</category><category>Claremont</category><category>College Application Process</category><category>Essays &amp; Recommendations</category><category>George Washington University</category><category>New Yorker</category><category>Northwestern</category><category>Wake Forest</category><category>checklist</category><category>undergraduate research</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/1/13/the-checklist-and-the-admissions-process.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14569079</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Checklist for understanding&nbsp; school&rsquo;s offerings-e.g. George Washington University</strong></li>
<li><strong>Customize checklist to include interviews, special requirements</strong></li>
<li><strong>Checklist useful for essay question&mdash;Northwestern University</strong></li>
<li><strong>Dr. Gawande: Importance of a Checklist</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>When applying to college, it&rsquo;s a very good idea to use a checklist to ensure all the requirements are submitted by deadline. A generic checklist, such as the one found at <a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/storage/pdfs/sampleorganizer.pdf">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/storage/pdfs/sampleorganizer.pdf</a>, covering recommendations, thank you letters, special submissions, financial aid&hellip;, might be sufficient, but the problem is many schools have so many offerings that a customized checklist might prove more effective. Devising your checklist will depend on the schools and the programs of interest.</p>
<p>George Washington University (GWU) in DC, for example, offers a lot of alternatives to its applicants depending on how, when, and to what programs they&rsquo;re applying. How they&rsquo;re applying: as transfers, entering freshmen, or international students affects financial aid, transcripts, and standardized test requirements. A checklist clarifies all this. &nbsp;Whether they&rsquo;re applying Early Decision I or II, for the BA/MD 7-year program, or regular admissions also affects deadlines and test score submissions.&nbsp; Alternative programs, such as the Honors program, require two SAT Subject tests, 2 essays, and the main, 500-word, supplement essay. Applying as a journalism or &lsquo;Political Communication&rsquo; major (a relatively new offering) would add yet one more essay. For GWU&rsquo;s Accelerated Programs (in particular the aforementioned BA/MD 7-year combined program) there are essays for both the undergraduate and medical schools, along with the possibility of an interview. A checklist will keep all this straight. Furthermore, each essay needs to be placed on the checklist, separately, for possible recycling.</p>
<p>Many of the other private schools also have special requirements, which makes creating a customized checklist for each prudent. Wake Forest University, for example, a test optional school, likes to interview each applicant. This is a 25 minute interview with the admissions office&mdash;most are done on Skype; however, it is up to the applicant to call in and set a time&mdash;something many candidates might not do unless it is included on their checklists. The Claremont Schools want most Southern California residents to visit the campus and set up an interview with the admissions office. Not complying indicates lack of interest. On a checklist, it won&rsquo;t be overlooked. Dartmouth and Davidson Colleges require recommendations from a friend; something that should be on each of their checklists.</p>
<p>Even certain essay questions, such as this year&rsquo;s Northwestern essay question, are best done with a checklist: &ldquo;What are the unique qualities of Northwestern&hellip;that make you want to attend the University?&rdquo; It&rsquo;s best to respond to such a question with a checklist created after reviewing the offerings of your chosen department (or departments) and the core or distribution requirements of the school. This tends to include undergraduate research opportunities, coop programs and internship opportunities, specific classes or professors, major and minor options, dual degree offerings, study abroad opportunities, honors thesis options, special writing seminars&hellip;The more you know about the unique qualities of the school&rsquo;s offerings, and this is best tracked with a checklist, the better your candidacy is perceived.</p>
<p>There is nothing magical about using a checklist, it is merely a tool that makes you think about what it is you have to do and gives the task order and comprehensiveness. Atul Gawande, a thoracic surgeon, in the 10 December 2007 <strong>New Yorker </strong>article, <em>The Checklist</em>, (<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande">http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande</a>) &nbsp;gave an example of filling out a simple checklist each time a doctor put an intravenous line into a patient, to reduce line infections. The Sinai-Grace Hospital in inner Detroit, before the checklist implementation, experienced more line infections than 75% of the hospitals in America; three months after implementation, it had cut its quarterly infection rate to zero. A checklist is a simple but powerful tool. For a task as fraught with as many choices as the college admissions process, using a checklist might prove infectious.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>대학입학을</strong><strong> </strong><strong>위한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>체크리스트</strong><strong> </strong><strong>만들기</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>각 대학에 따라 확인사항 점검&nbsp; (예: George Washington University)</li>
<li>인터뷰, 특별 입학조건에 따라 확인사항 만들기</li>
<li>에세이 질문별로 확인사항 만들기 (예: Northwestern University)</li>
<li>Dr. Gawande의 확인사항 점검의 중요성</li>
</ul>
<p>대학을 응시할 때 마감일에 맞추어 모든 요구사항들을 점검하는 체크리스트를 만드는 것이 좋다.&nbsp; 추천서, 감사편지, 특별 제출사항, 재정 보조 등을 점검하는 일반 체크리스트 (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/storage/pdfs/sampleorganizer.pdf">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/storage/pdfs/sampleorganizer.pdf</a>) 가 있어서 좋으나, 많은 대학들이 제공하는 특별한 제공들을 점검하려면 직접 맞춤형으로 만드는 것이 효과적이다.&nbsp; 만드는 것은 여러분 각자 지원하는 대학과 학과에 따라 다르다.</p>
<p>DC에 있는 George Washington University는 응시자가 어떻게, 언제, 어떤 프로그램을 지원하느냐에 따라 많은 선택들이 있다.&nbsp; 어떻게 지원하느냐: 전학생, 신입생, 외국학생의 각 경우에 따라 재정보조, 성적표, 표준시험 조건이 달라진다.&nbsp; 물론, 체크리스트가 달라진다.&nbsp; 다음, BA/MD 7년 프로그램에 Early Decision I과 II로 응시할 때, 서류 마감일이 달라진다.&nbsp; 또한, Honors program은 SAT subject test 2종류, 2 에세이와 500자의 추가 에세이를 요구한다.&nbsp; 한편, Journalism, Political Communication(거의 신설학과임) 전공은 에세이를 하나 더 요구한다.&nbsp; 또한 GWU의 Accelerated Programs (특히, BA/MD 7년 통합 프로그램의 경우)은 학부과정과 의학과정 각각을 위한 에세이와 인터뷰까지도 요구할 수 있다.&nbsp; 체크리스트는 이런 사항을 정돈할 수 있다.&nbsp; 더 나아가 이렇게 정리해둘 때, 에세이를 다른 곳에 재사용할 수도 있다.</p>
<p>다른 사립대학들도 특별조건들을 요구하므로 체크리스트가 유용하다.&nbsp; 예를 들면, 표준시험이 선택사항인 Wake Forest University의 경우 그대신 인터뷰가 있다.&nbsp; 보통 Skype를 통해 입학사정관과 20분 정도를 한다; 그런데, 응시자가 전화를 하고 시간을 약속해야 한다-이런 사항을 체크리스트에 넣지 않으면 잊기 쉽다.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Claremont Schools에서는 가주 주민은 방문을 하고 인터뷰를 하길 바란다.&nbsp; 그렇지 않을 경우, 학교에 대해 큰 흥미가 없다고 생각한다.&nbsp; 체크리스트만 있다면, 할 수 있다.&nbsp; Dartmouth, Davidson Colleges 은 친구의 추천서를 요구한다.&nbsp; 물론, 체크리스트에 적어두어야 한다.</p>
<p>또한 에세이 질문도 체크리스트에 정리해둔다.&nbsp; 예를 들면, Northwestern의 질문은 다음과 같다: &ldquo;what are the unique qualities of Northwestern... that make you want to attend the University?&rdquo;&nbsp; 체크리스트에 기록을 해두면, 대학의 학과와 대학의 입학조건들을 리뷰한 후에 그에 맞추어 쓸 수 있다.&nbsp; 또한 대학의 리서치 기화, coop programs, 인턴쉽, 특정 과목, 특정 교수, 전공, 부전공, dual degree, 해외유학기회, honors thesis, 특별 작문교실 등등을 언급할 수도 있다.&nbsp; 대학이 제공하는 특별한 기회들을 알면 알수록, 또 이것들을 체크리스트에 따라 점검을 해두면, 더 좋은 응시자가 될 수 있다.</p>
<p>물론, 체크리스트가 마력이 있는 것은 아니다.&nbsp; 다만, 여러분이 해야 하는 일의 순서와 종합적인 윤곽을 갖게 하는 도구이다. 흉부의사인 Atul Gawande는 2007년 12월 10자 <em>New Yorker</em>에 쓴 기사, <strong>The Checklist </strong>(<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande">http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2007/12/10/071210fa_fact_gawande</a>) 에서 의사는 환자의 감영을 막기 위해 혈관주사를 놓을 때마다 간단한 체크리스트에 표시하는 예를 제시하고 있다.&nbsp; Detroit에 있는 Sinai-Grace Hospital에서 이런 체크리스트를 작성하기 전에는 전 미국의 병원의 75%보다 더 많은 감영을 경험했다.&nbsp; 3개월 후, 감염률이 0%로 내려갔다.&nbsp; 체크리스트는 간단하지만, 강력한 도구이다.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;대학입시사정의 모든 조건들을 맞추는 어려운 과제에는 체크리스트를 사용하는 것이 안전하다.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14569079.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Procrastination and the College Essay</title><category>Essays &amp; Recommendations</category><category>Joe Cusio</category><category>Planning</category><category>Stanford</category><category>essays</category><category>procrastinate</category><category>stress</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:49:36 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2012/1/11/procrastination-and-the-college-essay.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14542295</guid><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Even the Best Students Procrastinate on Essays and in College</strong></li>
<li><strong>Theories and Reasons Regarding Procrastination</strong></li>
<li><strong>How to Remedy the Procrastination Malady</strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>&ldquo;I wasted time, and now time doth waste me.&rdquo;</em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Richard II, Act V</p>
<p>Even an aspiring Stanford applicant with perfect test scores, a GPA of 4.46, research referenced in the <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>, and the captain of her varsity golf team, started procrastinating when it came time for her application essays. Procrastination knows no bounds.&nbsp; In fact, recent research indicates three out of four college students label themselves procrastinators (<em>Thriving in College</em>, p326, Cuseo), of whom 25% have chronic tendencies.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s a serious problem</p>
<p>Two leading theories explaining essay procrastination include:</p>
<ol>
<li>The &lsquo;planning fallacy&rsquo;, in which the overoptimistic student underestimates the amount of time the task will require. Students, many inexperienced in breaking down efforts into manageable pieces of work, have no idea what a task actually entails. Consequently, they are incapable of setting self-regulating deadlines, let alone approaching the task with a meaningful plan.</li>
<li>&nbsp;&ldquo;Student Syndrome,&rdquo; one that occurs with great frequency, is when the students don&rsquo;t even think about applying themselves to the tasks until their deadlines are directly upon them. Unfortunately, as with any task left to the last minute, mistakes are magnified and almost impossible to recover from.</li>
</ol>
<p>Ironically, most essay procrastinators know how to manage their time, they just elect not to. A lot of procrastination is tied to underlying emotional issues like self-image. Students decide to procrastinate so that their ability to perform the task is limited, meaning, should they fail, they can account for it by their self-handicapping, &ldquo;there just wasn&rsquo;t enough time to fully treat the essay&hellip;&rdquo; Many of the underlying psychological factors affecting essay procrastination include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Avoidance of stress-many students cannot tolerate the deadlines and unstructured nature of the essay prompts, which leads them to avoid the task altogether.</li>
<li>Perfectionist tendencies- students don&rsquo;t want to risk something being accomplished in a less than a perfect manner&mdash;especially if all other aspects of their candidacy are almost flawless.</li>
<li>Indecision-even the best students aren&rsquo;t sure how to approach essays and are not keen about bringing structure, for which they are responsible, to the task.</li>
<li>Fear of Failure-if they fail that is a blemish on their character and record.</li>
</ul>
<p>If the task at hand is writing the college essay, and you dislike writing them (and don&rsquo;t distress there are legions of us), here is how to get past the &lsquo;getting started&rsquo; stress and its compatriot, procrastination:</p>
<ul>
<li>Find out the specific essays required for each of your schools and place them all in one document to get a sense of the work at hand; figure out which essays are similar and estimate how many will need to be written from scratch and which ones, with little effort, can be reused.</li>
<li>Get all the deadlines and determine the order of attack. Then develop a plan to write the essays. Break writing sessions into manageable blocks. It&rsquo;s better to work in short sessions on a daily basis. Additionally, note when your most productive time of the day often is then allocate that time to do your most demanding essay work.</li>
<li>Believe that the essays are meaningful and important, because they are. They speak of your interests in the school, and, in many cases, force you to research your potential major&rsquo;s department and the special qualities of the campus. More importantly, they tell the school who you are.</li>
<li>Get organized. Get your due dates loaded on your calendar, use a program such as Evernote to collect your notes and data, and get rid of any distractions on your desk or work area. &nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
<li>Find a quiet place with little likelihood of interruption, and where you feel focused.</li>
</ul>
<p>Writing the college essays is a task often subject to the wrath of procrastination.&nbsp; Break its grip by setting your goals, allocating your time, and acting. Many college presidents, when they were asked to respond to one of the essays on their applications, took weeks to go through multiple drafts before arriving at a finished product. Note: that is for only one essay. Most applicants, these days, write 7-10 original essays over the course of their admissions process. (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2009/5/12/college-presidents-write-an-admissions-essay.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2009/5/12/college-presidents-write-an-admissions-essay.html</a>) None of the presidents procrastinated (as far as I know). Neither should you.</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 120%;"><strong>미루기와 대학 에세이</strong></span></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>최고의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>학생들도</strong><strong> </strong><strong>에세이를</strong><strong> </strong><strong>미룬다</strong><strong>.</strong></li>
<li><strong>미루기에</strong><strong> </strong><strong>대한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>이론들과</strong><strong> </strong><strong>이유들</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>미루기</strong><strong> </strong><strong>병의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>치료하기</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>&nbsp;</em><em>Richard </em>2막 5장: &ldquo;내가 시간을 낭비했더니, 이제는 시간이 나를 낭비한다.&rdquo;</p>
<p>GPA 4.46이며, <em>New England Journal of Medicine</em>에 리서치를 쓰고, 골프팀의 팀장인 우수한 Stanford 대학 지원자조차도 대학 에세이를 쓸 때는 미루기를 하곤 했었다.&nbsp; 미루기는 한계가 없다.&nbsp; 최근 자료 (<em>Thriving in College</em>, p. 326, Cuseo) 에서 4명 중 3명이 지연시키는 학생이며, 이중 25%는 만성적인 경향을 보인다.&nbsp; 심각한 문제이다.</p>
<p>에세이 지연을 설명하는 두 가지 이론이 있다:</p>
<ol>
<li>계획 오류: 자신감 넘치는 학생이 과업수행에 필요한 시간을 과소평가한다.&nbsp; 학생들은 일을 할 수 있는 만큼 나누고 끝을 마무리하는데 경험이 없다.&nbsp; 결과적으로 계획성있게 접근하지 못하고 자신이 정한 마감일을 지키는 능력이 없다.</li>
<li>학생 증후군: 학생들은 마감일에 임박할 때까지 어떻게 일을 할 것인가 생각조차 하지 않는다.&nbsp; 그래서 마감일에 다다르면, 실수를 연발하고 회복할 시간은 없다.</li>
</ol>
<p>아이로니칼하게도 대부분의 지연시키는 사람들은 시간을 어떻게 사용해야 하는지를 알지만, 단지 실행을 않는다. &nbsp;여러 가지 지연들은 내면적으로 자기정체성처럼 감정적 이슈와 관련되어 있다.&nbsp; 이 학생들은 지연시키기로 결정하고, 일을 수행하는 자신을 능력을 제한하고, 만약 실패하게 되면&nbsp; &ldquo;&hellip;에세이를 잘 쓰려했으나, 충분한 시간이 없어서&hellip;.&rdquo;시간 탓으로 돌린다.&nbsp; 에세이 지연에 영향을 미치는 여러 가지 심리적 요인들이 있다:</p>
<ul>
<li>긴장 피하기: 마감일과 에세이 주제에 대한 어려움을 견디지 못해 그냥 포기하게 된다.</li>
<li>완벽주의 경향: 특히 모든 면에서 결점이 없는 지원자들은 에세이가 완벽하지 못하다는 위험을 감당치 못한다.</li>
<li>미결정: 우수한 학생들도 에세이에 어떻게 접근해야 하며 구조를 어떻게 구성할지 확신이 없다.</li>
<li>실패에 대한 두려움: 학생들은 실패하면, 인격과 기록에 결점에 남긴다고 두려워한다.</li>
</ul>
<p>대부분 당면한 글쓰기가 있으면, 글쓰기를 싫어한다.&nbsp; 어떻게 시작을 해야 하고 미루기를 미연에 방지할 지 다음과 같이 제시하겠다.</p>
<ul>
<li>각 대학에서 요구하는 에세이를 파악하고 서류롤 만들어 한 곳에 모아둔다; 어떤 에세이가 유사한지 파악하고, 몇 개를 새로 써야 하는지, 어떤 것은 수정만 해도 되는지, 어떤 것을 재사용할 지 정한다.</li>
<li>마감일을 모두 체크하고 언제 할 지를 정한다.&nbsp; 다음, 글을 다룰 수 있는 분량으로 나눈다.&nbsp; 매일 조금씩 하는 것이 좋다.&nbsp; 또한, 어떤 시간이 가장 본인에게 효과적인지를 알아내고 가장 어려운 에세이를 그 때 쓴다.</li>
<li>에세이의 중요성과 의미있음은 인식해야 한다.&nbsp; 학교에 대한 관심과 학과에 대한 연구, 캠퍼스의 뛰어남을 에세이에 나타내야 한다.&nbsp; 특히, 에세이는 학교에 여러분이 누구인지를 알리는 것이다.</li>
<li>정리를 잘하자.&nbsp; 캘린더에 마감일을 표시하고 메모들을 적어두기 좋은 Evernote를 사용하는 것도 좋아.&nbsp; 또한 책상 위를 깨끗이 정리한다.</li>
<li>방해를 피할 수 있는 조용한 장소를 찾고 집중해야 한다.</li>
</ul>
<p>에세이 쓰기의 큰 관건은 미루기를 피하는 일이다.&nbsp; 목표를 세분화하고, 시간을 할당하고 행동에 옮겨야 한다.&nbsp; 대학총장들에게 그 대학의 에세이를 쓰도록 부탁했을 때, 완성때까지 여러&nbsp; 주가 소요되고, 여러 초안들을 썼다는 것을 알 수 있었다 (주: 한 에세이의 경우 이었다).&nbsp; 요즈음, 대부분의 학생들은 7-10개의 에세이를 써야 한다 (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2009/5/12/college-presidents-write-an-admissions-essay.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2009/5/12/college-presidents-write-an-admissions-essay.html</a>).&nbsp; 그런데, 여러분은 아직 고등학교도 마치지 않았다.&nbsp; 필자가 아는 한, 대학총장들은 미루기를 하지 않았다.&nbsp; 여러분도 해서는 안 된다.</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14542295.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>Financial Aid for the International Student</title><category>CSSProfile</category><category>Certification of Finances</category><category>EFC</category><category>Financial Aid &amp; Scholarships</category><category>Harvard</category><category>ISFAA</category><category>Need Blind Admissions</category><category>Yale</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 04:39:35 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/12/29/financial-aid-for-the-international-student.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14376972</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>6 Elite Schools have need-blind financial aid</strong></li>
<li><strong>Limited Financial Aid Available</strong></li>
<li><strong>History of funding at <a href="http://www.internationalstudent.com/">www.internationalstudent.com</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>Know the website of schools well</strong></li>
<li><strong>File CSS Profile or ISFAA</strong></li>
<li><strong>Submit Certification of Finances</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Six schools, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Amherst, and MIT are all &lsquo;need blind&rsquo; and &lsquo;full need&rsquo; regardless of a student&rsquo;s country of origin. This means that if accepted, international students will obtain the necessary financial aid to attend. Be aware, however, that though these schools advertise themselves as being &ldquo;need-blind,&rdquo; which technically means that financial circumstances are not considered in the admissions process, how this might actually translate into the reality of admissions warrants consideration. Specifically, in the state of Connecticut, Yale has 478 international students, of whom, 77 (about 16%) were awarded an average aid package of $31,000; compare this with Connecticut College (56 of 209, (or 27%) of its international students, were awarded an average aid packages of $38,000); and Wesleyan (49 of 143 (34%) awarded an average package of $41,751), and it becomes difficult to discern which institutions are actually &lsquo;need blind&rsquo; and &lsquo;full need&rsquo; and which are practicing. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Obviously, gaining admittance to a school with a large endowment, and, for the most part the most selective schools in the country are well endowed, improves the chances for an international student&rsquo;s gaining financial aid. For example, Stanford, with an endowment of $16.5 billion, and with 885 international undergraduate students, awarded 203, on average, $29,000 in financial aid last year. What&rsquo;s difficult about figuring out the international financial aid puzzle is each college sets its own policies. As you&rsquo;d expect, there are not a lot (almost no) government funds available for international students. Be almost assured that, if you gain acceptance into University of California at Berkeley, for example, it will be charging you full tuition, room and board; that&rsquo;s the reason Berkeley has allocated an ever larger portion of its admits to &lsquo;out-of-state&rsquo; (including international students); it wants to garner full tuition revenues to offset dwindling state funding. Discovering the best opportunities for aid are a function of investigation, application, and luck.</p>
<p>To get a sense of what financial aid might be available to international students, go to <a href="http://www.internationalstudent.com/">www.internationalstudent.com</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: blue;">&nbsp; </span></span>and click on &ldquo;Schools Awarding Financial Aid.&rdquo; You&rsquo;ll encounter some very interesting information. I viewed the international financial aid awards in Massachusetts. Obviously, Amherst and Harvard, with their need-blind programs, award a lion&rsquo;s share of the aid, but, not far behind them, in Massachusetts, are Williams, awarding 89 of 140 international students average packages of $37,000; Wellesley with 68 of 184, $37,000; Clark, 103 of 166, $21,000; and Smith College, 120 of 200, $30,000. These schools might be very good places to apply for international students needing financial aid. One surprise was Tufts, which has pretensions of being &lsquo;almost ivy.&rsquo; Of its 384 international students, 10 received financial aid, which amounted to slightly less than $20,000 each.</p>
<p>What is crucial is that international students gain an understanding of all the financial aid requirements at each campus of interest. That requires reviewing thoroughly each school&rsquo;s website to discover financial aid eligibility and deadlines. Keep in mind, even with financial aid awards, all international students will need to submit a Certification of Finances, proof that you have the financial resources to pay should you gain admittance. Additionally, all the private schools to which you&rsquo;re applying, will require either a CSS Profile, or the ISFAA (International Student Financial Aid Application) to determine your effective family contribution (EFC). The earlier you submit all of these materials to the admissions or financial aid offices, the better.</p>
<p>There are a lot of colleges within the borders of the United States. Most applicants clump their applications among a select 80-120 (the ones that accept fewer than 50% of the applicants who apply). If you peer beyond the well-worn paths you&rsquo;re liable to find some interesting matches that might be well worth the search and effort. Financial Aid does exist at many schools for international students; you just need to supply the effort and tenacity to find it. Do so. And as Winston Churchill said: &ldquo;Never, never, never quit.&rdquo;</p>
<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<p><strong>외국인</strong><strong> </strong><strong>학생을</strong><strong> </strong><strong>위한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>재정보조</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>여섯</strong><strong> </strong><strong>명문대의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>무조건적</strong><strong> </strong><strong>재정보조</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>대부분</strong><strong> </strong><strong>제한적인</strong><strong> </strong><strong>재정보조</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>자료찾기</strong><strong>: <a href="http://www.internationalstudent.com/">www.internationalstudent.com</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>지원대학의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>웹싸이트이용</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>CSS Profile, ISFAA, Certification of Finances </strong><strong>중</strong><strong> </strong><strong>필요한</strong><strong> </strong><strong>서류</strong><strong> </strong><strong>제출할</strong><strong> </strong><strong>것</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Amherst, MIT-이 여섯 대학들은 학생의 나라 출신과 상관없이 필요에 따른 재정 보조를 준다.&nbsp; 즉, 일단 합격이 되면, 외국인 학생도 필요한 재정보조를 받을 수 있다.&nbsp; 한편, 이 대학들이 광고하는 &ldquo;need-blind&rdquo;란 재정 상황을 입학심사에서 고려하지 않는다는 뜻이지만, 실제 입학심사에서의 영향은 알 수 없다.&nbsp; 특히, 커네티컷에 있는 예일대는 478명의 외국인 학생이 있는데, 그 중 77명(16%)은 평균 $31,000을 받았다; Connecticut College에서는 209명 중 56명(27%); Wesleyan은 (143명 중 49명, 34%) 평균 $41,751을 받았다.&nbsp; 그래서 어떤 대학이 실제로 &lsquo;need blind,&rsquo; &lsquo;full need&rsquo;를 실천하는지 구별이 어렵다.</p>
<p>분명, 많은 기부금이 있는 대학, 명문대학이 재정이 풍부하며, 외국인 학생이 제정보조를 받을 기회가 높다.&nbsp; 예를 들면, Stanford는 기부금이 $16.5 billion인데, 885명의 학부생 중 203명이 평균 $29,000을 작년에 받았다.&nbsp; 외국인 학생에 대한 재정 보조는 각 대학의 정책에 따라 달라서 퍼즐처럼 한마디로 말하기가 어렵다.&nbsp; 한편, University of California at Berkeley에 외국인이 들어간다면, 등록금, 기숙사비 모두를 내야 한다; Berkeley는 &lsquo;out-of-state&rsquo; (주민외, 외국인 포함)학생을 많이 뽑으려 한다.&nbsp; 그래서 주정부의 줄어드는 펀드를 매꾸려 하고 있다.&nbsp; 그러므로 재정보조의 기회를 잡는 것은 조사, 응시, 그리고 행운이다.</p>
<p>외국인 학생에게 가능한 재정보조를 찾으려면,<a href="http://www.internationalstudent.com/">www.internationalstudent.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 에 가서 &ldquo;Schools Awarding financial Aid&rdquo;를 클릭하면 된다.&nbsp; 아마 흥미있는 자료를 만날 것이다.&nbsp; 필자는 Massachusetts를 찾아 보았다.&nbsp; Amherst, Harvard는 &lsquo;need-blind&rsquo; 프로그램이므로 거대한 몫이 주어지며, 또한 Williams는 140명의 외국인 학생 중 89명에게 평균 $37,000을 수여하였고, Wellesley는 184명 중 68명에게 $37,000; Clark는 166명중 103명에게 $21,000; Smith College는 200명 중 120명에게 $30,000을 수여하였다.&nbsp; 이 대학들은 외국인 학생들이 응시하여 많은 장학금을 받을 수 있는 곳이다.&nbsp; 또한 놀라운 것은 Tufts인데, 거의 아이비 수준이지만, 384명의 외국인 학생 중 10명만이 겨우 평균 $20,000을 받았다.</p>
<p>중요한 것은 캠퍼스마다 다르다는 것이다.&nbsp; 그래서 대학 웹싸이트에서 정보를 찾아 재정보조의 자격과 마감일을 잘 챙겨야 한다.&nbsp; 또한 기억할 것은 모든 외국인 학생들은 입학 후 재정을 보조할 수 있다는 Certification of Finances를 작성해야 한다.&nbsp; 또한 사립대학을 지원한다면, CSS Profile이나 ISFAA (International Student Financial Aid Application)을 작성하고 EFC (가족 부담금)을 결정해야 한다.&nbsp; 재정상담실에 서류를 일찍 제출할수록 유리하다.</p>
<p>많은 대학들이 미국내 있다.&nbsp; 그러나, 대부분의 원서들은 우수 80-120 순위 대학들(대부분 응시자의 50%이하를 수락한다)에 쌓인다.&nbsp; 여러분이 쉽게 갈 수 있는 길이 아닌 대학을 찾고자 한다면, 서치와 노력을 해야 한다.&nbsp; 많은 대학들의 재정보조가 외국인에게 열려있는 것은 아니다; 그렇지만 노력을 들이고 찾으려고 애를 써야 한다.&nbsp; 반드시 해라.&nbsp; 윈스톤 처칠은 &ldquo;절대로, 절대로 절대 포기하지 말라&rdquo;라고 하지 않았던가!</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14376972.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Service Academy Alternative: Senior Military Colleges</title><category>Citadel</category><category>College Profiles &amp; Rankings</category><category>Norwich University</category><category>ROTC</category><category>Texas A&amp;M</category><category>VMI</category><category>liberal arts</category><category>military acadamies</category><category>military colleges</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 22:30:28 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/12/26/the-service-academy-alternative-senior-military-colleges.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14334589</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Senior Military College Characteristics</strong></li>
<li><strong>Virginia Military Institute (VMI) </strong></li>
<li><strong>Top Liberal Arts Programs</strong></li>
<li><strong>Norwich University (VT)</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>The Service Academies: Military, Naval, Air Force, and Coast Guard (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2008/9/2/attending-us-service-academies.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2008/9/2/attending-us-service-academies.html</a>) provide excellent education and training for students intending to serve in the armed forces upon graduation. ROTC programs are another means to the same end: <a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/4/8/the-rotc-reserved-officers-training-corps-scholarship.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/4/8/the-rotc-reserved-officers-training-corps-scholarship.html</a>. Then, there is a hybrid of the services academies and ROTC: the senior military colleges.</p>
<p>Each of the six senior military colleges is unique. &nbsp;All are public save Norwich University (VT). All combine traditional students with a &lsquo;Corp of Cadets&rsquo; save Virginia Military Institute (VMI ). There the entire class of 1,400 cadets is in ROTC. VMI&rsquo;s ambience is Spartan, the discipline strict, and the curriculum focuses on engineering, the sciences, and liberal arts, the <em>real</em> liberal arts. At VMI, liberal arts is not composed of &lsquo;fluff&rsquo; electives or deconstructed feminist studies, but a solid core curriculum of rigorous analysis, composition and readings of the Great Books such as Aristotle and Shakespeare. It has produced more Rhodes scholars (11 since 1921) per graduate than any other state college or university in the United States. Furthermore, each cadet is bound to adhere strictly to the Honor Code which emphasizes, &ldquo;Excellence in all things: military bearing, discipline, and conduct&hellip;&rdquo; &nbsp;Upon graduation, cadets may either enlist in the armed forces (and many do), or pursue a civilian career.</p>
<p>VMI, and certainly the Citadel (SC), are steeped in tradition. VMI, the West Point of the South, includes among its alumni Thomas &ldquo;Stonewall&rdquo; Jackson (famed general of the Confederacy), and George Marshall (heralded WWII General, creator of the Marshall Plan, and Nobel Prize winner). Eight VMI cadets who perished defending Shenandoah Valley against a Union siege at the end of the Civil War are now buried on its 134 acre campus. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Probably one of the key reasons the senior military academy alternative is not on many application lists is because, as mentioned, there are only six such schools in the country and all except Texas A&amp;M, the alma mater of Rick Perry, the current governor of Texas, are on the East Coast. The list of schools includes the following:</p>
<ol>
<li>Virginia Military Institute (VMI):&nbsp; Lexington, VA&mdash;a public senior military college</li>
<li>North Georgia College and State University: Dahlonega, GA&mdash;public senior military college also enrolling civilian students</li>
<li>Texas A&amp;M University: College Station, TX&mdash; public senior military college also enrolling civilian students</li>
<li>The Citadel: Charleston, SC-- public senior military college also enrolling civilian students</li>
<li>Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Blacksburg, VA-- public senior military college also enrolling civilian students</li>
<li>Norwich University: Northfield, VT&mdash;private senior military college also enrolling civilian students</li>
</ol>
<p>An example of a campus that mixes traditional students with cadets, Norwich University (VT), was founded in 1819 by Alden Partridge a former West Point superintendent, and is the granddaddy of senior military schools. It has served as a model institution for VMI and is where the ROTC program originated in 1916. Norwich, like its southern counterpart VMI, produced hundreds of officers during the Civil War&mdash;so many, in fact, that the class of 1864 contained a mere seven students. Today, it is a vibrant school with classes composed with equal numbers of cadets and &lsquo;traditional students&rsquo; studying nursing, computer science, engineering among the 30 bachelor degree programs offered. In all areas of the campus and its activities, except in residential and military exercises, the traditional students and cadets freely mix. &nbsp;</p>
<p>If you enjoy tradition, understand the importance of discipline, and seek an education that recognizes your individuality and your inherent need to excel, a senior military college might be a perfect fit. Attending one doesn&rsquo;t obligate you to enlistment in the services, but all six provide superior educational experiences with value (VMI&rsquo;s COA for out of state students is $40,000; Citadel&rsquo;s $38,000; Norwich University&rsquo;s $43,000), and all know how to create leaders bold in action. You might just find yourself at ease in one of them.</p>
<p><strong>사관학교의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>대안</strong><strong>: </strong><strong>고급</strong><strong> </strong><strong>군사대학</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>고급 군사대학의 특징</strong></li>
<li><strong>Virginia Military Institute (VMI)</strong></li>
<li><strong>최고의 인문학 프로그램</strong></li>
<li><strong>Norwich University (VT)</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>사관학교들: Military, Naval, Air Force, Coast Guard (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2008/9/2/attending-us-service-academies.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2008/9/2/attending-us-service-academies.html</a>)는 졸업 후 해야 하는 일을 우수하게 수행할 수 있는 교육을 제공한다.&nbsp; 또한 ROTC 프로그램도 거의 동일하다고 본다 (<a href="http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/4/8/the-rotc-reserved-officers-training-corps-scholarship.html">http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/4/8/the-rotc-reserved-officers-training-corps-scholarship.html</a> ).&nbsp; 그런데, 여기데 사관학교와 ROTC프로그램이 혼합된 대학이 있다: 고급 군사대학들이다.</p>
<p>여섯 개의 군사대학이 있는데, 모두 독특하다.&nbsp; Norwich University(VT)만 제외하고 모두 공립이다.&nbsp; 그리고 Virginia Military Institute (VMI)만 제외한 다른 대학들은 일반 학생과 &lsquo;사관생&rsquo;(Corp of Cadets)이 같이 있다.&nbsp; 1,400명의 생도가 ROTC 프로그램에 들어 있다.&nbsp; VMI의 분위기는 스파르타식이며, 커리쿨럼은 공학, 과학, 인문학에 초점이 되어 있다.&nbsp; VMI의 인문학은 그저 그런 선택과목이나 대충 짜여진 여성학 정도가 아닌, 철저한 분석과&nbsp; Aristotle, Shakespeare 의 명저들을 읽고 작문하는 견고한 커리쿨럼이다.&nbsp; 미국 내 어떤 주립대학보다 많은 로즈 장학생 (1921년 이후 11명)을 배출하였다.&nbsp; 또한 생도생은 &lsquo;모든 것에서 우수할 것: 군사능력, 훈련, 행동&hellip;..&rsquo;의 Honor code를 철저히 지켜야 한다.&nbsp; 졸업 후 에는 생도생들은 군에 지원하거나 (대부분 지원함), 아니면 일반 직업을 가질 수 있다.</p>
<p>VMI와 the Citadel(SC)은 전통에 뛰어나다.&nbsp; VMI는 남부의 West Point로 불리며, 졸업생에는 Thomas &ldquo;Stonewall&rdquo; Jackson(전 남부정부군 사령관)과 George Marshall (WWII의 사령관, 마샬플랜 창시자, 노벨수상자)이 있다.&nbsp; 또한 8명의 VMI생도가 남북전쟁 말에 연합군에 포위된 Shenandoah Valley를 지키다 전사하여 현재 134에이크의 캠퍼스 안에 묻혀있다.</p>
<p>또 한가지 중요한 점은 군사대학이 6개 뿐이며, Rock Perry (현 택사스 주지사)가 졸업한 Texas A&amp;M만 제외하고 는 모두 동부해안선에 있다.&nbsp; 리스트를 보면:</p>
<ol>
<li>Virginia Military Institute (VMI):&nbsp; Lexington, VA&mdash;공립</li>
<li>North Georgia College and State University: Dahlonega, GA&mdash;일반학생을 받는 공립</li>
<li>Texas A&amp;M University: College Station, TX&mdash; 일반학생을 받는 공립</li>
<li>The Citadel: Charleston, SC&mdash;일반학생을 받는 공립</li>
<li>Virginia Polytechnic Institute: Blacksburg, VA&mdash;일반학생을 받는 공립</li>
<li>Norwich University: Northfield, VT&mdash;일반학생을 받는 사립</li>
</ol>
<p>일반 학생과 생도가 같이 공부하는 Norwich University (VT)는 1819에 전 West Point교장이었던 Alden Partridge가 세웠으며, 정말 군사대학의 대부이다.&nbsp; VM는1916년에&nbsp; ROTC프로그램을 창설하였으며 모델 대학의 역할을 하고 있다.&nbsp; 남부의 VMI인 Norwich는 남북전쟁시 수많은 군인을 배출하였으며, 그리하여class of 1864는 겨우 7명뿐이었다.&nbsp; 현재 이 대학에는 일반학생과 생도가 반반이며, 간호학, 컴퓨터 공학, 공학 등 30개의 전공이 있다.&nbsp; 군사훈련만 제외하고는 모든 학생들이 자유롭게 어울리고 있다.</p>
<p>만약 여러분이 제복에 편하고, 훈련의 중요성을 이해하고, 뛰어난 교육과 함께 개인적인 우수성을 추구한다면, 이런 고급 군사대학일 잘 맞을 것이다.&nbsp; 또한 이 여섯 대학이 입대할 의무를 부여하지 않으며 정말 가치 있는 교육 (VMI의 교육비는 타주생이 $40,000; Citadel은 $38,000; Norwich Univ.; $43,000)으로 이 대학들은 리더를 양성하는 법을 알고 있다.&nbsp; 여러분이 간다면, 정말 잘 어울릴 수 있을 것이다.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14334589.xml</wfw:commentRss></item><item><title>The Value of Collaborative Learning</title><category>Curriculum</category><category>Dartmouth</category><category>Joe Cusio</category><category>Marymount College</category><category>Maslow</category><category>Richard Light</category><category>Student Engagement (Retension)</category><category>collaborative learning</category><category>learning communities</category><dc:creator>Ralph Becker</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:55:57 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/2011/12/16/the-value-of-collaborative-learning.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">725641:9209141:14147514</guid><description><![CDATA[<p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Struggling Students Tend to Study Alone</strong></li>
<li><strong>Collaborate with Faculty outside the Classroom</strong></li>
<li><strong>Know your Counselor/Advisor beyond Obligatory Signature Meetings</strong></li>
<li><strong>How to Best Form your Peer Study Team</strong></li>
<li><strong>Creating Learning Communities-the Benefits</strong></li>
</ul>
<p>Learning is more effective when done collaboratively. In generations past there was a taboo about working in groups; school work was supposed to be done individually. Research from Richard Light of Harvard unequivocally indicates that students working collaboratively learn more effectively, and are far more likely to achieve their academic goals (such as graduating from college and attending graduate school). His study, which consisted of in-depth interviews with over 1,600 college students, found virtually all struggling students shared one key trait: they tended to study alone. Collaboration can be the difference between a lackluster performance and a fully engaged student.</p>
<p>Joe Cusio of Marymount College (CA) in his book, <em>Thriving in College and Beyond</em>, makes an even stronger case for collaborative learning. Following Maslow&rsquo;s hierarchy of needs, Cusio convincingly details how students need a sense of security and belonging: collaborative learning provides both. &nbsp;Once secure and accepted, these students will then take risks, study challenging courses, and through achievement, they will build self-esteem on their way to &lsquo;self-actualization.&rsquo; This is more likely to happen among students who learn collaboratively. It&rsquo;s exactly the outcome wanted, so how can collaborative learning be incorporated into daily action? Collaboration needs to be done among faculty, advisors, and peers.</p>
<p>Students need to develop collaborative interchanges with faculty. &nbsp;Study after study finds that students who spend quality time with faculty outside of the classroom vastly improve performance and critical thinking skills. The best time to interact with teachers is right after class, during their office hours, or by text or email. Asking questions about a faculty member&rsquo;s research or questions about the class content is a good means of breaking the ice. Once you have a rapport established, the relationship will build. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Collaborating with advisors and counselors is valuable since oftentimes they know more about programs and possibilities around campus. The better they know you, the better their advice will become, and the better they can write a recommendation. If your school doesn&rsquo;t assign you a counselor or advisor, find someone within the faculty to mentor you. The more you collaborate with an advisor or mentor, the more connected you&rsquo;ll become to your college community which might possibly lead to undergraduate research activities, internships, and summer employment opportunities.</p>
<p>Collaborating with your peers is of utmost importance. You might be inclined to think your peers as &lsquo;the competition&rsquo;. Don&rsquo;t.&nbsp; &nbsp;Studies again find students from the earliest school years through graduate school improve academically and interpersonally when collaborating with their peers. You might very well want to build learning teams comprised of members who share your motivation and work ethic. You also might want to include members with a different background and perspective&mdash;that will broaden your combined skillsets and introduce you to approaches and problem solving you might never have considered among those more likeminded.</p>
<p>Many activities are best done collaboratively: note-taking, reading (to compare reactions to different works and how best to annotate, and understand them), writing (to brainstorm and review compositions: Dartmouth strongly advocates collaborative writing, <a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/faculty/methods/collaborative.shtml">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/faculty/methods/collaborative.shtml</a>), and researching, either online or in the library. If you have a critical number of team members, and you find yourself taking a block of courses together, you might form a &lsquo;learning community,&rsquo; which will encourage you to explore the readings, review papers and tests, and even supplement various portions of the syllabus. Again studies confirm, students in learning communities improve active classroom learning, and attain greater intellectual gains. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Collaborative learning encourages involvement in the classroom, while broadening networks of contacts and friends. It takes effort and possibly a push beyond your comfort zone, but the rewards warrant the effort, Collaborating will pay enormous dividends upon graduation and in your future world of work.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don&rsquo;t hesitate, collaborate.</p>
<p>&nbsp;<strong>공동학습의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>가치</strong><strong></strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>혼자</strong><strong> </strong><strong>공부하는</strong><strong> </strong><strong>학생의</strong><strong> </strong><strong>어려움</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>교실밖에서</strong><strong> </strong><strong>교수와</strong><strong> </strong><strong>협동하기</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>지도교수</strong><strong>/</strong><strong>카운셀러를</strong><strong> </strong><strong>잘</strong><strong> </strong><strong>알기</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>공동공부</strong><strong> </strong><strong>팀</strong><strong> </strong><strong>만들기</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>학습</strong><strong> </strong><strong>공동체</strong><strong> </strong><strong>만들기</strong><strong></strong></li>
</ul>
<p>공부는 같이 할 때 가장 효과적이다.&nbsp; 예전에는 그룹으로 공부하는 것이 금기였다; 학교공부는 혼자서 하도록 되어 있었다.&nbsp; Harvard 대학의 Richard Light의 연구에 따르면 학생들이 공동으로 공부할 때 더 효과적으로 배우며, 학업 목적(학사학위, 대학원 진학 등)을 더 잘 이룬다고 한다.&nbsp; 그의 연구는 1,600명의 학생을 인터뷰한 후, 학업에 어려움을 겪는 학생들의 공통된 한 가지 특징을 찾아냈다: 혼자서 공부하는 학생들이었다.&nbsp; 공동학습은 밋밋한 공부와 몰입된 공부의 차이를 보여준다.</p>
<p>Marymount College(CA)의 Joe Cusio는 그의 저서, <em>Thriving in College and Beyond</em>에서 공동학습에 대해 강조하고 있다.&nbsp; 학생들은 안정감과 소속감이 필요하다: 공동학습은 둘 다 제공한다.&nbsp; 일단 학생들이 공동학습 그룹에 가입이 되면, 이 학생들은 위험도 감수하고, 과목을 도전하고, 성취를 통해 &lsquo;스스로 실현&rsquo;하는 자존감을 갖는다.&nbsp; 이런 것들이 학생에게는 필요하며 결과로 나와야 한다.&nbsp; 그러면, 어떻게 이것을 현실에서 실현시키는가?&nbsp; 공동학습은 교수, 지도교수, 동료와 함께 이루어 져야 한다.</p>
<p>먼저, 학생들은 교수와 상호교환을 발전시켜야 한다.&nbsp; 대학공부의 성공은 학생들이 교수와 질 높은 시간을 보낼 때 공부의 결과가 나오며 비판적 사고력이 향상된다.&nbsp;&nbsp; 실제적으로 가장 좋은 시간은 수업직후이거나 면담시간중, 혹은 이메일이나 문자를 통해서이다.&nbsp; 수업의 내용이나 교수의 리서치의 내용에 대한 질문은 좋은 시작점이 된다.&nbsp; 일단 친밀한 관계가 형성되면, 관계 쌓기는 쉬우며, 리서치나 논문에 함께할 수 있는 열린 길을 열게 된다.</p>
<p>다음, 지도교수나 카운셀러와 공동작업이 가치있다.&nbsp; 보통 그들은 캠퍼스에서 이루어지는 프로그램이나 가능성에 대해 잘 알기 때문이다.&nbsp; 친해지면, 더 좋은 조언을 받을 수 있으며, 더 좋은 추천도 받을 수 있다.&nbsp; 만약 학교에서 정해주지 않으면, 여러분이 찾길 바란다.&nbsp; 여러분이 지도교수/멘토와 더 잘 협력하면 할수록, 캠퍼스에서도 잘 적응하고 리서치, 인턴쉽, 여름취직 등의 기회도 갖게 된다.</p>
<p>또한, 동료와 잘 협력하는 것이 매우 중요하다.&nbsp; 동료는 경쟁자라고 생각하기 쉽다: 아니다.&nbsp; 공부는 아주 어릴 때부터 친구와 협력하면서 공부와 더불어 인간관계 속에서 대학원까지 가는 것이다.&nbsp; 그래서 동기유발과 공부윤리를 같이 나눌 학습팀을 만들어나가는 것이 필요하다.&nbsp; 그래서 다른 배경과 다른 시각을 가진 친구를 참여시키는 것이 여러분의 실력을 높이고 생각이 비슷한 사람들끼리는 결코 생각할 수 없는 기발한 접근방법과 문제해결 방법을 배울 수 있다.</p>
<p>협력하는 데는 여러 가지 활동이 있다: 노트필기, 책읽기 (이해하기, 주석달기), 쓰기(브레인 스토밍에서 수정까지: Dartmouth는 협력 글쓰기를 권장한다:&nbsp; <a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/faculty/methods/collaborative.shtml">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~writing/materials/faculty/methods/collaborative.shtml</a> ), 도서실, 온라인 리서치 등.&nbsp; 만약 팀에 뛰어난 학생이 있다면, 같이 과목을 들으면서 읽기, 페이퍼 준비, 시험 등 실라버스의 보충 부분까지 같이하는 &lsquo;학습 공동체&rsquo;를 만들 수 있다.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 학습공동체의 학생들은 활발한 교실 수업 뿐만 아니라 뛰어날 지적 성취를 얻을 수 있다.</p>
<p>공동학습은 학습을 증가시키며, 교실수업의 참여도를 높이며, 친구와 인맥의 네트워크를 넓힌다.&nbsp; 물론, 노력이 들며, 여러분의 안전지대 이상으로 애를 써야 한다.&nbsp; 그러나 이렇게 시도하지 않기에는 보상이 너무 많다.&nbsp; 여러분의 실력이 졸업이나 실제 현장에 나갈 때는 엄청난 잉여를 제공할 것이다.&nbsp; 그러나 망설이지 말라.&nbsp; 서로 협동하라.</p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://www.ivycollegeprep.net/imported-20110121194859/rss-comments-entry-14147514.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>
