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CAAS系统介绍
What is this? 最新申请体系Coalition主要包括三大免费工具:
v ELECTRIC APPLICATION (网申表。与Common App通用系统功能类似)
v COLLABORATION PLATFORM (联盟协作平台。促进学生、升学辅导顾问、高中教师以及其他相关人员之间的在线信息分享)
v DIGITAL PORTFOLIO (电子储物柜。供学生们记录自己从9年级开始的高中学术及课外活动成长过程,包括文章、绘画、作业等在内的作品集)
Why was this created? CAAS系统的由来:
v 官方说法:BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE FROM THE GOVERNMENT AND THE NEWS MEDIA, ALL THE MOST SELECTIVE COLLEGES ARE PUTTING THEIR EFFORTS AND RESOURCES INTO FINDING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST LOW INCOME AND MINORITY STUDENTS. COLLEGE PRESIDENTS ARE PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE ON ADMISSIONS.
目前已宣布加入该系统的大学包括所有常青藤盟校(如哈普耶)以及很多久负盛名的文理学院、以及加州理工、杜克等。美国顶尖名校在政府与社会媒体舆论的压力之下作此决定,本意在实现更公平公正的录取机制,让不同社会阶级和族裔(尤其是来自低收入、少数族裔以及家族第一代大学生人群)的学生享受同等的优质院校入读资源与机会。
What the deans of admission are saying privately?
招生主任私下如何看待此新体系?
w There is a great dissatisfaction with the Common Application related to the rollout of a new platform in 2013 that had not been adequately tested and was riddled with problems for the colleges.
2013年起的CA通用系统改良后新平台的推行因系统测试不充分而引起了各方的诸多不满,也为众大学引致了许多难题。
w Highly selective colleges have a great concern that Common App was a “monopoly” (a charge leveled in a recently-dismissed lawsuit against Common App by College Net, the group building the new coalition application)
顶尖名校不希望CA通用系统垄断专权。
w Highly Selective Schools feel they are restricted with what they can do with their admissions processes. “Our applications are not really ours,” said one Dean of Admission.
顶尖名校觉得在其招生录取过程中被制约了——“我们的申请系统其实并非真正属于我们”,某位招生主任如是说。
What does this mean for Chinese student?
该新体系对中国学生意味着什么?
w Although Colleges will continue to accept the Common Application, they want to prove that their application is successful so we think they will give priority to the students who use their application
虽然众大学依然会接受来自CA通用系统的申请,但是他们为了测试评估新体系推广的成功度,应该会优先考虑尝试使用新体系的申请者。
w Chinese students’ competition at the highly selective schools are mainly very bright students from families who can hire independent counselors to help them create strong applications. These students will all be using the new platform so Chinese students applying to the highly selective schools need to be doing the same to be competitive. Chinese students need to know how to use the “Locker” and the appropriate way to use the “Communication Platform” so when apply to college, they are comfortable and ahead of their peers.
中国学生角逐美国顶尖名校竞争的人群大部分来自拥有私人升学咨询顾问进行全方位专业指导的优异学子。中国学生都应该使用新的系统平台。中国申请者需要了解、启用新系统,搞清楚“交流平台”正确、适宜的用法,以便申请大学时在激烈竞争中领先对手、先拔头筹。
Who are students who will actually use this new system?
新申请体系的使用者将会是谁?
w 官方说法:“意在实现更公平公正的录取机制,让不同社会阶级和族裔(尤其是来自低收入、少数族裔以及家族第一代大学生人群等)的学生们享受同等的顶尖优质院校入读机会。”
w 招生主任私下看法:事实与期望正相反,使用新体系的人群大部分是来自私立高中名校以及拥有私人升学咨询顾问进行全方位专业指导的学生。家境赋予、受过良好高等教育的申请者家长们现已展开行动、与时间赛跑。
When will this application be available to students?
新申请体系将于何时启用?
w 官方说法:“原本计划1月份启用。但大学决定延迟至四月才推行。”
w 招生主任私下看法:大学招生官对此新系统的推行质疑声一片;高中里面的大学升学辅导顾问们也怨声载道(因为增加其工作量);众说纷纭。
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