美国是一个教育十分发达的国家，粗略估计，约有3500所大学，公立学校和私立学校林立，遍布各州。美国不仅高校数量是世界第一，其大学的教学质量和科研水平也是世界顶尖：全世界前100名的大学中，美国大学占了50%；70%的诺贝尔奖获得者，来自美国。

The United States is a education is very developed country，roughly，About 3500 university，Public school and private school with，In states。The United States is not only the quantity is the world first，The university teaching quality and research level is also the world's top：The world top 100 in the university，University of the United States accounted for 50%；70% of the Nobel Prize winner，From the United States。

　　

那么，对中国学生来说，怎样择校呢？ so，For Chinese students，School how?？

　　留学专家建议，学校的排名仅仅是择校的一个比较重要的因素，学生和家长更多应该从学生的个性才能和职业规划、学校的位置、硬件和教学氛围、以及家庭的经济条件出发来选择最适合学生发展的学校，而不是局限在学校的排名。

Study abroad experts suggest，The school is ranked only will be the a more important factors，Students and parents should be more from student's individuality ability and career planning、The position of the school、Hardware and teaching atmosphere、And family economic conditions to select the most suitable for students' development of the school，Not limited to school rankings。

　

　个性和专业 Personality and professional

　　每年，美国方面的民间机构就都会出很多排行榜(如Us News、Princeton)，介绍综合排名、专业排名、公立大学排名、学术排名、师资排名、生源排名、学生评价等等。这对学生或家长择校是一个很好的参考。你可以了解到每个学校的侧重点、专业情况和社交氛围。

Every year，The United States folk mechanism can be a lot of list(Such as Us News、Princeton)，Introduce comprehensive ranking、Professional rankings、Public university rankings、Academic rankings、Teachers ranked、Germ ranking、Student evaluation and so on。The students or their parents in school is a very good reference。You can learn each school emphasis、Professional situation and social atmosphere。

　　在为学生做留学规划时，我最关注的是学生的个性和志向。对留学来说，能不能学到自己所需要的知识是“留学”是否有价值的一个标准。

For students to do study planning，My greatest concern is student's individuality and ambition。To study abroad is，Can you learn what they want knowledge is“Study abroad”If there is a standard value。

　　很多学生在申请本科时对未来的规划还比较模糊。所以在国内，我们常常会听到家长和学生的抱怨— “早知道不选这个专业了”。值得庆幸的是，在美国，学生不到大二是不用确定专业的。对那些还不是很清楚自己真正想学什么的学生来说，你有足够的时间去发现自己的潜能和兴趣。

Many students in the application for the future when undergraduate course planning are fuzzy。So in the domestic，We often hear parents and students complain - “Early know don't choose this major”。Those who be worth to rejoice is，In the United States，Less than two students are not sure professional。For those who are not very clear what you really want to learn students，Do you have enough time to find your potential and interests。

　　读一个自己不喜欢的专业是痛苦的。所以，对在高中阶段每个科目成绩都不错的同学，我的建议是：考一个好的SAT成绩，申请一个有丰富课程的美国大学，上一些你有兴趣的专业课程，看看自己到底喜欢什么，再来决定你最终的专业。

Read a themselves don't like major is painful。so，In the high school stage every subjects are good students，My suggestion is that：Take an examination of a good SAT scores，Apply for a rich course of American university，Some are you interested in professional courses，See yourself exactly like what，Come again decided to your final professional。

　　

私立大学和公立大学 Private university and public university

　　谈到美国的好大学，不能不提常青藤联盟(The Ivy League)：哈佛大学、耶鲁大学、普林斯顿大学、哥伦比亚大学、布朗大学、达特茅斯学院、宾夕法尼亚大学、康奈尔大学。这八所学校位于美国东北部，历史悠久，隐约代表着美国院校的最高水平；之所以说隐约，因为在这八所名校之外，还有麻省理工、斯坦福大学、芝加哥大学、加州大学伯克利等许多卓越的学府与其分足鼎立。

When it comes to America's good university，Stay out of ivy league(The Ivy League)：Harvard University、Yale university、Princeton university、Columbia University、Brown university、Dartmouth college、The university of Pennsylvania、Cornell university。The eight school is located in the northeastern part of the United States，Has a long history，Faint represents the highest level of the American colleges and universities；Say faint，Because in this eight outside school，And MIT、Stanford university、The university of Chicago、The university of California Berkeley and many other outstanding institution and its points sufficient tripartite confrontation。

　　有心人会留意到，这些名牌学校几乎都是私立大学。什么是私立？私立大学由民间资本投资设立，管理经费大部分都来自学生的学费，因此学费往往比公立大学高出很多。由于私立学校依托市场生存，所以一般而言，比公立学校更注重学校的教育质量和教学环境以及由此带来的品牌效应。名牌私立学校更是如此，全球招生，走精英教育路线；相对应的，学生的多样性也成就了学校的国际化。

Who can notice，These famous schools are almost private university。What is private？Private universities set up by the folk capital investment，Most of the funds management from student's tuition，So the tuition fees are often more than public university a much higher。Due to the private school survival depends on the market，So in general，More than public schools pay more attention to the school education quality and teaching environment and thus bring the brand effect。Elite private school is even more so，Global recruitment of students，Go elite education route；corresponding，The diversity of students' achievement is also the school's internationalization。

　　美国的公立大学主要面向美国公民，由政府投资，为了“让每个人都有书读”这个理念，一般学费比较便宜，也因此和走精英教育路线的的私立大学渐渐有了差距。当然，优秀的公立大学也有很多，除了上文提到的加州大学伯克利，还有加州大学洛杉矶、密歇根大学、俄亥俄州立大学等等。名牌公立大学的教育质量出色、学费比私立大学低，对于特别看重学费的家庭，这是一个很好的选择。

America's public university mainly take the American citizens，By the government investment，In order to“Let everybody have read the book”The concept，General tuition is cheaper，So go and elite education route of the private university gradually with the gap。Of course，Excellent public university also has a lot of，In addition to the above mentioned at the university of California Berkeley，And the university of California Los Angeles、The university of Michigan、Ohio state university and so on。Famous brand public university education quality well、Tuition than private university low，Tuition for the special value of the family，This is a very good choice。

　　在2008-2009年度，我为一个学生申请到了俄亥俄州立大全美排前五的物流专业，并且获得全奖。没什么比这个更令人兴奋的，美国政府出资，你只要读书就好了。

In the 2008-2009 year，I for one students apply to Ohio state big the row of the top five logistics professional，And for the prize。Nothing more exciting than this，Funded by the us government，You just reading is good。

　　

地域和院校规模 Regional and colleges scale

　　美国幅员辽阔，从东海岸到西海岸横跨多个时区，各地区的气候、环境、风貌和繁荣程度也有差异。中部的制造业和汽车工业、太平洋沿岸的信息产业和娱乐业、大西洋沿岸的商业经济文化中心、内陆的农业，不同的环境和产业导向造成美国各地方院校风格迥异。

The United States is known for her massive land，From the east coast to the west coast across multiple time zones，Regional climate、environment、Style and prosperity are also different。The central manufacturing industry and automobile industry、The Pacific coast of information industry and the entertainment industry、The Atlantic coast commercial, economic and cultural center、Inland agricultural，Different environment and the industrial orientation in the United States the local colleges and universities different style。

　　如果学生有幸进入大都市繁荣圈内的大学(如波士顿商圈内的哈佛、MIT、波士顿学院等)，将有机会享受到校内外的各种资源，近距离接触世界一流的学者、艺术家、企业家，并且得到在优秀企业实习的机会。

If students to enter the metropolis circle of prosperity in the university(Such as Boston in the business circle of harvard、MIT、Boston college, etc)，Will have the opportunity to enjoy the availabilities of all kinds of resources，Close contact with the world first-class scholars、artists、entrepreneurs，And get excellent enterprise in the internship opportunities。

　　远离商业中心的大学虽然这方面的资源可能没那么丰富，但是竞争激烈程度也相对较低。闲暇的生活节奏、优美的自然环境给学生带来的是一个舒适的学习氛围，让学生免去了许多外界的诱惑可以专注于读书。况且，在facebook风靡的时代，学生也不必担心自己的交际圈。

Away from the business center of university although the resources may not be so rich，But competition is intense degree are relatively low。Leisure life rhythm、Beautiful natural environment has brought to students is a comfortable learning environment，Let the students to avoid the many outside temptation can focus on reading。besides，In the era of popular facebook，Students also don't have to worry about your circle。

　　之所以提到院校规模，是因为规模因素直接影响到学校的硬件设施、课程设置、课外活动和师资的配备。大规模院校的优势在于专业课程和课外活动的多样化和活跃的学生气氛；小规模院校的优势则显示在师资配比上，学生能够得到最细致的指导，充分展现自己。

The scale is mentioned colleges and universities，Because scale factor directly affect the school hardware facilities、curriculum、Extracurricular activities and teachers' equipment。Large-scale college's advantage lies in the professional courses and extracurricular activities of the diversification and active student atmosphere；The advantages of small colleges is displayed in the teachers on the ratio，Students can get the most meticulous guidance，Fully demonstrate their。

　　

其他 other

　　家长择校时还需要关注的问题有？

When parents will still need to pay attention to the problem？

　　1. 学校的学术水平和课程设置

1. The school academic level and curriculum

　　2. 学校的硬件设施(宿舍、科研设备和图书馆藏书等)

2. School hardware facilities(dormitory、Scientific research equipment and the library collection, etc)

　　3. 学校对学生的奖励、资助体系和学生服务系统

3. The school to student's reward、Aid system and student services system

　　4. 学校的生源是否具有多样性(华人是否很多)

4. The school students have diversity(Whether many Chinese)

　　5. 学校的校风(宗教、种族、社团、文化等)

5. The school spirit(religious、race、community、culture)

　　6. 学校的其他资源(社会关系、实习机会等)

6. The school other resources(Social relations、Internships, etc)

　　留学择校对每个个人或家庭来说都是一件大事。

Study abroad to school each individual or families is a great thing。

　　客观来说，实地考察一所大学是了解该校实际情况的最佳途径，你可以亲身感知大学的优势专业、文化特色、硬件设备、学生友好程度和生活环境。鉴于实现这一点对许多家庭来说不那么容易，只能建议各位家长和学生多搜集信息，多查看学校数据和学生评价，多向学校或者国内的专业机构咨询来了解学校。

Objective for，On-the-spot investigation a university is to understand the actual situation of the best way，You can personal perception university advantage majors、Cultural characteristics、Hardware equipment、Students friendly degree and living environment。In view of realize this point for many families don't so easy，Can only suggest that each of you, parents and students to gather information，Many view school data and student evaluation，Multidirectional school or domestic professional organization consulting to know the school。