Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

1. As you read the text:
a) look for the answers to these question.
1) When do high school students apply for admission to colleges 
and universities? How long does the admissions process take?
2) How many colleges or universities can a student apply to?
3) What does the word combination “wait-listed student” 
mean?
4) How do the admissions criteria vary?
5) What is the main difference between colleges and universities? 
What degrees do they offer?
6) What kind of educational institution are Liberal Arts Colleges?
7) What is the primary goal of public and private universities? 
How are they organized?
b) find in the text arguments the author gives to illustrate the following:
1) College admissions in the US is a long and complex process.
2) Admitted students may be awarded financial aid of two kinds.
3) Liberal Arts colleges attach special importance to interactive 
instruction.
c) give a brief summary of the text
2. Use the words given in brackets to form a word that fits in each space. 
Translate the text into Russian
Going to college in the US
Americans talk about ‘going to college’ even if the institution they 
attend is a university. To Americans the phrase ‘going to university’ 
sounds …………………… (to pretend). Most colleges offer classes only for 

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………………. (to graduate) students studying for a bachelor’s degree. 
……………….. (communal) colleges offer two-year courses leading to an 
associate’s degree, and afterwards students transfer to a different 
college or university to continue their studies. Universities are 
larger than colleges and also offer courses for …………… (to graduate) 
students who study in …………………. (to graduate) school. Many uni-
versities also have separate …………………. (profession) schools, e.g., a 
…………..(medicine) school or a law school.
American high school students who want to study at a college or 
university have to take a ……………….. (standard) test, e.g., the SAT 
(……………….. (scholar) Aptitude Test) or the ACT (American College 
Test). Students from countries outside the US who are not native 
……………….. (to speak) of English must also take TOEFL (Test of 
English as a Foreign Language). Each college or university decides 
on the minimum …………… (to score) it will accept, though test 
………………. (to score) are never the only factor taken into account. 
Students apply direct to between three to six colleges in their last 
year of high school. Each college has its own ………………… (to apply) 
form and most include a question for which the student must write 
an essay. The student also has to send a …………… (to transcribe) (i.e. 
an official list of all the subjects studied and the grades received) and 
letters of ……………… (to refer).
There are many private colleges and universities but most stu-
dents choose a public institution because the costs are lower. All 
universities charge ………………. (to tutor), and students pay extra 
for room and board. Prices range from a few hundred dollars a year 
to well over $25,000 at some private colleges. Students whose 
families cannot afford to pay the full amount apply for …………….. 
(finance) aid. Many students receive a ……………….. (finance) aid 
package which may be a combination of grants from the govern-
ment, a scholarship, a student loan and work-study, i.e. a part-time 
job at the college.
The most famous universities are those in the Ivy League, includ-
ing Harvard and Yale, but many others have good reputations. Large 
universities often put most ……………….. (to emphasize) on research. 
Smaller colleges tend to concentrate on teaching undergraduates, and 
many students prefer these colleges because they offer smaller class-
es and more …………… (a person) attention from teachers.

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