美國留學之美國大學排名:USNewsVSPrincetonReview
來源:哈魯教育 2014-04-18
現(xiàn)在很多家長都把us news作為選校的唯一參考,不少學生也正因為排名,而變得非名校不去。殊不知,美國大學排名類型很多,除了我們耳熟能詳?shù)膗s news作為目前主流的排名參考,也有我在這里想跟大家推薦的princeton review大學排名。
princeton review的排名主要包括college(指大學,不指研究生院), business, law, graduate, medical五大板塊。
推薦理由一:排名是來自于學生角度
其中,就college這個板塊的排名,princeton review(普林斯頓評論)通過對12,000學生進行調(diào)查,根據(jù)大學的學術、政治傾向、生活質(zhì)量、飲食情況、宿舍條件以及社交生活等諸多方面的情況從全美4000多所大學中挑選出最佳的三百多所,供學生在擇校時參考,一共包括了62個排名。因為這些排名涉及了學生學習和生活的方方面面,更能夠給不同需求的學生在選校的時候做參考。
主要包括以下大類
college (academics/administration) 大學學術/大學申請
college(demographic) 學生情況統(tǒng)計
college(town life)大學生活
college(schools by type)學校類型
college(politics)政治傾向
college(quality of life)生活質(zhì)量
college(extracurricular)課余時間
college(social scene)社會場景
college(parties)聚會
college(social)社會關系
推薦理由二:從不同側(cè)面進行排名
princeton review對各個專業(yè)的不同方向均做出排名,這是吸引學生的另一個重要特點。 我們就以商學院為例子來看看princeton review 提供了哪些方面的排名,可以看到包括最佳管理,最佳校園環(huán)境,最佳職業(yè)前景,最難申請等等。
business schools :best administered
business schools :best campus facilities
business schools :most family friendly
business schools :best career prospects
business schools :toughest to get into
business schools :greatest opportunity for minority student
business schools:best campus environment
business schools:best professors
business schools :greatest opportunity for women
business schools :most competitive students
business schools :best classroom experience
business schools:economics
business schools :healthcare administration
business schools:international business
business schools:marketing
business schools:organizational behavior
business schools:product management
business schools:real estate
business schools:supply chain management
business schools :finance
business schools :human resources
business schools:leadership
business schools:mba/md -- dual degree
business schools:mba/masters -- dual degree
business schools:mba/rn -- dual degree
business schools:mba/jd -- dual degree
business schools :entrepreneurship
business schools:information systems/information technology
business schools:media/entertainment, sports management
business schools:non-profit management/public administration
business school rankings:best administered
business school rankings:best campus environment
business school rankings:best campus facilities
business school rankings:best professors
business school rankings:greatest opportunity for minority students
business school rankings:greatest opportunity for women
business school rankings:best career prospects
business school rankings:most family friendly
business school rankings:most competitive students
business school rankings:best classroom experience
business school rankings:toughest to get into
推薦理由三:專業(yè)劃分詳細,冷門專業(yè)易尋
與u.s.news相比,princeton review的專業(yè)劃分要詳細的多,很多usnews找不到的專業(yè),這里都可以找到,冷門專業(yè)的學生應好好利用普林斯頓排名。
舉例:最近我遇到一個申請服裝設計的學生,由于我此前并沒有對這個專業(yè)有深入查詢和了解,在princeton的幫助下,我獲得了一些有用的信息:
? academy of art university graduate admissions
san francisco, usadegrees: masters
? drexel university college of media arts & design
philadelphia, usadegrees: masters
? florida state university school of visual arts, theater & dance
tallahassee, usadegrees: masters
? michigan state university college of arts & letters
east lansing, usadegrees: masters
? the university of akron college of fine & applied arts
akron, usadegrees: masters
? wayne state university college of fine, performing, & communication arts detroit, usa
推薦理由四:對專業(yè)和職業(yè)有較詳細的介紹
princeton review 提供major search 和career search, 通過這個可以找到幾乎所有我們能夠想到的專業(yè)和職業(yè)。對于每個專業(yè)princeton review都提供簡單但是全面的基本介紹,讓我們對專業(yè)和職業(yè)都不再感到模糊。
職業(yè)舉例:
financial analyst
? day in the life
? quality of life
? present & future
? facts & figures
? majors
? graduate program
就金融分析師,我們可以在這里讀到金融分析師一天的生活,現(xiàn)在和未來的職業(yè)發(fā)展情況,與之相關的專業(yè)和碩士項目等等信息,讓我們對這個職業(yè)的認識就更加具體了。
專業(yè)舉例:
electrical engineering
? introduction
? high school preparation
? school offering the major
? sample undergraduate curriculum
? fun facts
? graduate program & career
每個專業(yè),princeton review都給出具體的介紹,包括本科課程,提供該專業(yè)的學校,以及未來的職業(yè)等等。
當然由于princeton review 是通過對在校學生的調(diào)查而得出的學校排名,主觀性的存在是必然的。所以我們還是需要借鑒us news的排名,因為其本科排名有25%比例來自于大學同行的主觀評價,而研究生的商科、
工程等專業(yè)有40%比例來自于主觀評價,其他則來自不同機構(gòu)或?qū)W術界權威人士的評價,和根據(jù)一些客觀的如科研設施配備情況等因素做出評價。
因此,在家長和學生選擇美國院校的時候,一方面需要理性地看待排名,另一方面要對自己做合理的定位。一味追求排名而不衡量自身的情況顯然不是明智的。我在這里把princeton review提出來,也是希望能多有一個途經(jīng)讓大家去了解美國的學校,從更多的側(cè)面來看待學校。