Ifyouwanttomakeasloganforyourmajor,whatwillyousay?Writeitonthelinebelow,shareitwithyourclassmates,andexplainitsmeaning.ThePriceofUSCollegeEducationWhenLatishaStylesgraduatedfromcollegein2006,shehad$35,000ofstudentdebt.ThisamountofdebtwouldhavebeeneasytopaybackifherSpanishdegreehadhelpedherfindawell-paidjob.ButthereisnoshortageofSpanish-speakersinanationthatbordersLatinAmerica.SoMsStylesfoundherselfworkinginaclothesshopandafastfoodrestaurantfornomorethan$11anhour.Frustrated,shetookthebravedecisiontogobacktothesamecollegeandstudysomethingmorepractical.Shemajoredinfinance,andnowhasagoodjobataninvestmentconsultingfirm.Herdebthasincreasedto$65,000,butshewillhavelittletroublepayingitoff.

（1）Somedegreespayforthemselves;othersdon’t.Americanschoolkidsthinkingaboutwhethertotakeonhugestudentloansareoftentoldthatcollegeisthegatewaytothemiddleclass.Thetruthismorecomplicated,asBarackObamahintedwhenhesaidinJanuarythat“folkscanmakealotmore”bylearningatrade“thantheymightwithanarthistorydegree”.Anangryarthistoryprofessorforcedhimtoapologize,buthewasright.Collegegraduatesaged25to32whoareworkingfulltimeearnabout$17,500moreeachyearthantheirpeerswhohaveonlyahighschooldiploma,accordingtothePewResearchCenter.Butnotalldegreesareequallyuseful.Andgivenhowmuchtheycost—aresidentialfour-yeardegreecancostyouasmuchas$60,000ayear—manystudentsendupworseoffthaniftheyhadstartedworkingat18.●Hardsubjectspayoff(2)Anengineeringgraduatefromagooduniversitycanexpecttobenearly$1.1mbetteroffafter20yearsthansomeonewhoneverwenttocollege.Eventheleastpromisingengineeringcoursesmadea20-yearreturnofalmost$500,000.bd(3)Alldoubtlessnourishthesoul,butnotallfattenthewallet.Anartsdegreefromafamousuniversitypaysoffwell.Butanartsgraduatefromasmall,localuniversitycanexpecttomake$147,000lessover20yearsthanahighschoolgraduate,afterpayingforhiseducation.Ofthe153artsdegreesinthestudy,46madeverylittlereturn.Ofthose,18offeredreturnsworsethanzero.(4)Areportbyaresearchteamfoundthat42%ofrecentgraduatesareinjobsthatrequirelessthanafour-yearcollegeeducation.About41%ofgraduatesfromthenation’stopcollegescouldnotfindjobsintheirchosenfield,andhalfofallgraduatessaidtheywouldchooseadifferentmajororschool.●ImprovingtransparencyForallitslimitations,theresearchhelpswould-bestudentsmakemoreinformedchoices.AsAmericansstarttorealizehowmuchabadchoicecanhurtthem,theywillaskformoretransparency.Somecollegesareprovidingit.Encouragedbythegovernment,forexample,someuniversitiesrecentlyprovidetheinformationabouthowmuchtheirgraduatesearnandoweafterfourorfiveyearsontheirwebsites.“Opportunity”,saidMr.ObamaonApril2nd,“meansmakingcollegemoreaffordable.”(5)Onlineeducationwillhelpthesituation.In2012,6.7mstudentsweretakingatleastoneonlinecourse.Suchcoursesallowstudentstolistentofinelecturerswithouthavingtoliveoncampus.Theywillnotreplacetraditionalcolleges—face-to-faceclassesarestillvaluable—buttheywillforcethemtochange.Thosethatofferpoorvalueformoneywillhavetoreform,ordisappear.eacReadthearticleagain,andthenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidLatishagobacktocollege?

2.WhatisoftentoldtoAmericanschoolkidsaboutcollegeeducation?

3.In“Andgivenhowmuchtheycost...”(Paragraph4),whatdoes“they”referto?

4.Doallengineeringcoursespayoff?Andwhataboutartsandhumanitiescourses?

5.In“Somecollegesareprovidingit”(Paragraph8),whatdoes“it”referto?HerSpanishdegreecouldnothelphergetawell-paidjob.Theyareoftentoldthatcollegeisthegatewaytothemiddleclass."They"referstoalldegrees.Yes.Allengineeringcoursespayoff.Asforallartsandhumanities,theyarequitedifferent."It"referstotransparency.ListentoInterview1andjudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).()1.Sarachosehermajorbecauseitistopinthecountry.()2.Shethinkscollegeisworththemoney.()3.Shedoesnotlikehermajor.businessmanagementpublicrelationsbiologicalsciencesdentalinternationalbusinesslawfamilylawyeraccountingaccountantbigfirmFTFFourgraduatesaregivingtheiranswersaboutthevalueofcollege.Listenandthenfillintheblanks.Interview1Interview2Interview3Interview4ListentoInterview2andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.HowhasJustine’scollegelifechangedhim?

2.DoesJustinedislikehismajor?Ifno,whydoesheplantochangehismajortocontinuehisstudy?ListentoInterview3andanswerthefollowingquestions.1.DoesBeverlythinkcollegeisworththemoney?

2.WhatdoesBeverlythinkismoreimportantthanlearningspecificthings?ListentoInterview4andjudgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).()1.Tinamajorsinscience.()2.Tinadreamstobeascientist.()3.Tinachosehermajorbecauseshelikesit.Heisnotthepersonhewasbecauseheknowswhat