Degrees Abroad到国外读取学位BY PAUL HOCKENO

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THERE was a time when the self-confident undergraduate took a semester or two abroad to taste an unfamiliar culture and dip a toe into the waters of higher education on a foreign shore. Today， tasting is timid stuff. While graduate programs have long attracted international students， undergraduates are seizing upon the vast opportunities to enroll in foreign colleges for a complete bachelors degree. The number of options to do so is growing by the year.

曾有一段時间，自信的大学生会到国外进行为期一两个学期的学习，以感受异域文化，试水国外的高等教育。如今，仅仅浅尝辄止即是怯懦的表现。一直以来，研究生项目都吸引着国际留学生的眼球，而如今，本科生机会丰富，他们可攻读国外大学的全日制学士学位。可供选择的大学数量也在逐年增多。

The benefits of a thoroughly international education in the age of globalization are conspicuous. But the game-changer is that college abroad can save parents tens of thousands of dollars. Icing on the cake： Its possible to obtain financial aid， both need- and merit-based， from universities in other countries.

在全球化时代，完全的国际化教育能够带来的益处显而易见。但出国读大学最大的好处还是能为父母节约上万美元。锦上添花：学生可申请国外大学提供的奖助学金。

A bachelors abroad isnt for everybody. Students must be prepared to immerse themselves in the customs of an unfamiliar habitat far from home. Its an endeavor for the intensely curious and resourceful， those who can adapt to systems that do grading， testing and instruction quite differently. But the rewards are great and recognized by employers seeking go-getters.

但是，去国外攻读学士学位并非适合任何人。身在异乡，学生必须做好准备，以适应陌生环境的风土人情。只有好奇心强、极具应变能力的人才会去选择，他们能够适应与国内不尽相同的评价、测试和指导体系。但由此会得到巨大的回报，而且对于看中积极主动品质的雇主来说，他们更加认可留学经历。

The British Isles have catered to overseas students for， quite literally， centuries. Of course， studying in Britain can be pricey. But the three-year diplomas in England and Wales will tempt the impatient and undercapitalized， and many schools besides Cambridge and Oxford have global reputations. Most are nearly as packed with international students as the University of Sussex near Brighton， 27 percent of whose graduates hail from abroad.

毫不夸张地说，几个世纪以来，英国诸岛都符合海外学子的求学需要。当然，到英国读书可能会有些昂贵。但是，在英格兰和威尔士能够三年拿到文凭，这对于那些缺乏耐心以及资金匮乏的求学者来说极具吸引力。而且，除牛津剑桥外的许多高校也同样享誉全球。大部分的高校就如布赖顿附近的瑟赛克斯大学，海外学子遍布校园，占毕业生数量的百分之二十七。

Australia： Academies Down Under are a magnet for international students， not least because their Foreign Ministry doles out plentiful scholarships. Several Australian universities all carry the imprimatur of first-rate centers of research and learning. At the University of Queensland， undergraduates can study marine sciences at field stations on the Great Barrier Reef. And internationals rave about the robust campus life， beaches and cosmopolitan cities.

澳大利亚：南半球的高等学府对全球学子极具吸引力。这不仅仅是因为其外交部门提供丰厚的奖学金。澳大多所高校都是公认的一流研学中心。在昆士兰大学，本科生可以在大堡礁的实地考察站研究海洋科学。而且，国际学生也热衷于多彩的校园生活、充满活力的海滩以及国际化的大都市。