美国留学之美国大学排名:USNewsVSPrincetonReview
来源:哈鲁教育 2014-04-18
现在很多家长都把us news作为选校的唯一参考,不少学生也正因为排名,而变得非名校不去。殊不知,美国大学排名类型很多,除了我们耳熟能详的us news作为目前主流的排名参考,也有我在这里想跟大家推荐的princeton review大学排名。
princeton review的排名主要包括college(指大学,不指研究生院), business, law, graduate, medical五大板块。
推荐理由一:排名是来自于学生角度
其中,就college这个板块的排名,princeton review(普林斯顿评论)通过对12,000学生进行调查,根据大学的学术、政治倾向、生活质量、饮食情况、宿舍条件以及社交生活等诸多方面的情况从全美4000多所大学中挑选出最佳的三百多所,供学生在择校时参考,一共包括了62个排名。因为这些排名涉及了学生学习和生活的方方面面,更能够给不同需求的学生在选校的时候做参考。
主要包括以下大类
college (academics/administration) 大学学术/大学申请
college(demographic) 学生情况统计
college(town life)大学生活
college(schools by type)学校类型
college(politics)政治倾向
college(quality of life)生活质量
college(extracurricular)课余时间
college(social scene)社会场景
college(parties)聚会
college(social)社会关系
推荐理由二:从不同侧面进行排名
princeton review对各个专业的不同方向均做出排名,这是吸引学生的另一个重要特点。 我们就以商学院为例子来看看princeton review 提供了哪些方面的排名,可以看到包括最佳管理,最佳校园环境,最佳职业前景,最难申请等等。
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
推荐理由三:专业划分详细,冷门专业易寻
与u.s.news相比,princeton review的专业划分要详细的多,很多usnews找不到的专业,这里都可以找到,冷门专业的学生应好好利用普林斯顿排名。
举例:最近我遇到一个申请服装设计的学生,由于我此前并没有对这个专业有深入查询和了解,在princeton的帮助下,我获得了一些有用的信息:
ø academy of art university graduate admissions
san francisco, usadegrees: masters
ø drexel university college of media arts & design
philadelphia, usadegrees: masters
ø florida state university school of visual arts, theater & dance
tallahassee, usadegrees: masters
ø michigan state university college of arts & letters
east lansing, usadegrees: masters
ø the university of akron college of fine & applied arts
akron, usadegrees: masters
ø wayne state university college of fine, performing, & communication arts detroit, usa
推荐理由四:对专业和职业有较详细的介绍
princeton review 提供major search 和career search, 通过这个可以找到几乎所有我们能够想到的专业和职业。对于每个专业princeton review都提供简单但是全面的基本介绍,让我们对专业和职业都不再感到模糊。
职业举例:
financial analyst
ø day in the life
ø quality of life
ø present & future
ø facts & figures
ø majors
ø graduate program
就金融分析师,我们可以在这里读到金融分析师一天的生活,现在和未来的职业发展情况,与之相关的专业和硕士项目等等信息,让我们对这个职业的认识就更加具体了。
专业举例:
electrical engineering
ø introduction
ø high school preparation
ø school offering the major
ø sample undergraduate curriculum
ø fun facts
ø graduate program & career
每个专业,princeton review都给出具体的介绍,包括本科课程,提供该专业的学校,以及未来的职业等等。
当然由于princeton review 是通过对在校学生的调查而得出的学校排名,主观性的存在是必然的。所以我们还是需要借鉴us news的排名,因为其本科排名有25%比例来自于大学同行的主观评价,而研究生的商科、
工程等专业有40%比例来自于主观评价,其他则来自不同机构或学术界权威人士的评价,和根据一些客观的如科研设施配备情况等因素做出评价。
因此,在家长和学生选择美国院校的时候,一方面需要理性地看待排名,另一方面要对自己做合理的定位。一味追求排名而不衡量自身的情况显然不是明智的。我在这里把princeton review提出来,也是希望能多有一个途经让大家去了解美国的学校,从更多的侧面来看待学校。