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2、utcollegelife I BackgroundInformation HighereducationintheUnitedStatesItreferstoavarietyofinstitutionsofhighereducationintheUnitedStates StrongresearchandfundinghavehelpedmakeAmericancollegesanduniversitiesamongtheworld smostprestigious whichisparticularlyattractivetointernationalstudents professors
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11、healthandtheenvironment anarrangementthatismutuallybeneficial ithasadvantagesforeveryonewhoisinvolved LanguagePoints 5 Allthesereasonshavedifferentattractionsfordifferentindividuals butnomatterwhoyouareandwhereyoucomefrom obtainingacollegedegreeissomethingyoushouldbesincerelyaimingfor Para 3 attract
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15、mpetitivebusiness Competitivesportsencouragechildrentoworktogetherasateam Theteamseemstohavelostitscompetitiveedgerecently itsabilitytocompetewell LanguagePoints LanguagePoints 7 Mostcollegestudentsarejugglingtheircollegelifebetweenstudyingfortheirexamsandearningmoneythroughsmalljobstosupporttheirco
16、llegetuition Para 5 Paraphrasing Formostcollegestudents theyhavetodealwithstudyingfortheexamsandearningmoneytopayfortheirtuitionatthesametime tuition WhenIstartedcollege tuitionwas 350aquarter LanguagePoints 8 Theexperiencesonehasincollegereallytransformteenagersintoadults andgearthemupfortherealworld Para 5 Paraphrasing Thecollegeexperiencescanhelpteenagersturnintoadults andhelpthemtoprepareforthefuturechallengesinreality transform into completelychangetheappearanceorcharacterofsth sbInthelast2
