與常春藤不相伯仲
說到美國名校,大家可能會先想起常春藤聯盟八校。事實上,美國除了常春藤仍有不少名校選擇。例如著名的麻省理工學院、芝加哥大學及史丹福大學等。它們在排名與學術地位上可謂與常春藤相差無幾,排名甚至勝過常春藤聯盟內部分院校。
以下是部分非藤名校的排名及其特色:

Stanford University:
US News 最新排名全美第六,排名領先數所常春藤,從錄取率可知,該校收生也十分嚴謹,只有約5%。同時採取小班教學,大部分課堂一班少於20人。

麻省理工大學:
於國立大學排名中與哥倫比亞大學並列第三,僅次於普林斯頓大學及哈佛大學。除了著名於理工學科外,該校的政治及經濟學科亦排名靠前。該校更設有獨特的獨立活動計畫,除了能於世界一流的研究設施內學習最新科技外,亦有特別課程供學生發展專長。

The University of Chicago:
常年穩居各種排名前十,是一所綜合型大學。該校於科學界的影響力舉足輕重,是不少諾貝爾獎得主與科學界名人的母校,例如「原子能之父」。
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為什麼要選擇非常春藤學校?
實際上,部分排名靠後的常春藤學校已經顯現「老態龍鍾」的窘境,甚至出現「新常春藤聯盟」的說法。不同名校就如雨後春筍般,部分非藤院校排名已經超越常春藤末端,常春藤聯盟已不再是頂尖名校的唯一選擇。
由於常春藤頂尖學校競爭激烈,一些未有充分準備的同學可能未能如願進入常春藤聯校,但我們認為每位學生都應該享有接受優質教育的機會。競爭較常春藤少,但同樣是頂尖學校的非藤名校便能作為同學的Plan B。
這些學校科目種類與常春藤無異,同學可根據自身興趣及志向作選擇,不必擔心科目選擇變少的問題。
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