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Quiz 2 addressed questions about MOOCS, community colleges, and jobs. This week many of the questions focus on what some students call the most significant part of their education—study abroad. With all the talk of the need for diversity, study abroad options are among the most effective way of ensuring a student receives a cultural immersion. In many schools across the US, studies demonstrate that even if the student body as a whole is composed of a range of races and classes, all too often self-segregation precludes many from getting to know well others different from themselves. An experience abroad immerses the student in a culture, language, and a way of life. A recent blog entry from earlier in the week highlights how transformative this experience can be. The questions about what people mean when the word diversity is used will be the subject of forthcoming entries.
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1. How many US students studied abroad last year?
A.
136,000
B.
270,000
C.
340,000
D.
425,000
2.
How much of an increase is this from 20 years
ago?
A.
About the same
B.
Double
C.
Triple
D.
Quadruple
3.
How much of an increase was it from the year
before?
A.
1%
B.
7%
C.
14%
D.
28%
4.
According to one alumni study which part of the
college experience ranked highest?
A.
Courses
B.
College friendships
C.
Study abroad
D.
Athletics
5.
How many international students studied in the
US in 2011-2012?
A.
175,000
B.
320,000
C.
450,000
D.
760,000
6.
How many students from China studied in the US
in 2011-2012?
A.
75,000
B.
120,000
C.
200,000
D.
310,000
7.
What percentage increase is this from 2010-2011?
A.
11%
B.
18%
C.
23%
D.
30%
7. What
percentage did graduate school applications rise from students from China?
A. -5%
B. 15%
C. 22%
D. 41%
8.
What percentage of students changes their field
of study after the freshman year?
A.
12%
B.
25%
C.
33%
D.
41%
9.
What percentage of students planning to major in
engineering, science, or premed change their minds?
A.
21%
B.
33%
C.
48%
D.
60%
10. What
percent of undergraduate degrees were awarded in the liberal arts and sciences
in 1968?
A.
60%
B.
50%
C.
40%
D.
30%
11. What
percent of undergraduate degrees were awarded in the liberal arts in 2010?
A.
45%
B.
33%
C.
26%
D.
15%
12. What
is the largest major for undergraduate students today?
A.
History
B.
Education
C.
Media studies/communication
D.
Business
13. How
many students applied of one of the 350 summer internships offered by Goldman
Sachs this year?
A.
9000
B.
17,000
C.
24,000
D.
36,000
You gotta move
14. Of
the 10 most in demand jobs in 2010, how many did not exist in 2004?
A.
2
B.
5
C.
7
D.
10
15. Who
said: the smartest people on campuses should be working in admissions so they
can pick more interesting students.
A.
William Bowen, former President of Princeton
University
B.
Jonathan Cole, former Provost at Columbia
University
C.
Barack Obama
D.
Parke Muth
Answers to quiz # 2
1.
A
2.
A
3.
C
4.
D
5.
D
6.
C
7.
B
8.
B
10. B
In forthcoming quizzes the focus will shift a bit from the
typical way almost all large introductory courses are assessed in the US these
days—multiple choice—to some short answer questions. Today, some students move
through 4 years of college taking many classes that require only multiple
choice quizzes and exams. Classes that require more than 25 pages of writing shrink
each year. Studies demonstrate that those student with high levels of writing
and critical thinking skills stand at a considerable advantage in securing
highly competitive jobs and places in top graduate schools. Do schools have the
budget, the faculty, and the number of classes to provide a personalized
experience for their students?
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