国外另类大学：从字母成绩解脱

　　For many students, college is four long years of lectures, libraries, and final exams. But it doesn’t have to be! Around the world, you have lots of academic alternatives, like internships for credit and overseas study programs. Moreover, you can choose colleges that are alternatives themselves.

　　对许多学生而言，大学意味着漫长四年的各式讲座、泡图书馆以及各种期末考试。然而不一定非得如此！你可以有很多另类的学习方式，比如实习学分以及去国外的学习项目等。你甚至还可以选择本身就十分另类的学校。

　　How about a school that doesn’t give letter grades? Or one where everyone designs their own major? Would you like to earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree while sitting on your couch?

　　如果有不以字母评定成绩或者让学生自己设计专业的学校，你感觉如何？你希望坐在沙发上就拿到学士或硕士学历吗？

　　It’s all possible. Just throw out what you thought you knew about higher education and read on about the world’s “alternative” colleges. Such schools are called alternative because their educational models are different from traditional universities. But they’re really only different in structure. You still have to study hard and you still walk away with a well-earned college degree.

　　一切皆有可能。抛弃以前对高等教育的看法，了解一下另类学校吧！这些学校之所以称为另类学校，是因为它们的教育模式与一般的传统大学不同。但仅仅是结构上的不同，你仍然需要努力学习才能顺利拿到满意的大学学历。

　　Here are two examples of alternative college programs: one is Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, U.S.A. and the Open University, UK.

　　譬如，美国马萨诸塞州安姆赫斯特的罕布什尔学院和英国的开放大学。