1·What if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race?
如果，较低层次的大学是逃避激烈竞争的门票呢？
2·Some colleges and universities have students from many different racial and ethnic minorities.
一些学院以及大学里有许多来自不同种族和少数民族的学生。
3·In some cases, colleges and universities might have to change their training programs, adding another layer of difficulty.
在某些情况下，学院和大学可能不得不改变他们的培训计划，这增加了计划的难度。
4·Every year a few colleges and universities in the US attract attention because they've managed to book high-profile speakers.
美国每年都有一些学院和大学引人注目，因为他们成功地邀请到了著名的演讲者。
5·Newly created state colleges and universities devoted themselves almost entirely to scientific, technological, and engineering fields.
新建的州立学院和大学几乎完全投身于科学、技术和工程领域。
6·At the same time, perhaps inevitably, the humanities—while still popular in elite colleges and universities—have experienced a significant decline.
与此同时，或许不可避免的是，人文学科——尽管在精英大学里仍然很受欢迎——已经经历了显著的下降。
7·The recent trend toward early decision and early action among selective colleges and universities has pushed the traditional deadline of January up to Nov.
最近，一些名牌学院和大学提前决定并行动的趋势将传统的截止日期从1月提前到了11月。
8·Since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them.
这些学生如果顺利完成高等教育，则最有可能改善自身的经济状况，因此，各专科学院和大学几十年来一直在努力招收更多这样的学生。
9·The largest and most important private libraries are operated by colleges and universities and are used by students, faculty members, and occasionally by visiting scholars.
规模最大和最重要的私人图书馆由学院和大学运营，供学生、教师使用，偶尔也有访问学者使用。
10·But since such students are most likely to advance economically if they succeed in higher education, colleges and universities have pushed for decades to recruit more of them.
但是，这些学生如果顺利完成高等教育，则最有可能改善自身的经济状况，因此，各专科学院和大学几十年来一直在努力招收更多这样的学生。