招生办说探索卡尔顿学院ExploringCarleton

原文链接 https://www.carleton.edu/admissions/blog/exploring-carleton/

作者 Alvin

翻译 Ke Labulaza

校对 米高粱

排版 Osas

Exploring Carleton

探索卡尔顿学院

Alvin congratulates students who chose Carleton and details some adjustments one has to make when transitioning to Carleton academics.

Alvin 祝贺那些选择了卡尔顿学院的学生们，并详细说明了在过渡到卡尔顿学院时必须做出的一些调整。

Now that all college acceptances are final, I would like to extend a warm welcome to all students in the Carleton class of 2022! It is certainly an exciting time for you all, as high school comes to a close and the next chapter in life is set to begin.

现在所有的大学录取都步了尾声，我想对卡尔顿2022届的所有学生表示热烈的欢迎！对于所有人来说，这确实是一个激动人心的时刻，因为高中时代即将结束，生活的下一章即将开始。

College is a time to explore, a time where students can pursue their academic interests and take responsibility in shaping their education. Carleton recognizes the importance of this individuality, but as a liberal arts college, Carleton emphasizes the idea of breadth with depth, and offers an extremely wide range of courses, encouraging students to take risks and explore new and unique topics. This serves as the basis for the core requirements — which I’m sure you’re familiar with — but I would encourage you to go beyond the requirements and to really apply yourself by taking unfamiliar classes. Many students end up majoring in subjects completely different to what they thought they would major in prior to enrolling; you never really know if you truly like a subject until you take a class and Carleton offers a great platform to foster intellectual curiosity.

大学是一个探索的时代，在这期间，学生们可以追求自己的学术兴趣并承担起自己的教育责任。作为一所文理学院，卡尔顿认识到了这种个性培养的重要性，因而强调教育的广度和深度的理念，并提供极其广泛的课程，鼓励学生冒险并探索新颖的和独特的主题。这是核心要求的基础 – 我相信你相当熟悉 – 但我鼓励你超越自己，并通过探究不熟悉的课程
来真正激发自己的潜能。许多学生最终主修的科目与他们认为的在录取之前会主修的科目截然不同;在课程开始之前，你从未真正知道自己是否真的喜欢某个科目，卡尔顿就提供了一个培养学生好奇心的广阔平台。

Many incoming students are nervous to take college classes. While there certainly is an adjustment period for some, the adjustment comes quickly when students figure out how to manage time and utilize resources. Others seem to adapt very easily. Although the workload can be heavy, classes are definitely manageable — there are numerous places to get help and ask questions.

许多新生都很紧张上大学的课程。某些同学无疑会经历一个调整期，但当他们弄清楚如何管理时间和利用资源时，就会很快去调整。也有些同学似乎很容易去适应。尽管工作量很大，但课程难度肯定是在可控范围之内的 – 你可以通过很多途径去获得帮助并提出问题。

Many of you may be familiar with scrunching classes at Carleton, but for those who aren’t, it is definitely something noteworthy to mention. The Carleton website states as follows:

你们中的许多人可能已经对卡尔顿的课程有一些了解，但对于那些不了解的人来说，这绝对值得一提。 卡尔顿官网做了如下陈述：

In order to encourage exploration into unfamiliar, risky areas of the curriculum, Carleton offers students the option to take courses under the S/Cr/NC option. S/Cr/NC grades have no grade point value and do not count toward student GPA. A continuing student may elect to take up to six credits per term on a S/Cr/NC basis with a maximum total of 30 such credits being allowed during the student’s four years at Carleton. The limits of six and 30 credits do not include mandatory S/Cr/NC courses. The grade of S means the equivalent of at least C- work; Cr means D , D, or D- work; NC means F work.

为了鼓励探索课程中不熟悉的风险区域，卡尔顿为学生提供了选择参加S / Cr / NC选项课程的选择。 S / Cr / NC等级没有成绩点值，不计入学生GPA。选择继续学习的学生可以在S / Cr / NC基础上每学期最多获得6个学分，学生在的卡尔顿四年期间最多可以获得30个学分。 6学分和30学分的限制不包括强制性的S / Cr / NC课程。 S等级意味着相当于C–等级（至少）; C相当于D ，D或D-; NC相当于F。

Scrunching most certainly isn’t a method to make classes easier — there are a few drawbacks — but it definitely helps provide some sort of a safety net to assist students and encourage them to challenge themselves.

“碾压”肯定不是一种让课程变得更容易的方法，是存在一些缺点，但它在某种程度上肯定有助于提供某种安全保障来帮助学生并鼓励他们挑战自己。

Carleton offers a fantastic range of classes; your four years will pass by quickly here and it is vital to make of the most of your time here. Prioritize which classes are most important, while also considering new and intriguing disciplines. So, I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and take risks.

卡尔顿提供一系列的精彩课程：在这里，你的四年将很快过去，因此，充分利用时间是至关重要的。你需要优先考虑修哪些最重要的课程，同时还要考虑如何选择新的和有趣的学科。所以，我鼓励你走出自己的舒适区并承担风险。

See you in the fall!

秋天见！

Alvin

Alvin is a west coast kid at heart (coming from San Jose, California), but is excited to start many adventures here in Minnesota. He plays for the soccer team here at Carleton and loves exercise. If he’s not on the soccer field, in the gym, or out on a bike ride during his free time, he can be found in one of the lounges playing Exploding Kittens, or in the music building playing piano. He is a potential economics major with an interest in computer science and mathematics.

Alvin是来自一个西海岸的孩子（来自加利福尼亚州圣何塞），但他很开心能在明尼苏达州参与许多冒险活动。在卡尔顿他效力于校足球队，还特别喜欢训练。闲暇时间里，如果他不在足球场，健身房或骑行，你肯定能在一个休息室玩炸弹猫的那些人中，或者在音乐楼里弹钢琴的那些人中找到他。他是一位对计算机科学和数学感兴趣，潜伏在经济学专业的学生。