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行至水窮處:升學

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Roycesze, BA in Economics and Mathematics from Wesleyan University in the United States and a Master of Economics from Columbia University in New York. He has engaged in economic research in government, bank trading departments, think tanks, and universities for several years. Observe world affairs from the angle of an economic and financial researcher. Write what I want, and prefer writing more about eat, play, sleep rather than writing my profession.

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行至水窮處:升學

一般香港學生及家長對升學讀書都有著幾項謬誤或盲點。

第一,純粹從收生比例看,美國的龍頭大學如哈佛、耶魯、普林斯頓等要比英國牛津劍橋(Oxbridge)難入得多。牛津劍橋兩所學府加起來一屆收生約八千人,哈佛、耶魯、普林斯頓三所學府加起來一屆收生才約四千人,而美國人口是英國的五倍。以此推論,因為人口遠多、競爭遠為激烈及每所學府收生人數較少,要進英國牛津劍橋的難度大約只與要進美國頭二十名大學相約。然而,美國頭二十名大學中的芝加哥大學、賓夕法尼亞大學等雖亦為名校,但在香港普遍學生及家長眼中口碑卻不如牛津劍橋;更遑論頭二十名中較少人認識的杜克大學跟聖路易斯華盛頓大學了。

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