For the past several decades, it seems there's been a general consensus on how to get ahead in America: Get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy your own home.

在过去的几十年里，人们对如何在美国取得成功似乎已经达成了一个普遍的共识：接受大学教育，找到一份可靠的工作，然后买一栋自己的房子。

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Came back to America and tried college for half a semester, but quit like a quitter.

回到美国，试着上大学，但上了半个学期就跟个没能耐的人一样退学了。

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And one of the things I think we have to do is make sure that college is affordable for every young person in America.

其中我认为我们得做的一件事是让每一个美国的年轻人都上得起大学。

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Ms. Mangan-Valle said she moved to New York City after college as part of the Teach for America program that places college graduates in teaching positions in poor neighborhoods.

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Like parents with young children who know they have to start saving for the college years, America had to start borrowing less and saving more to prepare for the retirement of an entire generation.

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Northwestern is also the 18th best college in America overall, according to Forbes' and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity's ranking of America's Best Colleges, which was published in August.

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