The school dropout rate declined immediately, and last year's graduates have reported some impressive achievements in college.

学校的退学率立刻下降，而且去年的毕业生在大学取得了一些很不错的成绩。

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PwC, one of the world's largest professional service firms, hires 1,500 to 2,000 graduates nationwide and, based on last year's figures, 7 to 8 percent of them will be English majors.

作为全球最大的专业服务公司之一，普华永道每年会面向全国招收1500到2000名毕业生，根据去年的相关数据显示，其中7%到8%的雇员来自英语专业。

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The report also shows 14.8 percent of this year's graduates are willing to join some start-ups with fewer than 100 employees, up 5.9 percent from last year.

该报告还表明有14.8%的应届毕业生愿意加入100人以下的创业公司，相比去年提高了5.9个百分点。

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One of Friday's graduates is the son of John McCain, Mr.Obama's opponent in last year's presidential election.

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And they'll be joining plenty of last year's graduates who still can't afford to move out on their own.

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The deputy research director at Hecsu, Charlie Ball, says that in a "difficult jobs market" and a struggling economy "over 166, 000 of last year's graduates were known to be working in the UK six months after leaving university - nearly 8, 000 more than the previous year".

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The average starting salary offer is 4 percent higher for 2008 graduates than last year's alumni, according to a recent study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers.

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