American colleges typically offer four-year programs because that was the British tradition and Harvard, the first university in America, continued it.

美国的大学通常都提供4年制课程，因为这是英国人沿袭的传统。哈佛，美国第一的大学，也延续着这一传统。

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Another issue is that because three-year programs are so intense and structured, freshman needs to know right away what she wants to major in, and then stick to a pretty rigid curriculum.

另一个问题是因为三年制的课程安排如此紧凑，新生必须很清楚他们想要选的专业，之后严格按照专业课程的安排来学习。

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But experts say the recession has not cut enrollment in four-year programs, even with their higher sometimes much higher -- costs.

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In the case of last year we did hand students some code with which they could write programs that talked to Yahoo Finance, finance.yahoo.com, free website.

在去年的情况下，我们给学生提供一些,能用来写程序跟雅虎财经的免费网站交互的代码,即finance。yahoo。com，一个免费的网站。

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During the fourth year, students begin contacting hospital programs for the additional training they will need after medical school.

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Right now, students in most U.S. medical schools spend about two hours on addiction treatment during their four-year programs.

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We see universities who are going to three-year programs, going to no-frills campuses.

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We should tell high school students and guidance counselors that universities and employers alike welcome applicants who have participated in bridge year programs.

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