Plagiarism and cheating are strictly controlled.
Wei Jingyi, from Shinan District of Qingdao, entered a preparatory school in the United States in high school. Now, she has been admitted to Deansa University in the United States and has become an American associate college student. In the American preparatory school, Wei Jingyi listened to the teacher the most, that is, the steps and methods of quoting other people's academic materials. Because if you leave a "criminal record" of plagiarism in high school or preparatory stage, it will be difficult to go to college.
"American teachers are very disgusted with plagiarism. Every time before handing in a paper, the teacher will repeatedly reiterate the consequences of plagiarism. Because general papers need to use some reference materials, every word and sentence, as long as they are not written by themselves, need to put the information of the original author behind, otherwise it is plagiarism. " Wei said to him:
Besides plagiarism, cheating in America is also a very serious matter. Once cheating is discovered, it will be recorded in the student file and cannot be erased. Many four-year universities in the United States refuse to accept students with such records in their files.
Chen Qianqian, a Qingdao student at the University of Nebraska, told reporters that she once entered the examination room with her ID card. Because the photo on the card was different from her hairstyle at that time, the examiner refused to let her into the classroom. "I have to take out all my documents, such as my passport and student ID card, and it took me a long time to get in, so it is almost impossible to take the exam in the United States. Here, there is no specially arranged test number in the examination room. After going in, just find a place to sit, no one is supervising. "
Fu Xiao, who is now a graduate student at Stanford University in the United States, told reporters that before the exam, they would all sign an "honor code", that is, a letter of integrity. There is generally no invigilator during the exam, and everyone is very conscious. "In fact, all the students in our school come in to study, so they are either very diligent or very smart and don't need to be urged by others. Because your irresponsibility for your own study will lead to serious consequences. " Fu Xiao said.
Graduate students should have research results.
Chen Qianqian said: "There are some diploma workshops in the United States, which we generally call diploma workshops. It means that some universities or colleges issue graduation certificates and diplomas to students at will, but these certificates or diplomas are not recognized by the United States. Many people are willing to be cheated to get this diploma, mostly in order to get a foreign diploma and return to China for development. "
Fu Xiao of Stanford University said: "None of the students in our school feel that they can sit back and relax when they enter Stanford. Because Stanford graduate students need to have practical research results, it is not as simple as publishing several papers in basic journals. Americans attach great importance to academic fraud, so we are not surprised that the dean of Dixon State University in North Dakota committed suicide because of diploma fraud. "
The average annual salary of master graduates is more than 60,000 dollars.
Zhao Huaqiang, a native of Jiaonan, Qingdao, is currently a graduate student at the University of Missouri. He said that American friends around him have little intention to take the postgraduate entrance examination (Weibo), and most people have a casual attitude towards the postgraduate entrance examination and job hunting. "Like China, many people take the postgraduate entrance examination to find a job in the future. This will not happen in America. Only those who really want to engage in academics or study for a doctorate will go to the postgraduate entrance examination. Most people still work after graduation, because the pressure of employment competition here is relatively small, and the postgraduate entrance examination is not very hot. "
Although there are not many people who take the postgraduate entrance examination, the salary they can get after getting the postgraduate diploma is beyond the reach of undergraduates. In the United States, the average annual income of doctoral degree holders is $89,400; The average annual income of master degree holders is $62,300; The average annual income of undergraduate graduates is $52,200; The average annual income of college graduates is only $38,200.
"American companies are also very skilled in employing people. They won't improve their academic qualifications because there are many competitors. Because hiring a graduate student requires more salary, an undergraduate's capable work will not be handed over to a graduate student. " Chen Qianqian said.