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Yale-Paradise for the Poor But Talented Students
耶魯--窮才子的天堂
Are you one of those promising students who dream to be admitted to a prestigious university abroad yet feel embarrassed when it comes to the problem of money? Never mind. Money is not a problem. At least being poor is not a hindrance for your enrolment to Yale. So please apply for Yale-a paradise for the poor but talented students and you are sure to realize you dream here if you are competent enough.
你是那些夢想著有朝一日被海外名校錄取但是又被金錢問題所困擾的莘莘學子中的一員嗎？沒關系，錢不是問題。至少貧窮不會成為你耶魯求學之路上的阻礙。那么申請去耶魯讀書吧，因為耶魯是窮困才子的天堂。只要有出眾的才華，你必定可以在耶魯實現自己的夢想。
Yale has the financial aid philosophy that when admitting students, the admission is only on the basis of academic and personal promise and without regard to their ability to pay. Once a student is admitted, Yale meets 100% of that student's demonstrated financial need. All aid is need-based; there are no athletic or merit-based awards. This policy helps to ensure that Yale will always be accessible to talented students from the widest possible range of backgrounds. Furthermore, Yale's admissions process is need-blind, which means that no applicant will ever be denied admission to Yale because of his or her family's financial situation. Applicants from a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds may be eligible for need-based aid.
耶魯一直奉行著這樣的經濟資助原則：對學生的錄取完全取決于學生的學術及個人發展前途，從不會考慮他們的經濟實力。一旦某學生被錄取了，耶魯會滿足學生所陳述的全部經濟需求。在耶魯所有的經濟資助都是以需求為基礎的，而沒有獎學金或是擇優獎學金。這項政策確保了耶魯可以從最廣泛的生源中選擇錄取最有天分的學生。 此外，耶魯在錄取過程中從不關心學生對資金的需求，這就意味著學生絕不會因為自己家庭的經濟狀況而被耶魯拒之門外。因此不論是來自何種社會經濟背景的申請者， 都有可能獲得耶魯提供的以需求為基礎的經濟資助。
The history of need-based award can be traced back to 1966. In 1966，Yale was the first major university in the nation to make two commitments that very few institutions of higher education have been able to make or sustain to this day: need-based financial aid and need-blind admissions. For over forty years, the University has not taken into consideration whether a family can pay for a Yale education when she is deciding whether to make an offer of admission. Yale has also sustained for four decades a commitment to meet the full amount of determined financial need for every United States or Canadian citizen admitted here. In 2000，the University extended that same commitment to all non-Canadian international students.
耶魯以學生需求為基礎的獎學金制度可以追溯到1966年。那時，耶魯是美國名校中第一個做出向學生提供以需求為基礎的經濟資助以及在錄取時不考慮學生經濟需求這兩項承諾的高校。當時幾乎沒有其他高校能夠做出這樣的承諾或是將這個承諾堅守到現在。在這40多年中, 耶魯在錄取學生時從來沒有考慮過他/她的家庭能否為其支付學費。耶魯同時也將這個承諾堅守了40年：她會滿足每一個被錄取的美國及加拿大公民的全部經濟申請。2000年，耶魯將這項承諾的適用范圍擴展到了除加拿大以外的所有國家。
Besides, in 2000，Yale began allowing students to apply 100 percent of scholarships awarded by external organizations to reduce their self-help requirement. Previously, only 50 percent of outside funds were used to reduce self-help.
此外，2000年耶魯開始允許學生申請由外部機構提供的全額獎學金，這樣可以減少學生自身要為學業支付的費用。此前只有一半的外部資金是用來減輕學生負擔的。
In addition to the scholarships available, there are many opportunities for students to take part-time jobs. Students on aid at Yale, as at all of its peer universities, are asked to take personal responsibility for a modest share of the cost of their education through a combination of term-time earnings, summer earnings, and low-cost loans. Furthermore, Yale's extensive campus employment system provides jobs for every student on financial aid who wishes to earn income while attending school. Increases in the rate of pay over several years have brought the average to over $11.50 per hour in 2007, the highest level of compensation paid for student work among Yale's peers.
除了為學生提供各種獎學金外，在耶魯，學生還有很多做兼職的機會。學校要求那些申請經濟資助的學生通過兼職以及低額貸款來為自己的學業承擔適當的經濟份額。耶魯的此種舉措與其同類院校是一致的。此外，耶魯廣泛的校園就業體系也為每個接受經濟資助的學生提供工作，這樣他們就可以上學賺錢兩不誤了。連續幾年工資的上調使得耶魯2007年的平均工資為11.5美元每小時。與同類高校相比，耶魯支付給學生的報酬是最高的。
Even more pleasing is that Yale never ceases her pace in offering financial aid to those who need it. On January 14，2008，Yale University unveiled its most recent initiative in financial aid by significantly cutting costs for families and students with financial need. The move will reduce the average cost of sending a student to Yale by over 50% across a broad range of income levels.
更令人欣慰的是，在為學生提供經濟資助方面耶魯從沒有停滯不前。2008年1月 14日，耶魯推出了最新的經濟資助方案，此舉大大削減了需要經濟資助的家庭或學生的開支。這項舉措將為送孩子到耶魯讀書的各種收人階層的家庭減少一半的支出。
