University of San Francisco: Don't even think about skipping class.

The feeling of sudden cooling in autumn is not obvious in San Francisco, where the leaves are still green and the sky is blue. In Hangzhou, we have begun to shed leaves.

On such an autumn afternoon, our bus came from Jiuquhua Street, the most famous and steep street in San Francisco, turned several corners and stopped on a rolling street halfway up the mountain.

If it weren't for those young figures in the basketball hall, we could hardly tell the difference between a school and a house. Like many American universities, the University of San Francisco is open. Since 1855, it has been standing on the top of this mountain called Gushan. At that time, this private Catholic university funded by the church was called ignatius College. The school has inherited the heritage of European universities, and its courses are mainly classical education. At school, students need to learn Latin, Spanish, ancient Greek classics, history and other subjects.

It is the first formal institution of higher education in the western United States, and five years later, the University of California at Berkeley was born. At the age of thirty, the old man named Stanford began to establish the famous Stanford University. 1930 was officially renamed as "University of San Francisco".

Standing on the top of the mountain where the school is located, the scenic San Francisco Bay and the Golden Gate Bridge are at your feet. Over the years, the University of San Francisco, like a leisurely elder, has recorded the ups and downs of downtown San Francisco with insight into the world.

The famous basketball hall of the University of San Francisco.

University of San Francisco campus

There have been many NBA stars here.

Masters in sports management are very popular.

Cheers came from time to time in the basketball hall.

The name of this small basketball hall is unforgettable. It is called the War Memorial. The inscription on the wall "People who died in the Kingdom War forever" is a record of the passage of time.

Colosseum, Starlight Glimmer. No.5 of the American Men's Basketball Dream Team played a warm-up match with the China Men's Basketball Team here. When China men's basketball team came to the United States for training, it was often used as a training ground. Yao Ming has been here many times. In the 1970s, he won five consecutive championships in the national league. At that time, many NBA stars were trained by the University of San Francisco, and the last championship was 1982.

There are more than 20 flags hanging on the top of the basketball hall, which shows that the University of San Francisco is famous for its women's basketball team and has won almost all the university league titles in the past 20 years. But on the list of retired stars, two people are famous. One is number 24, Bacat White. Carter White was the main center of the Bulls from 199 1 to 1993 for the first three consecutive championships. The other is bill russell, ranked sixth, who created the Celtic dynasty's eight consecutive championships in the 1970s. He is the greatest defensive center in NBA history and the first black coach in NBA history.

It is here that bill russell has mastered the defensive concept and technology that will change the future of basketball. At that time, Ren Erbote, the coach of this university, combined Russell's physical quality with a very authoritative defense theory, which made Russell lead the University of San Francisco team to a magical record of 55 consecutive victories. He himself has won the title of the best player in America many times. 1956, in order to participate in the Melbourne Olympic Games, Russell delayed joining the NBA for one year and led the American men's basketball team to win all eight games in the Olympic Games.

The Master of Sports Management in the University of San Francisco is a hot major in recent years. This is one of the few advanced degree education programs in the world that focus on the operation and management of large-scale sports events. During the 2008 Olympic Games, many people from China studied here.

The teacher can name each student.

Skipping class is coming, don't even think about it.

Song Yue, a foreign student from China, graduated from Beijing Second Foreign Languages School and is currently the chairman of the China Students and Scholars Association of the University of San Francisco. He is studying business management here.

In the University of San Francisco, girls can often be seen carrying LV in and out of the campus, but everyone in the school is still in danger of dropping out if they don't study hard. Especially for undergraduates, school education is very strict. The phenomenon of "truancy", which is common in domestic universities, is rare here, because attendance is directly linked to grades. Even if the exam scores are excellent and the classes are serious, low marks will still be given.

The school said that this is a necessary guarantee for the quality of education, and it also makes students' tuition fees worthwhile. However, Song Yue and his classmates who are also studying abroad prefer to understand this atmosphere as a responsibility to help them identify themselves as students.

"If even the attendance rate in class is a problem, such a person is very irresponsible." Song Yue said that the University of San Francisco implements small class teaching, and the total number of teachers and students in most courses is between 20 and 30. Teachers can take care of each student, revise their homework and give guidance to each student. Almost every teacher can name any student, and it is good to have personal relationships with students in private. However, no matter how good your personal relationship is, if you skip class and don't get credit, he will still be merciless.

High overall quality and high popularity.

Develop Asia-Pacific research projects

The school motto is "Educate the mind and heart to change the world". Walking on campus, you can see the magnificent cathedral. The Catholic tradition of the University of San Francisco determines that undergraduate courses should focus on liberal arts education. In addition to specialized courses, literature, history and philosophy are compulsory courses for every student. They hope that through this course, students can get rid of the tendency of quick success and instant benefit as much as possible and make their personality healthier and more complete.

When recruiting undergraduates, students with high scores may not be needed, but students with high comprehensive quality are welcome. If you are talented in a certain field, such as music, sports, computers, etc., the school welcomes you.

The university also stipulates that students under 2 1 year old must stay. For students who fail TOEFL, the school will allow them to make up English after entering school until they pass.

Because of its special geographical location, San Francisco has a very close relationship with the Asia-Pacific region, especially with China. Nearly one third of San Francisco's 2 million people are Chinese. In the past 20 years, the University of San Francisco began to develop research projects related to the Asia-Pacific region, and expanded cooperation with universities in the Asia-Pacific region, including China.

Every year, various student associations in the school cooperate with non-governmental organizations to form teams to study and inspect around the world.

According to the data of the school, among the nearly 8,000 students in the school, the proportion of international students is 8%. Walking on campus, you can almost meet international students from all over the world who speak different languages. This international environment of world significance is a major feature of the University of San Francisco. In proportion, the total number of international students is about 650, of which 250 are from Chinese mainland.

Strong MBA major

On par with famous schools

Someone once asked the person in charge of the University of San Francisco, what would you say if you briefly summarized the uniqueness of the University of San Francisco in a few words? In a word, President Jiang Zemin made a special trip to visit the University of San Francisco during his visit to the United States, from which we can see that the University of San Francisco is quite excellent.

In fact, the reputation of the University of San Francisco, in addition, there are many alumni related to China who have graduated from it. The University of San Francisco offers 55 majors, covering art, science, business, history, politics, law, education, nursing (the major ranks first in the United States), vocational training and many other fields. Business schools and law schools are the most influential schools.

Many China people have been mentioned by later generations more than once. For example, Zhuang Sihao (IT industry), Dan (investment), Chen (venture capital) and (real estate). Because of this, the University of San Francisco has another nickname, which is called "the cradle of China CEO".

The strongest MBA major in business school, ranking first in the world 100. An international student in China described his learning experience as follows: "A class of excellent business schools in Stanford Business School is often an exchange place for students to seek future cooperation. If it is simply to learn business management skills, USF Business School (the English abbreviation of the University of San Francisco) is no less than the business school of the best school. "

In addition, the law school's intellectual property major is also good, ranking around 20 in the United States.

The opening time of the University of San Francisco is 65438+ 10 and August every year. The undergraduate entrance fee plus the living expenses of $47,000 a year requires a score of 79 or above in the new TOEFL IBT79; Or IELTS 6.0 or above (single item 5.5 or above). The tuition fee for graduate students in the University of San Francisco varies according to different majors, which is roughly 1000 ~ 40,000 USD/year, and the living expenses are about1000 USD. Require a bachelor's degree of 80 or above; Must have IBT or IELTS scores; Some majors need GRE scores; Other majors need GMAT scores. 1October 3 1 Sunday at 9: 00, Serena, the representative of the University of San Francisco, will come to the Hyatt Regency Hangzhou to provide 20 10 autumn admission consultation.