听音频，回答题There are more than 2600 four-year universities in the United States， accordi
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There are more than 2600 four-year universities in the United States， according to the National Center for Education Statistics.But even with that26of choice， large numbers of high school students are applying to the same group of prestigious colleges.Today， any（27）is important for those hoping to be accepted by a prestigious school. Yale University， a member of the（28）group of universities known as the Ivy League， set a record this year， by accepting fewer than 9% of those who applied. Part of the problem is that there are more college-age students in the United States than ever——the population is growing.（29）rates are also lower because students are applying to more elite schools——（30）in the hopes of getting into at least one.
Students can now apply online instead of（31）pages of documents by hand. A few years ago， each student applied to three tofive schools（32）. "Today that number is much higher，" says college freshman Brian Kalish， who now leads campus tours for students. "Most kids apply to around five to seven colleges， but some of my friends went as high as 18 different colleges." These daysmany students begin preparing as much as three years before admission tim picking courses， getting（33）school activities andstudying for admissions tests. Educators say students should relax. They say a good edtication is（34）at many schools in the United States， which is（35）to have the finest higher education system. And they say the most important thing for students is to find a school where they feel comfortable.
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