请阅读短文，完成第小题。 Formanypeople,thereisaverywell-establishedstereotypethatthefirst-classAmericanuniversitiesaresimplythebest.However,Iamnotquiteconvincedofthat.WhenIlookbackatmyacademicformationintheUSAandcompareittotheacademicformationsomeofmyfriendshadatBrazil,Idon'tfeellikeIammorepreparedthanmypeers.Thus,IamcurrentlyfacingadilemofwhethertopursuemygraduatestudiesinBrazilorintheUS A. Thedifferenceinouracademicbackgrounds,however,isthemoreliberalnatureofAmericaneducation.FrommyexperienceatGeorgetown,andfromwhatIknowofAmericanhighereducation,thereareveryfewstrictrequirementsimposedonstudents.Generallyspeaking,youarerelativelyfreetotakewhicheverclassesyouwant,providedthattheyareunderthescopeofyourmajorfieldofstudy. Toillustrate,Icomparedthemaster'sdegreesineconomicsfromDukeandFundaoGet.Vargas(FGV),aBrazilianuniversity.Ichosetopresentamaster'sdegreecomparisonherebecausetheshorttwo-yearstudyperiodmakesitsimplerthancomparingafour-yearprogram.Duke'sprogramworkslikethis:youpickafieldofstudyandthenhavearequirednumberofcoursesthatyouhavetotakeincertainareas.Mostoftherequirementsarenotcourse-specific,butarea-specific.Withsomefieldsofstudy,youcanskipcertainareasaltogether.Ifyouchoosetogetamaster'sdegreeinappliedeconomics,forinstance,youdon'thavetotakeanymathematicscourses.InFGV,alleconomicsstudentsneedtotakethesamecorestructure:Microeconomics1through4,Macroeconomics1through3,Econometrics,Statistics1and2,andMathforEconomics1and2.Fromthenon,youcanspecializeincertainfields,andtheelectivestructureseemstobethesameasinDuke:youpickfiveelectivesfromyourmainareaofinterest. ThisseemstobethesamekindofdifferencethatInoticedcomparingwhatIstudiedinGeorgetownasanundergraduatetowhatsomeofmyfriendsstudiedintheirundergraduatecareersinBrazil.Now,isthismoreliberaleducationgoodorbad?Therearefactorspullingiteachway,andtheidealsolution,inmyview,isareasonablemiddleground.WhatIseehappeninginAmericanuniversities,however,isalittletoomuchliberalization.Toomuchlibertytendstoencouragestudentstotakethemore"interesting"courses,andignorethosethatareconsideredmost"boring".Theproblemisthatmanyofthese"boring"coursesareusuallyfoundationalcourses,whichgivestudentstheanalyticaltoolstheyneedinordertobetrulycompetentintheirfieldsofstudy. Intheend,IfeellikeAmericanuniversitiessometimesdelegatetoomuchresponsibilitytostudentsintermsofchoosingtheiracademiccareers.Forme,thisistroubling.Studentsintheirtwentiesusuallyhaveverylittleexperienceinthefieldtheyarestudying,andmanytimestheydon'treallyknowthetoolstheyneedtosucceedintheirareaofinterest.Itiscertainlythecaseinmysituation.Fortunately,Iresearchanddiscussalotbeforepickingmyclasses,andwasabletotakeadvantageofmyliberalAmericaneducationtobuildbothastrongfoundationandtakeclassesthatinterestme.Butisthisalwaysthecase?Frommyexperience,Ithinknot.WhatIseehappeningatGeorgetownisthatmanystudentsjustpicktheclassestheyfindmostinteresting,withoutanyrealconsiderationofhowitisgoingtosupporttheiroverallacademicformation.Thisresultisadeficitinfundamentals. Whichofthefollowinginfluencesthewriter'sjudgmentoftheuniversitiesinthepassage? 查看材料
A.The academic information provided by his friends in Brazil. B.The information obtained from the university authorities. C.Those commonly held beliefs concerning the ranking of universities. D.The learning experience of himself in the USA and that of his friends in Brazil.正确答案D
