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Useful Vocabulary
an application/ to apply to …
to take
a course
to submit an application to…
College Board
admission test/examination
accommodation
dormitory(dorm)/ residence
hall/ hall of residence
private apartment
academic year/ term/ days
semester
to attend lectures/ seminars
to miss lectures/ seminars
to take/ sit an examination
to fail an examination
to get good/ bad (lousy) marks
to be thrown out of
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Useful Vocabulary
to be enrolled for
a first year student
(AmE freshman)
a second year student (AmE sophomore)
a third year
student (AmE junior)
a fourth year student (AmE senior)
full-time student
part-time student
tuition fee
scholarship
to grant a scholarship
program of study/ degree program/ syllabus
degree
Bachelor (US Bachelor of Arts (B.A), Bachelor of Sciences (B.S/B.Sc.)
Master (US Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Sciences (M.S./ M.Sc.)
Doctor (US Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
extracurricular activities
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Contents
What is a student?
Admission to a college/ university
3.
Tuition fee
4. Accommodation
5. Student’s rights, duties and responsibilities
6. Academic
year
7. Scholarships
8. Extracurricular activities
9. Degrees
10. Some quotations by students
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What is a Student?
A
student is a person who studies at college or university
Students can be enrolled for full-time or part-time courses.
Students in the UK are generally classified as first, second, third, or fourth-year students.
In the USA students are classified as "freshmen", "sophomores", "juniors", and "seniors“.
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Admission
In the United Kingdom the system of admissions
to colleges and universities is centralised and managed by
UCAS - the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.
Students are not admitted to universities and colleges as a whole, but to particular courses of study.
In the United States of America admission is decentralized: high school students apply to four-year colleges and universities.
Students may apply to many institutions using the Common Application.
There is no limit to the number of colleges or universities to which a student may apply, though an application must be submitted for each.
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Tuition fee
Since 1 September 2012 the British universities
charge students up to £9,000 a year for the
annual tuition costs.
Full-time and part-time students starting a course from 1 September 2012 can apply for Tuition Fee Loans to help with their tuition fees and living costs.
Maximum Tuition Fee Loans
New full-time students £9,000
New part-time students £6,750
The tuition fee in the USA can vary from $ 10000 a year for state universities to $ 35000 per annum for some private universities.
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Accommodation
Most colleges and universities provide single or multiple
occupancy rooms for their students, usually at a cost.
Many
colleges and universities no longer use the word "dormitory" for such accommodation. In the USA staff are now using the term “residence hall” and in the UK “hall of residence“.
College and university residential rooms vary in size, shape, facilities and number of occupants.
In the USA most residence halls are much closer to campus than apartment buildings.
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Student’s rights
Students’ rights‘ in the context of higher
education often extends to concepts like:
the right to form
groups of their choosing to express their views, and receive funding for them;
the right to speak freely, assemble, and demonstrate;
the right to due process and an impartial hearing in any disciplinary matter;
the right to participate in the governance of the institution;
the right to make rules and regulations and have primary responsibility for the governance of student conduct;
the right to do as they will, so long as they harm no other.
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Duties and Responsibilities
The student is responsible for:
attending classes
every day
arriving in class on time
remaining quiet and on
task during class time
bringing to class all necessary materials (book, paper, pen, pencil, calculator, etc.)
taking proper care of his/her book and returning it at the end of the course
completing all assignments, including quizzes and tests
participating in all class discussions and question-and-answer sessions
getting email addresses from fellow classmates and his/her prof/teachers
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Academic year
An academic year is the time during
which an educational institution holds classes.
A semester system
divides the academic year into two terms, roughly 16–18 weeks each.
In most countries, the academic year begins with the start of autumn and ends during the following summer.
A scholarship is an award
of financial aid for a student to further their education.
Scholarships are awarded on various criteria, which usually reflect the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.
Scholarship money is not required to be repaid.
The most common scholarships may be classified as:
Merit-based
Need-based
Student-specific
Career-specific
College-specific
Athletic
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Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities offer students an opportunity to
work with others and to gain essential life skills.
The
range of extracurricular activities varies extensively, depending upon the size and type of college or university.
The most commonly found on college campuses extracurricular activities are:
Student Government
Academic and Professional Organizations
Volunteer and Service-Related Activities
Multicultural Activities
An academic degree is a
college or university diploma.
Degrees in Europe are based on the three-level hierarchy of degrees: Bachelor, Master and Doctor.
In the United States and Canada, most standard academic programs are based on the four-year bachelor's degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), or Bachelor of Science ( B.S./B.Sc.), and a one- or two-year master's degree (Master of Arts (M.A.), or Master of Science (M.S./M.Sc.).
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Some quotations by students
The goal of education
is to replace an empty mind with an open
mind.
The more we study the more we discover our ignorance.
Biggest mystery of Maths is that 1000 years passed, millions of theorems were derived, millions of formulas were made but still X is unknown.
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Some quotations by students
What is so easy
to fail but so hard to succeed?
80% of the
exam is always based on one lecture that you missed and one topic that you didn’t prepare.
Why do we sometimes write “ETC.” in exams? Because it means E (End of) T (Thinking) C (Capacity)
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Sources of Information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_and_college_admission
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_accommodation#Higher_education
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_term
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_degree
http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/1855/College-Extracurricular-Activities.html
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndLearning/UniversityAndHigherEducation/StudentFinance/Typesoffinance/DG_171539
http://www.infozee.com/usa/expenses.htm
www.survivingcollegelife.com/archives/
www.facebookstatus123.com/category/funny-quotes-on-exams-for-facebook