University Life
Placement test
A test done to place a student in the correct level/class at the start of a course
Rotten Luck
Bad Luck
To plagiarize
Copying or making slight changes to some or all of someone else's work and saying you created it.
Proofreading
Correcting grammar, spelling, and punctuation in an essay or paper
Insomnia
Difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep
Dean
Head of a division in a college or university
Living allowance
Is paid by paremts to cover the additional living costs incurred by their children living away from home.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Researcher - 5 to 6 years dissertation and original study
Part-time study
Students enrolled in usually one to three classes (less than 12 credits).
Registrar's office
The university office that keeps students' grades and records
Learn the hard way
To have a bad experience.
Cover a lot of ground
When a lot of work needs to be completed. If there is a lot of research to be done, or material to get through.
Dormitory / hall of residence
a building for university or college students to live in
Freshman
a first-year student at a university, college, or high school.
Dissertation
a formal and long paper, written for a degree at a university or college
Sophomore
a second-year college or high school student.
Grant
a sum of money or other payment given for a particular purpose
Undergraduate
a university student who has not yet received a degree
Leaflet:
booklet or pamphlet
Pull through
get through a difficult situation.
To be expelled
is to officially make somebody leave school because they have done something wrong.
Pass with flying colors
pass with a high score
Handout:
printed material given to students
Flank
side
Oversleep
sleep longer or later than one intended.
Drop Out
stop taking part in (a competition, a social group, a school, a university, a job, etc.).
Campus
the grounds and buildings of a university or college
Assessment
the methods that educators use to evaluate and measure the academic readiness of students.
Tuition fee
the money that you pay to be taught, especially in a college
Pass mark
the number of points that must be achieved in order to be successful in an exam.
Faculty:
the teachers/professors of a school or university
Pull oneself together
to become calm and behave normally again after being angry or upset
Defer
to put aside until later; to postpone
Hit the books
to study very hard
Pull off
to succeed despite difficulty
in (english) / on (american) ... the cards
very likely to happen.
