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.