By Synonyms, Universities

Hi teachers ,Today I read on the Internet the following phrases, but don;t understand the meaning of exiting and exit .Please help me understand it and, if possible,give the synonyms of these words:"...And in Washington state, lawmakers simply canceled plans to require exiting students to...

Saska wrote:didn't know where to post this ... Can someone explain to me, the meaning of the words in Br. Eng and Am. En? state school = funded by the state elementary school = primary/junior school - ages 5-11 years secondary school = senior school - ages 11-16+ comprehensive...

This is my understanding, from AmE: state school: Usually refers to a public (state funded) University. I went to one, UCSB, and since I'm from California, I pay about 1/3 of the total cost (Sacramento pays the rest, along with some federal funding) elementary school: Grades K-5 or 6 (sometimes...

It's a good example of how different countries use the same terms! It is used in American and Canadian universities as a synonym for "Scholarship" in graduate schools.

"to get in touch with" is only used in context of a person - yes. Not sure about the 'made me encounter' either, grammatically ok, but doesn't sound natural. I think it's the 'made' part, it sounds as though they dragged you there kicking and screaming. Maybe 'parents exposed me to..' One among...

Nona The Brit wrote:Good letter. Problems highlighted for you Dear Sir or Madam, I am hereby applying for entrance for the International business administration program at the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) in September 2007.In the following letter I will explain why I think that the EUR...

Thanks. I have seen phrases like "work-related education" , I suppose it is a synonym to "vocational education". I also wonder what is the word for training students to do secretarial jobs, entrance level office work, which may require education near the university level.

Hi guys, "Which university did you graduate from?" Some more common ways to ask this include Where did you go to university? What university did you go to? What was your university? In suitable contexts, the terms 'school' and 'college' are often used in AmE as synonyms for...

“The Tobacco Company talks well. Representatives of the industry itself came forward to us and asked if we would go to the table...” –PBS article on the Tobacco industry. “'Tis but a peevish boy, yet he talks well…”-Shakespeare. “On good days, he does everything well: reads well, talks well,...

hi, i work a beginning editor for the university of washington. i've seen several academic manuscripts that use the phrase "lines of evidence." while the phrase is technically correct, it sounds awkward and ambiguous to me. e.g. Two lines of evidence support the involvement of the PARK10...