Profile Update Class (Nick)

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Next update August 2019

Previous Levels

Listening: 4.5
Speaking: 3.5
Pronunciation: 4
Writing: 3.5

Class Notes from today:

Watch the MBA videos from the Columbia page, and generally look the MBA pages for difficult vocabulary.

https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/programs/mba/career-support
https://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/academic-programs/graduate/mba/full-time-mba/

Vocabulary

Exponentially – anything greater than x^1, any graph that curves upward very quickly; growth that gets faster over time
e.g. When something doubles every time, this is exponential growth.

Valedictorian – the number one student in a graduating class

Eye-watering – something that is so intense it makes your eyes water, like you can’t even bear to look at it
e.g. The tuition for Columbia’s MBA program is absolutely eye-watering.

Merit-based scholarship/grant – for being smart or experienced
Need-based scholarship/grant – for being poor (but still having potential)

Scholarship vs. Grant – money from the school, money from outside (government, foundation, etc.); however, they are both good because they aren’t loans
Financial Aid – any money that you get from others for studying (loans, grants, scholarships, work-study arrangements); the general term for all the money you get to study
Financial Aid Package – after being admitted, the university will send you a letter with all the university/government-related scholarships, grants, and loans you will need

Cohort – the people you start a degree with, and probably graduate with
e.g. I graduated law school in the 2017 cohort.
e.g. Opening day: “We here at the college extend our warm welcome to the cohort of 2022!”

Credit Hours – the number of hours of class time you have to have to graduate; usually this is the number of hours you spend in class per week

Joint Program – when you can take part of your classes at one university, and part at another; where universities share professors, resources, or students to offer a program
e.g. East China Normal and NYU have a joint center/program in Shanghai.

Pronunciation

Corporate – if the first syllable is too long, it can sound sort of like “cooperate”

Alumni – use “uh” instead of “oo” for the “u” sound