VIP Class Notes (Tibo) (S)

Speaking exercise


19 August is the first day of the semester.
It is online classes but I think I can see the video more than one time. First semester I have to repeat the video and try to understand them.
I have to accomplishment 36 point hours and they ask you select not more than 2 course in the first semester if the student still has a job.
in the first year students must select 2 course and achieve the goal more than B grade. After that students will be fully accepted by this program and have to accomplishment 36 hours in 5 years.
I plan to finish the program in 3 years but the standard period is 1.5 to 2 years/ because my English is not that good and the courses require students have the programming ability and my programming ability is a little bit low but I want to learn more knowledge and method from the program more than get a certificate.
Actually I have a master certificate in China, I don’t think Chinese companies see the online program certificate is good enough but I think in America that will be better. And also there is different for part time program between China and America. In China part time degree is not as good as on campus. But my husband told me in America that is all the same.

The school will not supply the H1B visa or some career consulting so this program is cheaper than on campus but I see the application thread in the reddit forum, many students already have a job.

Information management and information system, only basic series about programming.

after I got the bachelor degree, many of my classmates went to work and I spent one more year to get the master degree. After 2 years, I finished the master degree and I tried to find a job but I found my old classmates have more working experience than me and I have to catch up and they bought the house when the price is not that high. So I decide to study when I have a job.


August 19 is the first day/ starting date of the semester.
It is online classes but I think I can watch the video more than once.  In the First semester I will have to repeat the video and try to understand them.
I have to accomplish/get 36 point hours and they ask you not to select more than 2 courses/ to select no more than 2 courses in the first semester if the student still has a job.
In the first year students must select 2 courses and achieve grades/scores higher than B / and grade higher than B. After that students will be fully accepted by this program and have to accomplish 36 hours within 5 years.
I plan to finish the program in 3 years but the standard period is 1.5 to 2 years.  My English is not that good and the courses require students to have programming abilities / programming notions and my programming abilities are a little bit lower than the others / not up to the level required / I feel I need to work on my programming skills. but I want to learn more knowledge and methods from the program more than get a certificate.
Actually I have a master degree in China, I don’t think Chinese companies see the online program certificate as good enough/ in a good light. but I think in America that will be better. Part time uni programs are considered / treated differently in the US and in China.  In China part time degrees are considered inferior to on campus one / are considered subpar compared to on campus ones . But my husband told me in America that is all the same.

The school will not supply the H1B visa or any career consulting so this program is cheaper than the on campus option but I read/browsed/went through the application thread on the reddit forum, many students already have a job.

I majored in Information management and information systems, I know only basic series about programming.

after I got the bachelor degree, many of my classmates went to work and I spent one more year to get the master degree. After 2 years, I finished the master degree and I tried to find a job but I found/realized my old classmates had more working experience than me and I had to catch up and they had already bought an apartment when the price was not that high. So I decided to study when I have a job.

Vocabulary

notion : idea of something
I have some notions in programming.

lottery : money game trying to guess numbers
I bought a lottery ticket and won. After that I decided not to go to college.

lottery ticket

data analytics: the analysis of data/ understanding data.
As the amount of data we have increases data analytics will be more and more important

to catch up : to try to get to the same level
John was ahead in the race but I caught up before the finish line.

rat race : struggle for wealth and power.
Most people in china are working hard to get ahead in the rat race.

tradition : way of doing things from the past.
It was the tradition to wear red clothes when you get married in China.

custom: way of doing things.
It is the custom to give red envelopes during the spring festival.

to name after : to give the same name
I decided to name my daughter after my grandmother.

to whisper : to say in a small voice
He tried to whisper me the answer during the test.

exception : when something follows a different rule.
She was the exception, she could cheat during the exam because her dad was a high ranking official.

exemption (when you are allowed not to do something compulsory)
I was exempted from the military service because I had health issues.

Grammar

express limitations
using not to (before verb)
I was asked not to smoke in the restaurant.
I was asked not to speak unless spoken to.
using no more (after verb)
We work no more than 24 hours a day because it simply is impossible.
I work no more because I am retired.

to require someone to do something
The program requires the student to have some notions in programming.