New Words and Expressions

To be admitted = to be enrolled. Children are admitted to state schools without exams. Admission - поступление, приём. Admission to state shcools is free. Admission exams - вступительные экзамены. School-leavers having a gold medal usually take only one admission exam or go through an interview.

Interview – собеседование, интервью. If you apply for a job you should not only fill out a form but also go through an interview with the firm’s manager.

High school grades - высокие школьные оценки. Her school grades are the highest in her class.

Selection - отбор. To select - отбирать. I selected the best flowers for my girl-friend. In our biology class we studied selection. The selection process for the participants of the final concert was really strict.

Apply (for) - подавать заявление. Application form - заявление. Applicant - абитуриент, заявитель. What faculty are you going to apply for? Fill out the application form, please. This year the number of applicants was twice as big as the number of vacant places.

To require a recommendation - требовать рекомендацию (характеристику). Some faculties at our institute require a school recommendation from the applicants.

To afford - позволять. I can't afford to buy this dress - it is too expensive.

Estimated cost - приблизительная стоимость. The estimated cost of instruction at the Faculty of Foreign Languages is 10,000 rubles, but it may change any time.

It's again me, Alexander, and this time I want to introduce you to my roommate Brian. It’s the university policy to have international students share rooms with American students. I can say that this way we acquire the language and the culture more quickly and naturally than other­wise.

Hi, guys! Though I think some of you are actually young girls - but this is the way we informally greet people. Or else we say, "Hi, folks " which means basically the same. I am in my sec­ond year and can explain to you how we study here. Alex says in your country it is different. In order to get a diploma in your major in your country you study for 5 years. We get a degree which is close to your diploma and we may earn it during 4 or even 3 years if you wish. The degree is called a Bachelor’s degree.

I hear that in Russia in order to be admitted you have to go through a special selection in the form of exams and interviews. Here we don't take special admission exams at the university. But you must have high school grades and before you apply you should take SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test which is a National test, normally taken when you are in 11 grade (we here study at school 12 years). In some universities they also require a recommendation from your school and an interview with an applicant. International students take TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language - instead of SAT. Educa­tion costs money - from that, it is very obvious, why Central as well as all universities in the USA admit those who can afford it. But I shall tell you about the cost of education a bit later and you will also have a chance to go through the table of estimated costs.