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Hi wood, You did a great job. Congratulations ! Let us know when you get responses from Columbia and Brown. Best of luck. Dilshod[tm]

Congrad`z ! Good luck with your GMAT exam! Peace out!

Thanhuvic, Can you find rankings of Liberal Art Colleges ? In advance, thanks. Dilshod :)

Hi Ketan, Hope you are doing well... I think you'd better wait for responses from other schools you applied to because it is very difficult to pay 24k$ a year (by the way, did you applied for bachelor or master degree ?). Maybe Utah, Irvine and UIC will offer some financial assistance. But if you have an opportunity to pay that amount of money you may say "Yes" to admission stuff, but don't send documents untill you have responses from universities mentioned above. Their decisions will come soon. What about I-20, I think American embassy won't allow you to get F-1 visa with two or three I-20's at one time. You should go there with one form from one university. Hope that helps. Break a leg! Dilshod :)

Hey Ihuyvn, Don't worry buddy. Just relax, go somewhere with your girlfriend, make a party and invite some good friends, listen for Nelly Furtado for a while and everything will turn out fine ! Hope you will get your 227. But why exactly 227 ? Hey, you know what ? I will pray for you before I go sleep. You'd better pray too because God always helps everyone who is sincere with him. Dilshod [dance]

How nice :)

Syphon00, I think you do not have to take TOEFL exam and more than that you are considered as a native speaker if you graduted from the Hight School that situated in the English Language speaking country. Thus, the only exams you have to take are SAT 1 (or 2) or ACT for undergarduate school, but believe those test are much harder than TOEFL. Good luck! Dilshod

Absolutely agree with Tanya. The words like congress, jury, team, organization, group, crowd, government, committee, club, army, family, class, public and some others must be used with single verb, but not always. Sometimes it depends on the context and you have to learn to "FEEL" when to use singular or plural verb. Dilshod

This construction of sentence involves the using of inversion. When clauses begins with word “SO + an adjective or participle" occur at the beginning of a sentence we use inversion. In my opinion the right answer is "D" and the sentence should sounds like this: So impolite in manner was she when treated him as if he were her servant on (at) that party.

Tanya, sounds good ! [dance]

Hope this helps : 1. Campus life; It covers a wide range of topics, like: o Daily life: #61607; Clothing (fashion, coat, pants, T-short, socket, jacket, suit, shirt, shoes, tailor, etc.); #61607; Shopping (various stuffs, store, mall, supermarket, department store, grocery store, drugstore, purchase, for sale, on sale, down payment, trade in, bargain, deal, price, expansive, discount, 20 percent off, etc.); #61607; Dining (restaurant, cafeteria, fast food, food court, café, snack bar, tip, bill, payment, drinking, cooking, on diet, food, rare, medium, well-done, overdone, burnt, go Dutch, split the bill, chef, etc.); #61607; Phone call (White Pages, Yellow Pages, long distance, operator, collect call, bill, get though, connected, disconnected, cut off, busy signal, etc.); #61607; Health (sick, symptom - toothache, stomachache, hurt, sore, sprain, indigestion, headache, broken, allergy, cough, pain, wound, cold, feverish; doctor's office, clinic, health center, hospital, health service, medical center, doctor, dentist, surgeon, physician, dermatologist, orthopedic, nurse, medical, prescription, pill, insurance, etc.); #61607; Housing (house, apartment, rent, deposit, termination, notice, bill, utilities, roommate, dorm supervisor/superintendent, custodian, janitor, ...); #61607; Money (budget, expense, fund, check, credit card, cash, borrow, loan, lend, fee, buck, cost, can't afford, broken, a hole in my pocket, ...); #61607; Time (watch, clock, busy, relax, different time expression, on time, on the dot, on the nail, sharp, ...); #61607; Haircut (hairdressing, barbershop, barber, hairdresser, beauty shop, various cut or beauty related actions ...); #61607; Car (driving, parking, pick-up, give a lift, traffic, repair, maintenance, car insurance, gas station, license, car dealer, mechanic, fare, tire, garage, wheel, ...); #61607; Vacation and travel (travel agency, airport, bus, cab, taxi, hotel, motel, train, book or reserve, passport, visa, trip, tour, ...); #61607; Using something (copy machine, camera, washing machine, dryer, machine, refrigerator, microwave, oven, air-condition, hardware, ...); #61607; Places (asking location, cap, police, locker room, gym, apartment, library, classroom, ...); #61607; Reading (newspaper, journal, text book, ...); #61607; Mail (email, fax, fax machine, post office, stamps, postage, postal rate, ...); #61607; Exercise: gym, gymnasium, fitness center, physical condition, keep fit/in share, ...); #61607; Photo (picture, photograph, camera, album, film, develop film, ...); #61607; Weather (sunny, clear, cloudy, fair, overcast, humidity, wet, damp, dry, moist, temperature, hot, cold, air-conditioner, heating, ...); #61607; Social: club, student group, committee, organization, association, ...; #61607; Borrow or lend something; #61607; banking, romance, meeting, pet, politics, lost and found, etc. Banking, for example, if you know all the following related issues, you should have no problem to understand a banking related conversation. #61607; People: customer, personal banker, bank officer, bank manager, teller or cashier. #61607; Location: bank branch, office (for personal banker, or bank officer, or bank manager), counter (for teller), ATM (banking machine), telephone banking, Internet banking. #61607; Activities: open an account, check balance, deposit or withdraw money, apply mortgage or loan, change currency, pay bills, get money order or certified check, cash a check, etc. #61607; Terms: check, check book, money order, debit (bank) card, credit card (VISA, MasterCard, American Express,...), cash, saving account, check account, bill, charge, banking fee, etc. o Entertainment: #61607; Sports: football, soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, rock climbing, cycling, volleyball, swimming, ..., #61607; Movie: drama, horror, documentary, animation, action, romantic, ...; #61607; TV: channel, schedule, news remote control, digital channel, picture in picture, ...; #61607; Leisure: picnic, barbecue, exhibition, aquarium, chess, poker, bridge, party, theatre, concert, music, skating, etc. 2. Academic Activities: o Administration Activities: #61607; Registration: tuition, advisor, fill a form, course sheet, signature, full, closed, sign up, curriculum, enrollment, ...; #61607; Student office: international student office, international advisor, information bulletin, ...; o Study Activities: #61607; Notes: take notes, write down, jot down, put it on paper, handwriting, make out, illegible, lend notes or borrow notes, ...; #61607; Examination: midterm, final, exam, test, quiz, pop quiz, open-book, take home, written test, oral test, score, grade, mark, ...; #61607; Courses: elective, selective, optional , introductory, basic, advanced, required, prerequisite, drop off, credit, transfer, ...; #61607; Library: librarian, library card, borrow, return, fine, time expired, make a photocopy, ...; #61607; Classroom: presentation, paper, discussion, participation, textbook, homework, assignment, ...; o Academic topics: These topics occur in almost all lectures and sometimes in discussions. The coverage is so wide that nobody can really know all of them. Increasing your knowledge base will definitely help you. They could be: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, arithmetic, anthropology, archaeology, biology, ecology, geology, meteorology, psychology, sociology, zoology, botany, physiology, acoustics, aesthetics, economics, electronics, politics, physics, optics, linguistics, mechanics, pedagogics, statistics, astronomy, journalism, magnetism, anatomy, ... 3. Working Experience: o Occupations: electrician, plumber, carpenter, bricklayer, mechanic (technician), maintenance (crew/person), repairman, surgeon, dentist, psychologist, physician, nurse, dietitian/dietician, vet, dermatologist, pharmacist, accountant, statistician, teller, cashier, waitress, waiter, engineer, part-time/summer job, ...; o Job hunting (check the paper, Internet, ...), job search, interview, resume, cover letter, position, apply for, reference, ...; o School job: co-op, research assistant, teaching assistant, graduate assistant, ...; o Job topic: part-time, full-time, placement service, flexible, schedule, salary, base payment, tip, tax, ...; 4. Feelings: o In good mood: high-spirited, delighted, cheerful, in the seventh heaven, on cloud nine; o In bad mood: out of spirit, low-spirited, disappointment, depressed, worried, blues, upset, ...; o Tense: can't stand/sit/be still, on pins and needles, like a cat on hot bricks, on edge, get cold feet, ...; o Embarrassed, afraid of public speaking, ...; o Dozy, drowsy, can't see straight, can't keep my eyes open, doze off, my eyes seem to blur, ...; o Furious, down, panic, ...; o Absent-minded, go in one ear and out of the other, ...; o Keep to oneself, outgoing, open-minded, sociable, easygoing, ...; o Slip my mind, forget to do, ...;