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Tej Kohli gives a list of some more important terms under the category  “Tej Kohli: glossary”

Financial aid: A general term that includes all types of money, loans, and work-study programs offered to a student to help pay tuition, fees, and living expenses.

Freshman: A first-year student at a secondary school, college, or university.

Full-time student: A student who is enrolled at a university and is taking at least the minimum number of credits (often 12) to meet the university’s requirement for a full course load.

Grade Point Average (GPA): A system of recording achievement based on a numerical average of the grades attained in each course.

Graduate: A student who has completed a course of study, either at the secondary or university level. A graduate program at a university is a study course for students who already hold a bachelor’s degree.

Grant: A form of financial aid.

Tips for parents is the new category in the Tej Kohli Blog.
Most of the information available on the net is addressed directly to the foreign student who is planning to pursue his/her higher education in the United States. Though the child needs to know more, I feel that there are some issues or concerns that are of more importance to a parent than to a child.
Sending a child away to school is harsh for any parent, but sending a child to school in a foreign country with which you many not be familiar is even more so. This category will try to address many of the issues that I think are of utmost importance to a parent.

Tej Kohli  glossary will feature a list of the most basic and useful terms related with overseas study.

Academic year: The period of formal academic instruction, usually extending from September to May. Depending on the institution, it may be divided into terms of varying lengths: semesters, trimesters, or quarters.

Baccalaureate degree: The degree of “bachelor” conferred upon graduates of most U.S. colleges and universities.

Degree: Diploma or title conferred by a college, university, or professional school upon completion of a prescribed program of studies.

Dean: Director or highest authority within a certain professional school or college of a university.

Dissertation: Thesis written on an original topic of research, usually presented as one of the final requirements for the doctorate (Ph.D.).

Attestation: Official affirmation that a degree or transcript is genuine. Usually signed by a recognized expert or witness.