How do I pay for grad school in the UK as an American citizen?
Going to LSE, my gpa is about 3.52 cum. Any idea of how I can pay for a $40 grad degree without doing it all via loans? Scholarship, fellowship, grant ideas?
Studying Abroad - 2 Answers
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For a masters degree: LSE does offer some funding to foreign students. You need to ask them about that. Otherwise, you'll be paying for it in loans. For a PhD, LSE should fully fund you, plus give you a small stipend.
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There is the Fulbright scholarship program which the US dept of state provides to allow the best students to get their masters in the UK for Free. It is very competitive and you need to work w the program adviser assigned to your undergrad university. http://www.cies.org/ There is also the Marshall Scholarship program which the British Government provides to help the best US students come to the UK to study their masters for free. This program is also very competitive. http://www.marshallscholarship.org/ Also check w your local Rotary club as they many times provide scholarships for students looking to study abroad or do their masters abroad. Note that all of these programs involve a very long planning process (and understandably, considering the amount of money they pay out) so if you want to receive any of them you are not looking at attending until the 2011-2012 school year.
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Monday, September 24, 2012
Sunday, September 16, 2012
When is analytical geometry taught in school in the UK
When is analytical geometry taught in school in the UK?
I mean like linear functions.. when do you learn this in the UK or just in England?
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When you least expect it!
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You mean basic linear equations, y = mx + c? My daughter learnt about them last year, at age eleven, This year she's doing quadratics.
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It seems to be key stage 4 which is between 14 and 16 leading up to GCSE exams. This might be useful http://curriculum.qca.org.uk:80/key-stages-3-and-4/subjects/mathematics/keystage4/index.aspx?return=/key-stages-3-and-4/subjects/index.aspx Click on 3 (range and content) and I think the thing you mention is at 3.1e. You need to bear in mind though that different pupils of different abilities will not necessarily study the same things. I do not know if pupils are still put into different classes accoridng to ability, but they were when I was at school, and so different ability groups actually sat different exam papers. This means that the teachers would teach a class only the things that their ability group would encounter in an exam. At my school you could only get a grade A in the GCSE maths exam if you were in set 1 for maths (the top ability group) so those kids were taught a lot more things. If you were in set 2, the highest grade you could possibly get (even if you got 100% on your exams and coursework) was a grade C, because they didn't try to teach the lower ability kids the maths they needed to get a grade higher than that. The exam that the top set took would cover everything that the lower set covered, plus additional stuff too. I don't know if things are still like this, I am talking about the late 80's early 90's, and I think a lot of changes were probably made to the national curriculum after the Labour government came in in 1997. Going back to your question my point really is that it is quite likely that not every child in the UK will be taught analytical geometry. I don't remember doing any of this and I was in a lower set. But if the child is in the appropriate achievement group they would be looking it this sometime between 14 and 16. Obviously many kids don't get past basic addition, subtraction, multiplication etc so would never be presented with an area of maths like this. In terms of grades here,Grade C in the UK is considered "adequate", showing a good basic grasp of maths. Many employers will say that job applicants must have grade C or above in Maths and English.
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I mean like linear functions.. when do you learn this in the UK or just in England?
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When you least expect it!
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You mean basic linear equations, y = mx + c? My daughter learnt about them last year, at age eleven, This year she's doing quadratics.
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It seems to be key stage 4 which is between 14 and 16 leading up to GCSE exams. This might be useful http://curriculum.qca.org.uk:80/key-stages-3-and-4/subjects/mathematics/keystage4/index.aspx?return=/key-stages-3-and-4/subjects/index.aspx Click on 3 (range and content) and I think the thing you mention is at 3.1e. You need to bear in mind though that different pupils of different abilities will not necessarily study the same things. I do not know if pupils are still put into different classes accoridng to ability, but they were when I was at school, and so different ability groups actually sat different exam papers. This means that the teachers would teach a class only the things that their ability group would encounter in an exam. At my school you could only get a grade A in the GCSE maths exam if you were in set 1 for maths (the top ability group) so those kids were taught a lot more things. If you were in set 2, the highest grade you could possibly get (even if you got 100% on your exams and coursework) was a grade C, because they didn't try to teach the lower ability kids the maths they needed to get a grade higher than that. The exam that the top set took would cover everything that the lower set covered, plus additional stuff too. I don't know if things are still like this, I am talking about the late 80's early 90's, and I think a lot of changes were probably made to the national curriculum after the Labour government came in in 1997. Going back to your question my point really is that it is quite likely that not every child in the UK will be taught analytical geometry. I don't remember doing any of this and I was in a lower set. But if the child is in the appropriate achievement group they would be looking it this sometime between 14 and 16. Obviously many kids don't get past basic addition, subtraction, multiplication etc so would never be presented with an area of maths like this. In terms of grades here,Grade C in the UK is considered "adequate", showing a good basic grasp of maths. Many employers will say that job applicants must have grade C or above in Maths and English.
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Saturday, September 8, 2012
Depreciation of Horses in Riding school accounts UK
Depreciation of Horses in Riding school accounts UK?
Its an equestrian business; has about 6 horses used for riding lessons etc. Would you trat the horses as assets and depreciate? They dont compete in competitions or races and therefore would deplete in value. A friend told me to include then as stock; but they're not for resale. any ideas
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they are considered to be biological assets and have their own set of accounting standards. I think you would include them as an asset but i am unsure if they are subject to depreciation. You would need to check the accounting standards of your own country.
Its an equestrian business; has about 6 horses used for riding lessons etc. Would you trat the horses as assets and depreciate? They dont compete in competitions or races and therefore would deplete in value. A friend told me to include then as stock; but they're not for resale. any ideas
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they are considered to be biological assets and have their own set of accounting standards. I think you would include them as an asset but i am unsure if they are subject to depreciation. You would need to check the accounting standards of your own country.
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Do i need permission to take my 4 year old out of school nursery (uk only)
Do i need permission to take my 4 year old out of school nursery (uk only)?
Im taking my son on holiday next week but his nursery teacher said i needed to fill in a holiday request form from the school office and i did that and they said they would let me know if had permission or not. Can they do this? My son is only 4 and i thought his nursery education is optional
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It seems they can because you registered you child at that school. A child becomes of compulsory school age when they reach the age of five and, where a parent has elected to register their child at school, they must start school in the term following their fifth birthday. A child continues to be of compulsory school age until the last Friday in June in the school year that they reach the age of 16. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/YourChildsWelfareAtSchool/DG_066966
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His nursery education is indeed optional...in both directions. If you don't want the place, or don't use it, they'll simply give it to someone else. If you took him on holiday 9 weeks out of every 10, I guarantee that will happen. The forms are to keep a paper trail of whether you are doing that or not.
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yea dey always tell you to fill in forms but they shud let u
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You are correct, Until a child is 5 years old, education of any kind is optional. However, since you registered your child at that Nursery, you are now taking a place someone else could potentially have used, and therefore Yes they can ask you to complete holiday forms, etc. If you take your child out of the group without their permission, you could effectively lose the child's place, since if you aren't going to abide by their rules, they'll reopen the place for another child.
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Well nursery school is optional. The reason they may do this could be related to if they are making you pay or not. I know my daughters school offers a week that is considered a holiday week and they dont charge you. So maybe it comes down to pay or not pay...
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Im taking my son on holiday next week but his nursery teacher said i needed to fill in a holiday request form from the school office and i did that and they said they would let me know if had permission or not. Can they do this? My son is only 4 and i thought his nursery education is optional
Toddler & Preschooler - 5 Answers
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It seems they can because you registered you child at that school. A child becomes of compulsory school age when they reach the age of five and, where a parent has elected to register their child at school, they must start school in the term following their fifth birthday. A child continues to be of compulsory school age until the last Friday in June in the school year that they reach the age of 16. http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Parents/Schoolslearninganddevelopment/YourChildsWelfareAtSchool/DG_066966
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His nursery education is indeed optional...in both directions. If you don't want the place, or don't use it, they'll simply give it to someone else. If you took him on holiday 9 weeks out of every 10, I guarantee that will happen. The forms are to keep a paper trail of whether you are doing that or not.
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yea dey always tell you to fill in forms but they shud let u
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You are correct, Until a child is 5 years old, education of any kind is optional. However, since you registered your child at that Nursery, you are now taking a place someone else could potentially have used, and therefore Yes they can ask you to complete holiday forms, etc. If you take your child out of the group without their permission, you could effectively lose the child's place, since if you aren't going to abide by their rules, they'll reopen the place for another child.
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Well nursery school is optional. The reason they may do this could be related to if they are making you pay or not. I know my daughters school offers a week that is considered a holiday week and they dont charge you. So maybe it comes down to pay or not pay...
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