Terminology for New College Students

Coming from a country that was not "America" (which seems to dominate everything nowadays from the internet to lifestyles), everything was very confusing to me when I entered 12th grade and the pressure of starting to look for a college poured down upon me, so I live in an Arabic country and have been attending private schools all since, where a bilingual system remained of English and Arabic.

Ofcourse I didn't seem to care about all this in the younger classes because then you have to focus on your studies only as college seems to be way far off, but as you get closer to the higher classes, you need to open up sites on the internet of colleges, attend meetings with universities visiting your country, etc. and this is all very perplexing at first, well atleast to me for starters.

Some people might get a quick grasp of everything due to an elder sibling or a senior / college graduate friend, but one still needs to make out a lot of things without relying on someone else's help.

School to College is a big jump, and searching for a right college is way more stressful because you need to take matter into your own hands.

Here's a list of terms and glossary that I had found really difficult to understand when I started searching for colleges abroad, this might not be much helpful to residents for first world country residents since I bet they already have a fair idea what these things mean from the start, but for others I hope this article covers all that you need to know.

The Sequencing of Educational levels

-School Sequence-

1. Nursery / Preschool

2. Kindergarten / Infant School / Preschool / Daycare 

3. Primary School / Elementary School

4. Secondary School / High School 

-College Sequence-

1. Undergraduate 

This is directly the status acquired by students that had graduated school and are to start college, and this includes two kinds of degrees;

Associates

Associates takes about 2 years, and this is an alternative to the norm degree that falls in line after school which is Bachelors, the reason why this degree is chosen over bachelors is due to: lower tuition fees, fewer years of study so faster job placement and less competitive academic requirements. Credits from an Associates degree can also be transferred to a Bachelors degree in case of a change of mind later on only by some universities. There are four types of associate degrees: AA, AS, AAA and AAS.

AA - Associates of Arts

AS - Associates of Science

AAA - Associates of APPLIED Arts

AAS - Associates of Science

The main difference is that the “applied” courses are more focused on preparing students for a specific career, focus on practical job-related skills, whereas the AA and AS are targeted more at students who want to go on to a bachelor’s degree, with a focus on preparation for higher levels of academic study.

Bachelors

Bachelors usually takes 3-4 years based on the course you are taking, it is the FIRST degree to be acquired by a college entree that is going on a traditional educational path, and it involves various types of bachelors like BSc, BA, BEng, Bcom and BTech and more.

BSc - Bachelor of Science

BA - Bachelor of Arts

BEng- Bachelor of English

Bcom - Bachelor of Commerce

BTech - Bachelor of Technology

LLB - Bachelor of Law

There can be an overlap between two bachelors based on the course, e.g Psychology, Accounting and Business, in which case there's an option of choosing either type of certificate, and some universities offer a merged certificate of both, but in that case the student needs to fulfil both the conditions of the certificates. BSc often focuses on a tighter approach, focusing on the candidate's analysing skills and ability to focus on a detailed subject content, whereas BA has a broader area of learning due to assessing skills like communication and writing, however both are of the same importance.

2. Postgraduate

This is the status acquired by a student that has successfully completed their Bachelors Degree or Associates Degree and would now progress to a narrower field of study and specialisation into their course along with more research and coursework.

Masters

Masters falls directly after Bachelors degree and it takes 2 full years COUNTING Bachelors in, otherwise it's a total of 6 years from the time one starts college. A Masters Degree is a very valuable degree as it is the final formal degree that is recognized by many vocational fields to be the highest form of qualification available and also has the connotation of a successfully completed college alumni, but it's ofcourse not the concluding degree as you can see.  Like Bachelors, Masters also has many branches.

MSc / MS - Masters of Science
MA - Masters of Arts
MLS / MLIS / MSLS - Masters of Library Science
LLM - Masters of Law
MFA - Masters of Fine Arts
MEng - Masters of Engineering (not English)

The difference between MA and MFA is that, MA has a more liberal outlook and would allow you to intake subjects like Literature, History and General Studies while with MFA you'd have a fixed approach towards creativity and design. There is also the option (particularly in countries such as the US) to earn a master’s degree alongside your undergraduate studies. This is called “en route”, “in passing” or “in course” and is awarded following the successful completion of coursework and certain examinations.

PhD

PhD is the last qualification that can be attained by a college student, and it involves the production of a thesis that offers a compelling contribution in a specific domain. Its expanded form would be Doctor of Philosophy.

Hope you got the gist of it. You can find many articles online on google to assist you with perceiving the various forms of educational systems and pre-college procedures. 

Review of OGX Eucalyptus Mint Conditioner

Review of OGX Eucalyptus Mint Conditioner 

Back in my own city, I always remembered entering the malls and finding this overly priced hair product in the aisles of the beauty care section, and I was like, who would actually buy this man? However, I thought a little too early because like 2 years later, my aunt got me this as a gift on my 18th birthday, and I was overjoyed but also felt like I was indebted to her, moving on, I finally am in a position to review this conditioner

Frontside

The container comes in a smooth plastic aqua blue convex shape that prints out all the supposed promises that the product would accomplish for the user. It has the OGX label printed below the description and the name, which is a distinctly far layout than the conventional cosmetic products. That is also why it took me some time to actually find the name of this product.

Backside

Since the price tag of the store was glued very robustly, I couldn't take it out entirely for you guys to see the whole description, but the backside of this product is of course vastly available on the internet. In the gist of it, this product basically has more of self-promotion in different languages haha. It has a pleasant 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' which really catered to my eco-friendly self and gives us the options of being able to recycle this bottle. It is best used under 1 year 6 months as stated by the minuscule open cylinder icon at the bottom.

Review

I have used this conditioner for some months now since my aunt gifted it to me, and I will say that it is as it claims to be. It has this sweet robust scent to it and whenever applied to the hair, and as per the instructions, it should be left on the hair 3-5 minutes after shampooing and also it should be applied from the roots itself, which I don't really know is product promotion or genuine direction of use, but as I have been browsing through lots of hair care articles, I know for sure that the use for a conditioner depends upon the the hair texture, and that the fine haired should spread the conditioner through the tips of the hair strands, but the coarse ones should massage it onto the scalp from the roots to the tips. You should try from the roots, and if it makes your hair extra sticky, then just start from the strands. Other than that, I would say that it's the ideal conditioner for my hair, and it really does have a refreshing tingly menthol effect when added to the scalp, not to mention that when you wash it off, your hair feels so smooth and silky, it glides through your fingers like running water. Your head also smells really airy and musky post-shower and manages to withhold your hair from frizz, WHICH I never had the chance of experiencing from other conditioners, they rather made my hair even frizzier than it was.

Price

$20.89

€18.34

Rating

9/10

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Disclaimer: I bought this product at its original price and am reviewing it solely for my own interest. This review is fully unbiased and by no means relates to an advertisement of the product.

Review of Vatika Hair Mayonaise

             
                                  


Day 1

I followed the directions of use on the label behind the container, and applied QUITE generously, coating all my hair strands from the ends and my scalp, but what I didn't do was leave it on for 3 minutes, rather I left it on for about 20 minutes because of the lazy bum that I am, and frankly I thought that it'd work its magic far more the longer I left it on.

Now for the results:

This is actually the worst thing ever, just when I was applying it, there was initial hair fall which i thought should happen because of shedding at application, but then in the shower itself I pulled out gollops of hair again and again while brushing there was MORE HAIRFALL THAN WHEN MY HAIR WAS ACTUALLY DAMAGED AND MALNOURISHED! Blimey! Who would've thought a "Hairfall control" product actually promotes hair fall? I was really shocked and filled with regret at my purchase of 12,021 AED, a serious waste of money, but I am not going to stop using it, this is only day 1 and I can't conclude anything just yet, so hang on fellas and bear with me, I'll update this after a week.

Day 2

So this time I decided to actually follow what the product said and put on the hair mayonnaise for approx. 3 mins (which actually went to extend onto 5 mins), and unfortunately the results weren't any better than before, although I did notice a slight improvement, it feels very damp and nice when you first put it on but after the shower is where the trouble starts, lots of hair fell out in the shower itself, and this isn't shedding because I am maintaining a routine where I rotate all my hair care every shower, and I started with this Hair Mayonnaise, second round I'd do oiling, thirdly I'd do the conditioner, and the results aren't bad at all with them, your hair might feel soft in the shower when you wash away this product from your hair but then when you comb it afterwards, there's a hell lot of tangles and in a mess. But maybe I'm concluding this product still a bit too early, let's see what day 3 has to say.

Day 3

I did do a better job with the timing this time as I ended it at exactly 3 mins but then i took an additional 4 mins to get the shower ready, which means I took 7 mins again in total, but the product wasn't as bad as I made it to sound in the first two days, but it's still not a miraculous life-changing product either, it made my hair smoother and made my curls more well defined than it was supposed to be but that's about it, all the false claims about it clearing dandruff off and yadda yadda wasn't exactly true in practice, I'd say this product isn't worthy of its price, and don't recommend it upon anyone as there are so much more finer products in the market that are actually worth their price rather than this.

Rating
3/10

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Woozworld LGBT History Quiz

1. In what year was LGBT History Month first celebrated in the US?

Ans 1: 1994

2. What was the first American state to decriminalize homosexuality?

Ans 2: Illinois

3. Which NYC gay bar was raided by police in the early hours of June 28, 1969?

Ans 3: Stonewall Inn

4. In what year was homosexuality removed from the American Psychiatric Association's list of mental disorders?

Ans 4: 1973

5. What professional tennis player was banned from competing in the women's US Open in 1977 because she is transgendered?

Ans 5: Renee Richards

6. What Californian city did Harvey Milk serve as city supervisor?

Ans 6: San Francisco

7. What comedian famously came out on the cover of Time magazine with the phrase, "Yes, I'm Gay."?

Ans 7: Ellen Degeneres

8.In what year was gay marriage legalized in Canada?

Ans 8: 2005

9. In what year was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repealed in the US, allowing gay men and women to openly serve in the military?

Ans 9: 2008


Prize:

+300 Beex


That's it folks, stay tuned for the next quiz's answers :3

-Sarahtutty Woozworld 

Woozworld Selfie Quiz Answers

Hey, This isn't a Woozworld blog at all but I talk about all that interests me and since woozworld blogs seem to not be a thing anymore, I'll share from time to time answers of quizzes that I find, here's the recent 'Selfie Quiz' which also seems to be a quest that I'll complete on June 25th, 2018, thanking everyone that has helped me get these answers!



1. In what year was "selfie" named 'Word of the Year' by the Oxford Dictionaries?

Ans 1: 2013


2. On what day is Selfie Day celebrated (month/day)?

Ans 2: June 21


3. What selfie accessory has been banned at Disney parks? 

Ans 3: Selfie Stick


4.  In what year was Snapchat initially released?
Ans 4: 2011


5. What nature photographer found himself at the center of a copyright lawsuit surrounding the "selfie monkey"?

Ans 5: David Slater 


6. At the 2014 Academy Awards, an iconic celeb selfie was taken, which included Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Lupita Nyong'o. Who posted the photo?

Ans 6: Ellen Degenres


7. True or False: Selfies didn't exist before the creation of smartphones.

Ans 7: False 

8. What celebrity has the most selfies on Instagram?

Ans 8: Kylie Jenner

9. Who is credited with the very first selfie?

Ans 9: Robert Cornelius 

10. In what year was Selfie Day started?

Ans 10: 2014



And the prize is:

That's it folks! Till next time~

-Sarahtutty Woozworld 

Review of BodyShop's Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash

BodyShop's Tea Tree Skin Clearing Facial Wash Review

I was touring a mall, and then I entered BodyShop, the usual vibe given from it of stacks of fancily named products stashed in various kinds of intricate bottles, an invisible hand pulling anybody that enters to just give up and buy everything in sight, I needed a face wash, and I also heard that tea tree does wonders in clearing up acne and oily residue, which was exactly what I was facing at the time, so my eyes landed on a green bottle of Tea Tree Facial Wash in a miniscule wine green bottle. I didn't even spend much time scouring the shop and I had already found what I needed.

Frontside

As seen above, it doesn't really have an illustration/graphic image at the front but at the side of leave which I'm guessing are Tea Tree leaves, 'Tea Tree' is in bold green letters, the font really gives off an aesthetic sense though, that's one of the reasons why BodyShop's products look so tempting often without a graphic image to accompany it. It has skin clearing facial wash below the title written in English and French, and then goes to state the main ingredients present for the treatment 'With purifying tea tree oil from the the foothills of Mount Kenya', oh BodyShop, always the one with such lavish words. It contains 60 ml / 2.0 fl oz. of the product. The container is made of sturdy plastic with a black contrasting generic cap at the top. 

Backside

The backside is where BodyShop engraves it means of contacting etc. and I've noticed that there is a 'pull me' type of slip that you pull perhaps in hopes they might reveal you some dark secrets, but no it's just the license and ingredients only. 

Review

I have been using this product for about 5 months now, but honestly speaking, this review might still be a tad inaccurate because I haven't been using it constantly, but then again this product is one of those products that AREN'T supposed to be used frequently. This tea tree facial wash should be used occasionally on those days where your breakouts seem to be extreme and you've tried everything but your stubborn acne refuses to leave your skin. What I did mostly was that I mixed it with my main facial wash (yes, I didn't keep this one as my main one, my main one was Himalaya's ....) and it did turn out well enough, because I realised that when I used it alone, it didn't lather enough or seem like it had affected me at all because of the minute sized pint that you're suggested to use it in. However, if you do mix it with another daily face wash (which you should certainly have alongside this, having this alone as your only face wash is not what I'd recommend), it'd act like a solvent and evenly spread this across your face allowing it to work its magic evenly throughout your facial skin. From what I have researched, any product related to Tea Tree might have a stinging feeling at the beginning which is a good thing since the product is actually working to remove all the clogged up debris from inside your pores, but with this one I had realised that all it did was just make my face dryer after I had washed it away, the stinging feeling was extremely brief after application, and very insignificant. It could be because I have a combination skin (oily T zone and nose, while other parts are just dry), but overall, this product didn't work its magic on me.

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Disclaimer: I bought this product at its original price and am reviewing it solely for my own interest. This review is fully unbiased and by no means relates to an advertisement of the product.

A Teenage Travel Perspective: Mashhad, Iran

Our flight was at 1:00 AM, that meant that we were already into the next day as soon as we arrived, according to Iran time, we landed at 1:58 AM.

Due to my dazed state of mind having been taken over by the movie Boss Baby on the airplane, I had for an instance forgotten that I was traveling, also, the external surroundings view of the Airplane field from the plane window and above the stairs didn't differ greatly from the view in my home country, which wasn't the case with other countries that I had travelled to as they'd differ in the strip lightings, scenery, transport vehicle models etc. but I soon realized that we weren't in my home country when a strong gust of wind hit me in my face. The temperature was around 20 deg Celsius. My home country is dry, there's absolutely no wind, even if it's in the AM's. I immediately felt relief from it. If I'm being honest, I didn't exactly want to come in the first place due to having travelled the previous summer and it being a pilgrimage, I convinced myself though as I'd have spent the rest of my summer slouching around watching anime or playing games, so obviously this was better. Since our aim from the beginning was pilgrimage along with a bit of touring, there were three ways we could've seeked it, one was to travel with an organized group in which the founder would take care of all the necessities, arrange the hotel reservations and meals, second was to travel solo (which might be for those that had come before and know the place fairly well), the third was through a private agent, which served the same purpose as traveling in a group, but minus the group. That was, undoubtedly the one we chose. An agent was to grant us a personal driver that would be fluent in Persian and an eloquent speaker of our native language, and then drive us to the places we wanted, as well as our hotel and meal arrangements would be taken care of. Our main goal for Mashhad was to visit the Shrine of Imam Reza, so we also had the agent book a hotel close to it, which was Madineh-el-Reza Hotel. The airport was really long, but appeared barren. I spotted a lazer treatment center and couldn't help but laugh. Who would've thought that a traveler would travel all the way to Iran just to get a transplant at the airport and then leave? Simply admirable. After security scans and passport processing, our driver greeted us and assisted us to his van. The clothing at the airport was trendy and up-to-date, but as we drove closer to the shrine, the clothing gradually changed to more religious ones, specifically women, which was mostly chador, but burkas and hijabs were also seen. 

I do want to add that the Iranian population is more than 80% Shi'ite Muslims, so almost everyone walking the grounds outside the shrine was Shi'ite. Our hotel was really elegant from the inside as everything was dressed in a fancy gold theme with a large Quran seen at the center of the lobby. 

The receptionists were also very kind to us and led us to a suite room with one being my parents' bedroom and the other being me and my sibling's. It also had a fantastic view from outside the window. 

We had to then eat as my brother hadn't had much in the airplane, so we set our luggage and stuff in our rooms then headed out to eat food, the dawned streets of Mashhad were leaking slightly with some sewage water and there were water taps out in the open, the city gave off a very suburban look and people were sleeping on the benches. We stopped at a restaurant called 'Power Pizza' and tasted their Pepperoni pizza, personally I didn't like it, but my brother did. 

After that, we returned to the hotel room and slept. After waking up in the afternoon, we had to visit the shrine. My mother was very desperate to touch the shrine, so we did our ablution then went there to pray and touch the 'zarih' (metal bars...), which was the most difficult part. The shrine was absolutely beautiful externally and internally, the <globe> was carved out of real gold, while the structure had exotic Persian patterns engraved upon it, and here, ALL the ladies were wearing chador unlike the case outside the shrine. 

There was an enormous carpet inside covering almost all the ground space that marked the outside of the zarih, I grabbed a white plastic bag for me and my mother to put our footwear in (we had to carry them around with us because of the possible risk of them getting stolen or lost) then prayed. It was very long since I'd prayed outside and it was really a beautiful experience with the cool breeze flowing around me. Then we had to touch the zarih, we descended inside the zarih area, the place was packed as expected. We both headed towards the zarih, as we got closer and closer, the crowd became wilder and more packed, this sea of people had one aim; and that was to touch the zarih. We moved through the crowd, being pushed here and there and getting jabbed everywhere, my mother was panicking, but eventually she got to touch the zarih when the frontal people left and I managed to tap it and recite my 'duas' (islamic supplication). Everyone was exhausted after the task, but I was entranced by the landscape outside the shrine and so captured Mashhad's beautiful layout. 

Then since we were going to keep the day light after a hectic visit to the shrine, we decided to walk the Shirazi Avenue which was outside the shrine, most of the items being sold were islamic things like rings, hijabs and accessories and turbat (a holy sand structure used by Shi'ite Muslims to pray on). We entered a Umid Complex, a mall nearby and there were slightly more people-friendly things like clothes, perfumes, makeup etc. but not a big difference really. Rings were Iran's specialty so there was no surprise that shops sold those in abundance. 

We then went home to sleep. Next day we were then supposed to go to Torghabeh bazaar which was Mashhad's local bazaar tourist spot. It was really hot, but the shade of the bazaar compensated for that. There were Iran's special ingredients and spices like Saffron, candies, Turmeric etc. which I was honestly not interested in, then we saw synthetic fur shops, a couple of clothing stores and their stones rings, we purchased whatever we wanted. Their shopping wasn't that great, but for those interested in a country's traditional things, it'd work out well. 

For lunch, our personal driver brought us to an exquisite place called '...'. Enduring Masshad's hot weather for a while now, this place was like heaven to us! There were tiny condensing water sprays everywhere, the floor and the environment were damp inside, along with lots of water fountain structures of the historical figures of Iran. We were beaming with happiness as we entered. 

They brought us to a traditional bench that overlooked a pristine cascading waterfall. 

We ordered Iran's specialty, Chillu and Kubideh Kebabs with Saffron Rice and Irani Bread and then sat to relax our tiring muscles. 

This time, the food was as appetizing as it looked. A thing to note is that Iranians do not specialize in fast foods, we've also been validated that by countless local people themselves, their traditional foods consisting of luscious kebab should be enough to keep you filled there. After food, we went closer to the waterfall to snap a couple of pictures. 

We then headed back to our street and again decided to roam by ourselves at night in more complexes nearby.

 That marked the end of the day. The next day we kept for the more fitting shopping at Kuwaiti Bazaar or more officially the 17th Shahrivar Square, first we ate the arranged breakfast buffet of the hotel, there were loads of salads, cereals, eggs, the item I loved most was their hot chocolate milk.

We visited Nishapur briefly first where the water of shifa (healing water) was flowing and everyone was hurrying there with big empty bottles, we didn't bring one so we purchased one and pushed through the people to get ourselves some water. One more thing whoever visits this country needs to know is that you need to be tough and alert there, as you would never get to achieve your task if you're not because everyone is in a hurry and no one leaves the especially religious places alone. We didn't take many pictures at Nishapur, because well, everyone was absorbed in the religious duties to be performed there. But the place was built for tourist use too as there were loads of camel monuments on the way up and pot shops, also at the top there was a park, where the water of Shifa was at. My brother insisted he wanted to buy a ring, so we had to go to those shops. Our driver came along with us to help us decide which ring was best and not fake, despite our many attempts to shrug him off, he didn't leave. Oh well...

We then headed to the Kuwaiti Bazaar, it was very busy with people and way more crowded than the markets outside the shrine near our hotel. Gave the look of a real  busy town square. My father had to stop at a pharmacy for something, but not many understood the meaning of that in English, so we looked it up in the Persian-English dictionary as 'Dar-WaKhanna' (Pharmacy). Everything looked quite mediocre and I really think my home country has better to offer in terms of products, however their shoes were really cool. They had the copies of Adidas and Nike and they looked fantastic, they might not be the real deal but they'd do. I nudged my brother to go ahead and pick some for himself, but he being the stubborn person didn't listen, and I was already overloaded with shoes myself so we left without any. I absolutely do recommend anyone visiting to get their shoes, they've got style and durability both. We then headed to a fountain nearby to take some pictures. 

On the way my father had lost his bag of medicines that he'd purchased. So we asked an Iranian family on the way, they were extremely kind and did their best to help us even though they didn't know English (and that's the case with half the population by the way), and we traded it back to the shop we left last and there it was. The entire day was spent in touring the shopping centers and bazaars on that street.

After walking along to the outside bazaar, we started going inside shopping centers. Again we encountered another, this time branded shop, of all the shoes, but they were at the original rates' prices unlike the bazaar, and there was no guarantee whether they were the originals or duplicates. We turned to leave to another vast mall, but like 1% of the traffic of the bazaar was only present inside. We noted that malls were usually left empty unlike the bazaars, we'd never seen such a thing in countries we had visited before as malls are where the crowd always is at.

We got down to the last floor after aimlessly wandering around the shops that had nothing of our interest. The last floor was much more extraordinary than the top floors, it had a beautiful grass tank at the start. 

Then we saw a blue fadedly lit section, as we entered we were surprised by the full aquariums with exotic fish of Iran swimming around. What did we do? Yes, like normal people, we took pictures of the whole thing. 

After coming out, we were greeted by music coming from amidst a circle of people heavily crowded around the source. We tried to look at what the band performing this, but couldn't even get a glimpse of it due to every inch of view being blocked by people. Well, that was compensated for by how pleasant the music was, so we stood at the sidelines and recorded the thing. 

And then I got to the hotel and watched a livestream of Family Guy 24/7 on YouTube. It was an absolutely beautiful trip, I learnt somewhat about how people live there, although I'd complain about the food as there's not much variety there except Kebabs, those taste delicious too, but someone that gets tired of the same food again and again should have some arrangements with them because the fast food there isn't good at all. 

If you enjoyed this post, please do let me know in the comments so I'd make a post about the second city of Iran: Kelardasht. 

Thank you so much for reading! 

Till next time then, fellas~