Applying to Stellinga College
Why Stellinga?
Thank you for your interest in Stellinga International College. As an international student, we are sure you will find our college an exciting place to study, with like-minded and ambitious people.
Preparing and submitting your application
We have tried to make the application process as easy as possible for you, but there are a number of procedures you must follow.
All our courses are taught in English, so first of all you will probably need to submit evidence of your English language ability. We require an IELTS score of 6.5. You will also have to send us your secondary school diploma, so that we can evaluated it.
We will also require a personal statement. This is a text of up to 1,000 words in which you introduce yourself, explain your interest in our college, and why you want to study your chosen course.
If you are from outside the European Union(EU), it is important that you have an entrance visa before you come to study in the Netherlands, but we will apply for this for you.
We now only accept online applications, so please ensure that you have all your documents ready to upload before you begin. Any documents that are not in English originally will also need to be translated and the translation also uploaded.
You will need a passport photograph; a copy of your passport; copies of all your certificates and diplomas; your proof of language ability; and your personal statement in English.
What happens next?
Your application will then be considered. If your initial application is successful, you will be invited for an interview. This will be conducted in English via skype, over the phone or on site. You will talk to two or three members of staff for up to 30 minutes. We aim to inform you of our decision in writing, within 4 weeks. There are several possible outcomes: you may not have been successful; you may be offered a place on the waiting list. You will need to reply to any offers within two weeks, otherwise your place may be offered to somebody else.
Good luck with your application.
1.Which is unnecessary for people inside the EU when submitting applications?
A.A personal statement.
B. An entrance visa.
C. Evidence of English ability.
D. A secondary school diploma
2. If your first application is accepted, what is the next process?
A. You will have an interview in English.
B. You will get the reply over the phone.
C. You should make a decision within 4 weeks.
D. You should reply to the offer the moment you get it.
3.Where can we find the passage?
A. In an educational magazine.
B. On a notice board.
C. In an English teaching book.
D. On a university’s website.
One Bite at a Time
Stephen was on campus（校园）to register when I first met him.
One summer day I was headed over to the administration building, I heard someone call my name. I around and saw Philip, one of my colleagues standing with another young man. As Philip introduced me to the young man, named Stephen, he reminded him that he would be taking one of my , Introduction to Literature. With a somewhat expression, Stephen asked if my class was going to be “hard”. Would he be able to pass? I he was concerned about failing before the day of classes. We talked about what the class would and I saw Stephen’s eyes getting big with .
Then I remembered a bit of classical dialog:
Question: “How do you eat an elephant?”
Answer: “One bite at a time.”
I told him to his work that way. To do his assignment（作业）, all of them, and to get them in on time. I added that most students I knew made a timetable of all the assignment so they could their workload.
As time went on, I learned more of Stephen’s story. He had in middle school. It had taken him longer to finish than most young people. Family members, including his mother, kept reminding him that he was a . Now, in the face of their negative-saying he had been admitted into college. He told me that before coming to our campus no one had believed he had much .
Stephen didn’t become an “A” student. He didn’t make any honor rolls. Still, he managed to most of his courses by being in class every day, turning in all of his assignment on time and breaking down his studying into digestible parts. By passing course after course he began to gain a measure of self-respect. He was a great singer and he was the school’s cross-country team.
Every time I saw him on campus, he would brighten up and say, “One bite at a time.” Whenever he introduced me to his friends, he would tell them that he was when he was supposed to be failing. His , he said, was that he was what I taught him before classes ever started: “Take it one bite at a time.”
1.A. after B. when C. until D. once
2.A. turned B. sat C. moved D. went
3.A. jobs B. tests C. classes D. projects
4.A. innocent B. angry C. inspired D. pained
5.A. sensed B. imagined C. heard D. admitted
6.A. gathering B. parting C. closing D. opening
7.A. change B. adjust C. cover D. produce
8.A. interest B. anger C. fear D. excitement
9.A. avoid B. continue C. present D. approach
10.A. quiet B. optimistic C. energetic D. successful
11.A. plan B. increase C. reduce D. measure
12.A. fitted B. hesitated C. struggled D. progressed
13.A. cheat B. failure C. winner D. leader
14.A.experience B. information C. potential D. honor
15.A. pass B. begin C. take D. design
16.A. full-sized B. bite-sized C. pocket-sized D. medium-sized
17.A. in B. on C. at D. of
18.A. changing B. recovering C. concentrating D. succeeding
19.A. secret B. skill C. reply D. theory
20.A. spreading B. considering C. practicing D. expressing
You could work out the problem easily now if you ______ absent from the physics class last Friday.
A. weren’t B. hadn’t been
C. haven’t been D. wouldn’t have been
Your answer is not acceptable, and _____.
A. so am I B. so I am
C. neither is mine D. mine is neither
It was his nervousness in the interview _____ probably lost him the job.
A. which B. since C. what D. that
Ella _____ at the car crash scene in New York last Sunday; she was travelling with me in Hawaii then.
A. shouldn’t have appeared B. couldn’t have appeared
C. wouldn’t have appeared D. might not have appeared
