semester
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For example, students at the New Media Academy complete a presentation at the end of each semester in which industry professionals serve as judges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
His mother died while he attended the University of South Carolina, and his father died of a heart attack during Graham’s first semester of law school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
For example, a student enrolled half-time during a particular semester will only be eligible for 50% of the semester loan limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
“I use that term, ‘backdoor entry,’ to Texas A&M,” he said, adding that some students save $1,400 a semester.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Three weeks into the semester, Paul dropped out, and my father, convinced that his son's lawn-mowing skills bordered on genius, set him up in the landscaping business.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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They started Neros when Hichwa, who dropped out of college after three semesters, was 21, and Monroe-Anderson was 19.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But what looks to some like abandonment feels to others like a new beginning – and that makes me excited to see how high the women in “Rooster” might fly in coming semesters.
From Salon ● May 11, 2026
MIT, for example, allows undergraduates to take up to four semesters off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Since last fall, a UC working group has studied the potential switch to semesters as well as hybrid options, calculating the possible effects on student success and financial costs to rearrange registration and class schedules.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2025
Our parents pay on a semester basis, which means that in seven semesters, yours have invested...Who has a calculator?
From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone
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