{"id":53321,"date":"2013-12-10T02:48:40","date_gmt":"2013-12-10T02:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-episode-23-what-ivy-league-university-in-america-really-means\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:58:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:58:03","slug":"aee-episode-23-what-ivy-league-university-in-america-really-means","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-episode-23-what-ivy-league-university-in-america-really-means\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE Episode 23: What &#8220;Ivy League University&#8221; in America Really Means"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/AEEArtwork.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-114 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/AEEArtwork-300x300.png\" alt=\"what Ivy League means in English\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\"><\/a>Today you will find out what \u201cIvy League\u201d actually means in the world of colleges and universities in the United States. In yesterday\u2019s episode, we talked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-episode-22-top-10-tips-to-apply-successfully-to-university-in-the-united-states\/\">how to get accepted at a university in the US.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here are some phrases that you can learn from yesterday\u2019s Meeting Monday (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-episode-22-top-10-tips-to-apply-successfully-to-university-in-the-united-states\/\">episode 22<\/a>). If you haven\u2019t listen to yesterday\u2019s episode, go back and listen before you study these phrases!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To stay on top of:&nbsp;<\/strong>To manage something, to meet a deadline, to do what you should be doing. Here\u2019s an example: \u201cI\u2019m on top of my work.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ivy League:<\/strong> Technically, the \u201cIvy League\u201d is a league of sports teams that compete against each other on the East Coast of the US. They include Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University. But in conversational terms, we think of an \u201cIvy League\u201d school as a school that is extremely competitive, selective, and elite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To make sure: <\/strong>This phrase means to check on things or to double check. Here\u2019s an example: \u201cI am not sure if I turned off the oven, I am going to go back and make sure that I did.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The right fit: <\/strong>Something that feels comfortable and appropriate for you (this could also be clothing, shoes, etc.). In this context we talked about a university that is \u201cthe right fit\u201d \u2013 that is a school that feels good for your personality, your academic goals, and your lifestyle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you ever tried applying to a university in the US?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you get accepted? 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