Glossary: Education
exercise A In 1. junior high I had no idea that I would be writing my
2. thesis / doctoral thesis in biochemistry.
Biology was one of my least favourite subjects in 3. upper secondary school / senior high school / high school / sixth form and
I didn’t take any 4. optional/elective courses on biology, let alone chemistry.
After 5. graduating, I started to think what I might become eventually.
I had poor grades from my 6. matriculation examination, meaning that I would have
to 7. retake/resit nearly all the exams and consider taking new ones as well.
And I started 8. cramming / to cram in earnest. 
Gradually, biology became fascinating and first jokingly, I started talking about 9. majoring in biology.
And that was the course I eventually 10. applied for and got accepted to as well.
I spent a year at Stockholm University as an 11. undergraduate, which gave me a clear idea of what
my 12. Master’s thesis / master's thesis would be about. It took me a year to complete it, but I was praised for my work. And one thing led to another, so I found myself applying for 13. grants / a grant and getting
prepared for 14. postgraduate studies. So here I am.

exercise B 1. semester 2. elective 3. thesis 4. major 5. enrol 6. flunk 7. faculty 8. polytechnic 9. applicant 10. university 11. credit 12. grant 13. non-graded 14. report 15. exam 16. campus 17. diploma 

exercise C (Suggested)
1. Do you always have a full / busy schedule / timetable in each / every period?
2. I got a lot of new friends at the start / beginning of non-graded upper secondary school.
. In comprehensive school I used to get good grades / marks.
4. Right now I'm studying for entrance exams.
5. A university of applied sciences / a polytechnic and open university also interest me. / I'm also interested in …