| A | B |
| la arquitectura | architecture |
| la carrera | career |
| las ciencias | science |
| las ciencias de computación | computer science |
| las ciencias sociales | social science |
| las escuela secundaria | high school |
| la filosofía | philosophy |
| graduarse | to graduate |
| la ingeniera | engineering |
| las matemáticas | mathematics |
| la medicina | medicine |
| la oficina administrativa | administrative office |
| los apuntes | notes |
| la beca | scholarship |
| el campo | field |
| la cartera | small purse |
| la cédula de indentidad | I.D. |
| la conferencia | lecture |
| el deber/ la tarea | homework |
| el derecho | law |
| la enseñanza | education |
| la farmacia | pharmacology |
| las letras | literature |
| el liceo | high school |
| el título | degree/ title |
| aprobar (un curso o examen) | to pass (a course or exam) |
| dar (hacer ) un examen | to take an exam |
| devolver | to return (something) |
| especializarse en | to major in |
| fracasar en un curso o examen | to fail a course or exam |
| pagar la matrícula | to pay tution |
| recoger | to pick up |
| seguir un curso | to take a course |
| la biblioteca | library |
| la librería | bookstore |
| el colegio | elementary or secundary school (private) |
| la lectura | reading |
| el congreso | conference or congress |
| la escuela | elementary school (public) |
| la facultad | deparment of a university |
| las notas | grades |
| sacar buenas (malas) notas | to get good (bad) grades |
| tomar apuntes | to take notes |
| la residencia estudiantil | dorm |
| el dormitorio | bedroom |
| los altibajos | ups and downs |
| cobrar mucho (demasiado) | to charge a lot (too much) |
| las cuotas altas (bajas) | high (low) fees |
| la depresión | depression |
| la esperanza | hope |
| el ruido | noise |
| la tensión/ el estrés | tension/stress |
| la ventaja | advantage |
| la desventaja | disadvantage |
| estar deprimido(a) | to be depressed |
| estar en la gloria | to be on top of the world |
| estudiar a la carrera | to cram |
| hacer cola | to stand in line |
| hacer huelga | to go on strike |
| hacer trampa | to cheat |
| ojalá que (+ subjunctive) | I hope that.... |
| dudar | to doubt |
| negar | to deny |
| temer | to fear |
| tener miedo de | to be afraid of |
| exigir | to demand |
| mandar | to order |
| rogar | to beg |