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Yahoo Answer's User: victor s

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Question: what should i do to get into culinary school? what will i learn there that i don't already know?

ok, I have been thinking about this since my second year of high school and i have decided that I really want to go to culinary school. but what can i learn form it? will it teach me anything new? I know only a little in cooking, well more then any usual teenager but still little. what school would you recommend, please any one who has gone to culinary school tell me what was it like? what did you take out from it?

August 11, 2010, 02:46:02


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Hello. I would suggest you to apply to apply at Alpine College, The Swiss Business Schools for Hotel & Tourism Management Education in Greece. Alpine cooking school offers aspiring chefs the opportunity to not only learn how to cook and prepare themselves for a culinary career but the curriculum also includes courses such as menu planning, menu costing, managing people, accounting, food and beverage cost control—all to prepare them to manage a kitchen eventually. The blend between practice and theory is a very important aspect of Alpine’s culinary arts preparation. At Alpine College’s cooking school students learn how to cook in all types of restaurants and how to prepare banquets. Students practice and work closely with students enrolled on the events and conventions management course. Together they organize events such as theme nights, fashion shows, birthday parties, dinners for dignitaries, and various parties. The students are encouraged to be very creative and it is amazing what ideas they come up with. As part of the curriculum, students also learn about restaurant service and wine and beverage service so they are prepared to run their own business one day. They are taken on field trips to visit wineries and also different types of restaurants where they sample the food and critique it as part of an assignment they have to produce. Students have come from all over the world to register at Alpine and get a world class instruction and experience at its cooking school. As with a top cooking school students will learn all the art and science behind the flavors and gain the skills they need to work in the culinary field. Students learn about hot trends in dining, unusual culinary careers and plan their careers carefully. Future chefs from many countries decide on joining Alpine College because they know they will have the opportunity to learn from international chefs and prepare themselves for a bright culinary career. Graduating from Alpine College’s cooking school most students are able to find work immediately as the culinary arts field expands and grows exponentially. The Admissions Requirements: Applicants take an entrance test that covers English grammar, reading comprehension, numeracy skills and a professional personality test. Interviews with a lecturer and a Senior Management Team member are also a feature of the admissions process. Other Requirements for Admission: Completed application form, available from the Admissions Office or through the web site. A copy of the applicant's high school diploma (Greek Apolytirion Certificate) or international equivalent. An Entrance Test and application fee (non-refundable). Two letters of recommendation from teachers who can testify to the applicant's maturity and general readiness for further study. Four (4) passport photographs. Best of luck.

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Question: What is a good college/university that has a good equine program and a good theater/acting program?

my friend and i r thinking about colleges. we want to go to the same one so we dont loose touch..What is a good college/university that has a good equine program and a good theater/acting program? Any schools that have an equestrian program would be loved! thanks!

November 17, 2009, 21:10:10


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From www.collegeboard.com, using "Drama/Theater Arts" and "Equestrian/Equine Studies" as filters: Asbury College - Wilmore, Kentucky Averett University - Danville, Virginia Centenary College - Hackettstown, New Jersey Colorado State University - Fort Collins, Colorado North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota Ohio University - Athens, Ohio Otterbein College - Westerville, Ohio Rocky Mountain College - Billings, Montana St. Mary-of-the-Woods College - St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana Sul Ross State University - Alpine, Texas Truman State University - Kirksville, Missouri University of Findlay - Findlay, Ohio University of Maine - Orono, Maine University of Massachusetts Amherst - Amherst, Massachusetts Virginia Intermont College - Bristol, Virginia West Texas A&M University - Canyon, Texas William Woods University - Fulton, Missouri At a glance, I would say that Ohio U and U Mass Amherst are the best schools overall on that list.

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Yahoo Answer's User: Amy

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Question: What place did Italy control in the 15th century and how did they gain control of those areas?

January 28, 2010, 16:35:26


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Look at the following map of the political situation in 1494, and tell me what do you mean by "Italy". http://www.wwnorton.com/college/history/ralph/resource/italy.htm But in a way some Italian republics ruled over territories that are now outside Italy. The French-speaking Duchy of Savoy had small parts of present day alpine France. The Republic of Genoa ruled over Corsica, now French. The Republic of Venice ruled over the coasts of Istria and Dalmatia, now Croatian, the coast of Albania, and almost all the islands of Eastern Mediterranean. The following map shows Venetian colonies with their time span. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Venezianische_Kolonien.png


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Question: IS ALPINE COLLEGE IS APPROVED BY AICTE OR NOT?

aicte blacklist some colleges in previuos days

July 31, 2009, 19:13:28


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Alpine College of Engineering is approved by AICTE & Affiliated to U.P. Technical University, Lucknow. Its B.Tech programmes in these streams are approved by AICTE Computer Science & Engineering Information Technology Electronics & Communication Mechanical Engineering hsj


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Question: current or graduated student at Colorado Mountain College?

I am getting ready to start applying to colleges and CMC is one of my top choices, however I am worried about not getting a typical "college experience" so I just wanna know what its like. did you like it? did you have a lot of friends? would you have rather gone to a university? I would just like to know how people that go to CMC or have graduated from CMC like it, anything helps! I am specifically thinking about going to Breckenridge or Dillon.

March 12, 2011, 09:06:04


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Well how do you define a "typical" college experience? Is it dorm life? Greek life? College sports? huge lecture halls? keg stands? I mean how do you define it? My friend that goes to a typical 4 year University would agree with the above statement as being a typical college experience. With that being said, CMC is nothing like the above statement by any means. I have visited my friend at his typical college and I prefer CMC over his institution any day and here is why. My friend is the typical beer drinking, greek life lovin', football crazy engineering student that will party hard but study even harder. That fits him but not me. I am more laid back. I like having the mountain town atmosphere with a college student mindset. It is way more relaxed here in Steamboat Springs Alpine Campus and that's why I am here. CMC Alpine has everything I needed like residence halls, clubs, student newspaper, student government, a dining hall, multiple buildings on campus, and school pride. All the things I wanted I got at CMC and the things I didn't want weren't here. It was perfect for me. With that being said.... CMC is very different at every campus. You speak of going to Breckenridge or Dillon... Those campuses are nothing like Alpine and nothing near your typical college experience. They have one building with no residence halls, no dining hall, poor student involvement, and hardly any school pride. Nothing against those campuses because they are FANTASTIC campuses. They just hit home for a different crowd that doesn't have time to get involved on campus. Some people I know love Breckenridge and Dillon for those exact above reasons. If you go to Breckenridge, expect working a full time job to pay for living expenses, commuting to class in a vehicle and taking class at night so you can ski by day. In a nutshell, You are not going to have time to be involved on campus if you go to Breck or Dillon. You will spend 15% of your time actually on campus over there. If you are like me who is looking for that more typical college experience but not as intense as my buddies, I suggest one of the residential CMC campuses (Steamboat, Leadville, Spring Valley). I live on campus, eat meals on campus, get involved on campus and spend 70% of my time on campus. The other 30% of my time is skiing. Me going to Alpine was the perfect balance of college experience with laid back mountain town lifestyle. Sorry to write so much but it was hard to fit it all in such little space. I am more than happy to answer any further question you have. I literally was in the same position as you 2 years ago and I want to help you make the right decision. Make a checklist on what you want out of college and email me at bensaheb@yahoo.com and we can talk over the phone. Cheers

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