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After receiving your acceptance letters, visiting college campuses may not be an option if you are an international student. The New York Times' India Ink blog asked what students can do and which resources are beneficial when deciding where to enroll if they cannot visit the campus.
Along with using the assortment of online resources available, it is recommended that students also watch for admissions officers and alumni who travel and hold information sessions in their home country. Also, take advantage of social media tools and online chats with current international students, alumni, faculty, or administrators. When choosing a school, it is important to understand what you expect of your experience in the U.S., and thoroughly research how a school's programs, student life, and activities might meet these expectations.
Katherine Dhanani, Consul General at the U.S. Consulate General Hyderabad, shares her thoughts on how she chose Kenyon College as an undergraduate student:
Enrollment at for-profit schools-including trade schools and online universities-has skyrocketed in recent years. Unfortunately, not all schools offer a quality education and enrolling in a sub-par program can be a waste of time and money. When checking out for-profit schools, the Better Business Bureau recommends doing your research and looking for red flags.
By STEVE COHEN "Pay me $25,000 and I'll tell you college admission's darkest secret." Far fetched? Not at all, for that is what some private admissions counselors charge families - in exchange for the college admission world's worst-kept secret. And that secret is that early decision really can improve one's odds of getting into some of the nation's most selective colleges.
U.S. Colleges Focus On Making International Students Feel at Home By Michael Sewall When Ivan Sekyonda, a 23-year-old student from Uganda, came to study in the United States, he felt lonely. After all, his native country wasn't well represented at Binghamton University. But he eventually made friends, including American and international students, and he became more comfortable on the campus. He gives credit to Binghamton's international-student office. "The orientation staff made us feel welcome and made it easy to understand what was going on," says Mr. Sekyonda, a rising senior studying computer engineering. "They knew we were probably experiencing some culture shock and feeling a bit homesick, and they were willing to work with us and be patient with us."
By Sergiy Gorbachov The Center for International Education at UW-Eau Claire organizes a program called the Cultural Connections Program, which used to be called International Speakers Bureau. This program has existed for more than 20 years and consists of UW-Eau Claire international students who are interested in broadening cultural understanding in the Eau Claire and Chippewa Valley communities. The participants give speeches, presentations and interviews where they share their own perspectives about international topics with others.
With the global nature of business today, it is no surprise that business and management fields are the leading areas of study for international students pursing higher education in the United States. In January 2010, EducationUSA Connections editors discussed this historic time with Robert Bonner, Associate Dean of Graduate and Executive Programs, Villanova School of Business and Judy Phair, VP of Communications for the Graduate Management Admission Council(R) (GMAC(R)).
Story Highlights Social media websites such as Livemocha have language exchange among site users iPhone applications allow foreign language study on the go Rosetta Stone works by immersion but is expensive Person's ability to learn languages never goes away, expert says
With Harvard, Wharton, and other top schools planning to accept the GRE for admissions, cracks are beginning to show in the GMAT monopoly
Європейська Комісія виділила майже 10000 нових грантів, які будуть фінансуватися програмою Erasmus Mundus в 2009/2010 навчальному році. 8385 студентів і викладачів з вищих навчальних закладів прибудуть до ЄС для навчання або викладання в європейських ВНЗах, тоді як у партнерських інститутах з інших країн, що не входять до ЄС, навчатиметься чи працюватиме 1561 громадянин з країн ЄС.
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