EducationUSA Video Podcast For Students
Summary: EducationUSA is a global network of more than 400 advising centers supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State. The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. The foreign students of yesterday are becoming the world leaders today.
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EducationUSA Shares Key Facts on the Truth Behind Student Visas
A series of U.S. college and university representatives talk about myths/stories that prospective international students have told them about how they thought life would be like in the U.S. Some myths they help dispel: 1. Big cities aren't safe, 2. Life in the US is like Hollywood or Disneyworld, 3. Private schools are always better than public schools, 4. Weather is too extreme in certain parts of US, 5. U.S. higher education is too expensive, 6. U.S. admissions people don't know my education system, 7. Conditional admissions isn't possible, and 8. Best schools are only on the east & west coasts.
Admissions staff from George Washington University and Old Dominion University explain the process for students applying to graduate programs (master's, doctoral, specialist degrees) in the U.S. Choosing the right schools, testing, statement of purpose, and financial aid / assistantships are all explained.
Mr. Higgins, from SUNY-Plattsburgh, covers a range of topics including why international students choose the U.S., where students should begin their search, what myths about studying in the U.S. he's heard, what factors students should consider when choosing colleges, what admissions tests are required, and many more important issues.
International Students Choose the U.S.
