The U.S. Government has an excellent resource for international students thinking about attending a U.S. college or university. The site below offers information about (1) the admissions process, (2) information about paying for college here, including financial aid and scholarships (4) visa requirements and (4) a good explanation of how the US education system differs from other countries.
<p>U have always been of great to the internationals:) Another thanks in the midst of many others! This will help me a lot during the VISA process!</p>
<p>One very difficult area for internationals is the financial and merit aid situation. In this country, nothing is standardized in this area, so advice is very mixed. In order to get a student visa, you must be able to demonstrate that you can pay for the year of study. So if you do not have the money and cannot get it from family or sources in your own country, you do need to go through the aid process. Complicating this situation is that not all colleges, and not all programs are open to foreign students.</p>
<p>There are a limited number of needblind colleges for internationals. For the top candidates, they are certainly the staples, especially those who guarantee 100% of need. But admissions is the most competitive to those schools and for some kids, a better bet might be a school where the line is not as long. That is why it is important to check your eligibilty of aid at all of the schools on your list if this is a necessity. There is no reason to apply to a schoo that shuts out ALL funds from internationals. However, even for schools that are need blind and not that generous, you can hit the jackpot, perhaps more so than the more generous schools. So some of those should be on the list as well. It is truly a balancing act.</p>
<p>You need to look at how many internationals attend any given school and then how many get aid and then the % of how much of the need is met for these students. This gives you a good idea of your chances for aid and how much you will need to pay if you are given this aid. You have to factor in the living costs, transportation to the area for you (hub airports are the best) and the general cost of living in a given region.</p>
<p>Of course all of the above depends on what you have to offer a school as well: your grades, where you come from, your activities etc. Lastly, of course, what type of school are you seeking.</p>
<p>Official list of all your high school courses, how many hrs./wk each one was and your grade in each. You can make the list yourself in English and have it notarized by an official translator.... = transcript.</p>
<p>I live in Canada. Is my Grade 11 Biology, Chemistry, and Physics courses good enough to do the SAT Subject Test. I looked at the sample and a lot of the questions I have not learned.</p>