<p>hi everyone,
this is my first post here and am looking for some help.</p>
<p>i want to attend college in US but I really don't know how.</p>
<p>Here's a brief summary of who I am:
1. Born in South Korea, and currently am a Korean citizen.
2. Educated in Australia from grades 2-6, and then 7-10. This means I completed primary school but high school is a no-no. I did not finish high school.
3. I now reside back in Korea, but I sat the SAT exam twice, once in Oct 09 and once in Oct this year (a month ago), and my scores were.. disappointing to be honest, 1890 is my higher score of the two exams.</p>
<p>The only academic awards or certificates or papers I have are the Australian School Certificate (School</a> Certificate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) and the SAT exam with 1890.</p>
<p>I will turn 22 in Feb next year, but I want to study law. I would like to believe that I need not attend an English language program, and I would also like to skip any Foundation Year programs and head straight to undergraduate programs.</p>
<p>Is this possible? Are there colleges that will let me do this? Non high school graduate, but want to study law at university.</p>
<p>Any advice, any help is truly appreciated.
Thanks everyone</p>
<p>i think you might have to get you high school degree (or international equivalent) to go to college.</p>
<p>In the US you study law in graduate school after 4 years of college, I agree you will need some sort of high school degree. You can probably take the US GED exam.</p>
<p>It will be extremely difficult for you to be admitted to any college or university in the US without a full secondary school diploma. You need to make an appointment with the counselors at the Seoul office of EducationUSA [EducationUSA</a> - Center Profile - U.S. Education Center South Korea](<a href=“http://www.educationusa.info/USEC]EducationUSA”>http://www.educationusa.info/USEC) to get a better idea of your options. They will be able to put you in touch with their colleagues in Australia who should be able to advise you about what you can do with your Australian School Certificate. You might be able to complete your Higher School Certificate through a distance education program.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I believe some colleges don’t require a high school diploma or its equivalent? I’m not really sure so I’d advise you to take the GED if possible and btw, can’t you study law in Australia or South Korea? I’m just saying it’s sort of unnecessary to study it in the US because of the huge tuition fees and the distance from your family, etc.</p>
<p>Btw, happymomof1. I contacted EducationUSA a few months back after you posted on one of my previous threads. They didn’t really help… they just told me a lot of what I already knew. Are you sure they can help? I was grateful that they could respond, but they didn’t really shed any light on my situation.</p>
<p>Also, why study law here if you’re not a citizen? different Laws are different and unless you can practice in the states it probably doesn’t make sense. There are so many unemployed American lawyers it’s hard to believe they would give an international a work permit.</p>
<p>R3d3mpti0n,</p>
<p>The efficiency and efficacy of the staff at the various offices of EducationUSA does vary. The folks I used to work with in South America were excellent. Unless an international applicant has access to lots of information EducationUSA is always a good place to start. Whether the specific office you approach can help with your individual situation is, of course, something that cannot necessarily be predicted. However, the staff do have colleagues all around the world who may be able to offer suggestions.</p>
<p>adrift392,</p>
<p>Very few colleges or universities in the US specifically require that an applicant hold a full secondary school diploma. However, those applicants who have not completed secondary school must provide solid evidence that they are capable of college-level work. Since you are an international applicant, it will be more difficult for you to do that than it would be for someone educated in the US.</p>
<p>Law is not an undergraduate field of study in the US. For you to study law here, you would need to have completed an undergraduate degree (or be admitted to a joint degree program). How much money do you have available? Law school is extremely expensive. You can expect to pay roughly USD 50,000 each year for your first degree (approx. USD 200,000 total) and then at least that much each year for the three years of law school. Law school in the US is focused on topics necessary to be licensed to practice law here. It will not prepare you to work in Korea.</p>