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This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week, in part seven of our Foreign Student Series, we discuss the application process to get into an American college or university.Earlier, we explained how to begin your search by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world. We described the rules for entering in the
But if your goal is to come to the
You can request an application in the mail or, in many cases, find it online. For example, the
Many colleges and universities have their catalog online. Or you can request one in the mail. A catalog is the publication in which a school tells all about its programs. Make sure also to ask for an international admission application.
Describe the education you already have. Explain what you want to study and what degree you are seeking. Tell when you want to begin. You should request application papers at least two years before you want to begin studies.
Once you send in your applications, there is one more thing to d wait for a decision. But there are other steps before your application is complete. Next week, in part eight of our Foreign Student Series, we discuss college admissions tests.
Internet users can find our series at voaspecialenglish dot com. The State Department Web site for international student information is educationusa.state.gov.
And there is travel information at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement site: ice.gov Click on the link for SEVIS, the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System.
We said last week that SEVIS involves more than seventy thousand schools. The number is seven thousand. Our thanks to John Pluebell at Golden Gate University School of Law in
If you have a general question for our series, send it to special@voanews.com.
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