2004-12-8
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report.
We continue our Foreign Student Series with a report about the
two thousand five International Student Handbook. Students may find
much of the information they need to attend college in the United
States. This guide is published by the College Board, an educational
organization.
The International Student Handbook explains the American system
of higher education. It tells how to apply for college. It explains
the different costs and what kinds of financial aid that foreign
students can get. The handbook also gives information about required
tests.
The material is organized for both undergraduate and graduate
students. Information is included on more than two thousand five
hundred colleges.
The International Student Handbook costs twenty eight dollars if
purchased through the College Board Web site. You might find it for
less at a site like Amazon.com.
Students who want to know about undergraduate education only can
buy the Online Undergraduate Edition at the College Board site. It
costs twelve dollars and can be read on the computer or printed out.
The online version includes links to learn about colleges, prepare
an admissions application, estimate costs and find financial aid.
The Web site is collegeboard, collegeboard.com. Or you can write
to the College Board at forty-five Columbus Avenue, New York, New
York one-zero-zero-two-three, U-S-A.
We are now in the fifteenth week of our Foreign Student series.
So far, we have explored the American college system, how to choose
a school, and government rules about coming to the United States.
We have also talked about the TOEFL and other tests, the costs of
education and the different forms of financial aid. Next week, the
subject is how to decide what kind of housing situation to choose
once you are admitted to a school.
Future reports will take you to different colleges and
universities around the country. And we will discuss working as a
teaching assistant.
Our Foreign Student Series is online at WWW.testbig.com. If
you have a general question about American education, send it to
special@voanews.com. We cannot answer questions personally, but we
might be able to give an answer on the air.
This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy
Steinbach. I'm Gwen Outen.