2004-9-1
This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Education Report.
This week, we begin a series of reports about how students in
other countries can attend colleges and universities in the United
States.
The last time we broadcast our Foreign Student Series was two
years ago. Since then we have gotten more requests for information
about how to attend American schools. So we will offer new reports
in our series with the most current information.
Each week, we will discuss a part of the process of becoming an
international student in the United States. Each report will also
appear on the Internet at WWW.testbig.com. Currently you can
find the programs from the last time our series aired.
Foreign students who want to study in the United States have many
questions. How do I find out about American colleges? How do I
choose the right one for me? What tests must I take? What kinds of
documents will I need? How much will it cost? We will answer these
and other questions in our reports.
We will discuss the American system of higher education. We will
tell about financial aid and rules about working in jobs while a
student. We will discuss required tests and explain English language
requirements. And we will tell where to find help in other
countries.
Our reports will also describe a few of the three-thousand
colleges and universities in the United States. We will discuss
programs of study as well as living situations at American schools.
For students without the ability to come to the United States, we
will tell how to take classes by computer. We will also examine how
the threat of terrorism has changed some of the rules for study in
the United States.
In researching our series, we talked not only to officials in
education and government, but also to some foreign students. Most
students say planning ahead helped make their educational experience
successful. That is the purpose of this series - to help you plan.
We would like to hear from anyone who has a question about
studying in the United States. We will try to answer as many
questions as possible as part of our series in the coming weeks.
Send your questions to special@voanews.com.
This VOA Special English Education Report was written by Nancy
Steinbach. This is Gwen Outen.