What's in the book?

Foreword by Anthony Seldon and Matt Oakman
About This Book
Uni in the USA…

About the Original Uni in the USA - by Alice Fishburn
Why the US? A Word from the Fulbright Commission, EducationUSA
Background on American Universities: Read This First!

Accreditation
The Ivy League
Liberal Arts Colleges
Public Schools/State Universities
Community Colleges
State vs Private Universities
What's an American University Education Really Like?
Advice for Nascent Doctors and Lawyers
An American Education Means Hard Work (if you are after three years of beer leavened with the occasional lecture, read no further)
The Credit System
The Academic Calendar
Culture Shock
A Shared History?
Fellow Brits
The Dating Game
Fraternities
Pubs and Prohibition
No Smoking Please
Just Don't Inhale (and you too can become president)
Workout Nation
Cold Hard Cash
Hitting the Road

Choosing a University

Academic Considerations
Lifestyle Considerations
Our Guide to Universities

Applications

Recommendations
For Referees - what to include in your recommendations
Examples of References, UK and US Style
Transcripts
A Special Note to Teachers and Careers Advisors
A Special Note to Applicants
Interviews
Financial Statement
Deadlines
Early Decision / Early Action
Students with Additional Needs - i.e. Special Educational Needs
Practice Materials
Exams

Dealing with the SAT
The Format of the SAT
SAT Subject Tests
The ACT
SAT Reasoning Test or ACT?
Getting the Results
Fear Not - there's lots of help available
Words to the Wise - get these exams out of the way early

Money, Money, Money

Athletic Scholarships - More Money Matters

Visas, Immigration and All That Jazz

International Student Status
What the Americans Say
The Facts of the Matter

Other Options for Getting to Uni in the USA

Work Exchange / Internships
Gap Year
Undergraduate Exchange

And So To Summarise: Step By Step

How to Deal with Long-Distance Family
For Parents - how you can support our child
Money Matters
Health and Safety
Insurance
Communication
What Do I Do and When?

Universities in the USA

American University
Amherst College
Barnard College
Bennington College
Boston University
Brown University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Dartmouth University
Duke University
Emory University
Florida State University
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech)
Harvard University
Hunter College
Johns Hopkins University
Kenyon College
Lewis and Clark College
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
New York University
Northwestern University
Oberlin College
Pepperdine University
Princeton University
Reed College
Rice University
Sarah Lawrence College
Scripps College
Skidmore College
St. John's University (Annapolis)
Stanford University
Tufts University
Tulane University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
University of Chicago
University of Florida
University of Kansas
University of Michigan
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania (and Wharton)
University of Southern California (USC)
University of Texas
University of Vermont
University of Virginia (UVA)
University of Washington
Vanderbilt University
Vassar College
Washington University in St. Louis
Williams College
Yale University

Also Worth Considering.

Bard College
Carnegie Mellon University
College of William and Mary
Hampshire College
Middlebury College
Mount Holyoke College
Rutgers University
Swarthmore College
Syracuse University
University of Georgia
University of Miami
University of Notre Dame
University of the South (Sewanee)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Wesleyan University

Glossary for the Transatlantic Traveler

References and Links
Higher education in the US
Travelling in the US
Getting a Student Visa
Help with the Application Process
Financial Aid Assistance
Help Choosing a University
Admissions Tests
Taking the Tests
Practising for the Tests
Books
Tutors (in the UK)
English Language Tests
Applying as a Transfer Student: Credential Evaluators

…And Beyond
Universities in Europe

Six Things You Need to Know About Uni in Europe
The Bologna Process Explained
Universities in France

École Normal Supérieure
École Polytechnique
Institute d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po)

Universities in Italy

Sapienza University of Rome

Universities in Germany

European College of Liberal Arts (ECLA)
Humboldt University of Berlin
Jacobs University
University of Heidelberg

Universities in The Netherlands

Maastricht University
University of Amsterdam
Utrecht University

Universities in Scandinavia

University of Lund
University of Uppsala
University of Copenhagen

Universities in China

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
University of Hong Kong
University of Nottingham, Ningo, China

Universities in Canada

University of British Columbia
University of Toronto

Universities in Singapore

National University of Singapore

Universities in Australia

Australian National University
Monash University
University of Melbourne
University of Sydney
University of Queensland

.And We Can Help

University Advice Service from the Good Schools Guide
Good Schools Guide Advice Service
Good Schools Guide International Advice Service
The Good Schools Guide International
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide on the Web
Applying as a Transfer Student: Credential Evaluators