Uni in the USA
The UK Guide to US Universities
WEBSITE LINKS
ALL ASPECTS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE US
The US Educational Advisory Service: the US-UK Fulbright Commission, Fulbright House, 62 Doughty Street, London WC1N 2JZ. Tel: 0207 404 6994. They also have offices at Queen’s University and the Central Library, Belfast; the University of Ulster, Londonderry; the University of Edinburgh, the University of St Andrews; the University of Glasgow; the University of Dundee; the University of Manchester; the University of Wales, Swansea; the University of Birmingham; the University of Hull; and the University of Plymouth.
TRAVELLING IN THE US: Sites to help you plan your trip to the
US
ASSISTANCE ON GETTING A STUDENT VISA
The US Embassy and www.unitedstatesvisas.gov
HELP WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS
Jon Tabbert Associates can help with any aspect of application or university choice - a Rolls Royce reputation.
College Guide Post: a personalised service that guides you through the whole process of preparation for application and university choice - part for free and part for a fee.
FINANCIAL AID ASSISTANCE
General Information
International Education Finance Corporation
International Education Financial Aid
Bunac for internships and work exchange
‘Scholarship Almanac’, 2005, 8th edition.
Peterson’s.
ISBN 0-7689-1514-7. Latest facts and figures on 500 largest scholarships
in USA and Canada; ABCs of paying for college; tips on applications
procedures; advice on how to estimate college costs.
‘Foundation Grants to Individuals’, 13th edition. The Foundation Center. ISBN 0-1931-9236-5. www.fdncenter.org. It is also available as a subscription service. It has a section on International Applications, listing American foundation grants given exclusively to individuals from other than the US.
‘Peterson’s
College Money Handbook’,
2005, 22nd edition. Peterson’s. ISBN 0-7689-1503-1. Everything you
need to know: step-by-step explanation of the student financial id
process. Complete descriptions of financial aid programmes at more
than 1800 colleges and universities. Exclusive chart showing what
parents and students actually pay on average at each college.
Athletic Scholarships
National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
National Junior College Athletic Association
Kopia Kopia LLC, PO Box 30389, Philadelphia, PA19103.
Prodream USA: golf scholarships. Based in Glasgow.
Sports-Ed. Jamie Bennett, 8 Oxford Street, Nottingham NG1 5BH, tel. and fax 0115 941 7715. A UK based company specialising in providing sporting and academic scholarships for outstanding athletes. Describe themselves as 'essentially a student/athlete centred organisation, currently operating with over 3000 colleges and universities in the USA & Canada. Looking for athletes for Tennis, Golf, Basketball, Soccer, American football, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Diving, Field Hockey, Fencing, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Rifle shooting, Rowing, Skiing, Softball, Swimming, Track and field, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling.....'
NCAA Initial Eligibility Clearinghouse
Financial Aid for Student Athletes
Sports Scholarships in America placement service: marva@cpoauk.com
Consultancy for Overseas Sports Scholarships. Andrew Kean, Head Sports Consultant, FirstPoint (Europe) Ltd., 200 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4HG. Tel: 0141 572 2005; Fax 0141 572 2003; Email Andrew@firstpointusa.com.
‘Sports Scholarships and College Athletic Programmes’,
2004, 5th edition.
Peterson’s
Get advice on winning your share of $500 million in sports scholarships.
How to get sports scholarships; details on athletic programmes at
more than 1700 accredited colleges and universities; contact information
on coaches and athletic directors; views on what coaches are looking
for in college athletes, pros and cons of financing college with an
athletic scholarship; current perspectives on college athletics.
Colleges are listed alphabetically. The Indexes are by Sport and
also by Geography.
HELP CHOOSING A UNIVERSITY
Hobson’s College View – European Edition
College Guide Post: a personalised service that guides you through the whole process of preparation for application and university choice - for a fee.
UniversityRoadTrips.com arranges tours of US universities. We have been on one: well arranged, fun, informative and altogether good value.
Oxford Study Courses
run an East Coast university tour.
USCampus.com for every side of living and studying in the USA.
Life in the USA describes just what it says, life in the USA.
‘Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities
or ADD’, 2003, 7th edition. Peterson’s.
ISBN 0-7689-1268-7. Complete profiles of programmes at more than 1100
colleges in the US and Canada. Programme details on diagnostic testing,
orientation and summer programmes, fees and application requirements.
Explore unique aids and services. Discover insider advice from the
Learning Disability Programme Director.
‘Four Year Colleges’, 2005, 35th edition.
Peterson’s.
ISBN 0-7689-137-9. Latest information on more than 2100 four year
colleges and universities in the US and Canada. Plus the inside scoop
on private v. public schools, honour calls, ROTC (Reserve Officer
Training Corps) programmes and more. It boasts an At-a-Glance application
checklist to help you get started. Tips on surviving standardized
test and searching for scholarships. Newly updates advice for international
students. It has an easy to use majors index and entrance difficulty
index. Colleges and universities are organised by state. There are
college profiles and then an inside look at nearly 1000 colleges and
universities.
‘The College Board College Handbook’, 2005. The College Board. ISBN 0-87447-694-1. www.collegeboard.com. Over 3600 four year and two year colleges. “The only guide to every accredited college in the US”. Indexes colleges by type, special characteristics e.g. women only, undergraduate enrolment size, admission selectivity, admission/placement policies, college that offer ROTC, NCAA sports. Colleges are described by state. The section called ‘Eight Major Myths’ includes “Liberal arts education = unemployment”.
‘Barron’s Profiles of American Colleges’, 2004, 26th edition. Barron’s. ISBN 0-7641-75750. www.barronseduc.com. In depth profiles of more than 1650 schools. Plus Barron’s exclusive rating system, a comprehensive index to college majors and a CD Rom. It has a section on Study in the US covering areas including admission, finance, and application. The College Admissions Selector lists under titles from Most Competitive to Non Competitive. There is an index of college majors linking to a ‘Deciding on a Major and Career’ section. ‘Colleges at a Glance’ presents some of the data that initially concerns many students, e.g. environment, size and test scores.
‘The Princeton Review Complete Book of Colleges’, 2005. Random House. ISBN 0-375764062. www.PrincetonReview.com. “Up-to-Date information on 1700 colleges and universities. Uses an icon system to indicate the number of students, cost, environment, intercollegiate athletic division and The Best 345 Colleges – meaning it appears in The Princeton Review book “The Colleges”, where each school has a detailed profile. There is a section to analyse which group of Colleges will interest you. It has information on admissions, campus life, financial aid and athletic programmes.
‘Rankings’ Compilers
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana: College of Rankings
GENERAL UNGRADUATE INFORMATION ABOUT SCHOOLS IN THE US:
College Search:
All Campus.com (seems to be down at the moment)
American Universities Admission Program
Institute of International Education
National Commission for Co-operative Education
US Embassy (London)
The International Education Site
SITES SPECIFICALLY FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGES
US State Colleges, Universities and Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges
ADMISSION TESTS:
TestOf English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
The National Center for Fair and Open Testing: for colleges that may exempt from standard tests
Taking the Tests
The EAS in London for information on registration, fees and test centres.
ETS in Princeton (and at CITO Group SAT Program, PO Box 1109, 6801 BC Arnhem, Netherlands) can also arrange registration.
Practising for the Tests
‘The Official SAT Study Guide: For the New SAT’. The College Board, 2004. www.collegeboard.com. Take 8 practice tests and receive estimated scores. Also read a chapter on the new SAT essay which includes practice essay questions.
‘The Real SAT II : Subject tests’. The College Board. www.collegeboard.com. Full-length tests for every SAT II subject, tips and strategies.
Peterson’s
SAT Online practice tests
’11 Practice Tests for the New SAT and PSAT’, The Princeton Review, ISBN 0-3757-6434-8. www.PrincetonReview.com. There is also a series covering the subject tests.
Getting into the ACT: an authoritative book featuring two complete multiple-choice exams with detailed explanations.
Peterson’s
Master the ACT Assessment 2005 with CD.
Active Prep: the only official electronic test prep program for the ACT Assessment.
Peterson’s
ACT Online practice tests.
‘Best College Admission Essays’. Peterson's. Fifty sample essays plus tips and advice for writing your own.
Polish up your French for SAT2: Centre International d'Antibes/ATOLL. Conversational French summer courses on the Cote d'Azur (all ages: French summer courses for teenagers, French language programs for adults, and exam preparation for teachers (DELF DALF, Alliance Francaise)). Also French camp: French summer camp in Paris specially designed for teenagers (13 to 17 year-olds).
Tutors
The Studyworks: Michele Collias BA(hons) JD (cum laude), 46 Queens Gardens, London W2 3AA, 0207 4029877, fax 0207 2580417. Courses on GMAT-CAT and SAT with review of both the Math and Verbal sections of each exam.
Christine, Paul and Associates: 0207 7920243, mobile 07779 354858, chrispaul@rhone.abel.co.uk. Private tuition on your own or in pairs on SAT I, SAT II Writing and Math, TOEFL and TOEIC in London with short intensive courses available outside the city. March to December.
Frances King School of English: 5 Grosvenor Gardens, London SW1W OBD, 0207 8706577, fax 0207 3419771, info@francesking.co.uk. TOEFL and TOEIC preparation courses. University Placement Service. Accredited by the British Council.
Kaplan Test Prep: 3-5 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H OHA, 0207 930 3130, fax 0207 930 8009, London_Center@kaplan.com. More than 60 years experience and offering a wide range of courses, private tuition and courses, Monday-Sunday. Also www.kaptest.com/uk.
New World Tutoring: Steve Schwartz, 0208 699 3248. GMAT, SAT I and SAT II (writing and math). Private lessons in your home.
The Hampstead School of English: 553 Finchley Road, London NW2 2BU, 0207 794 3533, fax 0207 431 2987, jill@hampstead-english.ac.uk. TOEFL and GMAT courses, one-to-one or classes. Also provides introduction to computer generated testing, library, practice testing and home study assistance.
Bonas MacFarlane (Educational Consultants): Charles Bonas, 37 Linden Gardens, London W2 4HQ, 0207 221 8260, info@bonasmacfarlane.co.uk. London consultants with a professional team of advisers and tutors.
English Language Tests
www.toefl.org for TOEFL tests
www.ielts.org; an alternative accepted by many universities
APPLYING AS A TRANSFER STUDENT:
Credential Evaluators
National Association of Credential Evaluation Services:
Educational Credential Evaluators
Educational Records Evaluation Service, Inc.
Educational Evaluators International Inc.: garyee@ix.netcom.com
Foreign Academic Credentials Service, Inc.
Foundation for International Services
Global Services Associates: global@iccas.com
International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. International Education Consultants
World Education Services, Inc.
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