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Below are a few of the most essential Web
sites for students from the Middle East/North Africa
considering U.S. study. See other sections
of this site for additional useful links.
- CHEA
(Council on Higher Education Accreditation).
Database of all institutions accredited
by CHEA or U.S. Department of Education-recognized
accrediting bodies. Please note that not
all fields of study require or even have
professional accreditation—however,
accreditation of the college or university
as a whole by a CHEA or U.S. Department
of Education recognized accreditor is
essential for degree recognition!
- College
Board. The site of the developer
of the SAT standardized admissions test
and CLEP examination for credit programs
also includes an excellent search engine
for finding undergraduate programs on
its site.
- CollegeSource
Online. Thousands of U.S.
college and university catalogs, with
ability to search by major, tuition cost,
and other areas.
- EducationUSA.
A great place for international
students to start exploring U.S. study,
with detailed information on the application
process as well as preparing for U.S.
life and study available to download.
Also provides contact information for
EducationUSA centers worldwide.
- Educational
Testing Service. Developer
and major source of information on standardized
tests: TOEFL, GRE, and others.
- Edupass.
Specifically for international students
considering U.S. study, this site discusses
admissions, financing, English language
study, visas, cultural differences, U.S.
life, and more. It also includes a list
of the U.S. colleges that give the most
funding to international undergraduates.
- Funding
for U.S. Study.
Excellent source for locating the hundreds
of grants specifically for international
students awarded by governments, foundations,
and international organizations. Searchable
by country/region or field of study. Institute
of International Education.
- GradSchools.com.
Browse for program descriptions by field.
- Intensive
English USA. Database of
English language training programs, searchable
by institution and by type of program.
- Peterson’s.
This educational publisher’s Web
site allows searching not only for collegiate
and graduate programs, but also for English
language programs, summer opportunities,
distance education, private secondary
schools, and much more.
- Virtual Consulting Office. Forums in languages including French and Arabic, with responses to student questions from Educational advisers.
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