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Accreditation – Advice
Department of Education Web Site on Accreditation
http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/ |
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Check school accreditation here - enter school name
http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.asp |
Fundamentals of Accreditation - What You Need to Know
Click here for more information |
| www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/accred.htm |
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Accrediting Agencies – Not Recognized
Under GAAP |
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http://www.degree.net/guides/non-gaap_listings.html |
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Accreditation - Description |
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http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/accred-whatis.html |
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Accreditation - Fraud (Fraud, Abuse
and Related Problems in Quality of Education) |
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http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/accred-fraud.html
http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/
www.michigan.gov/documents/Non-accreditedSchools_78090_7.pdf
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/02/diplomamills.htm |
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ACT - College Entrance Exam |
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http://www.act.org/ |
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Admission Requirements - Graduate and
Undergraduate |
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www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/admissionreq.htm |
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American
Sign Language - Universities that Accept ASL in
Fulfillment of Foreign Language Requirements |
| http://www.unm.edu/~wilcox/ASLFL/univlist.html |
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Application Procedures - Undergraduate |
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www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/applicat.htm |
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Application Procedures - Graduate |
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http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/graduate/applicat.htm |
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CLEP Exams: College-Level Examination
Program (credit by examination) |
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http://www.collegeboard.com/clep/ |
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Collegeboard - SAT exam and general
college information |
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http://www.collegeboard.com/ |
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College Preparation |
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http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education/College_Preparation.html |
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College Search Help |
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http://cnsearch.collegenet.com/cgi-bin//CN/ZDispatch?pageName=.cnsearch.custom.index_html
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http://www.GuiaEstudiantiIInternacional.com |
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Colleges and Universities - Access to
Web Sites |
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http://www.utexas.edu/world/univ/state |
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Community Colleges |
| List of Community Colleges by State |
| http://www.utexas.edu/world/comcol/state/ |
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Links from The Educator's Reference Desk |
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http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/print.cgi/Resources/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education/Community_Colleges.html |
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International Student Guide |
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http://www.AmericanCommunityColleges.com |
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Conditional Admission - List of links:
Schools offering preparation in English prior to official admittance |
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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%2Bconditional%2Badmission&btnG=Google%2BSearch |
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Credit System Grading |
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http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/credit.htm |
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Chronicle of Higher Education - Newspaper
of the Academic World |
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http://chronicle.com/ |
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Curricula Planning Based on Internet |
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http://www.nici-mc2.org/de_toolkit/pages/lesson_sources.htm |
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Departing Students (NYU gives valuable information applicable to all new
students coming to the U.S.: immigration status, academics, work)
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http://www.nyu.edu/osl/oiss/documents/tutorialHome/index.htm |
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Dental Exams and Licensing |
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http://www.ada.org/ |
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Diploma Mills
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Oregon State |
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http://www.osac.state.or.us/oda/diploma_mill.html
Federal Trade Commission
http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/02/diplomamills.htm
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/diplomamills.htmt |
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/diplomaalrt.htm |
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Distance Education - American Distance
Education Consortium: Federal Programs & Grants (list of links
to foundations, libraries, U.S. agencies) |
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http://www.adec.edu/fed-pgms.html |
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Distance Learning - Bears'Guides (Information,
resources, fraud warnings) |
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http://www.degree.net/ |
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Distance Education - Distance Learning |
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http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/distancelearning/default.asp |
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Distance
Education - Find Fields of Study and Types of Delivery |
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http://distancelearn.excelsior.edu |
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Education Guide (Guia Estudiantil Internacional) |
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http://www.EducacionGuide-USA.com |
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English - English Dave's ESL Café (links
to ESL for students and teachers: idioms, groups, chat, varied) |
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http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/eslcafe.html |
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English ESL Skills - Site for help with English |
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Click here for more Information |
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English - National Center for ESL Literacy
Education (NCLE) - Adult ESL |
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http://www.cal.org/ncle/ |
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English Language Programs |
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http://www.petersons.com/elp/elpprogs.html |
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http://www.cea-accredit.org/zaccredited.htm |
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http://www.aaiep.org/ |
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http://www.uciep.org/ |
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English Language Programs - TEFL Teachers
- U.S. Department of State |
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http://exchanges.state.gov/education/engteaching/ |
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Entrance Exams for U.S. Universities
and Colleges - U.S. Department of State |
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http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/tests.htm |
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Essays and Personal Statements - Frequent
Errors |
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http://www.petersons.com/articles/mar2002-3.html |
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FAFSA - International Students -eduPASS |
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http://www.edupass.org/finaid/fafsa.phtml |
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Fields of Study - Areas of Study Offered by Universities
and Colleges
Undergraduate |
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http://iiswinprd03.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/searches/srchCrit1.asp?sponsor=1
www.petersons.com/educationusa |
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Fields of Study - Areas of Study Offered by Universities
Graduate |
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http://iiswinprd01.petersons.com/GradChannel/Search.asp
www.petersons.com/educationusa
http://www.gradschools.com/ |
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Financial Aid, Scholarships - General |
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http://www.finaid.org |
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Financial Aid, Scholarships - Fraud |
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http://www.finaid.org/scholarships/scams.phtml |
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Financial Aid, Scholarships - Scams |
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http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html |
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Financial Aid, Scholarships - Undergraduates
NAFSA site with multiple links to related information |
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http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/financial_aid_for_undergraduate |
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Montana State University offers generous scholarships based entirely on SAT Scores
http://www.montana.edu/international/isss/advisor_news.htm#story1 |
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Financial Aid - Grants for Women
Website of Michigan State University gives links to numerous external sources of funding |
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http://www.lib.msu.edu:80/harris23/grants/3women.htm |
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Financial Aid, Scholarships - International
Students |
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Alfred
Friendly Press Fellowships - On-Job Training for Journalists - Freedom
of the Press around the World
http://www.pressfellowships.org |
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American Association of University Women Educational Foundation
http://www.aauw.org |
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Brandeis University - The Heller School for Social Policy and Management
The Feldman Fellowship - MA in Sustainable International Development |
| http://www.heller.brandeis.edu/sid |
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Center
for the Study of Philanthropy, City University of New York
Nonprofit Sector and ONGs, International Fellows Program
http://www.philanthropy.org/ |
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De
Sardon Glass - U. of Syracuse - Maxwell School - Public Administration
and International Relations (Special Assistantships for Peruvians)
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/gai/Programs/dsg.htm |
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FAIMER Institute fellowship program is designed for international medical school faculty who have the potential to play key roles in improving medical education at their schools.
http://www.faimer.org
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Ford
Foundation - International Fellowships Program
http://www.fordfound.org/news/more/11272000ifp/index.cfm |
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Ford
Foundation - Institute of Estudios Peruanos - Becas de Post-Grado
http://iep.perucultural.org.pe/pcaracteristicas.shtml |
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Fulbright
Commission
http://www.fulbrightperu.info |
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General
http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNE/us/studyus-finaid.html
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INABEC
http://www.inabec.gob.pe |
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Inter-American
Development Bank - Junior Professional Program (Master's or PhD
required) (Among equally qualified candidates preference given to
women and under-represented nationalities)
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/jpp%20Package.htm
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Inter-American
Development Bank - Scholarship Programs - [schools located in] Northern
Hemisphere Program
Http://www.iadb.org/int/eng/japan_scholarship.htm
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Inter-American
Development Bank - Summer Employment Program - Undergraduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/isumemp.htm
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Inter-American
Development Bank - Summer Internship Program - Graduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/intern.htm
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Inter-American
Development Bank - Winter Internship Program - Graduates
http://www.iadb.org/hrd/WinterIntern.htm |
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Journalism and/or Media Fellowships
John S. Knight Fellowship - Stanford University
http://knight.stanford.edu/application/intl.html
Nieman Foundation for Journalish - Harvard University
http://www.nieman.harvard.edu
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OEA
- Becas Post-Grado, Pre-Grado, Capacitación, Becas para Educación
a Distancia, Préstamos Educativos
http://www.educoas.org/esp/becas/becas1.html
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P.E.O. Sisterhood: International Peace Scholarship Fund
Graduate Studies - all areas (scholarships for women)
P.E.O. Sisterhood: General application form
http://www.peointernational.org/projects/ips-eligibility.doc
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P.E.O. Sisterhood: Specific for Cornell University
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Student/GRFN/record.phtml?code=A0238 |
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United States Telecommunications Training Institute - Tuition Free Courses
http://www.ustti.orgd StatesnitedBUnited States Tele |
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University
of Syracuse - Additional Funding
http://www.maxwell.syr.edu/ir/irfundop.htm
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| Vollyball Scholarships - Columbia College Undergraduate |
| http://www.ccis.edu, http://www.columbiacougars.com |
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Latin American Program of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for
Scholars and The Ford Foundation - Competition for Junior
Post-Doctoral Scholars in the Study of Democracy in Latin America
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/lap |
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World
Bank - Robert S. McNamara Fellowships Program - Post Graduate Research
in Socio-Economic Development
http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/scholarships/mcnamara/FellowshipsInfo.html |
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World Wildlife Fund - WWF - Russell E. Train - Education for Nature Program |
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http://www.wwf-efn.org |
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Fulbright Program - Overview |
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http://www.iie.org/fulbright/ |
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GED (General Educational Development)
- U.S. High School Equivalency |
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http://www.acenet.edu/calec/ged/ |
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GED (free practice) |
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http://www.gedpractice.com/ |
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GMAT - Entrance Exam for Graduate Business
Administration |
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http://www.mba.com/ |
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GRE - Entrance Exam for Graduate Studies |
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http://www.gre.org/ |
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Grading System (Page
originates in Belgium, contains comment on grades in the U.S. and
Belgium. Advising Center of Peruvian Fulbright Commission has special
advice on Peruvian grading system for applicants to U.S. schools.) |
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www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/grading.htm |
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Graduate Magazine Resource |
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http://www.AmericanGraduateEducation.com |
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Graduate Postsecondary Education |
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http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/gradposted.html |
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Graduate School - U.S. News |
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http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/beyond/bchome.htm |
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Graduate Study and Research |
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http://www.ed.gov/NLE/USNEI/us/studyus-grad.html |
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Higher Education |
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http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/res.cgi/Educational_Levels/Higher_Education |
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Higher Education - UNESCO Portal Overview of U.S. Educational System, Accredited Institutions, Credential Assessment, Financial Aid, plus other topics |
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http://portal.unesco.org/education/en/ev.php-URL_ID=51429&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html |
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Humor - Laugh at Courses in this Fake
University |
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http://www.bandersnatch.com/gduedu.htm |
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IELTS
British English Exam accepted by many U.S. universities |
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http://www.britishcouncil.org/es/peru-education-ielts.htm |
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Information on Studies in the U.S. (click
on "Getting Started") |
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http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/tests.htm |
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Internships |
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http://www.councilexchanges.org/jobsusa |
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http://www.findajobusa.org/job_hunters/work_usa.html |
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Law - Acceptance of Foreign Degrees in the U.S. - Admittance to American Bar Assoc. |
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http://www.abanet.org/legaled/baradmissions/bar.html |
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http://www.abanet.org/legaled/publications/compguide2006/chart10.pdf |
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Letters of Recommendation - tips |
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Berkeley advice to students:
http://ls.berkeley.edu/?q=about-college/l-s-divisions/arts-humanities/diversity/prospective-students/letters-recommendation
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Berkeley Career Center advice to professors who write letters of recommendation:
http://career.berkeley.edu/Letter/LetterGuidelines.stm
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Links for Prospective Students - InfoUSA
- U.S. State Department (click on choice) |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ |
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http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/lkeduc.htm |
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Materials for Courses, Texts, Teaching
and Learning Resources -
World Lecture Hall |
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http://www.utexas.edu/world/lecture/index.html |
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Materials for Education - Lesson Plans,
Pre-K to Higher Education
The Gateway |
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http://www.thegateway.org/ |
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Medical Education - Graduate |
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http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2997.html |
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Medical Exams and Licensing |
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http://www.usmle.org/ |
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http://www.ecfmg.org/ |
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http://iwa.ecfmg.org/ Interactive web application |
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http://www.ecfmg.org/forms/05usmle.pdf Paper application download |
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http://oasis.ecfmg.org/ On-line applicant status and information system |
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Medical Meetings and Conferences - Listed
by Specialty |
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http://www.docguide.com/crc.nsf/web-bySpec |
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Medical - Residency |
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http://www.ama-assn.org/go/freida |
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http://www.residencysite.com/ |
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http://www.nrmp.org/ The Match - National Resident Matching Program |
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Medical School Applicants |
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http://www.accepted.com/medical/medlinks.htm |
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Medical School Graduates - International |
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http://www.acponline.org/img |
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Nursing Exams and Licensing |
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http://www.cgfns.org/ |
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Portals |
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Educators Reference Desk - Thousands of links to everything about education.
The Information Institute of Syracuse moved its familiar ERIC search engine to the Educator's Reference Desk. |
| http://www.eduref.org/ |
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Links to 40,000 educational resources. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education |
http://www.thegateway.org/help/quick-start |
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http://www.thegateway.org/ |
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Public Schools |
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Search for public elementary and high schools by state, county, zip code, with distance from zip code. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education
http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/ |
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Rankings
- might not be relevant in your university search |
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U.S. News and World Report links (articles for a fee) |
http://www.usnews.com/search/Search?keywords=rankings&searchtype=1 |
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SAT |
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Undergraduate entrance exam |
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www.collegeboard.org |
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Selecting a University |
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http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/select.htm |
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SEVIS
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Student and Exchange Visitor Information System |
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http://www.ice.gov/graphics/sevis/ |
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Pay SEVIS fee |
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http://www.fmjfee.com/index.jhtml |
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Statement of Purpose - How to Write |
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Advice from Berkeley
http://ls.berkeley.edu/?q=about-college/l-s-divisions/arts-humanities/diversity/prospective-students/statement-purpose |
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Structure of U.S. Higher Education -
Undergraduate and Graduate
Fulbright Commission Belgium |
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http://www.kbr.be/fulbright/studus/undergrad/struct.htm |
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Study in the U.S.A. - Booklet One Undergraduates:
"If you want to Study in the U.S.A." |
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http://exchanges.state.gov/education/educationusa/iywts1.htm |
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TAX INFORMATION |
|
Understanding U.S. tax for international students
Courtesy of San Francisco State University |
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http://www.sfsu.edu/~oip/fortaxguide.htm |
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Courtesy of University of Binghamton - SUNY |
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http://isss.binghamton.edu/emp/taxforms.html |
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Internal Revenue Service IRS Tax Forms and Publications |
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www.irs.gov/formspubs |
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IRS Form 8843 to be filled in by non-resident alien students and scholars with F or J visas who earned or did not earn money |
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http://www.forms.gov/bgfPortal/portlets/eFormSearch/getDocument.jsp?docId=10078 |
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Technology for Education - Integrate
Technologies K-12 Classrooms, library media centers, and higher
educational levels |
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http://www.rtec.org/ |
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TRAVEL AIDS |
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Transportation Security Administration - Air Travel |
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Rules for Carry-on luggage 3-3-1 |
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http://www.tsa.gov/311/index.shtm |
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Permitted and Prohibited Items |
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http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/airtravel/prohibited/permitted-prohibited-items.shtm |
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TOEFL iBT |
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http://www.toefl.org/ |
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