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Miscellaneous Guides
- American University and English as a Second Language Information Service (AUESLIS)
- The AUESLIS web page provides information for international students
about academic programs in the US. It is sponsored by the
Conversa Language Center.
See also the
Dear Christy
web site, which is an advice column for international students.
For more information, send email to conversa@iac.net.
- International Affairs Network
- The
International Affairs Network
maintains a set of annotated links to
international affairs resources.
The
IAN Resource Pages
are part of the World Wide Web Virtual Library.
- The International Education Site
- This site provides information for students worldwide who are
interested in study abroad. The main focus is on students who are
interested in studying in the UK, US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
and Europe. It includes tools for selecting a country and finding a
college or course.
- US Classroom Culture
- Part of the "US Culture Series" published by NAFSA, the Association of
International Educators, it provides an overview of the US higher
education system.
- Introduction to American Life
- Part of the "US Culture Series" published by NAFSA, the Association of
International Educators, it provides advice on adjustment to US culture.
- Managing Your Money
- Published by NAFSA, the Association of
International Educators, this brochure provides information on the US
monetary system and how to make arrangements to transfer funds for
living and educational expenses.
- Medical Insurance for International Students, Scholars, and Their Families
- Published by NAFSA, the Association of
International Educators, this brochure provides an introduction to the
US health care system.
- Convert-me.com
- Online tool for converting figures from one measurement system to
another.
- Resources for International Exchange
- This site contains a large list of resources for study abroad,
some of it from a US perspective.
- CultureGrams
- Short briefings on the customs and cultures of more than 100 countries.
- Study in the USA
- Study in the USA provides international students with information about
hundreds of universities, colleges and English language programs in the
United States. The Resource Guide provides students
with helpful information about American education, including articles about
getting a visa, choosing a program and an Online Advisor. Study in the USA
appears in English, Spanish and Japanese.
Study in the USA publishes international admissions magazines that provide information about American
education to international students. They distribute seven regional
magazines annually, including Northeast Asian, Southeast Asian,
Japanese, Latin American/Spain, Middle Eastern, and European
editions. They also publish Summer Study in the USA, that provides information about short-term programs and is
distributed worldwide.
- The Web of Culture
- This site has good sections on cross-cultural communication.
- WorldWide Classroom
- WorldWide Classroom provides an extensive
planning guide
for study and travel abroad.
The site also contains links to educational programs around
the world, organized by country and by program category. Program
categories include university study, adult enrichment, foreign
language immersion, teen camps, volunteerism, and internships, among
others.
For more information, call 1-414-224-3476, fax 1-414-224-3466,
write to WorldWide Classroom, Box 1166, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1166, or
send email to study@worldwide.edu.
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