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guide will help you learn how to go to the United States for
college or university study. If you are interested
in exchange programs, or in other forms of education, please
see Other
Ways to Study in the U.S. If
you have already been accepted to a U.S. school and would
like information on visas, please see Obtaining
a Student Visa. If
you want to find an elementary or high school for your child,
see Schools for Your
Child.
Being
accepted into an American college or university is certainly
more challenging for a foreign student than for an American.
However, being a foreign (or "international") student
also means you have a diverse background and perspective that
schools in the United States increasingly value.
International
students make a significant contribution to U.S. campus life,
as well as to school revenues. Consequently, American schools
recruit and welcome international students. This means that
although you may have to overcome some obstacles in order
to study in the United States, as an international student
you are seen as a valuable commodity here.
Before
you can come to the U.S. as a student, you must be accepted
to a school and prove that you have sufficient financial resources
(scholarships, loans, family or personal resources) to pay
your school and living expenses. (Do not be discouraged by
the financial requirement — see Paying
for School: Financial Aid).
You should
research schools that offer majors in your field of study
very thoroughly and apply to several of them. It is better
to be accepted to more than one, and have a choice, than to
apply to one or two and not be accepted to them.
The pages in this guide will help put you on the path to studying
in the U.S.
 
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