Educational Links of USA

Study in USA Overview Why USA Months of Admissions Cost of study Grading system of US Best Universities Eligibility Admission procedure MBA @ USA Masters Degree Under Graduate Degree Student visa Travel during holidays Arriving at the University Accommodation Living Expenses Important Information Health in US Checklist Before Departure Financial Assistance Employment Important Links Contacts

US department of education: http://www.ed.gov

Internationalstudents-education USA: http://educationusa.state.gov/

Overviews of the U.S.Education System
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-about.html
http://www.edupass.org

IIE's homepage containsinformation on exchange programs, fellowships, and services. http://www.iie.org

the Association ofInternational Educators. Contains resources/advice for foreign students onstudy abroad, financial aid, immigration policies, study programs and advisingcenters. http://www.nafsa.org

Council on InternationalEducation Exchange website. Includes information on study abroad programsthroughout the world and International Student Identity cards.
http://www.ciee.org/study/index.htm

Council for InternationalExchange of Scholars. Information on the Fulbright Senior Scholar Program.
http://www.cies.org/

Fulbright Senior Scholar Program.

The United States Network for EducationInformation (USNEI) has a wealth of information on U.S. education and education aroundthe world. The site also contains information about specific programs andinstitutions, scholarships, accreditation, visiting the U.S. and related links.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/internationa
l/usnei/us/edlite-study-us.html

Site of OSEAS (Overseas EducationalAdvisors) Europe. It has a virtual EducationalAdvising Office with information on education in the US, financial aid, English languageprograms and visas. Provides links to other related sites. http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/europe.html

U.S. Department of Education homepage.Provides links to other educational sites. http://www.ed.gov/

The Occupational Outlook Handbook online.Contains descriptions of careers, education requirements and training, andsources of additional information. http://www.bls.gov/oco

Federal Trade Commission Web Site. How to spot fraudulent scholarshiporganizations. Provides six tell tale lines that should make studentssuspicious and cautious. Also provides a list of organizations that arecurrently defendants in scholarship fraud. http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/scholarship/index.html

Regional AccreditationOrganizations

Council for Higher Education AccreditationDirectories, links to regional accrediting agencies and a searchable databaseof accredited institutions of higher education by name, state, andaccreditation association. http://www.chea.org

Pre-departureInformation
http://www.new2usa.com
A Guide for International Visitors

This guidewas designed to help participants in State Department-sponsored programsunderstand how their program was developed and what to expect before, during,and after.
http://exchanges.state.gov/education/ivp/english.htm

Overviews of the U.S. Education System
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/edlite-about.html
http://www.edupass.org

Homepages of U.S. Consulates and Embassies
http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/questions_embassy.html

Tax Information for International Students
http://www.edupass.org/finaid/taxes.phtml
http://www.irs.ustreas.gov/

Information on Immunization andVaccination Requirements
http://www.who.int/en/

Informationon U.S. Holidays
http://usinfo.state.gov/USA/infousa/facts/factover/holidays.htm

U.S. Customs Regulations
http://www.customs.gov/xp/cgov/travel/alerts/

Major U.S. Airlines
http://www.aa.com
http://www.nwa.com
http://www.ual.com
http://www.delta.com
http://www.continental.com
http://www.southwest.com
http://www.usairways.com
http://www.americawest.com

U.S. Train Travel
http://www.amtrak.com

U.S. Bus Travel
http://www.greyhound.com
http://www.trailways.com

Information on AlternateOvernight Accommodations
http://www.iyhf.org
http://www.ymca.net
http://www.ywca.org

Travel andTourism Information
http://www.vtourist.com/webmap/

The Virtual Tourism has a map-based directory of all the www servers in theworld.
http://www.mapquest.com/

Information on hotels, restaurant, city and weather.
http://www.weather.com

Weather information around the world.