Universities
Find Colleges and Majors
What to consider when choosing a College or a University?
Type of school
Enrollment
Location
Curriculum and academic environment
Campus life
Expenses
Entrance requirements
Here are some college related web sites that allow you to search for particular colleges that meet your interests and needs.
National Center for Education Statistics:
The Times Good University Guide
College Rankings
Some publications provide college and university rankings every year. Every ranking uses a different set of criteria based upon what they think is important in a college.
Here are some links:
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Academic ranking of world Universities
College Apllications
The Common Application is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of 415 member colleges and universities in the United States.
Links:
UCAS - Universities & Colleges Admissions Service is on-line service for processing applications for most colleges and Universities in United Kingdom.
Essays
Many colleges require a short essay as part of their application process.
The directions for the essay vary from college to college. You can use the college essay to strengthen your application, explain your motivations, successful achievements or mistakes from the past. It is important to demonstrate that you can write well.
The best advice that can be offered about the essay is not to worry about what you think the college wants to hear. There is no perfect or correct essay. Your task is to make yours stand out.
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Financial Aid
To apply for financial aid you don’t have to be living in poverty.
You need to demonstrate the financial need of your family. All you have to do is to submit
a confidential form called Financial Aid Form.
Each college has its own policies for granting aid.
Here are some which offer Need Blind Admission in the USA:
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Harvard University
Annual expenses
Purpose
Amount (£) USD
Comments
Tuition
$34,976
http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k51861&pageid=icb.page246752
Accommodation
$7,525 + $4,783 + $2,273
Room & Board
Textbooks
Max. $1300
Estimated Personal Expenses
$3,226 + $1,167 + ~ $1000
Estimated from Harvard’s Cost Overview, added non-necessary $1,000 for emergency purposes
Estimated Travel Costs in US
$708
Monthly LinkPass – 12 * $59
Estimated Travel Costs
~ $3,000
Praha-Boston, Boston-Praha – $1,500
Overall
$59,958
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Harvard University |
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Annual expenses |
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Purpose |
Amount (£) USD |
Comments |
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Tuition |
$34,976 |
http://www.fao.fas.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do?keyword=k51861&pageid=icb.page246752 |
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Accommodation |
$7,525 + $4,783 + $2,273 |
Room & Board |
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Textbooks |
Max. $1300 |
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Estimated Personal Expenses |
$3,226 + $1,167 + ~ $1000 |
Estimated from Harvard’s Cost Overview, added non-necessary $1,000 for emergency purposes |
|
Estimated Travel Costs in US |
$708 |
Monthly LinkPass – 12 * $59 |
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Estimated Travel Costs |
~ $3,000 |
Praha-Boston, Boston-Praha – $1,500 |
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Overall |
$59,958 |
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Letters of Recommendation
Recommendation letters are a common requirement for the entry into the undergraduate and graduate programs at a college or a university. The letter should be written by people who know you well and are familiar with yours academic skills and your future education and career aspirations. These can be, for example: your former teachers, community leaders, school faculty members, school counselors and academic supervisors.
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Admission Tests
SAT I. - Reasoning Test
SAT is generally required by US colleges and Universities. Reasoning Test is a three-hour primarily multiple-choice test that measures verbal and mathematical reasoning abilities.
SAT II. - Subject Tests
SAT II tests are required by more selective US colleges and Universities. SAT II are one hour primarily multiple-choice tests in specific subjects.
TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
TOEFL is required of all students who are not Citizen of the US and for whom English is not the first language.
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