2009-03-12 Foreign Student Series – 25. High Marks Just for Trying?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we continue our discussion about grades. Would you want a doctor who got high marks…
2009-02-26 Foreign Student Series – 23. Web Redefines the College Visit
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week, we visit four Web sites where students can learn about higher education in the United States. Cappex.com — c-a-p-p-e-x —…
2009-03-05 Foreign Student Series – 24. Grading Grades
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series the subject is grades. Most American colleges and universities use the grading system of A,…
2009-02-19 Foreign Student Series – 22. Four Kinds of Financial Aid
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at financial aid that comes in ships. Scholarships, fellowships and assistantships. But first…
2009-02-12 Foreign Student Series – 21. Becoming a Fulbrighter
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we talk about the Fulbright Program. It sends Americans to study, teach or do research…
2009-02-05 Foreign Student Series – 20. Financial Aid
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We talked last week about employment rules for international students in the United States. Now we move to financial aid, which is…
2009-01-29 Foreign Student Series – 19. Working While Studying in the US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we discuss rules about getting a job while studying in the United States. International students…
2009-01-22 Foreign Student Series – 18. Paying for School in the US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Governments are not the only ones having to re-examine their budgets. The financial crisis has many families concerned about how they will…
2009-01-15 Foreign Student Series – 17. Answering Your Questions
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We answer some questions this week in our series on getting into an American college or university. The first question has to…
2009-01-08 Foreign Student Series – 16. The Business of the GMAT
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. What do you think is the most popular subject of study for international students at colleges and universities in the United States?…
2008-12-18 Foreign Student Series – 15. TOEFL or IELTS?
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. For the past two weeks, we have talked about the SAT and ACT college admissions tests and the GRE for graduate school.…
2008-12-11 Foreign Student Series – 14. The SAT and the ACT
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we continue our discussion of college entrance tests in the United States. There are two…
2008-12-04 Foreign Student Series – 13. Admissions Tests
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Many American colleges and universities require applications for the fall term to be completed by January first. But some have deadlines of…
2008-11-27 Foreign Student Series – 12. Thanksgiving in the US
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Americans traditionally gather for a large holiday meal with family and friends. Most…
2008-11-20 Foreign Student Series – 11. The Application Process
This is the VOA Special English Education Report. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we talk about applying to an American college or university. International admissions officers advise students…