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02-22-2008, 01:35 PM
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#31 | | Junior Member
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| Main things you should look into:
- Cost and financial aid
- Location and size of campus
- Size of student body & diversity of student body
- Student Housing situation
- Acceptance rate & how likely you are to get it
- Academic policies and strongest programs
See if you can get your hands on a College Guide like Fisk's Guide to Colleges. They are very helpful. | 
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02-22-2008, 09:13 PM
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#32 | | Junior Member
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| Why is it you can't visit?
We admit many int'l students every year who come and visit (schools either require it or encourage it, since I'm speaking of graduate programs).
Obviously your options may be limited to one trip but if you narrow it to schools you have acceptances at, seems doable. Cost I'm guessing isn't a barrier if you can afford a four year US education as an int'l student. Visa shouldn't be an issue with acceptance letter in hand.
Maybe I'm missing something important however. | |
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02-22-2008, 09:22 PM
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#33 | | Junior Member
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| Oops, hit the send button twice, had to delete the repeat post.
Last edited by starbright : 02-22-2008 at 09:22 PM.
Reason: accidental double post
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02-22-2008, 09:53 PM
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#34 | | Junior Member
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| I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but you could try reading college guides like Fiske's and Insider's. I, too, am an international student, and only got a chance to visit one of mine. the detailed depictions in Fiske's and Insider's, however, really helped me decide. I think they're really the next best thing to an actual visit. | |
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02-22-2008, 11:20 PM
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#35 | | Junior Member
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| I would email students/the admissions office and ask questions concerning what they have to offer in the way of things you're interested in. Usually a school will have students that you can email and ask questions. | |
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02-23-2008, 01:08 AM
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#36 | | Senior Member
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| Guys, he is international and thus can not visit any of the colleges he gets into. It is based on this problem that he is seeking advice on how to choose once the acceptances roll in. | |
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02-23-2008, 05:04 AM
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| Oh yeah, u hv to find out how accommodating they are. Like if u fall sick or etc, do they hv a good support system? Will they be understanding to ur problems or not be all "we don't hv time for u"? You hv to be careful about tht. | |
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02-23-2008, 05:14 AM
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| ^Eek! Would any of the top schools actually do that? | |
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02-23-2008, 05:33 AM
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| If it's a large state university, perhaps. I highly doubt it would happen at a tiny place like, say, Pitzer (~900 students). | |
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02-23-2008, 11:23 AM
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| Tetrisfan- I understand that but my question is why is being international mean you can't visit campuses? Our internationals student do, from Iran, China, Australia. There is nothing unusual about it. | |
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02-23-2008, 11:28 AM
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| It really depends... For one, you might not be able to afford it.. For example, if you're applying to UMich and UCal and you get in both, the airfare within the states might be pretty high for an international.. But then, that doesnt really hold out much as a reason..
But I guess you can visit, once you have shortlisted the colleges that you have been accepted you, which fit your likes and dislikes... | |
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02-23-2008, 11:28 AM
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| ^money. Give me $2,000 and my luggage is ready before you can say collegeconfidential  | |
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02-23-2008, 11:33 AM
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|  Exactly my point | |
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02-23-2008, 11:34 AM
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| I'll take 'exactly' literally: both messages posted at 05:28 PM (GMT) | |
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02-23-2008, 11:36 AM
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#45 | | Senior Member
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| Sure you can! | |
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