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Choose Your Degree at an American College or University

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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Today, we answer a question from Martin in Mexico City. He asks about the kinds of degrees that students can earn at an American college or university.
American higher education offers degrees in many areas of study. A community college student earns an associate degree after two […]

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Studying Agriculture in the US

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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A listener from China named Walker would like information about agricultural programs in the United States. This is our subject today in week number thirty of our Foreign Student Series.
About one hundred colleges and universities began as public agricultural colleges and continue to teach agriculture. These are called […]

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Getting an Education at the US Military Academy at West Point

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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This week, in our series for students who want to study in the United States, we tell about the United States Military Academy at West Point.
West Point is a four-year school in New York State that educates future Army officers. The students are called cadets. They […]

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A Military Education, Though Not Necessarily a Military Life

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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Our Foreign Student Series continues this week with two examples of military colleges in the United States.
One is the Virginia Military Institute. V.M.I. is a public, four-year military college in Lexington, Virginia. It accepts women as well as men. Its one thousand three hundred students are called cadets.
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Coming to Terms With Academic Titles at US Colleges

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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Not all college teachers are professors. In fact, not even all professors are full professors. Many are assistant or associate or adjunct professors. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we sort out academic titles at American colleges and universities.
Professors usually need a doctorate degree. But sometimes a […]

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Studying in the US: Rules About Alcohol

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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The legal age for drinking alcohol in the United States is twenty-one. Underage drinking is a crime but also a common part of college social life. This week in our Foreign Student Series, we look at alcohol policies at American colleges and universities.
These policies differ from school to […]

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Helping Foreign Students in the US Feel at Home

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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A college is more than just classrooms and laboratories. It represents a working community with a population that can be greater than that of many towns. And college communities have to deal with many of the same issues and problems as the general society around them.
All this can […]

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Studying in the US: Four Kinds of Financial Aid

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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This week in our Foreign Student Series, we return to a subject we have discussed before: financial aid. This time we are going to talk about financial aid in the form of assistantships, grants, scholarships and fellowships.
An assistantship at a university is a job that is paid with […]

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A College Handbook Just for International Students

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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We continue our Foreign Student Series this week with a report on the International Student Handbook. This publication can be a useful guide if you are interested in attending a college or university in the United States. The College Board organization publishes a new one every year. In […]

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Higher Education in the US: Life as a Teaching Assistant

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007

 
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Graduate students often work as teaching assistants while they study in the United States. Teaching assistants may get money or get to take classes for free, or both.
A T.A. usually works about twenty hours each week. In some cases, the professors they assist have big undergraduate […]

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