Can some1 explain what i need to get into university in USA cuz i just moved here couple of months ago?
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In order to apply to a college or university (the difference is that a University offers a MS or a PhD in addition to a BS or BA) you need to fill out an application and send in your transcript.  They look at grades from all four years of high school and in the United States there are two grading systems, the 100 scale and the 4.0 scale.  For the first, a 100 is a perfect score and usually it goes down from there (so 90-100 is an A, 80-89 is a B, 70-79 is a C, 60-69 is a D, below that is failing).  You can also be graded on the second scale, which counts As as 4 points, Bs as 3, Cs as 2 and Ds as 1 although some schools divide that out even more for A+, A and A-.\nYou will also need recommendation letters from teachers that know you.\nFinally, you can either take the SAT or the ACT and each college will tell you which to take or if they will accept both.\nI would recommend looking online at US News rankings (see link below) or the other two links which list several colleges.  Once you know what your interest is (engineering, science, business, humanities, ect) you can narrow down the choices and pick several to apply to.  There is usually also an application fee involved.\nIf you only want to apply to Montgomery college then you can ignore the above and go to the last link I've listed.\nGood luck.
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First of all, you should have posted this question in the \neducation section of this site, and second, call the universities you want to attend and tell them your situation, I'm sure they'll help you...
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If you are living outside of America, generally to get into MIT you need a graduate degree.  Also, you will need to score very high on the TOEFL and GRE exams as well.  I would look into emailing professors there about what you can do.  They are generally very helpful.
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I'm sorry.  I do not know because I grew up there, so that never came up.  But, if you call the University you plan to attend, they can help you.  There are also many many scholarships available if you don't qualify for a grant.  And, if grades are a problem, there are even some where that is not a major consideration.
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It depends on which university you want to transfer to.  I suggest that you contact the university in America that you would like to attend to find out their policies.
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I think that all you need is a Hish School Diploma or equivelant and you have to take the ACT or SAT test. That is what they look for. As long as you have that and the grades you can get in. Now another option you have is to go to a community college. They don't usually require a whole lot to get in and you can get your General Classes out of the way at a much cheaper cost and then after a year or two transfer to w four year university
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Hello, friend,\n\nBased on what you have told me, I can tell you a few things to help you start.\n\nI have an undergraduate degree and a master's, and I taught at both a college and a university. I am teaching in Japan right now, but I can help you with initial stuff. If you need more help, you can contact me, okay? (amorathescared@yahoo.com)\n\n1) Your first question: What are you going to major in? Are you going into business? Medicine? You should decide or be undeclared (general).\n\n2) Money/location: You should web surf and find places that are less expensive if you can and look for a place you would like to live. Are you going to live in the dorm (dormitory) or off campus?\n\n3) How old are you?\n\n4) What have your grades been like in school?\n\n5) There are several networks out there that can get you on your way. Look up searches for higher education/international. \n\nHope that helped. Good luck.\n\nIsis
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depends on where you're from, and also what universities you apply to. I guess the first step would be to find universities you'd be interested in, making correspondence with them, finding out their admission criteria, and take it from there. I'm sure they will tell you what to do next ;)
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I assume you are appying for a American University as Internation Student. First thing you have to do is select a University, and apply for it. Then the university will give you the all the steps you have to take.\nGood Luck, with everything
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The best thing you have to do first is, first choose(by choose I mean, universities that are affordable to your budget) several universities and then see what are the requirements they are asking(normally those are TOEFL {Test Of English as a Foreign Language}SAT{Scholastic Assessment Test} scores. So do the test and get the score they wanted. Then prepare your financial statements as they wanted. And other things if there are. Once you've selected by the Uni, they will giude you with the procedures.\nAnother thing you can do is, find a local university in (your country) that has affliations with a US Uni. Those Uni's have transfer program i.e you can do like 2 years there and do the rest in US. (If you could find a local UNI, that's the most cost effective.)Or a Local UNI that gives American degrees. Then you can apply to a US UNI wih your local UNI's transcript and you can transfer your credits.\nGood luck with everything
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It depends. If you are looking for an undergraduate degree, take the SAT /maybe SAT II as well/ and the TOEFL. Search the internet and you'll find the SAT and TOEFL pages. \nAlso, if you do a good search not only will you find free SAT tests but also Universities and Colleges that offer full scholarships to international students.\nAsk more if you need further info - I've been there, taken the exams, been offered admission and presidential scholarships - it's easy. The whole process takes less than a year - if you start preparing for the exams in the summer, by end January you will have the results from the colleges you chose to apply to.\nIf you are American, you should know better:)
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look it up on collegeboard. They have SAT requirements, GPA requirements, reference letters, service requirements, etc.
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No problems to worry about.\nMinor speeling differences.\nWarm beer - that is beer you can actually taste and which doesn't remind you that you need to see the dentist.\nFunny food eaten in the proper manner using a knife and fork at all times.\n\nBut seriously, check carefully that your academic qualifications are suitable for entry into UK universities.\nLook here:\nLink 1.\nLink 2. this is for students from UK to USA but the section 'Advice to Parents Taking Children Aged 15-18 to the US' (and following section) is relevant to you.
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I guess what you meant was that you have 15 yrs of education instead of a 16 yr educational requirement for almost all the Universities in US. Here's my explantion:\nFirstly, United States has several thousand universities. While most of them are quite particular about their admission guideliness such as 16 yr's of educational requirements ( especially from intl. stud's), some universities are pretty flexible and they might intake students with 15 yr's of education such as you. However, they might ask you to register for additional courses once admitted so as to compensate for the 16 yr educational requirement.\nSecondly, you can attain any university level of Education for one year in your home country and that will be counted towards your 16th year. \n\nTip: Find and meet educational consultants in your city who specialize in study abroad consulting..You should be able to find them in your local english newspapers or google it up.
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I agree with most of what has already been said.  The message you should be getting, though, is that you should apply anyway.  Apply to at least three schools, including those you really want to go to and a couple you would settle for.  Community college can be a great way to get an education, but it will require lots of discipline on your part to complete the process in a reasonable time.  I have met very few people who completed junior college with a degree in the two years it should take.  If you go to junior college, arrange a meeting with a counselor before you chose your first semester classes.  Set up a plan to get all the courses you need completed in two years.  Also ask the counselor whether they have transfer agreements with any universities.  In my home town, a person who can't get in to the state university can enter a contract through the junior college that will guarantee them admission to the state university if they complete certain classes within a given time period.  The bottom line is that you should go for it and don't worry about the things you can't change.
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I can only tell you about my past experience... which has led me to believe that there is no university one cannot get into.  The key is patience and not necessarily depending upon the standard system of entry.\n\nBy which I mean, go ahead and apply and see if you get in through the front door.  If you don't get accepted, then decide where you desire to attend and move there.  Take a part-time job and then take one or two courses under whatever policy allows this.  It might mean weekends or night classes.  All universities usually allow locals to take some classes.  Try to take them in your area of interest if possible.  \n\nThe key is to get great grades in these classes and to endear yourself to pertinent professors and department heads.  These are the people who will recognize your potential and go to bat for you.  Department heads are particularly useful as all they have to do is wave their magic pens, and you are in.\n\nIf for some reason you cannot get into the department of choice, find another department where you can smooze yourself into the door.  Once accepted into the university one is usually able to 'change one's mind' and change departments and degree programs.\n\nUsing this system my friends and I have been able to get into a number of colleges that wouldn't have us based on SAT's or some other criteria.    \n\nHope this helps.
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Ordinarily, students attend schools in the district where they reside.  Since schools are generally funded by local property taxes, they do not take student from outside their district unless those students pay tuition, and the better school districts accept very few tuition students.  To become a tuition student you inquire at the district office.\nEach state department of education has a website and generally you can look up facts about schools and school districts.  Generally the better schools are in suburban districts near the larger cities, NOT in the larger cities, and not in rural districts.  Please remember this is a very general idea, and this is not a rule.\nStudents generally take the SAT in the spring of their 11th grade year, however you may register, pay, and take it whenever you wish and as often as you wish.\nSchools set their own entrance requirements for AP classes, ranging from none to a certain mark in a previous course (AP English would probably require a high mark in English or Honors English the previous year).  AP courses are one factor that universities examine when granting admission. I don't know how much their are weighed.  I do know that not all universities grant credit for AP courses.\nYou would also need the correct student visa in order to study.\nI don't understand about TOEFL.  If you are a native speaker of English, I would imagine that you would not need TOEFL to attend a US university, or, if you did, it would be a piece of cake to pass.\nI think that most US public high schools would be reluctant to admit a foreign student unless he or she was an exchange student with an approved exchange organization (which helps take care of the visa and tuition issues)or had become a resident immigrant.\nGood luck in any case.