Getting In: An Applicant's Guide
to Graduate School Admissions

International Students

International students face special difficulties with regard to graduate admissions. These difficulties stem from many potential factors: distance, language, access to resources, and unfamiliarity.

Such folks therefore deserve special attention and aid. Please let me know if you have other web links or publications to recommend.

U.S. educational visas
Information on F-1visas
Information on J-1 visas

T.O.E.F.L. exams
Test of English as a Foreign Language

General Web sites

Study Abroad Handbook
http://www.studyabroad.com/handbook/
Applying to Graduate Study in the United States in 14 Steps
http://198.67.74.211/educ/graduate.htm
How to Apply to Graduate Schools in the United States (American-Indonesian Exchange Foundation)
http://www.usembassyjakarta.org/aminef/gradschool.html
Understanding American Education
http://www.studyusa.com/articles/understanding.htm
Peterson's Guide for International Students
http://www.petersons.com/graduate/international.html
Kaplan's Guide for International Students
http://www1.kaplan.com/view/zine/0,1282,511,00.html
Conversa Language Center - Study in the US
http://www.iac.net/~conversa/S_homepage.html
EdUSA ("Learn English over the Internet")
http://edusaonline.com/

German language resources
FAQ: Studieren in den USA
http://www.isa.de/~taube/USA/usa-faq.html
Studienführer Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
http://www.daad.org/home3a.htm
Hannover's Studieren in den USA
http://www.fh-hannover.de/usa/studium.htm
Stipendien von Einrichtungen zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/3_auspol/11/3-11-5a.htm

Videos
University of Iowa Video Center. What is Expected of Graduate Students in the United States [videorecording]. Washington, D.C.: National Association for Foreign Student Affairs, 1982.