Educational Exchange

Why Study In The United States?

More than 1, 700 universities and other institutions offer degree programs in the United States of America.  This vast choice means there are programs available to meet everyone's needs.  Here are three reasons why more and more international students from around the world are furthering their education in the United States:
 
Quality: U.S. universities offer quality programs, faculty, facilities and resources.
Choice: The U.S. education system offers an unrivalled choice of institutions, academic and social environments, entry requirements, degree programs, and subjects in which students can specialize.
Value: A wide range of tuition fees and living costs, plus financial assistant from various departments within universities, have made study in the United States affordable for thousands of international students.
 
Standardized Admission Tests:
Most U.S. colleges, universities and graduate programs will require that students take one or more standardized admissions tests.  Admission tests like the SAT and GRE are intended to provide a common measure for comparing the developed abilities of students who come from a variety of educational institutions with defferent standards.  Scores from these tests will be used along with college applications, essays, interviews, references, transcripts of students' grades, work experience and other information submitted for consideration.
 
For undergraduate admissions, required tests usually include:
·          SAT
·          TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
 
For graduate and professional admissions, required tests usually include:
·          Graduate Record Examination (GRE  -- for liberal arts, science, math)
·          Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT  -- for business schools/MBA)
·          Law School Admission Test (LSAT  -- for law school)
·          Test of English as a Foreign Language ( TOEFL)
 
Testing Centers:
 
SAT: Paper-based, offered at Waterford Kamhlaba United World College of Southern Africa, Admissions Officer, Telephone 422-0866
 
Paper-based GRE & TOEFL: These tests are offered by the Guidance & Counselling Section, Ministry of Education, Mbabane
P.O. Box 39, Mbabane, H100, Swaziland, Telephone: 404-1365/6 or 404-2491
 
Thomson Prometric (Johannesburg) conducts computer-based testing.  Thomson Prometric, 55 Empire Road, Parktown, Center no. 8201, telephone : 0711-713-0637/713-0653
 
Registration: Prometric
ATTN: PTC Registrations
Noorderwagenplein 6
8223 Al Lelystad
The Netherlands
Telephone: 0031-320-239593, Fax: 0031-320-239886
E-mail Address:zaregs@prometric.com
 
  
The American Center offers individual and group advising on Tuesday afternoons from 2:00 - 5:00 PM, and Thursday morning by appointment only from 10:00 AM - 12:00 noon.  Contact: The Educational Adviser, Telephone: 404-2059, Fax: 404-5846