Link categories: |
| Rankings |
| Graduate school - general information |
| Community Colleges |
| Visas |
| Financing studies in the U.S. |
| Living in the USA |
| Collaborators |
| Tests and Test Prep |
| Search Engines for Education |
| Other Links |
| Colleges of Distinction Some well known and some less well known colleges, that place an emphasis on a good undergraduate education. |
| Information about rankings This part of the library web at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign is an excellent resource on rankings. General information and cautionary word about college and university rankings, links to websites that offer many different kinds of rankings and links to articles on the web about rankings. |
| Studentsreview.com College and University ratings based on student and alumni surveys. Includes comments from students. |
| Top 500 World Universities Academic rankings from the Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Also includes "top 100 in North and Latin America", "top 100 in Europe" and "top 100 in Asia". |
| Gradview.com various articles about Grad school life, including some personal quotes. Mostly for US students - some of the test information is particularly inaccurate when it comes to international students. The search engine allows detailed searching, but the results are far from being all-inclusive. |
| National Assiciation of Graduate-Professional Students An advocacy group for graduate-professional student needs and rights at all levels. Among other things, you can subscribe to list-serves, including one specifically for international students. |
| Community Colleges-USA A website of the American Association of Community Colleges, specifically for foreign students. Lots of good information, but the search engine leaves something to be desired. |
| Destination USA: United States Visas Everything you need to know about U.S. visas, courtesy of the U.S. Department of State. |
| US Embassy in Iceland - non-immigrant visas |
| Collegeboard.com's scholarship search Free scholarship/financial aid search. |
| College-Scholarships.com Large collection of links to various free sholarship search sites, sites about college athletic scholarships, list of colleges and universities meeting certain criteria, and more. |
| EduPASS - about financial aid EduPASS's information sheet about financial aid for International Students in the U.S. |
| FastWeb Scholarship search engine, free. Will continue to e-mail new scholarship opportunities to registered users. |
| Federal Financial Aid Financial aid information for college students, from the Department of Education. Note that only United States citizens/nationals and "eligible non-citizens" (mostly Green Card holders) have access to federal financial aid. |
| GrantsNet A searchable database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education. It contains programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, and junior faculty, as well as programs in science, math, engineering, and technology for undergraduate faculty and students. |
| International Student Loans Student loans for international students in U.S. colleges or colleges around the world. Also for U.S. students enrolled in foreign colleges. Borrowers must have a US citizen or permanent resident co-signer. |
| NAFSA: Association of International Educators Funding information for international students. |
| Scholarship Search by IIE Search for scholarships by country of origin, field of study, location in USA or program name. |
| ScholarshipExperts.com Free scholarship search engine. |
| Schools Awarding Internatinal Financial Aid Search by state for colleges and universities that offer financial aid to international students. The information listed is: Anual cost of attenting the institution, number of international students, how many internation students received aid and the average amount of that aid. No distinction is made between undergraduate and graduate students, and this list should not be considered all-inclusive. |
| The Foundation Center Devoted to foundations that fund individuals. The site also features a section for international grant seekers. Fee-based service, Fulbright-Iceland accepts no responsibility for the outcome. |
| Cost of Living Calculator One of many Cost-of-Living Calculators on the Internet. You can compare two U.S. cities at a time, to find what income level in each city offers the possibility of the same standard of living, and the percentage difference between the cities. |
| Craigslist - Community classifieds and forums Postings, mostly from individuals, about housing for rent or sale, items for sale/for free/wanted, personals, community, jobs and more. |
| Greatschools.net Find and compare elementary and secondary schools in your city, neighborhood, or within a given distance from your home, list by size of enrollment, test scores and more. Minimal information for every public school in the U.S., more detailed information about schools in some states, links to school district websites, and individual school websites where available. Perhaps the site's best feature are the many articles that expalin just about everything a parent needs to kow about American schools and the school system (different articles for different states, click on "Complete List of Articles" under the state you are interested in). |
| Rent.com Listings of professionally managed rental communities. |
| Rentnet |
| Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) fosters mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through international educational and training programs. The bureau does so by promoting personal, professional, and institutional ties between private citizens and organizations in the United States and abroad, as well as by presenting U.S. history, society, art and culture in all of its diversity to overseas audiences. |
| Council for International Exchange of Scholars CIES administers the Fulbright Scholar Program. |
| Institute of International Education IIE administrates the Fulbright student program in the United States. |
| United States Department of State |
| ECFMG The Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates evaluates the credentials of Medical Doctors who studied at medical schools outside the U.S., but who wish to enter into a residency in the United States. |
| Educational Testing Service ETS administers the TOEFL, GRE, GMAT and SAT among other tests. |
| ETS - disabilities Statements about ETS' policy on testing accomodations for people with disabilities. Application forms, however, are found on the websites of individual testing programs. |
| GED outside the United States Outside the United States the GED tests can be taken at Prometric's computer based testing centers. Find all the info here. |
| Peterson's GMAT prep Prepare for the GMAT CAT, onine prep-test. |
| Peterson's GRE prep Test prep for the GRE CAT, online prep-test. |
| Peterson's SAT prep The Structure of SAT I, tips, online prep-test. |
| Peterson's Test Prep Information about standardised tests, their structure, tips about preparation and test-taking strategies. In some cases, online prep-tests are available. |
| Peterson's TOEFL prep The structure of TOEFL, tips, online prep-test. |
| Test prep - GRE and GMAT Fee-based internet test prep. |
| USMLE Website of the United States Medical Licensing Examinations. |
| American Universities A list, in alphabetical order, of four year colleges/universities in the US. |
| College Opportunities On-Line This search engine is found on the website of NCES, the National Center for Educational Statistics, which operates within the U.S. Department of Education. |
| EducationUSA search engine Peterson's search engine on the website of EducationUSA (part of the U.S. Department of State). The same search capabilities, with fewer ads and banners. Search for undergrad colleges by location, major, tuition, size, GPA, school type, sports and religion (Choose "Detailed Search"). Also find graduate programs, distance and executive education and several specialized categories. Extensive information about the schools and programs, as well as links to their websites. |
| US Universities, by state |
| Fulbright Community on State Alumni A new Fulbright Community on State Alumni has been established, which serves the program’s nearly 300,000 Fulbright alumni worldwide. The Fulbright Community on State Alumni offers members a place to share news, photos, ideas, events, research articles, and find or announce grants and jobs. The FulbrightWeb.org email accounts were replaced with FulbrightMail.org email accounts. To request a new FulbrightMail account, click on the link above. |
