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Parisian universities (or the even more elite écoles) as seen through the eyes of Cambridge student John Wallis...with the all-important survival guide to student life in Paris.
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Unis in the USA: A British Guide to American Universities and Colleges
College and university applications are a science of their own. Reprinted from Unis in the USA, any student - British or American or anyone else- needs this cogent and handy article by Alice Fishburn, a British student at Harvard when she wrote it.
How to pay for an American college education! If you're an athlete (and a good one), anything is possible!
The American education system ...All your questions about US higher education answered, plus a few about American high schools. Even some tips from a British girl about dating American boys!
How to choose a college or university in the US, especially if you are thousands of miles away.
American standardized exams....SATs, ACTs, SATIIs....what are they and which ones do you have to take? How to plan, when to take them, where to take them, how to study, which ones count?
Going to university in the USA....or in the jargon of the US, "Going to college"; extra ways to skin this cat...
Applying to US colleges and universities? These helpful books and website links supplement the wisdom we have imparted.
You want to go to university in the US, and you've decided to give it a go? This chapter tells you how - step by step, month by month. What do you need, when do you send it, what tests do you take?