I have a friend in Kenya who is trying to arrange for his daughter to come to the US for college. I offered to help get info but I don't know where to start - anyone have any advice?
2007-01-18 15:34:01 · 8 answers · asked by sadieky1974 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Here are some very good websites on which you may obtain the information this student and her family will need.
http://educationusa.state.gov/
http://www.edupass.org/
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/educ/educate.htm
http://www.nafsa.org/students.sec/financial_aid_for_undergraduate
http://www.kenyan-students.com/Studying-Abroad.html
http://www.kenyan-students.com/Scholarships-Available-to-Kenyans.html
She must begin to plan for application at least one year before she intends to begin college.
First, she must take the SAT exam. That will give her an idea about which tier of colleges will be most appropriate for her.(With a score over 2100, and she will be able to consider top colleges.) This exam must be taken before October of the year PRIOR to which she wishes to begin school, since most college applications are due in November and/or December. Even if her first language is English, she may have to take the TOEFL exam as well. (This requirement varies from university to university.)
Most colleges have special applications specifically for international students. This is important to keep in mind.
http://www.collegeboard.com has a College Matchmaker function that should be able to help her narrow the list of colleges to consider.
After she chooses a list of colleges to which to apply, she may want to contact the international admissions officers at each college. They can tell her about the requirements for admission to their particular institution. (These also vary from college to college.)
Since she is an international student, she will not be eligible for the same grants and loans as American citizens, I have included links to information about financial support for international students.
Best wishes to you, and to your Kenyan friends.
2007-01-18 16:14:04 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you have any idea what college she wants to go too?
what she wants to study?
well it would be good to start off at
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/
using that website you can connect what major she wants to do with the univeristy that offers it...
and also search by regions on line
go to college fairs in your town...
and maybe you can visit a local high school
and ask if the counselors could help you with a couple of brochures, or something like that...
i bet they would gladly help, since their duty is to help students to college
2007-01-18 15:40:28 · answer #2 · answered by joo 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2017-03-02 08:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of this can be worked through the college your friend gets accepted to. They can arrange for him/her to get a student visa for educational purposes.
2007-01-18 15:43:16 · answer #4 · answered by DemoDicky 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At my college we have alot of foreign students from Africa, both white and black. I would say she should check it out.
Eastern Connecticut State University
2007-01-20 08:48:34 · answer #5 · answered by R M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-17 02:13:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell her when she gets on the plane, get a window seat. She'll get the show of her life.
2007-01-18 15:43:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Take a right turn at Albuquerque
2007-01-18 15:42:10 · answer #8 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋