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Going To Study In the U.S. 

The First Session: Succeeding at American Universities

Time: Mar 5 (Thursday), 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel
Admission: Please bring your ID card to attend the meeting.
Agenda:

 Speaker

Topic 

Time Span 

Marc Cook
Brandon Borkowicz

 Introduction to American colleges and universities and important considerations when picking a school.

 40 min

Thanh Kim

 Succeeding at American Universities

 40 min

 

 Q&A section

 40 min

Note: We request that you check your electronic items (phone, cameras) at the door when you come to PAS. 

 

 

The Second Session: Preparing Application / International Students in the U.S.

Time: Mar 12 (Thursday), 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel
Admission: Please bring your ID card to attend the meeting.
Agenda:

 Speaker

Topic 

Time Span 

Sandrine Goffard

Preparing application materials: the required personal statement/application essay/plan of study

Note: Students will be asked to draft a personal statement for review at the next (third) session.

 40 min

Chris Rendo

 Sharing a classroom with international students

 40 min

 

 Q&A section

 40 min

Note: We request that you check your electronic items (phone, cameras) at the door when you come to PAS.  

 

 

The Third Session: Reviewing Application / Prospects For Returned Chinese Students

Time: Mar 19 (Thursday), 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel 
Admission: Please bring your ID card to attend the meeting.
Agenda:

 Speaker

Topic 

Time Span 

  Sandrine Goffard

Review of materials – personal statement/plan of study, as well as soliciting recommendations from professors

Note: Students will be asked to provide their personal statements by email before this session

 20 min

Returned Chinese Students

 Prospects for returned Chinese students

 60 min

 

 Q&A section

 40 min

Note: We request that you check your electronic items (phone, cameras) at the door when you come to PAS. 

 

 

The Fourth Session: Student Visa / American Campus Life

Time: Mar 26 (Thursday), 19:00 – 21:00
Venue: Public Affairs Section Office, 3rd Floor Garden Hotel
Admission: Please bring your ID card to attend the meeting.
Agenda:

 Speaker

Topic 

Time Span 

Tisha Loeper- Viti

 Student visa – preparing materials and documents, and the visa interview

 40 min

 Nikhil Sudame

Sarah

Participants of Summer School Exchange

 American campus life: extra curricular activities, campus organizations, interships, part-time work, finding employment in the U.S. after graduation, etc.

 40 min

 

 Q&A section

 40 min

Note: We request that you check your electronic items (phone, cameras) at the door when you come to PAS. 

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  • - American Guest Speakers -

    Marc Cook

    Brigham Young University, BA International Finance

    Johns Hopkins SAIS, MA International Economics

    Brandon Borkowicz

    Bradley University (B.S.)

    Law degree is from American University (J.D.).

    Thanh Kim

    University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A.)

    East Asian Studies and International Relations

    Sandrine Goffard

    Harvard University, BA in Literature

    Eastern Mennonite University, MA in Education (gifted)

    Christ Rendo 

    University of Missouri - Russian/Economics

    Tisha Loeper-Viti

    University of Arizona,  BA in Geography

    Johns Hopkins SAIS, MA in International Relations.

    Sarah 


     




     

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