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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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, 3^rd 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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