EDUCATION REPORT - Foreign Student Series 7 >Applications

EDUCATION REPORT - October 31, 2002: Foreign Student Series #7 >Applications

By Nancy Steinbach

This is the VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT.

We continue our series of reports about how people from foreign countries can attend a college or university in
the United States. A copy of this script¹ can be found on the Special English Web site at w-w-w dot
voaspecialenglish dot com.

In earlier Education Reports, we have explained how to begin your search at an education advising center. We
also described the new government rules for entering the country and studying in the United States. If you want
to study in the United States, it is time to make a list of colleges and universities that interest you.

Be sure to choose more than one college. Directors of foreign student admissions³ at American colleges say each
student should apply to at least three schools.

First, you must get applications from the colleges. An application is a form you must complete to ask the college
to admit you as a student. You should request applications at least two years before you want to begin studying in
the United States.

You can find the address of the admissions office in the college’s catalog⁴ -- a publication⁵ that tells all about the
school. You can also find such information on the college’s Web site on the Internet computer system.

For example, the Ohio State University provides application forms for international students on its Web pages.
You can answer all the questions on the computer and e-mail the application directly to the university. Or you
can copy the application forms to your computer, print them, complete the questions and mail them to the
university.

Or, you can fill out a computer form to ask the university to send you an application in the mail. If you cannot use
a computer, write a letter to the address given in the catalog.

Ask the college to send you the international admission² application. Write the letter clearly. List the schools you
have attended and any degrees you already have. Explain what you want to study and what degree you are
seeking. Explain when you want to begin studying.

You will receive a letter or application from each school. Complete the application and return it to the college.
Then you must wait until the college makes its decision.

This VOA Special English EDUCATION REPORT was written by Nancy Steinbach.

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1 script   

n.剧本，广播稿；文字体系；笔迹，手迹

参考例句：

• It's easy to identify his script.他的笔迹容易辨认。
• The script is massaged into final form.这篇稿子经过修改已定稿。

2 admission   

n.允许进入；承认；入场费，入会费，入场券

参考例句：

• We attached a condition to his admission to our school.我们对准许他入校附加了一个条件。
• By her own admission,she was responsible for the accident.她自己承认，事故应该由她负责。

3 admissions   

n.准许进入( admission的名词复数 )；入场费；入场券；承认

参考例句：

• a need-blind admissions policy 不考虑经济能力的录取政策
• He's the Dean of Admissions for the University of Michigan. 他是Michigan大学的新生注册主任。 来自辞典例句

4 catalog   

n.目录(册)vt.将…编入目录，将…编目

参考例句：

• Can you catalog all these books?你能给所有这些书编目录吗？
• You can look for the book in the library catalog.你可以在图书馆的图书目录上查找这本书。

5 publication   

n.出版，发行；出版；公布，发表

参考例句：

• They don't think this article is suitable for publication.他们认为这篇文章不宜发表。
• The government has delayed publication of the trade figures.政府已将贸易统计数字延后公布。