Questions about studying in the United States

The cost of studying in the United States mainly includes the following aspects:

I. Financial guarantee:

No shelf life is required, but the source should be clear and relevant certificates can be provided. According to the selected school and different regions, it is not less than the total tuition fee during the period in the United States, generally around 300,000 yuan/year.

Second, the tuition fee:

There are great differences according to the nature, level and geographical location of universities.

High school is 4 years, and the fees are as follows:

Generally, it is about $30,000-$40,000 per year.

The ESL course lasts for 3-9 months and the fees are as follows:

Short course: 1000 USD/month.

Public schools generally cost 500 dollars/credit, while private schools cost 800- 1000 dollars/credit. Students generally need 180- 192 credits for graduation.

Undergraduate course lasts for 4 years, and the expenses are as follows:

The average private university costs about 17000-24000 dollars a year.

The average public university costs about 9000- 14000 dollars a year.

Postgraduate course 1-3 years, and the fees are as follows:

Ordinary private universities:

Law school, medical school, business school and engineering school, the tuition fee is about $22,000-$29,000 per year. Academy of Social Sciences, the annual tuition fee is about18,000-25,000 USD. For liberal arts colleges, the tuition fee is about 17000-24000 USD per year.

Ordinary public universities:

Law school, medical school, business school and engineering school, the annual tuition fee is about 13000-20000 dollars.

Academy of Social Sciences, the annual tuition fee is about11000-17000 USD.

For liberal arts colleges, the tuition fee is about 9000- 14000 dollars per year.

Three. Living expenses:

American cities can be divided into four levels according to the consumption index, and the monthly expenses are roughly as follows (excluding extra expenses such as car purchase, travel, telephone and entertainment):

1 The annual cost of cities is about: 1000-2000 USD, such as San Francisco, new york, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Boston, Miami, Hawaii, Chicago, Washington, DC, etc.

Second-tier cities are about $ 800- 1000 per year, such as Pittsburgh, Seattle, Rada, Atlanta, Austin and Detroit.

Third-tier cities cost about $ 600-800 a year, and the southern, midwestern and southeastern States such as Texas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Utah, Colorado, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina.

Level 4 cities are about $ 450-600 a year, such as Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana and South Carolina.

* If you are a student boarding, you can save a lot of living expenses.

4. Visa fee:

All applicants applying for non-immigrant visas in China must pay an application fee of 904 yuan at the designated CITIC Bank (from July 24th, 2008). This fee is not refundable.

Verb (short for verb) works:

Students with F 1 self-funded student visa can work 20 hours a week with an hourly salary of 5- 10, and their work scope is limited to the campus.

Intransitive verbs scholarship:

Among the scholarships that can be applied for, there are mainly the following four kinds, which are granted by American schools, usually regardless of nationality, gender, race, etc. , mainly used to encourage academic achievement or potential:

(1) Full scholarship

Full scholarship is a kind of non-service funding with the highest amount and the fiercest competition. Generally speaking, it is equivalent to a full prize, exempting tuition and fees, accommodation fees, insurance premiums and living expenses, and giving students a certain amount of personal consumption expenses.

(2) Some scholarships

Part of the scholarship can be awarded to students in the form of a certain amount, or it can be reduced or exempted from tuition and fees. Scholarships are more likely than researcher funds, but the amount is less, which is an honorary award.

(3) Tuition fee remission

Tuition fees in American universities are divided into in-state tuition fees, out-of-state tuition fees and international student tuition fees. Generally speaking, for outstanding international students, the school can charge according to the tuition in the state, that is, reduce the tuition in the state.

(4) research assistance and teaching assistance (research assistance &; Teaching assistant scholarship)

Generally speaking, it is a service salary, and students who receive this subsidy must engage in certain auxiliary research and teaching work to get it.

American universities will grant scholarships to applicants who think they have special talents or excellent grades in specific fields. Students who successfully win scholarships generally need excellent professional performance, high scores in TOEFL, GRE or GMAT, influential referees and so on. As long as you choose the right school correctly, understand the requirements of the school, and add professional application procedures and skills, it is relatively simple to apply for scholarships.

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