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Thursday, April 7th The GRE Revised General Cerrado:
How to Choose and Finance a Test, Coming August 2011 Jueves, 21 de abril: Jueves Santo
Graduate Program, with Viernes, 22 de abril: Viernes Santo
The Graduate Records Examination
(GRE) is a standardized test that is a
common admissions requirement for
 The quantitative section includes
graduate programs in the U.S. On
Jueves, 14 de abril multiple-choice questions that may
August 1, 2011, the GRE will change.
La licenciatura en los EUA y have more than one correct answer
cómo financiarla
*New design features, including:  Numeric entry questions requiring
Jueves, 14 de abril
students to enter their answer in a
 Tasks such as numeric entry and box instead of selecting an answer
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Thursday, April 28th
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2. APRIL 2011, ISSUE #61
Advising Tip of the Month: Studying for Admissions Exams
Studying: Choosing a Prep Course
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3. Scholarships & Opportunities Listings APRIL 2011, ISSUE #61
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1. Boarding School Scholarship
BOOK OF THE MONTH
For talented international students interested in a
one-year high school exchange in an independent Game Plan for Getting into Graduate School
day school or boarding school 2012/2013:
By: Peterson’s
The ASSIST program consists of full and partial In this book, current graduate students fill you
scholarships towards tuition, room and board at in on how to pick a school, plan, and prepare.
member schools. All students and their families You’ll learn about selecting a program, the ap-
pay a program fee ranging from $1,000 to $10,000 plication process, writing a personal essay, and
USD. financing your education. Specific information is
provided regarding the admissions process in-
Interested students should visit the website below cluding: interviewing, applying, and essay writ-
and sent an academic history and CV to Kristen ing. The book includes worksheets on self-
Sullivan: Kristen@assist-inc.org assessment, program selection criteria, and an
expense budget worksheet. You’ll also learn
www.assist-inc.org about adjusting to graduate school and what the
life of a graduate student is all about.
Call number: IIE 378.161
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3. Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship:
2. Undergraduate Scholarship
Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) University of Richmond
Superior Scholarship Each year, a limited number of need-based financial
aid grants are offered to incoming non-U.S. citizens.
Grant recipients will generally continue to receive aid
WWCC located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, a safe, in the following years. The average award this year
rural environment offers associate’s in arts, uni- was $34,460.
versity transfer degrees, as well as associate’s in
science, nursing, and fine arts degrees. Interna- In addition, non-U.S. citizens can be considered for all
tional Students may be awarded academic schol- merit scholarships, except for the Army ROTC scholar-
arship, which provide full-time state tuition, fees, ship program and National Merit Scholarships.
textbooks, housing and meal plan costs for four
consecutive semesters. Candidates must have a For more information:
minimum composite of 27 on the ACT or 1820 on http://financialaid.richmond.edu/prospective/
the SAT. international.html
Submit the Superior Student application, WWCC
application for admission, official ACT or SAT
scores, personal essay, and two letters of recom-
mendation along with all international application
requirements.
Deadline: April 8 for the fall semester.
For more information visit: www.wwcc.wy.edu/
admissions/pdf/international_scholarship.pdf
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