BUREAU CHIEF BROOKE SPELMAN: Good morning and good evening to our viewers joining us from around the world.
My name is Brooke Spelman, and I represent EducationUSA and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs at the U.S. Department of State in Washington D.C. Today’s Facebook Live is about college admissions
and how to apply for study in the United States. We want to give you, the viewers,
the best advice on applying to a U.S. college or university. Our hope is that international students
like you are able to come to study in the United States. There are 550 EducationUSA advisors
in 180 countries and territories around the world offering free advising services to help you.
During the program, we will be answering questions from lots of viewers. If you have any questions on the college admissions process,
please post them at anytime during the program in the comments section below.
So I am very excited to introduce our speakers, who collectively have a wealth of knowledge in the college
admission process. Joining us in the studio is Gayathri Attiken.
She is Director of International Admission at Fairleigh Dickinson University. In this role, Gayathri helps students
from all over the world understand the academic opportunities that are available in the United States.
Welcome. DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ADMISSION GAYATHRI ATTIKEN: Thank you. BUREAU CHIEF SPELMAN: Joining us virtually from Denver, Colorado is Mary Margaret Herman and when Nguyen Tuong Vy Vo.
Mary Margaret is the International Enrollment Operations Manager at the University of Colorado Denver.
Mary Margaret and her team work together to help prospective international students learn
about CU Denver programs and assist them through the application process.
Mary Margaret is joined by Nguyen Tuong Vy Vo, who is an international student at the business
school at the University of Colorado Denver. Welcome Mary Margaret and Tuong Vy.
Before we get started, I would like to ask our viewers to answer our Facebook poll question.
What aspect of studying at a U.S. college or university would you like to learn more about today?
The options are– A, choosing the right school– B, the application process–
C, financial cost– and D, living in the U.S.
Again, to our viewers, please tell us what aspect of applying to study in the U.S. you would most like to learn about in today’s interactive,
and we’ll share the results later during the program. Thank you. So Gayathri, I want to start our discussion today by talking
Admission Timelines
about admission timelines. So what should international students keep in mind when applying to a U.S.
college or university when they’re thinking about timelines? DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL ADMISSION ATTIKEN: Thank you, Brooke.
I suppose the most important aspect of it is going to be the fact that it’s never
too early to start planning. Many of us international students
come from very different education systems, and we have different academic calendars.
And planning for how soon we