Unit 4: Higher education

Who are they?
What are they doing?
Unit 4
READING
Before you read
Which subjects in school do you like best?
Why do you like them?
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

COMMUNITY COLLEGE

UNIVERSITY
OPEN UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES
UNIVERSITY OF NATUREAL SCIENCES
UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS
UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE
Questions:
When are Universities entrance examination normally held?
When applying for admission to a college in Vietnam, what are you worried about?
Do you know how to apply for admission to a university in the USA?
APPLICATION PROCEDURES IN VIETNAM
Take the National Entrance Examinations
Application forms submitted before the deadline Include an application fee
Copies of the academic records
Pass the National High School Graduation Examinations
High school diploma
(In early June)
(In April)
(In early July)
(Results will be notified in late August)
Acceptable notices will be sent if the applicants’ scores meet the requirements of admission
FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCEDURES IN THE USA
Application for admission
(complete + application fee)
Send to the institution’s admission office before the deadline
Official high school transcripts+
Official GED Certificate

Submit the SAT or the ACT
(taken in their junior year or early in their senior year)
To help predict a students’ future success in higher education
INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES IN THE USA
high school transcripts translated into English + certified by appropriate authorities
submit results of the TOEFL test with required scores if the native language is not English
- be able to support yourself
- or able to prove financial support from a sponsor
Submit the affidavit of support and financial documents
If admitted, you’ll receive an acceptance letter.
Form I-20 / Certificate of Eligibility
(after making a deposit on your first semester students bill)
Form I-20 to apply for your F-1 student visa
WHAT ARE THESE ABBREVIATIONS?
SAT
TOEFL
TOEIC
IELTS