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    The company aims to guide you through the complex admission procedures to colleges and universities abroad. It will also help you procure financial aid, cope with the myriad tests, and complete immigration formalities.

    Targetted at NRIs who want their wards to get an Indian schooling, this company will help customers identify the right school, take them through the admission procedures and provide a host of other consultancy services. The site has a location map of schools, cost of schooling and tips for NRIs.

    Offers its services to students wishing to study in the US. From coaching them to tackle the various tests to selecting the right universities, Global Consultants hopes to smooth your passage to America. The site has extensive FAQs, a section on planning your studies, selecting your major, guide to admissions, etc.

    Housing arrangements can sometimes be completed before a student leaves home. Many students, however, wait until they arrive in the US to look for a place to live. Log in here to find out how you can be smart and find the right accommodation.

    Memex Press mines the US Department of Education IPEDS database to provide students and educators a critical comparison of American colleges and universities on the basis of cost and value. Check it out

    Check out this site for a look at what the Government of India is doing about education in the country.

    If you are having a problem choosing a college in the US, Money Online's "Your Best College Buys Now" is the ideal site to visit. Its interactive search tool will help the most finicky of students zero in on a college of choice. The site has ranked 1,346 four-year American colleges on the basis of seven general factors: location, cost, financial aid, student body, admissions and school services. Also check out the site's value rankings (categorised into top 10, top 100 and 50 runners-up) which essentially weighs the quality of education offered by a college against the prices it charges. It also lists the best buys in specific categories: like geographical area, liberal arts, women's colleges, and nine colleges that charge absolutely no tuition. For good measure the site offers a useful college saving calculator, lets you into some admission secrets and strews some search tips along the way.

    Some 400 UK institutions offer courses and research degrees at postgraduate level. Look them up here, using the A-Z index, to find full contact details. To view all the courses offered by an institution, all you have to do is choose from a panel on the screen. Some institutions have provided additional information about their programmes and facilities; these are specially flagged with a symbol, and all you have to do is click to receive the additional information.

    A good thing just got a little better. Princeton Review, a leading student services company, has acquired Apply Technology, a provider of electronic college application solutions. And promises to broaden its base of participating colleges and its reach among students. The services for students offered include, firstly, a downloadable version of the award-winning Apply! Software; a vast list of schools offering their applications through Apply; a college search; and application features. Other links at the home page take you to mailing lists of your choice, an online discussion, comprehensive info on all types of courses (when, where and how much), a student loan programme, advice on how to choose a college, and how to pay for it.

    Your one-stop site for the most comprehensive set of links to everything educational on the WWW about Canada. Covers boards, organisations, commercial, colleges and universities, directories and databases, distance education, journals, networks, libraries, schools, jobs, ministries, etc.

    Another search engine claiming to have it all. While you may have to browse quite a bit, a careful search can lead you to the top US universities, colleges and many other important educational resources. You can also find links to correspondence classes or specific information on individual universities. There's a special categorised list for the finicky and a surprise link to encyclopaedias and dictionaries.

    Campus SchoolWeb is the most comprehensive and up-to-date directory of British schools having homepages on the web. More than 1171 schools are listed. Go through the index to pick up the school of your choice, either by name or location. There is an alphabetical directory of primary and secondary schools; the search for county-based school encompasses England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. So why not download the directory, and then search off-line?

    UCAS is the central organisation in UK through which applications are processed for entry to full-time graduate courses, higher national diplomas and university diplomas. Predictably, its site is a veritable storehouse of links to courses and institutions all over the UK. Search by subject area, individual institute or location. For quicker searches, use the compact search version. There’s also a guide to refine your searches. Check out the link called Access Course Database (a database of programmes which prepare adult learners from non-traditional backgrounds and under-represented groups for admission to undergraduate studies). Another very interesting link is http://www.studentuk.com/, which claims to be UK’s largest online student community. You can register here and create your own profile, check out the news, chat with fellow students and generally have a good time.

    It will take a while to load, but your patience will be rewarded with a fairly good peek into education in Britain. Designed like a virtual campus, each building represents a link to a specific category of information like courses and facilities; costs of living and studying; alumni associations; family and health issues and language.

    A huge image map welcomes you to the College Express site, and serves as a good schematic for taking you around. This site covers most of the angles significant to college; the onus being on undergraduates. From athletic information on listed colleges where interested students can check out facilities, to an amusing Study Break, this site holds great appeal for the young college researcher. Apart from the frills, the site’s content could lessen college research and apprehension significantly. The good graphic interface makes browsing the site an interesting experience.

    Search for your school and college friends here. More than 95,000 people already registered. An extremely well-designed web site.

    Want to go on a tour of global academia chaperoned by a weasel, no less. Try Education Index, an annotated guide to the best education resources on the internet. Weas, as the site architects fondly call the furry mascot, will guide you through your search for education (by institution, lifestage or subject), financial aid and scholarships. Friendly, fun and easy-to-browse you could also play or download games, chat over a cup of digital coffee, check out the news, and if you are lucky win some prizes.

    US News offers students quite a handy ready-reckoner to the best schools, colleges and careers in the US. An excellent feature of the site is an interactive work sheet which helps students find the college of their choice -- from a directory of over 1400 institutions -- on the basis of location, cost, size, subjects, student/ faculty ratio, academic programs, single sex/ coed, religious affiliation, setting, diversity, ranking, extra-curricular pursuits, and sports. Through this site, you can apply online, secure loans, get financial aid and land jobs. If you have a problem, Answer Zone has experts and counsellors standing by to guide you through the worst of the admission process. US News also has section for parents. Do check out its America's Best Colleges 2000 guidebook, with its exclusive rankings and the latest on admissions, financial aid, college life…

    At AllAboutCollege.com you'll find thousands of links to colleges and universities around the world. The various categories covered here are colleges and universities, graduate schools, college chats, financial aid and test preparation.

    For Indian students aspiring to study in Australia, this site is a good starting point. IDP Education Australia, an independent organisation jointly ''owned by Australia's universities'', recruits students worldwide for studies in Australia. It has a network of 50 offices globally, including one each in Bombay, New Delhi and Madras. Students can apply on-line for free advice on where and what to study in Australia, the cost, assistance with applying to Australian education institutions, information on cost of living and accommodation in Australia, etc. The student's enquiry form is a pretty detailed affair, but it might be worth filling up. The highlight of the site is, however, StudyLink, a database of over 260 Australian education institutions, and more than 10,000 courses for international students. You can search for the course of your choice, check out institutions and find out the various study options in Australia.

    Easily one of the finest resources on studying in UK, Hobsons, despite being a badly structured site, has details about thousands of career and education opportunities in the UK.

    A site which has a complete update on the best educational insitutes in Asia. It contains databases of all these institutes and rankings by school and country.

    Digging out information from cyberspace could be as painful as, well, extracting an errant tooth. But this site might just take some pain out of the extraction -- of both information and teeth. While the site is essentially for dentists worldwide, it also provides a student, who aspires to be able to tell a molar from an incisor, links to dental universities all over the world. The universities are divided into three categories: US, Canada and Worldwide. The US and Canadian sections are quite comprehensive, browser-friendly and visually appealing. Unfortunately, a number of sites in the third category are in the native language, and of little use to the Indian surfer. Ambedkar Dental College is the solitary mention under India.

    A one-stop-shop for all the information, services and products a student needs, this site has it all. It also goes to the extent of helping you plan your summer vacations.

    'Those were the best days of my life'... hey, if you are missing all those pals you had so much fun with in school and college, track them down! This site is simply amazing -- it has an exhaustive database of schools, colleges and universities you can register with. From the listing for your college, the odds are great that you might trip upon an old pal. You will also receive an update (twice a month) which would list the new listings for the previous fortnight.

    An intelligent web site (or should we call it a web-based directory?) based on a very simple idea: it gives links to hundreds of schools, colleges and universities in Britain. You can link to the homepages of any of these institutes (those having it, that is). Besides, it also has a comprehensive alphabetical listing of infant, primary, secondary and special activity schools in Britain.

    A must for MBA students who want to get good grades without trying, this rebellious site protests against slothful teaching. It also hosts case analyses and readymade research papers to impress your teachers.

    What they don't teach you at Harvard, you could surely learn somewhere on this site's voluminous database. But what Peterson's doesn't tell you about admissions in the US, you are unlikely to find on any other address prefixed with three Ws. Its comprehensive and reader-friendly database runs the entire gamut of academic pursuit, with over 1000 pages of relevant information on elementary and secondary, private and public schools, colleges, universities, professional degree courses and distance learning programs. The site guides you through the application process, tells you where to get aid and how to bankroll your education, helps you prepare for the numerous admission tests like TOEFL, GRE and GMAT and even puts you onto the best student jobs going. Check out College Quest, which enables you to apply online to over 1200 undergraduate colleges; the online bookstore, where you can order the best from Peterson's bookshelves; and the Message Enrollment Center, where students and institutes can interact and get a fix on the latest news on the circuit.

    A very impressive site in terms of both content and design when it comes to searching for higher education world-wide, especially in Britain. It continues to build links to universities throughout the world. On-line applications for prospectuses and for postgraduate taught and research courses are possible in many subjects. It is also a recruitment site, hosting local government vacancies in England and Wales.

    A part of World Alumni Net, the biggest alumni search service online. Over a thousand schools and colleges are mentioned, categorised regionally.

    Log in. Complete a form. And sit back while the International Education Service does everything for you. Helping foreign students worldwide find the right educational institution in the United States and Canada, the IES processes specific requests, matching individual interests with the right schools, colleges or universities. The site also provides detailed information on studying in the US through its publications -- The Foreign Students Guide to American Schools, Colleges and Universities and the American Education magazine. A geographical index for institutions, immediate information online and an email facility for specific data are added advantages.

    URLs aren't more suggestive than this. An on-line study abroad information resource, this site lists thousands of study abroad programs in more than 100 countries. Other interesting characteristics include the 'studyabroad.com handbook', a neat guide to traveling abroad; the 'study abroad forum' featuring a chat, discussion boards, financial aid tips… You can also search for programmes categorised by country, subjects, language, etc. The best thing about the site though, is its ready reckoner with links to any product or service of interest to students going to study abroad. Financial aid, international student identity cards, European tours, health insurance and travel services -- this is where you can find them all. Worth checking out, if not for the links to universities, then for the additional odds and ends strewn all over.

    Imagine surfing for information without search engines and search-based sites! Not only will this site take you to the school of your choice in the UK, you can also use a drop-down list to restrict your search to a certain type of education site. Just type in what you wish to find out, or try the ‘At School’ link to see the homepages of a school of your choice. There is also a comprehensive index: click on a letter and it will take you to the schools whose names begin with that letter!

    This University and College Home Pages site gives links to the home pages of universities and colleges in and around Britain. If you wish to take a cursory look at British universities and the courses they offer, do not miss it. Several links are mentioned, which will take you to servers providing general information about higher education in Britain.

    "If you are a high school student and have already made the decision to go to college, then you are in the right place here." That's what the home page says, and reinforces this with its subject matter. The information contained within this web site, along with the links that are provided, should help you in your search for the school that best meets your needs. The best thing to do is click on the link that provides you with a complete list of what's available at the web site. Samples: What should you be doing during high school to increase your chances of getting into the college of your choice? What are admissions officers looking for? How many schools should you apply to and when should you apply? What are the various ways to finance a college education? If questions like these are what you have been asking, just log in for answers.

    Missing out on an MBA for want of time or money? This site will help you find just the course best suited to your needs. Use the search facility to save browsing time.

    CampusTours is supposedly the only index of college and university visual material on the Internet! It is a vast online source for virtual college tours, interactive maps, college webcams, QuickTime VR tours, campus movies and pictures. Site statistics claim that thousands of prospective students visit it daily, to take virtual excursions of colleges across the US. The tours range from standard static campus shots to user-controlled Java and QuickTime expeditions; and even admissions officials have credited the site with helping them reach a wider audience. For those who find it difficult, the site has a small online tour of its own to help navigate the site. There's even a limited period free financial aid counselling session.

    A good place to start your search for the best schools in UK. The Independent Schools Directory contains information on over 2000 schools which you can use to find a particular school or to search for schools geographically and by various other criteria. You can search by county, type (boarding / day) or even according to religious affiliations. Do not miss the link on scholarships -- it leads to an index on schools providing bursaries and scholarships.

    Browse through information on more than 10,000 schools in over 100 countries by country or category, plan your academic travels, look for a specific program in the International Program Finder and read what students have to say about their schools, among other things at Worldwide Classrooms.

    Whether you choose a low-cost community college or high-priced private institution, your education will cost you money. College Board Online tells you how you can ease that financial pinch.

    Now that you've reached the US, what next? This site answers some of the more important questions.

    Guide to UK Boarding Schools is perhaps the best available source of information on boarding schools in Britain. There is a comprehensive school search facility which helps in the selection of schools; a data search facility set on the first page of the schools directory lets you into the details of every school. For some schools, there is more detailed info available. Do not miss some articles by noted British educationists which discuss the effect of technological change on education, and the personal skills needed by children of the future. Links to schools offering financial assistance are also present.

    Want the best that business schools in the US of A? No fancy designs, just two simple icons to click on -- Business Week's exclusive Best Business Schools rankings (complete with updated profiles and statistics on top schools); and the 1998 list of America's Best Graduate Schools from US News.

    A very comprehensive source of information on MBA programmes. Has details on more than 1,725 programmes from almost 1,000 business schools in 117 countries.

    What this site has is lots of useful info on travelling, getting the visa, emigration clearance, packing and other things that need to be done in advance, things that must be included in your hand baggage and the port of entry procedure.

    The College Net service is tailored for undergraduates seeking higher studies in the US. Along with detailed information on colleges and financial aid, the site lists all the available undergraduate disciplines. A commendable feature of their service is the immediate feedback given via email to interested students.

    Here's one that would make your mother proud. Launched by a 'home-school mom' and her partner, this Education Search Engine was started in the hope of consolidating many of the education resources on the net. The result? A new, big, sponsored set-up with links to over 110,000 sites. The basics you want are all there, along with other incidental tidbits like activities to preserve students' individuality and promote self-esteem, helping kids fit homework into their schedules and what to use as time fillers or student motivators. Though the site's focus veers towards teachers, there's enough on it to keep a student busy as well. Nearly 100,000 education-related URLs are organised into over 5,000 easy-to-browse categories. A special 'Eye On Schools' that tells you which schools are online and what they do; and a comprehensive list of vocational schools listed by occupation.

    The Immigration and Nationality Act provides two non-immigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. The 'F' visa is for academic studies and 'M' visa for non-academic or vocational studies. Log in for more useful information.

    Supposedly UK’s largest online student community, you can register here and create your own profile, check out the news, chat with fellow students and generally have a good time.

    For those worried about what interviews in US universities are really like, this site should help sort things out. It gives visitors an opportunity to read what international students are saying about studying in the US.

    The USA issues different types of visas to temporary visitors, including students. This site tells you exactly what to do to make sure you get the right one.

    'Over 73,000 research quality URLs'. That's no small boast. For the researcher who has run out of ideas and sources, this site is a good place to visit. StudyWeb is a searchable database of sites that covers every topic under the sun, and even beyond it. The links have been categorised, reviewed, and graded on the basis of their usefulness in research. Visitors could also search for, and order, books that will aid them in their research, online. The site also has information on schools, colleges, universities and other educational activities worldwide.

    CollegeView is a free online college search service with profiles of 3,700 plus colleges and universities, virtual tours of hundreds of schools, electronic applications, financial aid info, career planning tools, and more. The site offers free financial consultation, a service hitherto unheard of on the net. They have a message board and multiple chat areas which can be effectively used to get the information you need, or to just take a break from the grind!

    Primarily aimed at guiding NRI-wards to the right schools in India. Claims to have a wealth of information on a wide range and variety of schools all over India. Will provide information, help facilitate the admission process and even assist NRIs establish educational institutions in India.

    A step-by-step guide for students planning to study abroad. Has info on entrance examinations, application process, financial aid, and an extensive listing of government, foreign and private scholarships.

    What this URL gives you is a list of colleges and universities in the UK. Read about each one and then use the e-mail facility to send each institution a message or hotlink to their home page to find out more. Alternately, you can use the brochure request button present at the site to get a prospectus sent to your home.

    This is for the young at heart. Teens should love it because it is a virtual college community where 'students' can find every possible service and lots of friends online. Highly interactive, the site is very recommended for its many services and offerings. Every possible thing, from entertainment, academics and sports to music, books, games and research can be found here, in some form or another. The site also has an individual email facility, a number of centres, virtual classrooms and an interesting College Chat.

    An extremely handy site if you are looking for independent schools in Britain, this has a searchable database of more than 2400 institutions. The section for parents provides detailed information about all the steps required in choosing an independent school, finance, scholarships, living overseas, and an overview of the major organisations and bodies associated with independent schools in Britain.

    This site discusses jet lag, culture shock and 'reverse' culture shock, and also suggests ways of effectively dealing with these conditions. It also gives you an overview of US social customs and how you might deal with certain social situations. Finally, another section gives you an idea about how Americans perceive themselves and the world around them.

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