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Study in U.S.A.
U.S.A. Statistics
Geography-Population
- Capital: Washington DC
- Area: 9 826 630 km ²
- Climate: generally tempered, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River and arid in the Great Basin of southwest. Low temperatures in the north-west are sometimes softened in January and Februar
- Population: 307 212 123 (estimation of July 2009)
- Languages: English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, indo-European languages 3.8%, Asian and Pacific islands languages 2.7%
Government-Economy
Government-Economy
Type of government: federal republic with a strong democratic tradition
Independent day: 4th July 1776
Constitution: 17th September 1787, enforced on the 4th March 1789
Suffrage: 18 years-old, universal
GDP: $14.29 billions (estimated in 2008)
GDP – per capita (PPP): $ 47000 (estimated in 2008)
Unemployment rate: 7.2% (estimation of 2008)
Information for Foreign Students in the USA
Obtaining a Visa
Visa is compulsory when you want to study or to do an internship in the US. Waiting time is long, so you need to start the procedure as soon as possible. In addition, you will need a DS2019 form that is difficult to get. However, some organizations give you the possibility to have it more quickly; this service costs €400.
Housing
Rents are really expensive, especially in big metropolis, around $1,000 per month for a studio, in big cities like New York City, San Francisco and Chicago. Several websites can help in finding an accommodation: www.rent.net ; www.apartments.com ; www.studenthousing.org, http://www.easyroommate.com/ ; www.roommates.com
Health
Health insurance can cost up to $500 per semester, and you will have to register to one company which headquarters are in the US, in order to validate your application at university. If you are ill, do not hesitate to go to university Student Health Service where consultations are free.
Official Selection of the Best Business Schools in U.S.A.
|
5 Palmes Of Excellence UNIVERSAL Business School |
Rank Position in
Palmes’ League |
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 705 ‰ | |
| 2 | 656 ‰ | |
| 3 | 547 ‰ | |
| 4 | 495 ‰ | |
| 4 | 495 ‰ | |
|
Cornell University Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School Of Management |
6 | 474 ‰ |
| 6 | 474 ‰ | |
| 8 | 442 ‰ | |
| 8 | 442 ‰ | |
| 10 | 432 ‰ | |
|
New York University (Nyu) Leonard N. Stern School Of Business |
10 | 432 ‰ |
| 12 | 389 ‰ | |
| 13 | 368 ‰ | |
| 13 | 368 ‰ | |
|
University Of California - Los Angeles (Ucla) John E. Anderson School Of Management |
15 | 358 ‰ |
| 16 | 347 ‰ | |
| 17 | 337 ‰ |
|
2 Palmes Of Excellence GOOD Business School |
Rank Position in
Palmes’ League |
Deans’ Recommendation
rate 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 147 ‰ | |
|
California State University - Long Beach College of Business Administration |
2 | 137 ‰ |
|
Southern Illinois University Carbondale - SIU College of Business |
3 | 74 ‰ |
| 4 | 63 ‰ | |
|
The University of North Dakota College of Business & Public Administration |
5 | 53 ‰ |
|
University of Alaska Anchorage - UAA College of Business and Public Policy |
6 | 21 ‰ |
| 7 | 11 ‰ | |
| 7 | 11 ‰ |
Official Selection of the Best Business Schools in U.S.A.
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