America 101: Campus serves up course on U.S. culture

Beginning classes at a new college could overwhelm anyone. But imagine that,

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Supporting Saudi Students

With the recent influx of Saudi Arabian students sponsored by their government, many American campuses...

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UC officials debate accepting more non-Californians to boost revenue

Out-of-state and international students could help the public university system cushion cuts in funding, but could also keep out qualified local applicants. By Larry Gordon January 4, 2009 UCLA sophomore Ying Chen could have stayed at home in New Jersey for college, but instead she traveled cross-country, where she willingly

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More Colleges Expected to Offer Online Interviews

By Barbara Rodriguez, Associated Press Friday, January 2, 2009; A04 RALEIGH, N.C. — For her college interview, Avery Cullinan put on her best outfit but didn’t bother with shoes. She sat in her living room, smiled into her computer’s webcam and told an admissions officer more than 800 miles away

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Welcome to the Al Jamiat Blog

We are really excited to get the new Al Jamiat blog up and running. We look forward to creating a strong community to assist students in applying and attending colleges and universities in the United States of America. Are you an international student studying in the US? Are you thinking

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