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The Student Services Office at the English Language Institute provides assistance to the ELI students in a number of areas.
College Advising
The International Student Advisor at the ELI provides advice and detailed information on applying to American colleges and universities. Here are some websites that should be helpful for selecting and applying to American colleges:
Begin with these sites to learn more about higher education in the United States.
Fulbright Educational Advising Center
American Council on Education
Then, try these sites to find the colleges and universities which may be best for you.
The Princeton Review
U.S.News Colleges and Careers Center
Peterson's Guide
CollegeSource Online: Career Guidance Foundation
College Board Online Home Page
Colleges.com
- Finally, try these sites to connect directly with the schools you select.
- College and University Home Pages
- American Universities
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Immigration Regulations
The International Student Advisor provides the ELI students with important information regarding F-1 and J-1 visa regulations.
Visa and Travel Information from
Oregon State University's International Students and Faculty Services
U.S. Department of State Visa Information
Co-Curricular Activities
At the ELI, we know that learning English means more than just going to classes and studying. Each term we plan a complete schedule of educational field trips, intramural sports, and cultural activities. By participating in these activities, the ELI students can meet Americans, practice their English, learn more about Oregon, and become more comfortable living in the United States.
The ELI Activities Assistant helps facilitate student involvement in community activities by offering personal consultations on suggested co-curricular activities and by providing extensive reference information on local events. (Click for current movies and music in Corvallis.) In addition, each term several campus and community activities are chosen as "targets" for ELI involvement. The ELI staff assist students in participating in these events; sometimes the ELI students help organize them. Participating in these selected activities helps the ELI students to better integrate into the larger community.
Conversant Program
ELI students who want to practice English conversation and learn more about American culture can participate in the ELI Conversant Program. The Conversant Program matches ELI students with conversation partners from the university or the community for weekly meetings throughout each term. Conversing pairs often participate in activities together while practicing English. Read more...
Orientation to American Higher Education
New ELI students meet for one hour every week for extended orientation to Oregon State University services, health and safety issues, and American culture.
Online help with orientation to American Culture
The ELI Term Field Trip
Each term, the ELI sponsors an educational field trip for all the ELI students and their conversants to a place of interest in Oregon. Past destinations include the Oregon coast, the Portland Zoo, Willamette Pass Ski Area, and Mount Hood.
More information about travel around Oregon.
For more information...
For more information about other services to the ELI students, contact the Co-Curriculum Coordinator, Candy Pierson-Charlton. Email Candy. |
