US Education Expo to begin on February 10

CHENNAI: Those who wish to have a taste of student life in the US will benefit greatly by visiting the American Education Expo,organised by the International Student Network and the US Department of Commerce.The ‘American Education Expo’ will be held in Chennai, at Hotel Park Sheraton on Friday, February 10 from 5pm to 8 pm. It will feature twenty of the top American colleges and universities that are eager to admit Indian students to increase campus diversity. The colleges are offering majors courses in Computer Engineering, Pharmaceutical & Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, and much more.The US currently hosts over 5,65,000 foreign students. In addition to the opportunity to network with US admissions counselors, the ‘American Education Expo’ will also feature a Scholarship Fair hosted by universities that are present. Here, information on merit-based scholarships will be made available. Students should bring multiple copies of their report cards, transcripts and TOEFL scores to find out their eligibility for scholarships. This year, the universities are offering upto US $1 million in scholarships.The fair will also provide information on community colleges in the US besides enabling easy transfer of community college credits to four-year universities. According to the organisers, beginning at a US community college can significantly decrease the overall cost.The participating universities for undergraduate students are Mercer University and Oklahoma City University and for graduate students it is IIT, Murray University, Purdue University- Calumet, Wisconsin University and many more.For more details, and registration log on to www.studentlane.com