ApplytoanAmericancollegeThisweek，wetalkedabouttheapplicationprocessforAmericancollegesanduniversities．ThisisparteightinourForeignStudentSeries．Earlier，weexplainedhowtobeginasearchforschoolsbygo

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Apply to an American college

This week，we talked about the application process for American colleges and universities．This is part eight in our Foreign Student Series．

Earlier，we explained how to begin a search for schools by going to one of the American educational advising centers around the world．We also discussed the rules for entering in the United States．And we talked about programs that can be completed online．

But if your goal is to come to the United States to study，then it is time to make a list of colleges or universities that interest you．Be sure to choose more than one．Directors of foreign student admissions say students should apply to at least three schools．

Some students want to attend a small college．Others want to go to a big university．If a really big university appeals to you，then there are ones like Ohio State ．That university in Columbus，Ohio，in the Midwest，has almost fifty—two thousand students．There are students this year from around one hundred fifty countries．

Ohio State provides international students with an application on its Web site．You can pay the application charge online with a credit card．Or you can print the forms and mail them with the payment．

Many colleges and universities have their applications and also their catalogs online．

You should start on your applications at least two years before you want to begin studies．

Completing a college application can take some time．But answering all t he questions is not enough．Another important step is taking admissions tests．The SAT is the college entry test that American high school students most commonly take．Another one is the ACT．

Colleges and universities may also require international students to take the TOEFL——the Test of English as a Foreign Language．

If you have a general question for our Foreign Student Series，write to special @ voanews．com．

1．What purpose do Paragraph 1 and 2 serve in the passage?

A．To provide background information of the topic．

B．To attract reader’s attention to the topic．

C．To remind the readers of the last few parts mentioned of the topic．

D．to offer basic advice on the topic．

2．The underlined part“Ohio State”refers to ___________in the passage．

A．one of the states in America

B．a university in America

C．another name for“Columbus，Ohio”

D．the name of a web site