OACAC Policies

• Recruitment, Admission and Support of International Students approved by the Executive Board, November, 1998.

Professional and Educational Groups

• NACAC - National Association for College Admission Counseling
• NAFSA - National Association of International Educators
• EducationUSA - The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State re-launched its international student-focused website in March 2005.
• AACRAO - American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers
• ECIS - European Council of International Schools
• CIS - Council of International Schools
• ISS - International School Services
• AAIE - Association for the Advancement of International Education
• ASCA - The American School Counselor Association
• NASP - National Association of School Psychologists

Immigration, Visa and Financial Aid Issues

• Doug Thompson produces an annual financial aid list. You can download this pdf summary or an Excel document which allows you to sort the columns. Thank you, Doug, for this valuable service.
• Certification of Finances form - Courtesy of The College Board, this form can be used by students requiring proof that they have sufficient financial resources to be issued an I-20 form.
• Immigration Overview - Information presented by Steve Yale-Loehr, Attorney at the OACAC Summer Conference, July 12, 2002 at Cornell University.
• INS - The United States Immigration and Naturalization Service provides a range of information to introduce you to the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
• The Bureau of Consular Affairs - Information about this issuing of visas to individuals hoping to study in the US. 

Examinations

• AP - Advanced Placement
• IB - International Baccalaureate
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
  • Bulk payment announcement - Sept. 2003
  • Download computer based procedures and form
  • Download paper based: procedures and form
• IELTS - International English Language Testing System
• SAT - The College Board
• ACT

International Admission Tours

• CIS - Council of International Schools sponsor several recruitment trips.
• Linden Tours - Tours to Asia, India, Latin America, the Middle East and Turkey
• International Center for Education, Inc. - Arranges interactive and comprehensive recruitment fairs worldwide, particularly in  India and Dubai.

College Counseling Pages

Do you have or know of an OACAC high school with a great college counseling web page? If so, forward the information so it can be added here. If you're involved with building a counseling web page, look at these pages for suggestions. 

• Association of International Schools in Asia website
• Cairo American College, Egypt
• International School-Manila, Philippines
• Singapore American School, Singapore
• Taipei American School, Republic of China
• The American School in Japan, Tokyo