It depends on your choices. Intensive and Academic English is usually 3.5 – 4.5 hours per day, five days per week. Vacation English is usual about 10-12 hours per week.

YES! All programs have people to help you. If you want personal tutoring, that will be an extra cost.

Under the rules of your F-1 and the school that issued your I-20, you may work f or up to 20 hours per week, on the campus only, and you may NOT displace an American Citizen. If you are a visitor on a B-1 or B-2 Visa, NO, you may not work!

If you study for 18 hours per week or more, YES you will need an F-1 VISA. A B-1 tourist VISA is good for less than 18 hours of study per week.

YES! See the answer above.

The short answer is: NO! VISAS are issued by United States Consular office. The officer who interviews you is the only one to make that decision. You must demonstrate a valid purpose for coming to the US (I-20) if asking for an F-1 student VISA; for a B-1 Tourist Visa the officer must be convinced that you will return home. NOTE: For ALL applicants there needs to be clear evidence that you will go back home when you are finished.

Most ESL programs Do Not spread payments because the cost is relatively low; however, you can always ask.

ON-LINE programs: Pay 100% immediately on campus programs:

1- Pay application, I-20, courier fees, and administrates fees.

2- Once your F-1 is issued, pay the entire balance.

YES! But scholarships for international students are generally based on your academic record and test results. There generally several types of scholarships for various amounts of money. They generally begin with a GPA of 3.3 or higher, TOEFL scores of 95 or higher, and SAT scores above 1300.

This is a very important question and have two answers:

A need to improve standard English test scores (IELTS OR TOEFL).

The need to be more effective in the classroom.

Your TESS USA consultant will guide you and will prepare a plan to help you to overcame ANY deficiencies.

All payments must be made when due as presented.

It is NOT possible to give a dollar answer as it depends on your chosen University, scholarships, and personal expenses.

Please read the answer to question number one.

If you are NOT accepted at a University you will not get any refunds for application related fees from the University or TESS USA.

NOTE: This is very unlikely as you will be advised to apply to University where you meet or surpass their minimum admissions criteria and rules.

Although the requirements maybe slightly different, the answers is the same: NO! No one can guarantee acceptance; however, the professional and experienced staff at TESS USA is able to assure you that you will match or surpass each chosen school’s criteria and encourage you to apply there. The answer is a little different because there are hundreds of very good High Schools. The quality of a school depends on the teachers, staff & their curriculum, plus other things such as AP course, and many after school programs. All of the schools take pride in the quality of their curriculum and teaching staff.

You may apply to as many schools as you wish to, but common sense dictates that you limit yourself to a maximum of four or five schools. We will help you to choose based on a variety of criteria.

Once you have agreed to work with us by signing an agreement and paying a small administrative fee, we will work with your local TESS USA business partner and your parents to provide a list of appropriate schools. For instance, we will not send you a list of boarding schools if you want a day school with homestay.

This is the most important question that you can ask. Here are the reasons:

• We base our work for you by knowing what you want, what you don’t want and have a clear understanding of your goals and your parents’ goals.
• We match your academic record and test scores with the various school’s criteria for acceptance.
• If appropriate we will advocate for you with a school if we believe that you are a good match.
• We are pro-active from the issuance of the I-20 until you receive your F-1 Visa.
• We guide you and prepare you for your adventure.

Schools costs vary for many reasons because of location, reputation, competition, numbers and types of courses, boarding vs day schools, etc. When we know what you want them we can give you a more detailed answer.

While we can never guarantee acceptance anywhere, we always place our students because we have them apply to the right school for them.

Because their experience in running a school tells them what to charge. So that they can pay their bills, teachers, etc. in addition they want you to know the details of their billing.

If we have had accurate information and done our work correctly, this should not need to happen. Changing schools is not like changing your clothes. It can be very stressful and there is no guarantee that you will like the new one.

YES! The same answer as in the previous question; however, sometimes this is different because of personality differences. We work very hard to prevent this, but if there are problems that cannot be solved, then we will do it. However, it cannot be for silly reasons such as you do not like their car.

YES! We will not place any student in an unsafe area at any time.

YES!

NO! But we encourage you to participate in whatever interests you. You will be surprised with how much you will get from these activities: better English, better friends, a feeling of belonging, and better self-confidence.

YES! It is part of the program. You should go to your teachers, international coordinator, host parents and your TESS USA contact person. We expect you to ask for help whenever you need it, and we will make sure that you get it.

YES! JUST ASK!.

NO! missing school will hurt your grades. The school, your host family and we will help you to overcome those feelings. Missing your family and friends is normal; you will learn to adjust. If you want to talk with someone who speaks your native language, we will arrange that too.