Important
Information for our Students
Greetings Prospective
Student,
Information in this section is designed
to assist your transition to Green River
Community College. You will find information
on important dates to remember, English
Proficiency requirements, a question
of the month, scholarship information
and finally dates you can meet with
staff when they are in your country.
Feel free to
e-mail me if you have any questions...
Looking forward to meeting you soon
at GRCC!
Michael McIntyre
Educational Planner & Student Advisor,
International Programs
Important Information
Important Dates
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Fall Quarter: September through
December 2010 |
| Classes start |
Sept. 20, 2010 |
| Classes end |
Dec. 9, 2010 |
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Winter Quarter: December
through March 2011 |
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Housing move-in date |
December 27, 2010 |
| Orientation and testing |
December 28, 2010 |
| Classes start |
January 3, 2011 |
| Classes end |
March 18, 2011 |
English Proficiency for Academic
Program – Send proficiency results to
GRCC
If you have not demonstrated English
proficiency as part of the admission
process and you plan to take TOEFL,
IELTS or any of the accepted
proof of
proficiency prior to arriving at
GRCC.
Be sure to send your results to GRCC
so you can get registered for academic
classes prior to the start of the quarter.
This is important to be sure you get
the classes you need
Question of the Month. Answers to
questions from prospective international
students:
Every month the college receives
questions from prospective students
around the world. A new feature in the
newsletter will be the “Question of
the Month”. This month’s question
is:
How receptive are Americans to International
Students? Is it easy to make American
Friends?
Answered by a student from the Netherlands:
“Almost all Americans are very interested
when they hear you are an international
student, which they usually do when
your teacher struggles to pronounce
your name when taking roll in class.
Your foreignness gives you an easy conversational
topic to start off with, and it is not
hard to get close with anyone even if
you’re not the most social person. I
suggest you make a Facebook account
so you can talk to Americans outside
of the classroom, nearly all students
here have them.”
“It is important that you make American
friends – not only will you get to know
the culture much better, but they usually
also come with some nice benefits: cars
and knowledge. Americans know the area
and most will be excited when you ask
them to drive you places you don’t know
so that they can show you around. Try
to get at least one good American friend
if you really want to experience American
culture.”
International Student Scholarships
& Work Grants
Green River is now offering a wide
variety of
scholarships and on-campus
employment. Scholarships are awarded
as partial tuition waivers and on-campus
work grants. Scholarship awards range
from $200 to more than $5,000 and are
dependent on the type and duration of
the award.
Green River Staff on the Road
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MacKenzie Hizon
UK and France: September 13-27 |
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Alvin Tai
Singapore: September
27-October 8
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Leo Harten
Our Recruitment Representative,
is currently living in Indonesia.
If you would like Leo to assist
you with any promotional activities,
please let us know.
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Let us Know How We Can Help
We are committed to delivering outstanding
personal service to our students. We
need your help to continually improve.
Please send me your comments and let
us know how we can better serve you:
mmcintyre@greenriver.edu.
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