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Ne postoji mogucnost da vi bilo gde naznacite da zelite finansijsku pomoc osim na formularu koji sluzi za to. Dakle, da bi se zvanicno trazila finansijska pomoc morate da popunite odgovarajuce formulare.

Jo? fotografija!

Fotografije malo kasne, ali se nadamo da nemate ni?ta protiv ;-)

Jednostavno je nabrojati faktore koji uticu na dobijanje stipendije - redovnost studija, uspeh na studijama, uspeh na ispitima GRE i TOEFL i ukupan akademski potencijal. Naravno, sve ovo vam ne pomaze ako aplicirate na pogresnom mestu - na primer na univerzitetu na kojem trenutno nema otvorenih mogucnosti za finansiranje stranih studenata. Dakle, dobijanje pune ili delimicne stipendije ili neke druge vrste finansijske pomoci zavisi od svih kombinovanih faktora i procene odgovarajucih katedri o vasem buducem akademskom uspehu. Naravno, pre odluke o prijemu na postdiplomske studije trebalo bi da zavrsite osnovne studije u maticnoj zemlji na univerzitetu koji je priznat od strane drzave u kojoj studirate. Svakog drugog cetvrtka odrzavamo besplatna grupna savetovanja za potencijalne postdiplomce i pozivamo vas da dodjete i odslusate sta savetnici mogu da vam kazu. Javite nam se telefonom i zakazite dolazak na savetovanje - bicete u mogucnosti da postavljate pitanja o svemu sto vas interesuje.

Поштовани господине Бјелановићу, Овај форум, као што видите, подржава ћирилицу и сасвим добро функционише на том писму. Нажалост, морамо да користимо латиницу да би сви корисници могли да лако прочитају садржај - многи немају могућност да прате садржаје на ћирилици. Kada je u pitanju va?a situacija, stvari ipak nisu toliko jednostavne. Činjenica je da uspe?an prijem zavisi od mnogo faktora i moraćete da objasnite za?to je do?lo do zastoja u studiranju. Vi?e informacija mo?ete dobiti na na?em redovnom savetovanju za postdiplomce koje se odr?ava svakog drugog četvrtka. Savetnici će moći da vam objasne dovoljno da vidite kako da se izborite sa trenutnom situacijom. Pozdrav!

Međunarodni akademski centar sredinom septembra počinje novi pripremni seminar za SAT. Zainteresovani se mogu prijaviti pozivom na 011/334 5227. Molimo sve zainteresovane koji ne ?ive u Beogradu da tokom prijave to posebno naglase, jer smo u procesu stvaranja programa za pripremu koji bi bio koristan budućim studentima kojima obaveze ne dozvoljavaju česta putovanja u Beograd.

Tvorci ispita su pre vi?e godina re?ili da ispit unaprede i prilagode ga standardima američkih obrazovnih ustanova i njihovim potrebama. Tako je nastao "internet based" test, najnovija verzija ispita koja se pola?e u Beogradu. U dr?avama gde se pola?e nova verzija, nemoguće je polagati staru papirnu verziju. Tamo gde jo? nije moguće organizovati novu verziju testa, a postoji znatan interes za ispit, organizuje se stara papirna verzija. Na vama je da izaberete verziju koju hoćete da pola?ete.

Međunarodni akademski centar je u ponedeljak, 20. avgusta, ugostio predstavnike d?ez benda Delaware State univerziteta i profesore. Studenti - muzičari učestvovali su na nedavno zavr?enom Ni?kom d?ez festivalu i sa članovima Centra, zainteresovanima za studiranje u SAD, razmenili su iskustva o akademskom ?ivotu u Americi. Studenti Harold Smith III i Terrance Stigall uspeli su da upi?u studije i da ostanu akademski aktivni bez obzira na te?ak ?ivot i problematičnu okolinu u kojoj su odrasli. Sa studentima su bili i dekan koled?a za dru?tvene nauke Delaware State univerziteta Bradley Skelcher i profesor tog univerziteta Dragoljub Pokrajac, rodom iz Ni?a. Representatives of the combo jazz band of the Delaware State University and their professors were our guests on Monday, August 20. Students participated at the Nishville International Jazz Festival and took some time sightseeing Belgrade. Harold Smith III and Terrance Stigall, students of the DSU, shared their experiences with our members and future graduate students in the US. Smith and Stigall managed to keep their passion for music and studies together, despite all the odds. Students were accompanied by Bradley Skelcher, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Delaware State University and Dragoljub Pokrajac, professor at the DSU, born in Ni?. Some of the photos from the event:

U na?im prostorijama će od početka septembra krenuti novi dvomesečni seminar za pripremu TOEFL-a. Javite nam se da rezervi?ete mesto - vi?e detalja nalazi se na stranici http://www.iacbg.org/board/index.php?showtopic=808 .

Najbolje bi bilo nazvati od ponedeljka i videti koji je sledeći termin za savetovanje za osnovne studije - tada će biti najlak?e da dobijete sve informacije i o studijama, ali i o srednjoj ?koli u SAD.

Mi na?alost nismo u mogućnosti da procenimo koja bi najbolja agencija bila za sportiste koji tra?e razmenu. Ako su dobri uslovi, svaka agencija je dobra - ali to je ne?to ?to moramo zajedno da procenimo. Nama nije problem da dođete sa svim uslovima, ponudama i papirima da procenimo situaciju u kojoj ste, tako da tu mo?emo biti od koristi. Savetujemo da proučite sa roditeljima sve detalje programa koji vam se nudi, jer od toga mo?e mnogo toga da zavisi. Nadamo se, ipak, da će sve biti kako treba. Ujedno savetujemo da pre nego ?to odete u SAD svratite kod nas da vas i roditelje upoznamo sa strategijom tra?enja pravog univerziteta dok zavr?avate poslednji razred srednje ?kole. Rokovi za prijavu na univerzitete u SAD su obično krajem godine, a tada ćete vi već biti zauzeti ?kolom u SAD. Moraćete da malo ranije napravite strategiju i da počnete da pripremate ispite koji su neophodni za upis na univerzitete. Javite nam se da organizujemo savetovanje.

Besplatno grupno savetovanje za potencijalne postdiplomce u SAD biće odr?ano u četvrtak, 9. avgusta, u na?im prostorijama. Prijavite se za savetovanje pozivom na broj 011/334 5227 ili slanjem e-mail poruke na seminari@iacbg.org .

Neće ba? biti kao early decision, nemoj da se brine?. Rezultati će stići na određeno mesto na univerzitetu i stajaće tamo sve dok ti ne podnese? zvaničnu aplikaciju za upis. Onda će neko od ljudi iz administracije da spoji tvoje rezultate sa ostatkom dokumenata i sve će biti u redu. Va?no je znati i da rezultati sa SAT testa mogu da budu i lo?i - zato treba računati sa mogućno?ću da će test morati ponovo da se radi. Planirajte na vreme! U Beogradu se test pola?e u Međunarodnoj srednjoj ?koli na Senjaku, ali obratite pa?nju - nisu svi centri za testiranje dostupni svakog datuma.

Eto, Belladonna odgovorila na sva pitanja. Ako ima jo? pitanja, tu smo. Va?no je znati da je Collegeboard.com najva?nija stanica - sve ?to treba znati nalazi se ba? tu. Poku?ajte da ne zaboravite korisničko ime i lozinku, jer će biti velike muke oko registrovanja i ostale papirologije.

Međunarodni akademski centar u drugoj polovini avgusta počinje nove pripremne seminare za GMAT i GRE. Pročitajte vi?e detalja u forumima za GRE i GMAT i na na?em sajtu. Za rezervisanje mesta u grupi pozovite nas na 011/334 5227.

We announced dates on our forum, but the official announcement in the registration menu on toefl.org is not our job to do. TOEFL registration system is opening those dates when they become available, usually three months before. We suggest you to check their site regularly to apply for October dates.

Međunarodni akademski centar će učestovati na ovogodi?njem EXIT festivalu u Novom Sadu, koji se odr?ava od 12. do 15. jula na Petrovaradinskoj tvrđavi. Na?e uče?će omogućeno je zahvaljujući Studentskoj uniji Srbije, sa kojom delimo ?tand. Centar će promovisati studiranje u SAD i povezivanje domaćih obrazovnih i studentskih institucija sa američkim odgovarajućim organizacijama i institucijama. U prilogu poruke nalazi se raspored akademskog programa na festivalu koji će se odr?avati svako veče od 18.30. Posebno vam skrećemo pa?nju na petak, 13. jul, kada će biti organizovan razgovor domaćih i stranih studenata o perspektivama studiranja i nastavka obrazovanja u Srbiji, Evropi i SAD. Vi?e o festivalu nalazi se na stranici www.exitfest.org. Vidimo se na EXIT-u! International Academic Center will participate at this year's EXIT fest in Novi Sad, from July 12 to July 15. We will share the booth with Student union of Serbia and will promote higher education in the US. Along with this message you will find the schedule of academic program at the festival (in Serbian). We recommend you to visit the academic round table scheduled for Friday, July 13 about studying and continuing education in Serbia, Europe and the United States. More about the festival is avaiable at the web site www.exitfest.org. See you there! akademski_program_za_EXIT.doc

Pozivamo sve zainteresovane za osnovne studije u SAD da rezervi?u mesto na sledećem savetovanju koje će biti odr?ano u sredu, 11. jula u 15 časova. Pripremite pitanja jer će vam biti pru?ena mogućnost da ih postavite. Za one kojima je engleski slabija strana obezbeđen je prevod. Na? telefon je 011/334 5227.

Po?tovani korisnici, Hvala vam na strpljenju tokom trajanja instalacije nove verzije foruma. Potrajalo je du?e nego ?to smo očekivali, ali se isplatilo - forum je sigurniji i ima noviteta koji će tek biti otkriveni korisnicima. Samo polako - prvi cilj nam je da vas obave?tavamo o studiranju u Americi, razmenama studenata, mogućnostima za one koji su već u SAD, kao i da vam asistiramo kod svih mogućih problema tokom obrazovnog procesa. Zabava mo?e da dođe na red kasnije. Ukoliko zbog bilo kojeg razloga ne mo?ete da se ulogujete ili imate problem sa radom na forumu, po?aljite nam poruku na office@iacbg.org i asistiraćemo vam ?to je pre moguće. Pozdrav, IAC Team ----------------------- Dear users, Thank you for the patience during updating process. Installation of the new version took a little bit longer than expected, but the final results are what is important. The forum is safer now and much more pleasant to browse through. Our goal is still to assist you with all the issues you may have about studying in the US. If you encounter any problems with forum itself, please let us know by e-mail office@iacbg.org and we will assist you as soon as possible. Best Regards, IAC Team

Obave?tavamo korisnike i posetioce da Akademski centar neće raditi sa korisnicima i posetiocima u sredu, 4. jula. Our office will be closed for guests and members on Wednesday, July 4.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/local...iness-headlines Looking to enhance their qualifications, employees go back to business school Looking to enhance their qualifications, employees go back to business school By Jeff Zbar Special Correspondent June 18, 2007, 7:06 AM EDT Michelle Gold has significant business experience. As president of a not-for-profit, she helped manage a seven-figure budget, oversaw a multimillion-dollar new building project, and helped negotiate refinancing of an $8 million construction loan. Even with all that business insight, Gold wanted a boost to her business savvy and resume. So in 2004, at age 43, Gold enrolled in the University of Florida's executive MBA program. The married mother of two studied nightly and attended classes every third weekend. She emerged in December with her MBA. "I was a stay-at-home mom for 14 years and was looking for a way to build myself up to become a top-notch candidate," said Gold, who stepped down from the volunteer post as president last year and who's now looking for an executive-level job. `Enhance your career' Gold is one of many South Florida employees and entrepreneurs who are returning to school to earn their MBA, or master's in business administration. The degree requires widely focused graduate-level work in many areas of business marketing, finance and accounting, operations, law, and even organizational behavior. Business schools around the country are seeing a rise in applications to traditional and "executive" or weekend MBA programs, according to the Graduate Management Admission Council. Last year, 69 percent of 147 schools surveyed reported applications were up, vs. 38 percent the year before, said Bob Ludwig, a spokesman for the McLean, Va.-based organization. Half the schools are reporting more applications from women than the year before, 37 percent reported a rise in minority applications, and 58 percent said international student applications were up. The parchment appears to bring better tidings. Among students in MBA programs as part of the Executive MBA Council, 41 percent were promoted in 2005, compared to 34 percent in 2004, according to the organization. "The trend used to be that if you had a bachelor's degree in business, that was state of the art," said Vegar Wiik, interim director of executive programs at Florida Atlantic University's college of business in Boca Raton. "Now, to get higher management positions, you need to get an MBA to excel in occupations and go through that glass ceiling in the marketplace." The `ideal candidate' Gold was an ideal candidate for the University of Florida's MBA program, said Patrick Foran, the program's director of admissions. She had an undergraduate degree (two, actually) and at least four years of work experience, most recently as president of Temple Dor Dorim in Weston. There, she oversaw 14 staffers, 60 teachers and a six-figure budget. And she was ready to work hard -- up to 20 hours a week in studies, by some estimates. "The ideal candidate is someone moving into a career who wants to get the skill sets and abilities to understand the whole business," Foran said. "Companies are complicated organisms. This helps them think clearly about operations, what your company does and what else you can do to help the greater good of the company." Taking the graduate management admission test (or GMAT) at 42 was daunting, Gold admitted. Before starting the program, she discussed the cooperation she'd need from her husband and two children. Her studies began at 9:30 at night and often didn't end until well after midnight. Gold said she thinks her MBA will boost her prospective starting salary from around $60,000 to more than $110,000; the two-year program cost her about $45,000. FAU's costs around $25,000, Wiik said. Return on investment (ROI) on an MBA has been shrinking, according to the Executive MBA Council. In 2005, it took 18 months for organizations to experience ROI, compared with 21 months in 2004. Students who paid their own way enjoyed payback in 39 months in 2005, compared with 44 months the year before. "I believe I bought a better business brain," joked Gold, who put her knowledge to use before graduation when she helped negotiate a loan for the congregation that cut thousands off its payments, launched a study to build the congregation's member base, and restructured departments to improve her budget. She's more confident in interviews. "Without a business degree, I would be dismissed in job interviews right away," she said. Better understanding For seven years, Sundar Phyagarajan has been a senior software engineer at Motorola in Plantation. But when in meetings with business planners, his work and their needs often disconnected. In 2004, the physics and computer engineering graduate began taking business prerequisites and studying for the GMAT. In 2005, at 42, he had enrolled in Nova Southeastern University's MBA program. While his wife, Vijayshree, cared for their two children, he attended classes every other weekend and studied well into the evening. He graduates in July with an MBA with an entrepreneurial specialty, with an eye on an eventual career in management consulting. Phyagarajan lamented his late start, though he credits the wisdom of age as helping his studies. With his MBA, he thinks he's more on par in discussions with his managers. "As technologist, having a larger understanding of the business model is equally relevant to engineers," he said. Dave Kustin, 33, also is wrapping up his MBA studies at NSU. The managing director at On the Ball, a Plantation marketing firm, Kustin thinks his MBA is teaching him the language of business. "This gives me more traction in my clients' boardrooms," he said. "I meet with people every day and now can speak their language and look at their business more objectively than if I did not have a degree." Copyright ? 2007, South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Congratulations Ivana and thank you! There's only one thing we don't know - the name of your college. Can you please inform us about that so other users can ask you more detailed questions? Thank you!

Savetovanja za osnovne studije se nastavljaju posle kraće pauze. Sledeći termin za savetovanje je 13. jun u 15 časova - nazovite telefonom da rezervi?ete svoje mesto.

Međunarodni akademski centar koristi priliku da se zahvali svima koji su prisustvovali savetovanju namenjenom studentima koji su već primljeni na institucije i programe u SAD. Evo kako je to izgledalo: Medjunarodni akademski centar, institucija ovlascena za informisanje o studiranju u SAD i koja predstavlja deo od 450 savetodavnih svetskih centara za studiranje u SAD, organizovala je 6. juna susret buducih studenata u Americi sa predstavnicima Ambasade SAD i sa mladima iz Srbije koji vec studiraju preko okeana. Vise od dvadeset mladih svrsenih studenata i srednjoskolaca iz Srbije, koji ce sledecih godina predstavljati nasu zemlju na elitnim americkim obrazovnim institucijama, okupilo se na savetovanju u Centru s namerom da cuju vise o procesu dobijanja viza i zivotu u Americi. Predstavnik Odeljenja za javne poslove Ambasade SAD Dzon Berger je buducim studentima predstavio znamenitosti Amerike i mogucnosti primanja vaznih informacija tokom studija, a predstavnici Konzularnog odeljenja su blize objasnili postupak dobijanja studentskih viza. Odgovori na pitanja buducih studenata i postdiplomaca bili su standardni deo razgovora sa predstavnicima Konzularnog odeljenja. Akademce je zanimalo sve - od potrebnih dokumenata, zakazivanja razgovora u ambasadi, potrebne procedure, ali i obnove viza i dobijanja viza za supruznike. Drugi deo savetovanja bio je posvecen zivotu u Americi. Sami Amerikanci iz Ambasade, ali i drzavljani Srbije koji su vec na studijama u SAD, objasnili su mnogo toga sto bi buduci akademci trebalo da znaju o nacinu zivota u Americi i sto uspesnijem prilagodjavanju. Iskusni studenti iz nekoliko americkih drzava pricali su o ishrani, jeftinijoj kupovini hrane, bontonu na univerzitetima, kampusu i u sobama u studentskim naseobinama, ali o zabavljanju sa americkim devojkama i izbegavanju problema koji mogu da nastanu neprilagodjenim ponasanjem i nepoznavanjem obicaja na severu Amerike. Buduci studenti nisu znali da je razmak medju prolaznicima na ulicama Amerike veci nego u Srbiji, kao i da je akademska sredina u studentskim domovima znatno drugacija od domace. Alkohol moze da donese dosta problema mladjima od 21 godine, a pusenje je zabranjeno u svim zatvorenim prostorijama, culo se na savetovanju. Iznosenje saveta o hrani, odeci, ponasanju i prezivljavanju kriza koje mogu nastati daleko od doma trajalo je vise od sat i po i ucesnici savetovanja u Centru dobili su ceo spektar veoma korisnih informacija. Moguće je da će pre odlaska u SAD ove generacije mladih studenata biti organizovan jo? neki seminar ove vrste. Javite nam se telefonom (011/334 5227) ili putem e-mail adrese ako ste primljeni na neki od univerziteta u SAD i treba vam vi?e informacija. On June 6 the EducationUSA advising International Academic Center in Belgrade held their first of what they hope to be an annual, Pre-Departure Orientation for students who will be studying in the U.S. this fall. Jon Berger, the cultural attach? of the U.S. Embassy explained about the various programs offered to students who want to study in the U.S. Jennifer Lawson and Nikolas Trendowski from the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy outlined the procedure for obtaining a U.S. visa and answered questions. The program?s coordinator, Joan Ahmed presented information about what students need to know before they arrive and useful tips on survival in an American college. A panel of students who have already overcome the hurdles of studying in the U.S., Dusan Vuksanovic, Nikola Djurica, Milena Redzic and Adam Ahmed shared their experiences and answered questions from the participants. Over 25 participants attended, many of whom have received scholarships. Some of the schools Nikola Matic, Pavle Stojanovic, Dragan Kovacevic, Maja Taskovic, Natasa Lalatovic and others will be going to are Princeton in New Jersey, Oberlin in Ohio, Amherst in Massachusetts, John Hopkins in Maryland, Chapman in California, Case Western Reserve in Ohio, University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania and Montana State University in Montana. The Center on 18 Majke Jevrosime offers a full array of undergraduate and graduate advising including preparation classes in TOEFL and the SAT college admissions test. In addition to free seminars on procedures to get into undergraduate programs and graduate programs, they also have special seminars for athletes looking for scholarships.

Na nasem sajtu www.iacbg.org izmenjeni su fajlovi sa informacijama o ispitima TOEFL, SAT, GRE, kao i o kalendaru aktivnosti za pripremu, studiranju u SAD i nacinu prijave za TOEFL ispit. Sve izmenjene fajlove mozete naci u delu sajta pod nazivom "Resursi".