Hi Guys, I haven't visited this board in 8 months, since our wedding in March.Thought I would pass along some real advise if your future RW is interested in schooling in America. You can do a couple of things in advance. Don't discount the value of a russian eduation: (American equivalent). I teased my wife that her Russian College degree was worth probably 20 credit hours in an American University. Big time wrong! She was smart enough to bring all her Russian Diplomas and Academic Records with her. In retrospect we should have had them translated and certified in English before she crossed the pond. She could have had that done for $3.00 instead of $160.00 here. Next, send the originals to a US Eduational Consultant Service for evaluation, I used one reccommended by the University she is applying to. (
www.jsilny.com). for $100.00. Her degree from the "Institute of
Consumer Cooperatives" is equivalent to a US Bachelor of Science Degree and she has been accepted at UCF in their accounting program.
Hope this info helps! Happily married to a beautiful RW. Mark
