Many sites give information for people wishing to study in the United States. We provide links to relevant governmental sites and to the UScampus site 

• The United States Department of State has a site concerning general aspects of study in the United States and another concerning visa procedures.
• The American International Education Foundation has a site designed specifically for international students, including the Chinese students. The site provides students with detail school profiles, scholarships, visa applications, cultural and living adjustments.

The Educational Testing Service gives information about the standardized tests most often required for admission to United States colleges and universities. These include the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT, for prospective undergraduate students), the Graduate Record Examination (GRE, for many prospective graduate students), the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT, for prospective graduate students in business fields), and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

An increasing number of U.S. colleges and universities accept results from the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) as an alternative to TOEFL results. U.S. colleges and universities that accept IELTS results will say so in the material they provide to applicants.

Applying for visa to study in the United States requires an application form, photographs, fees, and an interview at the American consular post with jurisdiction over the part of China where you live. The web site of the U.S. embassy in Beijing contains general information about applying for student visas in China. It has links to each U.S. consulate in China and to some downloadable visa-application forms.