The United States of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (U.S.) or America. Usa is a federal republic composed of 50 states, the federal district of Washington, D.C., five major self-governing territories, and various possession. Washington, D.C., has been the capital of the United States since 1800. Eight other cities have served as the meeting place for the U.S. Congress and are therefore considered to have once been the capital of the United States. The United States is a developed country and has the world's largest national economy, with an estimated GDP in 2013 of $16.7 trillion - 23% of global nominal GDP and 19% at purchasing-power parity. Though its population is only 4.4% of the world total.
Why study in US
US is perfect choice for higher education. You can get the opportunity o earn while you learn, when you enroll into an MS/PhD program. Your research grant will help support your personal needs by waiving your tuition and providing you with a stipend, while the intellectual challenges that you will overcome academically will certainly help satisfy your professional appetite
US education is recognized all over the world. 30 of the top 100 best world universities are located in the US, as ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings for 2015/2016. One of the reasons students at US universities are so successful upon graduation is because they were educated in the liberal arts. This means a focus, not just on a specific major, but on other subjects such as various maths and sciences, philosophy, history, and literature.
Education system
Formal education in the US is generally mandatory from age 5/6 to 16, varying slightly by state. School-level education is divided into "grades". US grades K (Kindergarten) - 12 in the US correspond to Years 1 - 13 in the UK, as summarized in the chart below. Schooling usually begins with elementary/primary school (Kindergarten - US grade 5), followed by middle/junior high school (US grades 6 - 8) and finishing with high school (US grades 9 to 12). Some US children begin their education at privately-run pre-schools.
Age Level of Study US Grade UK Year
3 - 4 Pre-school N/A Nursery School
5 - 10 Elementary / Primary School Kindergarten - 5th Years 1 - 6
11 - 13 Middle School 6th - 8th Years 7 - 9
14 - 18 High School 9th - 12th (Freshman - Senior) Years 10 - 13
Geography
The land area of the contiguous United States is 2,959,064 square miles (7.7 Mm2). Alaska, separated from the contiguous United States by Canada, is the largest state at 663,268 square miles (1.7 Mm2). Hawaii, occupying an archipelago in the central Pacific, southwest of North America, is 10,931 square miles (28,311 km2) in area. The populated territories of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands together cover 9,185 square miles (23,789 km2). The United States is the world's third or fourth largest nation by total area (land and water). The United States is third in size behind Russia and China, just ahead of Canada.
Living expense and accommodation
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