Cost and Process
Life is a succession of lessons, which must be lived to be understood.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Program Cost
The cost of our program, not including tuition that is paid directly to the student’s school is $1500 per month USD (10 months). This fee covers all expenses for these students while under the care of their host family with the exception of the expenses deemed the responsibility of the student as outlined in the Student Guidelines.
- Basic Plan Includes:
- Private room with a door, bed, window, and a study desk.
- Meals while at the host families' home (school lunch separate)
- Transportation to and from school and extracurricular activities
- An Asia-Pearl staff member fluent in Korean and English to facilitate clear, concise communication between the student, host family, school, and parents.
- Assistance finding English tutors
- Additional services offerred at additional costs:
- English Language Tutoring (current market rate is $40/hour)
- SAT preparation tutoring
- Mentoring (visiting with a professional at his/her job)
- Bi-monthly (or more frequent) testing to determine English proficiency progress
Application Process
To qualify for our program, students must be between the ages of 14 and 19 at the time of application and be eligible to begin the process of obtaining an F1 non-immigrant visa for study abroad in the United States.
Please submit the Student Application with a $250 non-refundable application fee.
The student must provide proof of previous English instruction. We are in contact with the Educational Records Bureau. They administer a test called the Independent School Entrance Examination. Please note: two of our schools require this particular test for entrance. Their website address is www.iseetest.org. We are in regular contact with the testing site in Seoul and will be happy to assist you with and questions regarding this procedure.
Upon acceptance into our program, we will require a deposit of the first two months housing fee. We will work with the student to determine the school that best fits his/her needs. That includes accompanying you with a bi-lingual translator on shadowing opportunities if you decide to travel to Indianapolis prior to the beginning of the school year.
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