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At Preview Day, you and your family will meet current AU students and faculty, tour the campus with a student ambassador, and learn about academic programs, the career center, study abroad, campus life, scholarships, financial aid, and more. The Kogod School of Business will be hosting several events as part of Preview Day for students interested in studying business.

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Students admitted to American University and the Kogod School of Business will be sent invitations to attend upcoming Freshman Day programs.

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As part of their curriculum, all students will participate in a visit to American University’s campus in Washington, D.C. In addition to having the opportunity to meet peers and faculty in person, the visit allows students to travel to the nation’s capital and the hub of public policy and earn course credit during an extended weekend of seminars, site visits, guest speakers, and networking events.

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Expand their networks and collaborate with like-minded professionals

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Students travel from across the country to attend the immersion and build on the relationships and skills they develop during live class sessions. Learn more from two  Master of Arts in International Relations program  alumni who attended the fall 2014 immersion.

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During the immersions,  International Relations Online  students have the opportunity to listen to and network with leaders in the international community by visiting various international organizations headquartered in Washington, D.C. During these visits, students can receive site tours, network with employees, participate in panel discussions, and hear from the organization’s leaders on various policy matters.

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2023 summer and fall immersions will take place in-person. Registration opening soon!

To learn more about upcoming immersions, contact an admissions counselor today at  1-855-306-2847  or  email us .

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Before you arrive

Welcome to the international accelerator at american university, soon you’ll be on campus. how exciting there is a lot to consider before you arrive. while moving to a new country can be intimidating, we’re here for you. follow the four steps below to make sure you have everything in place before you board the plane., confused or worried about any of the steps email a student ambassador by choosing your region below and we will answer any questions you have, contact your advisor, we have a team of dedicated enrollment advisors whose job it is to make sure all your questions are answered and to ensure you have a smooth transition to the university., before you start on any of the steps below, contact your local enrollment advisor. simply select your region of the world below, and send your advisor an email, skype, whatsapp, or wechat message. we look forward to meeting you very soon, north america, southeast asia, latin america, middle east, russia/central asia/eastern europe, uk and western europe.

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Your pre-arrival checklist, create your myau portal account, get your i-20, apply for your visa, submit your admissions documents, submit your id photo, submit your visa, submit your arrival details, pay your tuition and fees, complete these forms, take math placement test (undergraduate students only).

Setting up your MyAU account

Please visit the  Create MyAU Account page  to claim your MyAU account. Accessing your MyAU Portal will allow you to complete the remaining steps on this list, including submitting your immunization forms and submitting your photo ID.

Review your conditional offer letter and make sure that you have submitted all documents listed as missing.

Once all your documents are submitted, please submit your I-20 Request Form along with your financial statements as outlined in the Certificate of Finances.

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The university will process your I-20 and email it to you as soon as possible – please expect a minimum of 10 business days.

As soon as you have your I-20, please Apply for Your Visa .

After you receive your I-20, complete the following steps before booking your visa appointment:

• Schedule a free visa information and preparation session with your personal Enrollment Advisor .
• Check that the details on your I-20 are correct (including your date of birth) and make sure your name is the same as it appears on your passport.
• Prepare the documents you will need to take to the embassy when attending your visa interview.

After you complete the above steps, you should apply for your visa as soon as possible. It requires an interview with the U.S. Embassy and can sometimes take several weeks to schedule.

• Complete your Visa Application .
• Pay your I-901 (SEVIS) fee .
• Visit  usembassy.gov  to learn more about scheduling your visa appointment, what to expect when you arrive, and the documentation you need to take with you.
• Notify your enrollment advisor of the date and embassy of your visa appointment.
• Watch these videos to help you apply for your visa and prepare for your interview:

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Undergraduate Non-US High Schools

Please request from your high school counselor(s) all final official transcripts from Grade 9 to Grade 12 in sealed and stamped school envelopes, and a copy of your original certificate of high school graduation/diploma along with certified or notarized English translations. Once you collect all documents, please notify your enrollment counselor for next steps.

If the English translation of the high school diploma is not provided by any of your schools, a notary attesting the English translation that matches exactly the original high school diploma in original language is required. Note: For countries other than China, a Certified English translation suffices.

Undergraduate US High Schools

Please request that your high school counselors email scanned final official transcripts to [email protected] cc [email protected] .

A-Level or IB official results (if applicable) must be sent to American University directly by the testing agency.

If you attended multiple high schools, the original transcripts with translation (if applicable) will need to be submitted individually following the above-mentioned ways.

All American University students, staff, and faculty may upload a photo on the One Card Photo Submission page on their myAU Portal.

Please follow these steps to submit your One Card photo:

• Visit the on your myAU Portal. You will need to log in using your AU credentials.
• Alternatively, log onto your myAU Portal using your AU credentials.
• Navigate to Personalized Links, Life@AU, One Card Photo Submission.
• Click “One Card Photo Submission.”
• Follow the instructions to upload your photo.
• Submit by the deadline to avoid lines!

One Card Photo Submission page online photo submissions will continue to be received on a rolling basis following the add/drop periods in Fall and Spring semester. If you receive errors uploading your photo, contact the IT Help Desk for 24/7 support at 202-885-2550.

Please see One Card policies for photo-related permissions.

Upload your Visa

After you obtain your F-1 visa, please submit a copy to ISSS through iEagle > New Student > IAP & MAP Program > Submit a copy of your visa and passport . This will ensure that ISSS can reach out to you regarding the post-arrival process that you must complete as an F-1 student.

*Students who are on different visa types than F-1 do not need to submit a copy of their visa.

When purchasing your ticket to Washington, DC, plan to arrive on or before your scheduled move-in day.

Once you book your travel, visit accelerator.american.edu/arrival/ to enter your travel itinerary and confirm your free airport pickup if required. Airport transfer is available at both Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Reagan National Airport (DCA) airports. These important details will help the campus team prepare for your arrival and make your big day go as smoothly as possible.

For all application and payment deadlines as well as move-in and program start dates, Please visit our profile on Shorelight.com for important dates

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Book your flights through StudentUniverse and benefit from exclusive discounts for students! Get the best deals when you need them and benefit from 24-hour risk-free cancellation.

StudentUniverse has exclusive deals to get you the lowest possible airfare. Use this page to search for the best deals: https://www.studentuniverse.com/travel-services/Shorelight/affiliate/flights

Book discounted flights here .

Making your payment in full two weeks before you arrive will help avoid delays with enrollment.

Before you begin, please make sure you have your offer letter in front of you, as you will need to refer to the information in the letter.

• Flywire by Peer Transfer : Please visit AU’s flywire portal to complete the transfer process. Please note that you cannot use a US credit card or US bank account.
• Late payment fees may be charged.
• You may have your scholarship and/or waivers rescinded. In such cases, you will be responsible for the full cost of your program.
• You may encounter delays or other issues enrolling and registering for classes.

You will need to complete and submit the following forms before your arrival.

Submit your proof of vaccination by following these instructions . Upload your documentation as soon as you receive your final dose. Please remember that it takes two weeks after the final dose to be fully immunized. Receiving your final dose and uploading documentation by August 1 ensures that you will be in compliance by August 15 and approved for campus presence.

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Incoming undergraduate Accelerator students are required to take a math placement test before they arrive on campus.

You will need to complete this before you leave your home country. Here are the instructions on how to take the exam. Please note : this is not required of incoming Pre-Sessional English Program students or Master’s Accelerator students.

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Next Steps Brochure

This useful brochure is full of information on your I-20 paperwork required for your visa, what you should pack, and other tips to prepare you for your arrival to the American University campus.

Immigration Guide

This guide will help you learn more about the process for getting your F-1 visa and arriving in Washington, DC.

Pre-Arrival Checklist

Check off everything on this list to ensure you have completed all the steps before you arrive and bring everything you need to the American University campus.

Orientation Schedule

Here’s an example of what your orientation schedule might look like. During orientation, you will receive a full campus tour, see the sights around Washington, DC, and get to know your fellow international students!

Set Up Your US Phone

We’ve partnered with campusSIMS to help connect you with mobile phone service. Get your US. phone number in your home country and have service that’s ready to use as soon as you land. Click here to get your free SIM card. For more information, visit campussims.com .

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Charging elephant kills an American woman on 'bucket list trip' in Zambia

An American woman who was on what she had called her "last big trip" was killed when a charging elephant flipped over the car she was traveling in at a national park in Zambia .

The “aggressive” creature buffeted the vehicle carrying six tourists and a guide, tour operator Wilderness said in a statement Tuesday. It said the 79-year-old victim died after Saturday's incident on a game drive at the Kafue National Park in western Zambia.

The company did not name the victim but Rona Wells, her daughter, identified her as Gail Mattson in a post on Facebook. She said her mother died in a “tragic accident while on her dream adventure.”

A video circulating on social media apparently showing the incident shows a large elephant running toward a car, which slows down as the animal approaches its left side. The elephant then flips the vehicle over and the passengers can be heard gasping as the car rolls over.

NBC News does not know the condition or identity of the person who filmed the video.

Photos shared online of the car, which is emblazoned with the logo of the tour operator, show it tipped onto its side after the incident, with a deep dent in two of its side doors.

Wilderness, which describes itself as a “leading conservation and hospitality company” operating in eight African countries, including Zambia, did not respond to NBC News when asked to confirm the authenticity of the video and the photos.

But the tour operator’s CEO, Keith Vincent, said in the statement that the company’s “guides are all extremely well trained and experienced.”

"Sadly in this instance the terrain and vegetation was such that the guide’s route became blocked and he could not move the vehicle out of harm’s way quickly enough,” he added.

Another woman was also injured in the incident and taken to a medical facility in South Africa, the Wilderness statement said, adding that four others were treated for minor injuries.

“It’s extremely rare to see an elephant that irate,” Marlon du Toit, a wildlife photographer and safari guide, told the “TODAY” show Thursday. “Across Africa, there are thousands and thousands of guests on safari on a daily basis with no negative consequences.”

The exact cause of Mattson’s death was unclear, but the company said her body would be repatriated to her family in the United States with the support of local Zambian authorities and the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Lusaka.

“This is a tragic event and we extend our deepest condolences to the family of the guest who died,” the statement added.

NBC News has reached out to Mattson's family for further comment.

Kafue National Park is Zambia’s largest and oldest national park, according to its website, and spans an area of more than 8,000 square miles. Vast regions of the park remain unexplored and the website says it is home to a variety of untamed wildlife.

A 'bucket list trip'

Mattson spent her winters in Sun City West, Arizona, playing bridge and cards, but during the rest of the year, she "travels all over the world," her friend Brenda Biggs told NBC News. Biggs and her husband, John Longabauth, became friends with Mattson when they moved to the area 6 ½ years ago.

Longabauth said Mattson spoke to the couple about her upcoming safari trip about two weeks ago, and called it "one of her bucket list trips." He said she was very excited for the adventure.

Before she left, she gave the couple concert tickets for a show that would happen while she was traveling, telling them to enjoy the concert and "I'll see you when I get back," Longabauth recalled of the conversation.

Biggs said Mattson, who was almost 80 years old, told her that the African safari was her "my last big trip." She said Mattson was "super excited because it was like the culmination of all the trips that she had gone on."

An avid traveler, Mattson took to trips to Europe and Asia, Longabauth recalled, noting that she might have been to South America, too.

Biggs called her friend "flamboyant," "friendly" and "fabulous" and said she loved bright colors. Mattson had taken over Biggs’ job as the event planner for their 200-member bridge club, she said.

"Gail was one of the more up people you'd ever want to meet," Longabauth said. "She was always up. She was always optimistic. She was always seeing the good side of everybody."

Yuliya Talmazan is a reporter for NBC News Digital, based in London.

Rebecca Cohen is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.

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Elephant attack leaves American woman dead in Zambia's Kafue National Park

By Sarah Carter , Adam Duxter

Updated on: April 4, 2024 / 6:13 PM EDT / CBS News

Johannesburg — An elephant attack that left an American woman dead in Zambia was captured in harrowing cellphone video over the weekend. The clip, shot by tourists in Zambia's Kafue National Park, begins inside an open safari vehicle during a game drive.

In the distance, a large bull elephant can be seen coming toward the vehicle. The occupants of the vehicle cannot be seen in the video clip, but someone is heard, saying: "Oh my goodness," before a man says, "it's coming fast."

The vehicle stops and then another voice, presumably the game ranger, tries to ward off the elephant verbally as the large pachyderm hooks its tusks onto the vehicle and rolls it several times.

Family members  confirmed that Gail Mattson, a 79-year-old Minnesotan, was killed in the attack. In the post on Facebook, Rona Wells said her mother had died in "a tragic accident while on her dream adventure."

Mattson, a retired loan officer, was 11 days into a month-long vacation overseas, her family told WCCO, describing her as "adventurous" and "loved by everybody."

Wilderness Safaris, which operates the tour in the Zambian park, said in a statement that it was cooperating with national authorities to investigate the incident and it offered condolences to Mattson's family.

Wilderness said the other tourists traveling with Mattson were also Americans, four of whom sustained minor injuries in the attack.

"Our guides are extremely well trained, but sadly the terrain and vegetation was such that the route became blocked," the company said, explaining that the ranger "could not move the vehicle out of harm's way quickly enough."

Mattson was evacuated to a hospital in South Africa after the incident but succumbed to her injuries.

Kafue National Park is Zambia's largest national park at 8,650 square miles. It's a popular tourist destination as it's home to five of sub-Saharan Africa's iconic big animal species, lions, elephants, leopards, rhinoceros and buffalo.

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Aerosmith Reschedule Farewell Tour for Fall 2024

L ast year, Aerosmith began a farewell tour that they had to call off after just three shows due to frontman Steven Tyler ’s damaged vocal cords and fractured larynx. The band has now announced the rescheduled dates for the Peace Out Tour. The journey begins anew in September. See Aerosmith’s tour dates below.

The Black Crowes and Teddy Swims are supporting Aerosmith on tour. The rock group’s original drummer, Joey Kramer, is not part of the Peace Out Tour lineup. Instead, John Douglas performs in Kramer’s place.

Aerosmith began their Peace Out Tour after Steven Tyler was sued by a woman who claims that the musician sexually assaulted and sexually battered her when she was a minor in the 1970s. Tyler has denied the allegations.

Shortly after the tour’s initial postponement, Tyler was sued by another woman who claimed that he sexually assaulted her in 1975 when she was 17 years old and he was 27. The lawsuit was recently dismissed after a judge ruled that the woman did not take action against Tyler in a timely enough fashion.

Aerosmith: Peace Out Tour

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09-20 Pittsburgh, PA - PPG Paints Arena *

09-23 Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center !

09-26 Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center !

09-29 Cleveland, OH - Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse !

10-02 Charlotte, NC - Spectrum Center !

10-05 Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena !

10-08 Washington, D.C. - Capital One Arena !

10-11 Atlanta, GA - State Farm Arena !

10-14 St. Louis, MO - Enterprise Center !

10-17 Cincinnati, OH - Heritage Bank Arena !

10-20 Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena !

10-31 Phoenix, AZ - Footprint Center !

11-03 San Antonio, TX - Frost Bank Center !

11-06 Austin, TX - Moody Center !

11-09 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center !

11-12 Tusla, OK - BOK Center !

11-15 Omaha, NE - CHI Health Center !

11-18 Denver, CO - Ball Arena !

11-21 Portland, OR - Moda Center !

11-24 Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena !

11-27 Salt Lake City, UT - Delta Center !

11-30 San Francisco, CA - Chase Center !

12-04 San Jose, CA - SAP Center !

12-07 Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum !

12-28 Newark, NJ - Prudential Center !

12-31 Boston, MA - TD Garden !

01-04 Detroit, MI - Little Caesars Arena !

01-07 Toronto, Ontario - Scotiabank Arena !

01-10 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre !

01-13 Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center ! 

01-16 Indianapolis, IN - Gainbridge Fieldhouse !

01-19 Chicago, IL - United Center !

01-22 Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center !

01-25 Kansas City, MO - T-Mobile Center !

02-11 Orlando, FL - Kia Center !

02-14 Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena !

02-17 Sunrise, FL - Amerant Bank Arena !

02-20 Raleigh, NC - PNC Arena !

02-23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden !

02-26 Buffalo, NY - KeyBank Center !

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Anitta Plots First Official North American Tour in Support of ‘Funk Generation’

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Brazilian superstar Anitta has announced a world tour in support of her upcoming album Funk Generation , which will include her first proper tour of North America. 

The North American leg of the Baile Funk Experience Tour will kick off May 18 at Salon LA in Mexico City and wrap June 2 at the Brooklyn Paramount in New York City. Anitta’s itinerary will also include stops in Miami, Orlando, Boston, Toronto, and Chicago. (While this marks Anitta’s first official North American tour, she has played plenty of one-off gigs and festivals here over the past several years, including Coachella in 2022.)

Tickets will go on sale for all shows April 12 at 10 a.m. local time (except the Mexico City gig, which will go on sale April 11 at 10 a.m. local time). There will be several different pre-sales as well, starting tomorrow, April 9. Full info is available on Anitta’s website .

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Anitta 2024 Tour Dates May 18 – Mexico City, MX @ Salon LA May 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern May 23 – Miami Beach, FL @ Filmore May 26 – Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live May 28 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway May 29 – Toronto, ON @ History June 1 – Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom June 2 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount June 7 – Bogota, Columbia @ Lourdes Music Hall June 9 – Lima, Peru @ CCB June 14 – Santiago, Chile @ Basel June 16 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Vorterix June 25 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol June 26 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg June 28 – London, United Kingdom @ O2 Kentish Town Forum June 29 – Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre July 1 – Ibiza, Spain @ Pacha July 3 – Madrid, Spain @ Sala La Riviera July 4 – Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz July 7 – Milan, Italy @ Fabrique July 8 – Ibiza, Spain @ Pacha

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