American Councils is proud to announce that the FLEX 2016-17 testing cycle for FLEX is open!  We would like to thank the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan for their support of the program and increasing the number finalists to 25 for this cycle.  American Councils would also like to thank the US Embassy in Turkmenistan for their support and providing full financing of the FLEX program.  We wish good luck to everyone who applies!

FLEX Program Testing Schedule 2016/17 Academic Year

We invite all students to participate in the fall 2016 competition who:

• were born in the period between March 15, 1999 to May 31, 2001;
• have not lived in the United States for more than three months in the last five years;
• are a citizen of Turkmenistan;
• and who speak English well.

All eligible students are invited to take part in the first round of testing. They must:

• bring proof of eligibility (their passport or original birth certificate),
• one recent photograph (3×4 cm);
• a pen;
• and be wearing their school uniform.

The competition consists of a 15-minute test on basic knowledge of English (Round One), essays in English (Round Two), and an English test, essay and interview (Round Three).

Testing will be conducted by American Councils staff in all five regions of Turkmenistan.  Students from the Ahal region can take the test in either Tejen or Ashgabat based on whichever is more convenient for them.

Now in its twenty fourth year, FLEX will offer scholarships to secondary school students from Turkmenistan for the 2017-2018 academic years. Scholarship recipients will be provided with round-trip travel from their home to the United States and back, as well as an allowance for living expenses.

Scholarship recipients will learn about the United States firsthand by participating in family life, school study and extracurricular activities. Program participants will also participate in activities in their local communities or areas, and will also have the opportunity to share their own culture with others.

Recipients of FLEX scholarships are selected by an independent panel of experienced educators in the United States on the basis of merit demonstrated in application materials.  Merit is determined by evaluating the written application, recommendations, English language proficiency and an applicant’s demonstrated preparedness for a year-long exchange experience.

This program is open to all high school students who meet requirements of the program including students with disabilities.  More than 200 disabled students have already studied in the U.S. on this program.

For more information about the program or testing in your area, please contact:
American Councils for International Education (ACCELS)
Gorogly Street 48a
Telephone/Fax: +99312 36-90-16/21/22; +99369 01-90-95

Email: flex@americancouncilstm.org
https://americancouncilstm.org
www.vk.com/americancouncilstm

American Councils in Turkmenistan congratulates the U.S. Summer Admissions Workshop (SAW’16) participants for successful completion of the full five-day intensive workshop! Throughout these five-day college-preparatory summer sessions, participants focused on getting invaluable information on application process to the U.S. Higher Educational Institutions and became the most competitive applicants!

From June 29 – July 31, 2016 the total of 53 participants took part in a five day series of intensive academic lectures, U.S. standardized practice tests, and academic activities with the goal of putting students on a viable path to competitively applying to U.S. colleges and universities during the Fall 2016 – 2017. SAW-2016 took place in the EducationUSA Advising Center in Turkmenistan and the three regional American Corners in Mary, Dashoguz, and Turkmenabad, reaching high school students and recent graduates in four out of five regions of the country.

The curriculum of the SAW-2016 sessions focused on giving the participants a fundamental understanding of the U.S. higher education application process, application strategies, requirements, and a task timeline, application and scholarship essay writing tips, academic integrity and statement of purpose, outlines of tuition costs, skills and resources for finding scholarship opportunities, introduced to the Prep4Success program and diagnostic SAT and TOEFL admission tests.

SAW-2016 was open to visitors of the centers who are interested in attending a U.S. college or university. All interested candidates were selected based on their Application Essay, score results from the TOEFL as well as SAT assessment tests and determination to apply to U.S. institutions.

Congratulations again to the SAW-2016 participants! We wish you achieve your goal in getting education in the U.S. through the acquired skills necessary for successfully applying to U.S. Colleges and Universities.

• U.S. SUMMER ADMISSIONS WORKSHOP 2016 IN ASHGABAT