Comme je l’avais déjà mentionné dans ce post, l’enregistrement d’un deuxième bagage coûte $25 sur la plupart des compagnies aériennes américaines.
A partir d’aujourd’hui, il faudra payer une surtaxe de $15 pour votre premier bagage sur American Airlines. United et US Airways ont aussi annoncé l’introduction de first-bag fees d’ici juillet. Comme le suggeste le New York Times, maximisez ce que vous emportez en cabine.
Les panneaux routiers américains peuvent surprendre au premier abord : par rapport aux panneaux français, ceux aux Etats-Unis sont plus verbeux.
Visiter les Etats-Unis par la route est une expérience très enrichissante. Voici quelques conseils pour éviter les surprises avec les loueurs.
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I don’t know about you, but growing up, the only thing I was told about getting into a good university was to get good grades. Well, the system in the USA is a bit more complex than that and even excellent grades might not be sufficient to get into their top schools. In fact, the competition is so harsh, most students prepare very well at least two years before their last year of high school to have some considerable chance. So let me tell you a bit more about it.
Part I: The application.
The application process for the top schools in the USA consists of exam taking and an application form (which is itself an entire process on its own with multiple forms):
I don’t know about you, but growing up, the only thing I was told about getting into a good university was to get good grades. Well, the system in the USA is a bit more complex than that and even excellent grades might not be sufficient to get into their top schools. In fact, the competition is so harsh, most students prepare very well at least two years before their last year of high school to have some considerable chance. So let me tell you a bit more about it.
Part II: The Exams (to be taken well in advance before the application due date!!!).
Exams are a crucial part of your application. To get into a certain top school, you need at least a certain minimum. (Except maybe if you an extraordinary talent, recommendations from a Nobel Prize, or some other crazy thing.) Unfortunately, there are plenty of those exams…
