Visiting the US may not be as difficult as it once was, but knowing which visas are available, and which you may qualify for is still a tedious affair. If you want to study in the US, the F visa is for you.
The F-1 visa is for academic students to enter the US as full-time students at an accredited college or university, seminary or conservatory, academic high school, or elementary school.
The first F-1 student visa is often an English language program.
The most common path to US permanent residence is F-1 student to F-1 OPT, then employer sponsorship as an H-1B professional, and then green card.