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Studying Business Administration at Portland Community College

Emily Dinh is the first person in her family to study abroad. She loves how welcoming everyone at Portland Community College has been! She says, “Long story short, I'm grateful and proud to be a part of the Portland Community College family...

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March 22nd, 2022

Ashish Dakarapu from India: Studying for a Master's Degree in Computer...

Ashish Dakarapu from India is a graduate student majoring in Computer Science at Western Illinois University in Macomb, Illinois.

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Mar 22, 2022

Why Study Data Science at the University of Illinois Chicago

Michelle Ramirez is a senior Data Science major at the University of Illinois Chicago. She chose her major because, “As an engineering student with several interests, I was most attracted to the data science major for its interdisciplinary pote...

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Mar 21, 2022

I Miss Los Angeles' Art Museums with All My Heart

Laura Salazar is an international student from El Salvador at Otis College of Art and Design. She says, “One of the things that I’ve missed the most during the pandemic has been visiting the museums in SoCal. California has some of the be...

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December 18th, 2021

Managerial Finance at the University of Mississippi

Quan from Hanoi, Vietnam, studied managerial finance at the University of Mississippi. While there, he took advantage of both personal and professional opportunities for growth.

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Dec 16, 2021

Natalija Koreka from Latvia: Earned a University Transfer Degree from...

Natalija Koreka, from Latvia, attended Foothill College in northern California. She earned her Associate of Arts degree in Economics from Foothill College and transferred to the University of Southern California to complete her bachelor’s degre...

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Nov 22, 2021

Akari Masaoka from Japan: Studied English at American Collegiate English...

Akari Masaoka from Japan studied English at American Collegiate English (ACE) at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. She is now a freshman studying Digital Arts.

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November 22nd, 2021

Eneritz Ares is from Spain and is studying English at the English...

Eneritz Ares is from Spain and is studying English at the English Language Institute at the University of California, San Diego in San Diego, California

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Nov 22, 2021

Alvin Gunawan from Indonesia: Earned an Associate in Arts Direct Transfer...

Alvin Gunawan from Indonesia earned his Associate in Arts direct transfer degree from Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington and then transferred to University of California at Berkeley where he is currently a junior majoring in chemica...

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Nov 22, 2021

Tri Minh Nguyen from Vietnam: Completing his Associate in Arts Transfer...

Tri Minh Nguyen from Vietnam is completing his Associate in Arts (Direct Transfer) Degree majoring in Computer Science at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Washington.

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November 22nd, 2021

Mai Ngoc Phuong Nguyen from Vietnam: Studying for an Associate of Arts...

Mai Ngoc Phuong Nguyen from Hochiminh City Vietnam is studying for an Associate of Arts degree in International Studies at Shoreline Community College in Shoreline, Washington.

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Nov 22, 2021

Indri Putri from Indonesia: Studies Liberal Arts at Bunker Hill Community...

Indri Putri, from Indonesia, studies at Bunker Hill Community College in metropolitan Boston, where she is enjoying U.S. culture and a liberal arts education.

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Nov 22, 2021

Natsumi Sasabe from Tokyo, Japan: Majoring in Theatre Arts at SUNY...

Why did you decide to study in the USA? I have been fascinated by musical theatre and dancing. I love to perform in front of an audience and express myself. I was not good at stating my opinion with words, so for me, dancing was my way of communic...

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November 22nd, 2021

Luc Hediger from Switzerland: Studied Theater Arts at Loyola Marymount...

Luc Hediger from Austria and Switzerland graduated with a degree in Theater Arts from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

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Nov 22, 2021

Woonyoung from South Korean: Studies Intensive English at Indiana...

Woonyoung, who graduated from university in electronics engineering, attends the Intensive English Program at Indiana University in Bloomington.

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Nov 5, 2021

Vianey Esquinca from Mexico: Studies English at Texas Intensive English...

Vianey Esquinca, from Mexico, enrolled in the Texas Intensive English Program (TIEP). Vianey is a journalist who writes political columns for the Mexican newspaper Excelsior and provides commentary on Mexican radio and television. She also broadcasts...

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November 2nd, 2021

Yujeong Moon from South Korea: Studies General Business at Angelo State...

Yujeong Moon, from South Korea, is a senior majoring in General Business at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.

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Nov 2, 2021

Clarrie Ng from Singapore: Studies Media and Communications at University...

Clarrie Ng, from Singapore, is studying at the University of Washington Bothell, which is located just north of Seattle. She is a junior, majoring in Media and Communications and minoring in Law, Societies and Justice.

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Nov 2, 2021

Verena Rojas from Bolivia: Attends Marianapolis Preparatory School in...

Verena Rojas, from Bolivia, attends Marianapolis Preparatory School in Connecticut.

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November 2nd, 2021

Seongjin Yang from South Korea is studying American Collegiate English...

Why did you decide to study in the USA? I had two big reasons for choosing the USA; I decided I must go to a country with English as a first language, I also wanted to achieve my personal goal, which is to learn about economics. The USA greatly af...

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Nov 2, 2021

Parth Joshi of Vadodara, India, is studying Computer Information Sciences...

Why did you decide to study in the USA? When I visited a production site at home, I saw that there was a lot of waste materials from production and wanted to learn how to change that. My sister lives and works in Michigan, so I attended a school i...

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Nov 2, 2021

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