Beyond the Basics
Learn about American culture and education direct from our experts at Study in the USA.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Studying Fashion Design in the USA
Do you have a passion for fashion? Do you think that you need to be an artist or know how to sew to go into this field? Do you wonder where you can study, and how the job market looks? Which area of fashion should you study?
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Updated: August 14, 2020International Students Come Together to Fight Cancer
BuckeyeThon, a charity event at The Ohio State University, attracts thousands of participants each year, all for the purpose of raising money for pediatric cancer research and treatment.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Meet Alexa, Your Digital Roommate
Don’t get the wrong idea: Alexa is not all work and no play. In addition to providing information, the digital roommate can play games, tell jokes, make lists, set an alarm and, of course, play music. The Echo Dot acts as a Bluetooth speaker for streaming music from providers such as Spotify or Apple Music. Students can also stream a variety of radio stations.
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Updated: August 14, 2020More Sleep Means Higher Grades
No amount of lecturing seems to persuade students to get more sleep. But one professor uses bait they can’t resist.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Studying Technology at a U.S. University
When the electrical engineers of the late ’70s and early ’80s introduced the world’s first mobile phones, they never would have imagined the world we live in today. Mobile phones now have features like mobile payment systems and video conferencing, all running on a multi-core processor in your pocket.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Engineered Treat: A Chocolate Drone
Want to really impress your friend with a birthday gift? How about flying a drone made of chocolate to her front door?
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Updated: August 14, 2020Talking Social Media Strategy with Travis Drageset
Travis Drageset is the 2017 MAGGIE Award Winner for Best Use of Social Media/Trade. An award that is justly deserved if you go by what she has accomplished as the Marketing & Social Media Specialist in charge of Study in the USA’s social media presence.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Can I Study Abroad While Abroad?
While we’re students, I like to think the world is ours. So, to the best of your abilities, make it yours. Travel. Have fun.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Brazil Scientific Mobility Program
The Brazil Scientific Mobility Program, sponsored by the Brazilian government, provides scholarships to some of the brightest Brazilian students in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Being an English Major When English Isn’t Your First Language (And Some Really Good Advice for All International Students)
I recently graduated as an English/Creative Writing major, so I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on how this specific kind of literature-based program changed the way I write, read, and think. Even before I applied, I knew I wanted to be a writer, and my whole childhood and teenage years I read in English, so I felt pretty fluent and prepared.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Studying Art and Design at a U.S. University
Whether you’re interested in fine art, fashion, computer arts, graphic design or motion pictures and video, an education in the U.S.A. can offer you excellent exposure to cutting-edge techniques and professional training.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Hospitality & Tourism Programs in the USA
Travel and tourism is the world's largest industry. International hospitality management involves working with so many people and cultural layers that it has the opportunity to help shape international relations - and change the world.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Creating a better world: Perspectives from Indian schools
For the purpose of this article, I would like to break down the Indian school-going student population into two groups with the understanding that it is not representative of the entire nation.
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Updated: August 14, 2020What International Students Can Expect from Online Courses
Enrollment in online courses seems to grow with each passing semester.
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Updated: August 14, 2020Auditing Classes
You may have heard of the many benefits of studying in an intensive English program in the United States. You will gain proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking. You will polish your grammar and prepare for the TOEFL exam.
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Updated: August 14, 2020What is Your Learning Style? And How Can You Use It at University?
People process new information in a number of different ways. These ways—which can also be called learning styles—are often divided into five categories: visual, auditory, kinesthetic (or tactile), sequential, and global.
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Updated: August 13, 2020Sports Are Dominating College Life
Something is missing. I got this feeling at the end of March, when the evenings on our Northwest College campus became kind of boring. The thing that’s missing is a special part of college life: the sports.
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Updated: August 13, 2020How to Get Noticed by College and University Coaches
Coaches invest a lot into their recruits and in many cases coaches ask about a recruit’s academic ability and character, before their athletic ability.
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Updated: August 13, 2020More than a Degree: Learning Intercultural Competence
“Social skills now rank No. 1 among job skills in highest demand.” —Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D., author of 150 Best Jobs for Your Skills
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Updated: August 13, 2020See the World by Teaching English Abroad
As more and more people around the world realize that knowledge of English is key to their own career path, they have increasingly sought quality instruction to meet their needs.
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