Want to know what it’s truly like to be an international student at your dream school? Read about the current experiences of real international students studying in the USA right now. Learn from them what it’s like to be in U.S. classrooms, make friends, get a job, and more.
Francesca Pieter is an international student from the Caribbean island of Curaçao. She has dreamed of living in the United States since she was young, and that dream came true when she moved to Batavia, New York, in the fall of 2019. She studies Thea...
Katherine George is currently studying mass communications at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. All through high school, she had planned on going to a state university, but when she got there, she realized it wasn’t the right fit. Now...
Glendale Community College is a fully accredited two-year college and is considered one of the most attractive and safe locations within the California system of community colleges. We help students transfer to competitive universities as juniors, en...
Miftar Pozhari from Kosovo is a senior studying business at the University of Northern Iowa and was chosen as an ambassador for the Bradford Foundation. In that role, he participated in the European Innovation Academy, a program that gathers entrepre...
Having a good skill requires 10 years of effort. I just understood this truth a few years ago. How many decades are there in our lives to accomplish our goals? I can only say the sooner you start, the sooner you will finish.
Student blogger Hamdiatu Yakubu recently facilitated an entrepreneurial program for young women which triggered a deep dive for her into the concept of “purpose.” “During the training, most participants were knocked hard when asked what their purpose...
The Iowa Intensive English Program (IIEP) at the University of Iowa is dedicated to providing students whose first language is not English with high quality intensive English instruction and a cultural, social, and academic orientation to the United...
“This country is full of potential and things to be done. It doesn’t matter if you plan to go back to your home country or to go elsewhere at the completion of your degree, you always need to make it worth your while.” Johnny Nezha, student blogger a...
“Spending time with others is the best way to express love,” writes Apple Wong, an English-language student at Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida. In this blog post she tells a sweet story about her elderly neighbors.
If you are in the U.S. on an F-1 visa, what are your options for making money? Student blogger Johnny Nezha outlines the steps to finding a job and potential methods of earning money while you live and study in America.
Not all countries use a credit score, but if you’re going to study in the USA — and pay rent and other bills or take out a student loan — it’s a critical number and system to be aware of. Student blogger Johnny Nezha shares how he learned the hard wa...
Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) is known for academic excellence, superb faculty and staff, comprehensive student services, and beautiful facilities. Located in northern California's scenic Sonoma County, SRJC has the highest acceptance rate to the...
The University of Wyoming (UW) offers a world-class education in the small community of Laramie, Wyoming. Founded in 1886, the university each year welcomes more than 14,000 students from all 50 states and 90 countries.
Student blogger Pietro Rossini shares current tips for international students on getting a visa, dealing with the American embassy in your home country, and what information you’ll need once you arrive in the States.
“Please keep in mind, when you decide to leave your home nation, that you will not come back the same,” says Johnny Nezha, student blogger from Italy who is studying marketing at Los Angeles City College.
Student blogger Apple Wong of Seminole State College took charge of her health by running on a treadmill and eliminating carbohydrates. She — and her family — have lost weight and kept it off. “In the beginning, I felt every step was hard. I wanted t...
Sam Kendricks is now the first athlete in the University of Mississippi’s men's track & field history to qualify for multiple Olympiads. He is also the first Ole Miss men's athlete to make the ultra-competitive Team USA twice.
Student blogger Pietro Rossini from Italy took an American road trip this summer (as soon as he was fully vaccinated!) with friend and fellow Xaverian Missionary Diego. They visited Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Wash...
Mel Kanbur from Turkey moved to Seattle, WA, at 17 years old with strong opinions about other people. Through exposure to Seattle’s diversity, she learned to be more open minded.
Johnny Nezha — a marketing student at Los Angeles City College — came to America to study and unexpectedly was forced into growing up along the way, “morphing from an overprotected childhood… to adulting.”
Johnny Nezha was born in Albania, grew up in Italy, and now lives and studies in Los Angeles, California. He is inspired by feeling “the young blood pumping through this country’s veins.”
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