Student Voices

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.

4 Tips to Manage School Stress

4 Tips to Manage School Stress

Is school stressing you out? Student blogger Acalli Navarro has 4 tips to help you keep minimize stress in your life. Acalli is a student and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Mar 24, 2022
We Stand With Ukraine

We Stand With Ukraine

Echoing the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” 

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Mar 14, 2022
Give Yourself Time

Give Yourself Time

Hamdiatu Yakubu, from Ghana, West Africa, encourages herself — and everyone else — to give yourself time. She says, “This may mean putting your plans on a priority list of urgency, importance, interest, and even cost. Whichever order, they’re your pl...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
March 3rd, 2022
Being an International Student for Half My Life

Being an International Student for Half My Life

Ayavitl Acalli Gonzalez Navarro, who goes by Acalli, was born in Mexico and moved with his family to Singapore when he was 12. He is currently a student and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, and a new stu...

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Mar 1, 2022
Ways to Cope with Homesickness

Ways to Cope with Homesickness

Acalli Navarro was born in Mexico, moved with his family to Singapore when he was 12, and is currently a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. He offers some “ways to cope with homesickness and keep it under control, coming fr...

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Mar 7, 2022
Consider Northwest Missouri State University

Consider Northwest Missouri State University

You matter, and you are welcome at Northwest Missouri State University! Our mission is to promote an international community through building our global family. Find the support here that you need to take the next step in your academic journey.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Feb 23, 2022
The Professor and the Film Festival

The Professor and the Film Festival

Roger Durling, executive director of the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has been teaching at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) for almost 17 years and using his unique connections in the film industry to guide his students.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Feb 15, 2022
The Ultimate Internship Experience

The Ultimate Internship Experience

At the University of California, Irvine international students can take advantage of an Internship Experience program. For international students seeking to live and work in the U.S., an internship is the perfect complement to a strong academic backg...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Feb 7, 2022
Live at Home & Drive to College?

Live at Home & Drive to College?

Katherine George, student blogger at Hillsborough Community College in Florida, lives at home and drives to college. As a college commuter, she has mastered the art of having what she needs to have with her at all times.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
February 3rd, 2022
Working as an International Peer Mentor

Working as an International Peer Mentor

Aanchal Tangri from India, is a student blogger and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College. What exactly is a peer mentor? As Aanchal defines it, “A peer mentor is a resourceful person who acts as a facilitated reflection and...

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Feb 7, 2022
Last Semester and Last Thoughts

Last Semester and Last Thoughts

Tiago Ortega from Brazil just graduated from Genesee Community College with a Musical Theatre Certificate and Theatre Associate’s Degree. He says, “After two and a half years, many classes, a lot of experiences, and even a pandemic, I am here to shar...

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Feb 2, 2022
The Importance of Being an Involved College Student

The Importance of Being an Involved College Student

Student blogger Joao Magalhães, who is studying at Hillsborough Community College, outlines the importance of being involved in college beyond your academic commitments. “In this post, I will tell you all the benefits and knowledge that I received fo...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Jan 28, 2022
Choose Those Electives Carefully!

Choose Those Electives Carefully!

There may also be some courses that are not directly related to the field of one’s major but are added as a requirement to the curriculum for a degree program. These are called elective courses. A good choice of electives allows you to explore a bran...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Jan 26, 2022
5 Tips to Make College Easier

5 Tips to Make College Easier

“I would have loved to have a couple of tips before going to college from someone who has experienced both in-person and online classes,” says Micaela Baquero, an international student and student blogger at Santa Rosa Junior College. “Fortunately, I...

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January 25th, 2022
How to Focus on Studying

How to Focus on Studying

“We all know that studying can be difficult. Sitting down to do work that you do not want to do is hard. But after 15 and a half years, I think I have found some helpful studying hacks.” Katherine George, student blogger and mass communications stude...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Jan 20, 2022
5 Pieces of Advice to Destress in College

5 Pieces of Advice to Destress in College

“I am not going to lie to you, college is not easy. With some of the advice I will give to you in this post, you will be able to clear your mind and will have a good balance between work and fun!” writes Joao Magalhães. He is a student blogger from B...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
Jan 18, 2022

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