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Updated: February 22, 2019How to Handle Homesickness
Many students feel homesick when they leave home for the first time. Being away from friends and family can present you with an opportunity to grow but getting through the initial emotion of being on your own is difficult for many students. If you’re experiencing homesickness, use these tips to help get you back on track and ready to make the most of your time at your new university.
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Updated: February 12, 2019Begin Your Bachelor’s Degree at a Community College: 2 + 2 Agreements
Many American students—and 90,000 international students—attend a community college for the first two years of university studies in the USA. With nearly 1,200 community colleges in the country, there are many benefits of this model in comparison to studying all four years at a university.
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Updated: February 05, 2019Ludimila Moreira de Souza from Brazil: Studying English in the Loyola University Loyola Intensive English Program (LIEP)
Ludimila Moreira de Souza from Brazil holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and is studying English in the Loyola University Loyola Intensive English Program (LIEP)
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Updated: January 15, 2019Four Easy Stress Relievers for Students
The first thing to do when you feel overwhelmed is take a deep breath. Being a student can be overwhelming. Hours of homework, studying for tests and writing papers added to being attentive in class and making time for your friends can leave you feeling fatigued. If you’re feeling stressed out, the best thing to do is get out of your current headspace for a little while and shake out all the anxiety. Try some of these “brain break” ideas the next time you’re feeling stressed.
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Updated: January 08, 2019Bandar from Saudi Arabia: Studies English at ELS Language Centers, Grand Rapids, Michigan
ELS/Grand Rapids is the best place to learn because if you want to save the money, the city is affordable. The city is also friendly. The people in the city are friendly, and the teachers at ELS are more than friendly, and you will not feel homesick. Also, you can get a host family—they will help you to find good one. The bus is free. You can ride the bus anytime in the day without paying anything.
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Updated: January 07, 2019Alejandro from Brazil: Studies English at ELS Language Centers, New York-Manhattan
Favorite thing about ELS: Teachers at ELS. They always respect you, and that is an important thing when you want to learn a language. I made friends from Japan, Taiwan, Cuba, Venezuela, Peru, and China, and I am very grateful that I can meet people from other cultures.
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Updated: December 18, 2018Why Study in the USA
What would it mean to have an American university listed on your resume? Why would potential employers pause and take notice of your education credentials from the United States?
It would mean that you have more opportunities.
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Updated: December 05, 2018Tips for Staying Focused Through Finals
Your final exams are the last box to check before you head home for a well-deserved winter break. But after a long semester, it can be difficult to stay focused. Use these tips to set yourself up for success and finish your semester strong.
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Updated: August 08, 2018Small Town ESL Program + American Family = Happy Students
Many students who are planning to study in the U.S. are naturally attracted to such exciting cities as San Francisco, Boston, New York, or Los Angeles. However, in these big cities, students tend to hang out with friends from their own countries, eat food from their own countries at ethnic restaurants, watch movies in their language, and essentially continue to live as they did at home, only this time they have to pay a lot of money for the experience.
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Updated: July 25, 2018How to Get Your U.S. Student Visa
Here are some guidelines to help make your student visa application process smooth and successful.
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Updated: July 25, 2018What to Consider when Applying for Universities in the U.S.
Applying to universities and colleges after high school is probably one of the biggest decisions in a student’s life.
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Updated: July 09, 2018Studying Fashion in the USA
Fashion is an artistic expression of cultural mores and attitudes. Learning about fashion in the U.S. offers students the chance to get to know the American culture and its place in the world of fashion.
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Updated: July 09, 2018Academic Coaching
Academic coaching is a support service offered to many students attending American universities often through university writing or advising centers.
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Updated: July 02, 2018The Most Popular U.S. Majors Among International Students
In 2017, around 903,127 international students studied in the United States according to the Institute of International Education’s Open Doors Report.
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Updated: May 17, 2018Academic Coaching
Academic coaching is a support service offered to many students attending American universities often through university writing or advising centers.
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Updated: April 02, 2018When is a Degree Not a Degree? When your school has no accreditation
You’ve always been careful when planning out your next move, and of course that includes making sure the school you attend is legitimate. But allow me to spin you a tale.
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Updated: December 09, 2017Choosing a College or a University in the USA
The United States has attracted millions of international students to its post-secondary universities and colleges because the U.S.A. offers so many choices and some of the best facilities in the world. But because the choices are so varied, a decision of what program to attend is not an easy one. This article can give you a better idea of how to determine what type of university
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Updated: October 09, 2017Choosing a University: Keep an open map, an open mind and ask lots of questions
“This place is both more and less than what I expected,” says Abdul* an international student attending university in a small town. When I press him on what he means he explains that when he first arrived, he was disappointed that the town where his new university is located is so small.
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Updated: September 21, 2017Paying for Your U.S. Education: Invest in Yourself
Is studying in the USA your goal? Does paying for study abroad seem like an impossible task? It’s not!
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Updated: August 10, 2017You Don’t Have to Study Business to Do Business
Why are so many young Vietnamese studying business in the US, among other countries? Because parents - as the key decision-makers – have bought into the seemingly logical notion that their children need to major in business in order to work in the private sector. In other words, they believe that their sons and daughters have to study business in order to do business. This is in part because most Vietnamese are not yet familiar with the concept of a liberal arts education and its many benefits, both intrinsic and tangible.
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