As an international student, applying to study in the USA takes planning and lots of work. You’ll have many questions, so you’ll need some help to achieve your goal. We have made it easier for you to succeed by putting together a free database of in-depth articles and stories about international students, the US educational system and much more.
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...
Going to university will give you so many opportunities and experiences — making new friends, perhaps living on your own for the first time, and studying in a different country. Here are 15 tips on how to enjoy college, prepare for your career,...
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.
Maíra Furtado Faria, originally from Brazil, has a master’s degree in architecture from Kent State University. What Maíra loved the most about Kent State was getting to meet and study with people from all over the globe. Her bigge...
Duc Pham from Vietnam studied at Santa Rosa Junior College for two years before graduating from an Ivy League university. Duc credits the community college system with his success and notes the strength of a community college is that it “welcom...
Johanna Davidsson from Sweden is a sophomore majoring in business administration and economics at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). She chose SBCC “because it is one of the top community colleges in the U.S. It has an amazing location just ste...
Htet Enedray Tun from Mandalay, Myanmar, is a junior majoring in computer engineering at Glendale Community College (GCC) in Glendale, California. She chose to go to GCC because of its variety of academic majors, the campus’ safe suburban locat...
Episode 3: Johnny Nezha, who was born in Albania but grew up in Italy, is currently attending Los Angeles City College.
Episode 2: Pietro Rossini from Italy is studying for his master's in journalism at Boston University.
Y Pham, born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, followed her brother Duc Pham to Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC). Although her path was not always smooth, Y ultimately graduated from an Ivy League university. She now works in San Francisco as a healthcar...
Improve your English skills at the University of San Diego’s English Language Academy (ELA). Not only does learning English open up a world of opportunities, but where you learn can be just as important. San Diego ELA’s environment has cu...
Interested in learning to analyze complex data to make better business decisions across diverse industries? Consider the University of Tampa's Master of Science in Business Analytics, a STEM-approved program. The program is ideal for working prof...
Nghi Bui from Vietnam is currently studying for an associate’s degree in the Medical Laboratory Technician Program at Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC). She is excited to use her degree as a behind-the-scenes technician whose work helps doct...
Takato Watabe from Yokohama, Japan, is majoring in Business Administration at Long Beach City College (LBCC). Takato sees LBCC as “a place where I can pursue my dreams and meet a lot of new people. LBCC is the first stepping stone on the path t...
Ma Pan Yone from Myanmar was born and raised in the Philippines and is a master’s student in Marriage, Couples, and Family Counseling at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC). She chose UNC because of the depth of the program and prefers Am...
Jonathan Sison from the Philippines is majoring in public health at Hillsborough Community College (HCC) in Florida. He had friends who were going to HCC, so he decided to enroll too. His advice for other students is to “make as many conn...
Meet Jason and Valeria — hear why they love Truckee Meadows Community College.
Finding a comfortable place to live that feels like home can be one of the most daunting challenges of moving away to college. According to a recent poll conducted by the American Association of Community Colleges, only about 25% of community college...
Woan Ru Liao from Taiwan studied English at the American Collegiate English (ACE) program at Grossmont College. Afterwards, she transferred to a university where she completed her MBA.
What’s a homestay — and have you considered trying it? A homestay is a program where you live with an American family while you study in the USA! St. Mary’s Ryken High School students who’ve participated in homestays say there...
Our intro episode to International Student Stories. "Your Voice and Mine" — welcome from podcast host, Simon Hamlin.
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