We don’t mean to scare-monger, considering life is tough for students even without the burden of evaluation by powerful people sitting in a room thousands of miles away going through your application without having met you. But the competition is tough for colleges abroad. Especially if you’re applying to the top schools to which dozens …
Did you know that you don’t have to be accepted into a college or wait for your college plans to be finalized before you can apply for a scholarship? You can start applying as early as your sixteenth birthday. Once you’ve made up your mind to study abroad, there are plenty of good reasons for …
President Trump’s Build America visa card proposal may soon replace the Green Card. If his proposal is accepted, it is going to mean some changes in how applicants are granted permanent residentship. It’s still early days to tell just how it will affect you if you’re thinking of applying for lifetime permission to work and …
When you’re studying abroad, a part-time job can make it easier to pay your bills, fund your travel or just make it easier to have fun on weekends without worrying about your student loans. It’s also a fantastic way of digging into the local culture, making new friends, and generally broadening your horizons. You may …
Being accepted on a university degree course in the US is a significant achievement. You will have been through a rigorous application process, and you should be feeling proud of your accomplishment. However, hard work doesn’t end there. As a student wanting to study in the US, you need to apply for and be successful …
If you have embarked on the experience of a lifetime studying for your degree abroad. It might not be long until you realise that your funds are not going to last for long, or perhaps your lack of funds is stopping you from truly enjoying the experience. Fear not. This article gives you 10 ideas …
Hong Kong is a vibrant city that is the perfect destination for any students looking to study internationally. A city that blends the East and the West, the transition to living in Hong Kong is pretty seamless for those moving from western countries. As a former British colony, until the handover to China in 1997, …
If you succeed in reaching the interview stage of the application process, be proud of yourself – this is a great achievement! This puts you in a group of final contenders for the award and means that the funding organization is keen to find out more about your plans for using the program to …
Once you have submitted your scholarship essay and application, you need to focus on organizing a scholarship recommendation letter. Although you don’t write the letter yourself, it is your responsibility to ensure that it is written, and written well. From choosing the right person to write the letter, to ensuring the content supports and helps …
Most programs require applicants to submit an essay in addition to an application form and/or transcript. The purpose of the essay is to communicate your goals and dedication to the committee and provide more insight into who you are. For this reason, you must take the time to write a high-quality scholarship essay. To …
Schooling today is an expensive facility. Especially when you aim for the best institutes situated around the globe. School here means any institution that provides education to students. Getting an education from a foreign land is very costly. Especially when you move to countries like the United States and Australia from a lower level country. …
So you’ve chosen the college you want to go to and now have to find out how to fund your education. There are many philanthropic organizations that want to make it easy for deserving students to get the education they want. Your own government may offer scholarships to you as well. Note that not every …
Students belonging to minority groups are less likely to attend college in the US and other “white” countries than their “majority” peers. They are also more likely to drop out. Rising costs of education are one of the biggest reasons for such drop-outs. Some of the brightest African-Americans I’ve known are first-generation college students who …
The first impressions always count, and when a college admissions team is reviewing your application, they’re faced with the difficult task of deciding if you’re a good fit for the university by reading about you. One way to make sure that you make the best possible impression on this staff is to provide high-quality letters …
You are defined by your goals they say. Good quality education and a purposeful degree is a dream of every other person out there. Who doesn’t like to outshine among their peers and lead a goal-oriented successful life? For this very reason, there are thousands of students who aim for international education. Now that the …