Getting around within the United States, without a car, can seem like a daunting task. America is a car-nation, as the evolution of drive-in movies, drive-through restaurants, and car side to-go service has proven. Despite all of this, not all American college students own cars. In fact, many colleges do not allow freshman (some also discourage sophomores) from bringing a car onto campus. So how is an international student supposed to get around car-focused USA without a car? In the next couple of posts, I’ll go through the pros and …

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The Culture at Otterbein
Otterbein puts a lot of emphasis on allowing its students to “be themselves,” and because of this, the college has spent a lot of time in making the campus as friendly as possible. There are a lot of green spaces for students to relax outside, large windows in the buildings to make the space look more open, and all of the buildings are well-marked and easy to find. Along with these features, Otterbein also has an interesting mix of red-bricked academic buildings and …

Type: Liberal Arts, 4-year college
Setting: Suburban setting
Size: a little bit less than 3000 students total
Cost: $34,926 per year(including tuition/room/board)
Degree offerings: Bachelor’s, Master’s
Hello! I hope you’ve had a chance to meet me already. Today we will be touring Otterbein College, located in  Westerville, Ohio (a town just outside of Columbus, Ohio in the middle part of America). Otterbein is a small four-year liberal arts college that has a total enrollment of  about 3000 students every year, with students coming from all over the US and other parts of the world. Although …

International students do not have to pay tuition to listen to lectures given at the world’s best colleges and universities. There are a number of schools making online audio and video lectures available to self-learners around the world. These lectures can be downloaded or played for free on your computer.
While it is true that no degree is awarded to unregistered students who partake in this sort of learning, there are still many benefits to listening to free online lectures. International students can gain knowledge in …

Hello! My name is Mai (pronounced “my”), and I will be your tour guide to a variety of colleges and universities within the state of Ohio. I am currently a Junior at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in Marketing with a minor in Chinese.

The reason why I decided to become affiliated with Al-Jamiat and go on campus tours is because I believe that it’s important to inform future college students based on first-hand experiences. I think that brochures and pamphlets can only go so far in helping you get …