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Selecting the Right College

Once you are in your last year or two of high school, its time for you to decide the college or university you want to apply to for further studies. It certainly is not an easy decision to make as you have to consider many things before you can take the final step. For some students this may be the most difficult task they can imagine because their choice will have a great impact on their lives as the years spent in college will shape their future. But it no …

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How to Choose a Major

When I was a high school senior applying for colleges, choosing a major (field of study) seemed like the most intimidating decision I had to make in my short 18 years on this earth. I talked to counselors, parents, and friends and none of it seemed to make me rest easy. I thought that once I made the decision I would not only be trapped in that major for four years or more, but that I was also determining the rest of my life. If you feel that way, breathe …

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Colleges & Universities on USEG College Fair – October 2010

US Colleges and Universities confirmed for the Al Jamiat/USEG (US Educational Group) Middle East college fair in October 2010. See the dates that you will be able to speak with the representatives of these schools and REGISTER to receive a newsletter and information before the fair!
Learn more and read short profiles on the schools attending in our guide (coming soon!).
Albion College* - Albion, Michigan
Bryant University* - Providence, Rhode Island
Carnegie Mellon University – Doha, Qatar
Florida Institute of Technology - Melbourne, Florida
Foothill-DeAnza Community College - Cupertino / Los Altos Hills, CA
ieUniversity* - Madrid, Spain
Indiana University - Bloomington, Indiana
Indiana …

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5 Packing & Traveling Tips for Students

Packing a years worth of life into two suitcases, weighing under 50 pounds (22.7 Kg), is difficult. Lugging them from one continent to another, through various airports is a stressful ordeal. So here are 5 tips on traveling and packing that will hopefully make life easier.

Leave small electronics at home. When I went to Austria I tried to learn the difference between a converter and an adapter. After blowing out an alarm clock by trying to plug my 110volt alarm clock into the 220 volt socket, I understood. Small electronics …

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Kazakhstan to Arizona State University

My first experience with skateboarding
Hi! My name is Zhandos Orazalin. Today, I’m going to tell you about my first experience with skateboarding. I’m from Kazakhstan, which is a fascinating country located between Europe and Asia.  It’s a size of whole of the Western Europe, it has stable government and it’s becoming a very attractive place for investments.
[Watch Zhandos Orazalin talk about his experience at ASU & learning to skateboard]

The President of our country has established a scholarship named “Bolashak” which allows the best students from Kazakhstan to study in any …