What is an Associate’s Degree?
Most, but not all international undergraduate students want to end up with a bachelor’s degree.  This can be accomplished by going directly to a college or university that offers bachelor’s degrees, or you could attend a community/junior college first and then “transfer” to a university.  There are a couple of reasons why a student might choose to attend community/junior college:
1. It can be much more economical to attend a 2-year school first, as the costs are usually lower.
2. It is generally easier to get admitted to …

Do I want a college or a university?
“College” and “university” mean the same thing in the United States.   For example, there is a Boston College and a Boston University, and they are two different institutions.  Both offer Bachelor’s Degrees and both offer Master’s Degrees, and both are very competitive with their admissions standards.  The major differences are that colleges tend to be private and not all of them offer graduate degrees.  Universities are normally larger and most do offer graduate degrees.  If the school has word “state” in the title, …

Big medium, or small …Choosing a university is not as simple as it might appear at first. While it might seem great to attend a large nationally known university, that might not be the right fit for every student. At the same time, the small- homely feel of a smaller campus might be claustrophobic for a student who wants a big-university education. Students should consider what size of university they want, as they choose their university.

Bigger Is Better…But wait!
These schools make the top rankings. We’ll define them as schools with …

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 …

Are you thinking its too late for you to apply to college or university in the US? That the only schools who may still be accepting students at this date would be low-caliber, border-line diploma mills?
Well you would be wrong! Many well ranked, highly respected colleges and universities have rolling admissions. These institutions do not have a “hard” deadline by which your application must be received but instead continue to accept applications until the class is full.
If you were not accepted at your chosen schools, your first choice, or even …