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Applying to Yale as an International Student

No matter where you are in the world, chances are that Yale University needs no introduction. It is one of the best universities globally, and one of the most sought-after by top students. If you’re a student outside of the U.S. looking to go to college in the United States, chances are you’ve asked yourself “Could I get into Yale?” The answer isn’t a strict yes or no, so in this post we’re going to break down what Yale looks for in an international application.

Applying to New York University (NYU) as an International Student

If you’re thinking about attending college in the United States, you probably already know that applying to college here can be pretty stressful. There are so many schools, so many requirements, and so many different expectations the colleges and universities want you to balance. It can be very overwhelming, but with some guidance, we can make it manageable, and even potentially enjoyable. In this post, we’ll break down what you need to know to apply to New York University (NYU), one of the most popular colleges in the United States in one of the most famous cities in the world.

Applying to Duke as an International Student

If you’re outside of the United States and want to come to college in the U.S., it may be pretty intimidating. The college admissions process in the U.S. is hectic, to put it lightly. Different schools have different expectations and requirements, and you need to keep it all straight. In this post, we’ll make it a little easier for you to apply to Duke as an international student.

Applying to Dartmouth as an International Student

If you’re a student from outside the United States who is considering applying to colleges in the U.S., it can be an intimidating road to look down — let alone to start on. There are the obvious things, like trying to sort out what college is best for you from the thousands of colleges and universities, and then there are the more nitty gritty bits like choosing whether to submit SAT or ACT scores and how to ask a teacher for a recommendation. In this post, we go through what you need to know before applying to Dartmouth as an International Student so you can move confidently into the college application process. 

Applying to Bates as an International Student

Bates is a small liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, a city of nearly 40,000 along the Androscoggin River. Directly across the river is Auburn, a city of over 25,000. Despite being a few hours from the closest major airport, Bates has become a popular option for international applicants for reasons we’re going to explore in this post, along with some tips, tricks, and must-know details that will help you as you apply.

Applying to Harvard as an International Student

Even if you’re applying to Harvard as an international student who lives outside of the United States, it’s an institution, a school, and a brand that really needs no introduction. That said, we’ll give it one. Harvard is a university in Cambridge, Massachusetts right alongside Boston that is a member of the vaunted Ivy League. It has 7,240 undergraduate students and about 1,000 international undergrads. The on-campus community as a whole represents 151 countries. In this post, we’re going to talk about how you can increase your chances of making it into the 3% of students, out of over 60,000 applications, who are offered a seat in the first-year class.

Applying to USC as an International Student

If you’re considering applying to college in the United States as an international student, chances are that you have the University of Southern California (USC) on your list. International students make up more than a quarter of the total student population at USC, and it’s an extremely popular school for international applicants. The most represented countries outside of the US are China, India, Canada, United Kingdom, South Korea, Singapore, and Hong Kong, but there are students from 135 countries. That’s additionally impressive given that the USC acceptance rate is a mere 10% out of more than 80,000 applicants.

Applying to Northwestern as an International Student

Applying to college in the US is hard no matter where you are from, but applying as an international student comes with a whole host of additional hurdles. We’re here to help you make sense of the process and pull together an acceptance-earning application. In this post, we’ll zoom in on Northwestern University, one of the top 10 universities in the United States, and break down what you need to know if you’re going to apply as an international student. 

Applying to Princeton as an International Student

If you’re considering going to college in the United States but are currently living or attending school outside the country, you may be feeling a little confused or overwhelmed. The US college application system is less of a system than it is a confusing web of different systems and requirements and protocols that requires some untangling. Luckily for you, we’re here to help. In this post, we’ll break down what it takes to apply to Princeton as an international student. And, if you still have questions after reading or would like more hands-on help, send us a note. We’re pros at this.

Best College Consultants for International Students

We love working with international students. We get students every year who want to come to America. Other countries have their own higher education systems so we know when students choose to come to America for college, they are specifically driven and come with their unique reasons to want to go to school in America. However, when it comes to international students many think they need a counselor that lives in the same country as them and we always need to push against that. If you are an international student looking to come to school in America, you should be looking for an American counselor.