Three Common Mistakes International Students Make When Applying to US Universities
It’s tough to apply to any university system outside your country of education. It’s even tougher when the system is the US …
US Universities: what is a waitlist, and what do you do if you end up on one?
This is the time of year when the dreaded Waitlist appears. You haven’t been offered a place but the hope of eventually …
Coping with decisions when decision-time comes around
At this time of year, US college admissions decisions start to trickle out, and then it becomes a flood. In this digital …
US Admissions vs UK Admissions: a case study
Sitting in my to-do list for about a fortnight has been this twitter link: If you’re not entirely sure what this means, …
Truly global advising, not just the USA
Earlier this week I was on tenterhooks. Not for the latest news on the US admissions scandal, but I was expecting news …
Podcast Episode 23: The US Admissions Scandal – what exactly has happened?
There’s been lots of commentary about the news that broke earlier this week about some high-profile people who cheated the US college …
Podcast Episode 22: the ‘Colleges that Change Lives’
Reon Sines-Sheaff and I discuss the Colleges that Change Lives, an amazing group of US colleges, as well as her own college, the College …
Why are professional memberships important?
At the bottom of my website I list two organisations: the International Association for College Admission Counseling and the Council of International …
Podcast Episode 21: The SAT & ACT for UK Students, with Jason Smith of UES Education
For students at schools in the UK, there are particular challenges when it comes to preparing for the ACT or SAT. In …
Podcast Episode 20: The SAT & ACT – top tips for international students to prepare well
In this episode, Jeremy Craig of Test Takers Singapore and I discuss how international students might go about preparing for US standardized testing: …
