Here are five nuggets of advice for students who are heading off to college for the first time. These come from personal experience.

1. College is entirely different from the life you have always known. Don't kid yourself: high school has prepared you so...

Within the mania over test scores, grades and extracurricular activities, college applicants forget an important point: there are LOTS of students with similar resumes. Grade and test-score inflation has watered-down the objective indicators of performa...

Korean students and families are enticed by the lure of studying in America. At international college fairs and at presentations by American universities, you will find many, many schools preaching the tremendous value of an American education. However,...

In my opinion, no high school curriculum is more challenging than the International Baccalaureate Program. IB prepares students very well for the rigors of the college classroom. However, IB does not prepare students at all for the overall college envir...

America wants more and more Brazilian students to study in the United States. Although Asia and other countries have understood the value of an American education for decades, Brazilians are now beginning to recognize that American colleges provide the...

As an educational consultant assisting students who seek to study in America, I would like to present a few important observations that international students and families often do not realize.

American universities desire international students. Many pe...

It is widely believed that American universities “don’t like” Asian applicants. Some people think that U.S. colleges have prejudice against Asian students who, despite high test scores, are not admitted at the rate that Asian families feel they deserve....

There are four kinds of money used to pay for college: cash, loans, financial aid, and scholarships. Scholarships are available yearly and year-round, not just before a student begins college.

As a preliminary matter, note that different institutions use...

At this time of year, many highly-qualified students are bemoaning the fact that their dream schools have deferred them from Early admission into the Regular admission pools. This does not mean that an application is “dead.” Intelligent strategy can enh...