Posts Tagged: international-student

I Didn’t Know the Rules, But My Peer Coach Knew the Game

By Aditi R not her real name International Student from India Before I even began applying to colleges in the United States I knew I was already behind Not academically I had top grades extracurriculars and awards but behind in...

How Peer Advice Gave Me the Courage to Apply Somewhere Unexpected

By Rina T not her real name International Student from Thailand When I first began thinking about applying to college in the United States I made a list of schools that felt safe Not safe in terms of acceptance rates...

Everyone Else on Reddit Sounded So Sure—But I Was Lost

By Jamil H not his real name International Student from Egypt As an international student I felt a mix of excitement and fear when I started considering applying to U S universities There was so much I didn t know...

Peer Coaching Helped My Parents Understand, Too

By Amina K not her real name Undergraduate Student from Pakistan When I decided to apply to universities in the United States I was excited excited to explore new opportunities to challenge myself academically and to step into a world...

Applying to College From 8,000 Miles Away? Here’s What Helped Me

By Amir A not his real name Undergraduate Student from Egypt The first time I decided to apply to a college in the United States the idea felt both exciting and completely out of reach Coming from Egypt a country...

What I Thought U.S. Colleges Wanted—And What They Actually Did

By Anjuna S not her real name Undergraduate at a Midwestern University I still remember the first time I sat down to start my college application for a U S school It was overwhelming I d heard stories of students...

Peer Mentorship Made My American Dream Make Sense

By Rafael G not his real name Student from Brazil Growing up in S o Paulo the idea of studying in the U S was more fantasy than plan I knew a few people who had gone abroad but I...

How I Went from Student to Peer Advisor: The Journey That Changed Everything

By Amanda Lee Peer Advisor When I first started college I had no idea what to expect The sheer volume of information coming at me from deadlines to professors to course material was overwhelming I struggled with self-doubt and I...