There are many, many colleges and universities in the United States. There are four year colleges, two year colleges, community colleges, state colleges, the Ivy League colleges, liberal arts colleges, online colleges and so on and so forth. With such a wide range of choices, it can be a little mind...

There is an excellent article posted on Back to Bangladesh titled “Starting College in the US“. The writer was an international student at Cornell who after completing his formal education worked in the US for almost three decades before returning to his homeland in Bangladesh.

US News & World Report has released a list of most popular colleges in the US. The determining factor in this ranking was the percentage of admitted students that actually enrolled at the school. This measure is called yield. A school with a high yield means that the school is usually a first choice...

Some colleges in the US have a minimum GPA (2.0/4.0 at most schools) that you need to maintain in order to remain an enrolled student at that school. If your GPA goes below 2.0, the school will put you on probation and give you a semester to pull your grades up. If after a semester, your GPA is still...

Lake Forest College is a coeducational undergraduate institution located just 30 miles north of Chicago in the small city of Lake Forest, Illinois. Lake Forest College provides generous assistance to international students if they are unable to pay the full cost of a college education.  If international...

Admission to highly ranked colleges in the USA is very competitive. This can get even more competitive for international students when they are seeking scholarships from the college to fund their studies. International students can do a few things while they are in high school to increase their chances...

The visa interview is the last hurdle international students need to pass on their way to higher education in the US. In my experience, if you are a genuine student and have taken the SAT, TOEFL, obtained an I-20 from a decent school and have financial sponsors and related documents, the visa interview...

A number of colleges and universities in the US offer need based financial aid to international students. This means that the university will pay for whatever expenses you are unable to cover on your own. You will need to calculate how much of the cost you can pay and the university will pay the rest...

We all know how competitive it can get for an international student to get a scholarship at an American university. Not all universities offer scholarships to international students and those that do only have a limited number of scholarships. The competition for these scholarships can be fierce. Typically...

Reed College was founded in 1908 as an independent, coeducational, nonsectarian college of the liberal arts and sciences. The school is located in Portland, Oregon. Reed provides one of the nation’s most intellectually rigorous undergraduate experiences, with a highly structured academic program balancing...