The International Student Blog

The journey to become an international student starts with finding the perfect college. Every student has a different idea and varying criteria when classifying the “perfect college”  and we want to hear your thought on this topic! Tell us your favorite college or university on our social media channels in January and February and you […]

The 2014 Travel Video contest has come to an end and although we’re sad that we no longer have new videos coming in we are still excited that the winners have been chosen! If you missed the announcement of the winners and are dying to know who walked away with $4,000, we have the answer […]

During the month of July we hosted our Financial Aid Fun contest with International Student Loan. We asked three questions throughout the month- and in the end came out with three great winners! Each of these winners correctly answered the question by the deadline and were picked from a random drawing. If you missed the […]

It’s time to announce the second question in the Financial Aid Fun contest! During the first three weeks of July we have joined forces with InternationalStudentLoan.com to bring you one contest- that has three chances to win $100! If you missed your first chance to enter to win, don’t worry, you have two more chances! […]

If you haven’t already heard, we are teaming up with International Student Loan during the month of July to help you understand international student loans and give you a chance to put up to $300 in your pocket! During the month of July we will release three questions- and we are releasing the first one […]

During the month of July International Student is teaming up with International Student Loan to give you three chances at winning $100! The Financial Aid Fun Contest will run throughout the first three weeks of July. Each week we will give you a new question, if you know the answer or find the answer on […]

Being sent into the world after graduation can be scary, even with a degree in hand. Because of this, throughout the month of May we asked students from around the world to give their best piece of advice to graduating international students. We received countless advice that we know will help at least one graduate […]

May is finally here, which means graduation has finally arrived! International students- we need your help to pass along wisdom to the graduating class of 2014! To help prepare graduating international students for the journey that awaits them, and so you can win $250, send us the best advice you can think of for graduating […]

In many parts of the world- Spring has sprung! This change in season is often closely related with tidying up, also known as- spring cleaning! Whether spring cleaning for you means organizing your dorm closet, updating your resume, getting rid of old apps on your phone or helping to pick up trash on campus, we […]