The International Student Blog

PBS Newshour recently made a tuition calculator which can tell you whether or not you can afford to work your way through college. This is a pretty interesting tool which can help you figure out how much money you make in a year and compares it to how much money your college tuition would be [...]

Whether you’re looking for a tourism internship in the US, Brazil, Japan, or Spain the benefits of an internship are the same! Below is a list of the top five reasons why participating in an internship is a smart choice for you!  The first reason why internships are great is because they can separate you [...]

If you’re one of the many international students considering turning their love of video games into a career by deciding to study video game development in the US, there are a series of preliminary questions to which you ought to find answers first. One of the most frequently asked and most fundamental questions is: “What [...]

Study Radio and Film at The Academy of Radio and Television Broadcasting and find the skills international students need to be successful in a career in radio and television. If a young American does not live in “The OC,” he most likely wishes that he did. Located in the heart of Southern California, just 30 [...]

If you’re an international student thinking about studying aviation in the US, then you must be curious about what future job opportunities await you. There are many different types of careers in aviation available. So how do you get your dream job? Aviation is a vital world industry. Flight is the fastest way to travel, [...]

For over 60 years, the National Basketball Association has been the top level of professional basketball in the U.S. and has provided entertainment to fans worldwide. If you’re an international student who is into broadcasting, basketball, or just sports in general, then working in television broadcasting or radio broadcasting for the NBA could be a [...]

In the past all roads may have led to Rome but, these days, more and more ears lead to Full Sail University. Indeed, in little more than three decades this Winter Park, Florida-based university has prepared thousands for careers in entertainment and mass media while earning quite a reputation for itself and its graduates. Considered [...]

The University of Southern California enrolled more international students in 2010-2011 than any other school in the country. In so doing, the Open Doors report by the Institute of International Education says, the school both broke a record and reached a milestone: these survey results mark the eleventh consecutive time the school has topped the [...]

Known as “America’s pastime,” the sport of baseball has a large following both inside the US and around the world. The highest level of baseball in the US is Major League Baseball (MLB). MLB touches on a huge amount of content, as most of the 162 regular season games played by 30 different teams are [...]

Video games are a childhood and household staple in the United States. With more gamers come more gaming titles and bigger development budgets. In fact, many mainstream video games boast production values of over $20 million. Video games are a thriving industry in the US economy, and for many international students who feel passionate about [...]