The International Student Blog

Missed out on our McNeese State hangout? No problem! Here you can find a brief overview of the different science programs and career opportunities MSU offers. MSU also offers incredible scholarship opportunities for their international students. You will learn all about this and more, right here! McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana […]

The Google Hangout will be held at 8:30 am EST on Thursday, May 5th, 2016. Sign up for the event!  Wondering which University programs will offer big rewards later? You can learn how, right here! Join InternationalStudent.com as we partner up with Preble Girard, Director of International Programs at McNeese State University for this free and […]

­­ Stretching over the expansive West Coast and home to one out of every eight Americans, the Golden State is absolutely enormous.  From San Diego to Sacramento, California boasts endless stretches of forests, towering mountain ranges and some of the most beautiful beaches in the world. Major cities like San Francisco and Los Angeles have […]

If you’re an international student who recently graduated with a web design degree, you may be wondering where some of the best locations to work in web development in the US are if you’re going to participate in OPT. The state of California has a great many advantages for budding web designers and web developers, […]

Every business organization needs some form of a public relations department to handle pressing issues and portray a positive image to the public. International students who like to deal with the media, find solutions to challenging problems, and want to be the face of a large organization will find that studying Public Relations is the right […]

Science can be as simple as planting one green bean and knowing that sun and water is needed for the green bean seed to sprout. If you enjoy science then a degree in agriculture is for you. So why study agriculture? If you are a problem solver then a degree in agriculture is for you. […]

As you continue your research on where to study architecture in the US there may be questions that jump out at you.  A few questions might include: what is the difference between “Commercial” and “Industrial,” do you really want to narrow your choices down before entering a program, and is “landscape architecture” a good option […]

Students who study literature spend a lot of time reading and analyzing many different types of literary writing. While the guidelines are not exact, different literature programs will often cover very similar topics, at least among their required courses. One of the most common literature courses is a course on the most famous of English-language […]

So you’ve figured out the answer to the question “Why study literature?” and you’ve decided that a degree in literature is the thing for you. But the literature programs you’re looking into don’t really kick off until a student’s later years – sophomore, maybe even junior year. What can you do right off the bat […]

If you thought the idea of a free college degree as an international student was impossible- think again. Public universities in Germany are now tuition-free for students, including for international students! If you’re wondering why Germany is offering such a great deal on a college education, in short, the general consensus of those in Germany […]