The International Student Blog

Psychology is a field that can broaden an individual’s horizons; on the personal as well as the professional front. Most jobs in psychology require applicants to have completed, at the least, graduate school. Since psychology fans out immensely, it is important for students to introspect and thoroughly research programs that colleges offer to find one […]

When a student is choosing a program in literature, he or she needs to compare the major electives of the prospective schools. At the undergraduate level, the degree conferred will be a Bachelor’s of Arts in English; the degree will not likely identify the concentration, but an academic transcript will certainly identify the area of […]

A new breed of transfer agreements is changing the face of community college education in the United States – a move may have pay positive dividends to prospective international students wondering where to study business in the US. While traditional community colleges – which by definition offer only two-year associate’s degree programs – have long […]

What is the key to happiness? Today, students are told they need money, power and of course…stuff! Many years ago students were taught something very different. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle thought achieving happiness occurs in a radically different way than many people today believe. He thought the key to happiness rested in deep self-reflection. […]

Political Science is one of the most popular majors on undergraduate college campuses today. And with good reason! Those who study Political Science in the US can engage in a broad variety of careers, from law to journalism to education to…President of the United States? That’s right! Barack Obama, the 44th President of the United […]

If you are an international student interested in studying in Mississippi, you may be curious as to what is StudyMississippi. From Blue Mountain College in the north to the University of Southern Mississippi in the south, the StudyMississippi consortium of school covers the geographical and educational spectrum of the great state of Mississippi. This collection […]

Before you embark on your journey to the United States as an international student studying broadcast journalism, there are some key news sites you should consider reading, listening and watching. Being up-to-date with the news will not only help you as a broadcast student, but will also aid you in creating and contributing to conversations […]

For many people, philosophy is a mysterious term that calls to mind sages on mountains and whimsical mental meandering, and so they wonder, “What is it that US philosophy courses do?” The fact is that most people in the US have no idea what it is that philosophers do until they take their first philosophy […]

International students may wonder if they will be welcome in philosophy graduate programs in the US. Often, philosophy is deemed as difficult and unapproachable, because of this, international students may be concerned that philosophy departments in the US are exclusionary. This is generally not the case. What international students should expect from a philosophy graduate […]

No one likes debt, especially student debt, and these days more and more students are graduating with it. To make matters worse, jobs have become scarce these last few years. The combination of these two things has inspired a student organization known as FixUC to look for creative new ways to restructure how students pay […]