Student Voices

Want to know what it’s truly like to be an international student at your dream school? Read about the current experiences of real international students studying in the USA right now. Learn from them what it’s like to be in U.S. classrooms, make friends, get a job, and more.

The Introduction of My Life in Tampa

The Introduction of My Life in Tampa

After getting her bachelor’s degree in Japan, Ayako Miyakoshi wanted “to learn something new for my future career, as well as improve my English skills.” She’s now pursuing an AS degree in accounting at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florid...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
April 7th, 2022
Overcoming Insomnia

Overcoming Insomnia

Acalli Navarro, student and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, suffers from insomnia. In this post, he works through the variety of solutions he’s tried so he can get more sleep.

4 Tips to Manage School Stress

4 Tips to Manage School Stress

Is school stressing you out? Student blogger Acalli Navarro has 4 tips to help you keep minimize stress in your life. Acalli is a student and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
March 24th, 2022
We Stand With Ukraine

We Stand With Ukraine

Echoing the words of the great Martin Luther King Jr., “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” 

Give Yourself Time

Give Yourself Time

Hamdiatu Yakubu, from Ghana, West Africa, encourages herself — and everyone else — to give yourself time. She says, “This may mean putting your plans on a priority list of urgency, importance, interest, and even cost. Whichever order, they’re your pl...

Being an International Student for Half My Life

Being an International Student for Half My Life

Ayavitl Acalli Gonzalez Navarro, who goes by Acalli, was born in Mexico and moved with his family to Singapore when he was 12. He is currently a student and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada, and a new stu...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
March 1st, 2022
Ways to Cope with Homesickness

Ways to Cope with Homesickness

Acalli Navarro was born in Mexico, moved with his family to Singapore when he was 12, and is currently a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. He offers some “ways to cope with homesickness and keep it under control, coming fr...

Consider Northwest Missouri State University

Consider Northwest Missouri State University

You matter, and you are welcome at Northwest Missouri State University! Our mission is to promote an international community through building our global family. Find the support here that you need to take the next step in your academic journey.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
February 23rd, 2022
The Professor and the Film Festival

The Professor and the Film Festival

Roger Durling, executive director of the prestigious Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has been teaching at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) for almost 17 years and using his unique connections in the film industry to guide his students.

The Ultimate Internship Experience

The Ultimate Internship Experience

At the University of California, Irvine international students can take advantage of an Internship Experience program. For international students seeking to live and work in the U.S., an internship is the perfect complement to a strong academic backg...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
February 7th, 2022
Working as an International Peer Mentor

Working as an International Peer Mentor

Aanchal Tangri from India, is a student blogger and International Peer Mentor at Truckee Meadows Community College. What exactly is a peer mentor? As Aanchal defines it, “A peer mentor is a resourceful person who acts as a facilitated reflection and...

Live at Home & Drive to College?

Live at Home & Drive to College?

Katherine George, student blogger at Hillsborough Community College in Florida, lives at home and drives to college. As a college commuter, she has mastered the art of having what she needs to have with her at all times.

Category: StudyUSA Blog
February 3rd, 2022
Last Semester and Last Thoughts

Last Semester and Last Thoughts

Tiago Ortega from Brazil just graduated from Genesee Community College with a Musical Theatre Certificate and Theatre Associate’s Degree. He says, “After two and a half years, many classes, a lot of experiences, and even a pandemic, I am here to shar...

The Importance of Being an Involved College Student

The Importance of Being an Involved College Student

Student blogger Joao Magalhães, who is studying at Hillsborough Community College, outlines the importance of being involved in college beyond your academic commitments. “In this post, I will tell you all the benefits and knowledge that I received fo...

Category: StudyUSA Blog
January 28th, 2022
Choose Those Electives Carefully!

Choose Those Electives Carefully!

There may also be some courses that are not directly related to the field of one’s major but are added as a requirement to the curriculum for a degree program. These are called elective courses. A good choice of electives allows you to explore a bran...

5 Tips to Make College Easier

5 Tips to Make College Easier

“I would have loved to have a couple of tips before going to college from someone who has experienced both in-person and online classes,” says Micaela Baquero, an international student and student blogger at Santa Rosa Junior College. “Fortunately, I...

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