Which test to take- SAT or ACT We have received many questions about which standardized test students should focus on the SAT or the ACT. This comes with the recent news that many top-tier colleges have reversed their test-optional
Embracing Cultural Differences Traveling to the U.S. on a family holiday is vastly different from being a student in the U.S. There is the dizzying feeling of independence, coupled with nervousness and adventure. Many students are accompanied by their parents,
Need Blind vs Need Aware You may have come across these two terms when looking for colleges that offer financial aid and wondered what exactly they mean. These describe how universities and colleges view the financial needs of students during
OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. GRADING SYSTEM Transitioning to the U.S. education system may be challenging for international students unfamiliar with it. Visa bureaucracy, culture shock, time difference, new friends – you will already have a boatload to manage upon landing
2025 US News & World Report College Rankings 2025 archive; current rankings update (September 2026): This article records the 2025 results below. In the newly released 2027 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, MIT is No. 1 among National Universities, followed
Value of a Humanities Education For centuries, scholars have been threatening the downfall of the humanities. James Hankins, a professor of History at Harvard University, argues that a systemic “dehumanizing” of the humanities in favor of science education, promoted through
