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How can I afford college as an international student in the US?

January 12th, 2021 by International Student Loan
How can I afford college as an international student in the US?

Studying abroad and specifically in the US is a dream for millions of students around the world. More than a million students apply for colleges in the US  every year. But most of the students and their families can’t afford the tuition fees and other related costs. In 2019 international students paid over $26,000 per…

Study Abroad 2020 by Numbers

December 21st, 2020 by International Student Loan
Study Abroad 2020 by Numbers

The IIE have released their latest data covering international students in the USA and American students studying abroad – here are the highlights we discovered: International Students in the US: Over 1 million international students studied in the US in the academic year 2019/20, this includes those taking an academic program and those on OPT…

In the Light of Covid-19

November 24th, 2020 by International Student Loan
In the Light of Covid-19

Congratulations to Fiqah Rahman for “In the Light of Covid-19” – the winning entry for the InternationalStudent.com TVC: Life After Lockdown. Fiqah, from Brunei, is pursuing a Masters degree in Documentary Filmmaking at New York University and hopes to diversify the film industry by putting underrepresented groups in the spotlight. Based on her entry we…

Understanding Your International Student Loan

October 30th, 2020 by International Student Loan
Understanding Your International Student Loan

You’ve researched the total cost of attendance, done all your calculations and budgeting, you’ve applied for as much financial aid as you can from your school, and you’ve even been awarded a scholarship – but what if you’re still not sure if you can cover all of your costs? Well, the good news is that…

Travel Video Contest: Life After Lockdown

September 7th, 2020 by International Student Loan
Travel Video Contest: Life After Lockdown

InternationalStudent.com has organised a contest for international students every year for 15 years to create a video on an aspect of their student life and on their experiences or hopes of studying abroad. Despite the very different landscape for international student travel we ‘re experiencing in 2020, InternationalStudent.com is bringing the contest back-and this year…

Study Engineering in the U.S. -Loans for International Students

January 13th, 2020 by International Student Loan
Study Engineering in the U.S. -Loans for International Students

It is a dream for many international students who want to study engineering in the U.S. – Loans for International Students are also available. The U.S. is one of the best choices for international students who want to study engineering, and students who would like to earn a U.S. degree in engineering but require additional…

Scholarship Opportunity for Central American Students

December 9th, 2019 by International Student Loan
Scholarship Opportunity for Central American Students

Of course InternationalStudentLoan.com is best known for helping international students discover and compare loans to fund their education abroad. However we are also part of a larger network including IEFA.org, InternationalScholarships.com and InternationalStudent.com And that’s why today we’re sharing a great opportunity for Central American Students interested in or already studying at an approved school…

2019 InternationalStudent.com annual Travel Video Contest

September 8th, 2019 by International Student Loan
2019 InternationalStudent.com annual Travel Video Contest

The InternationalStudent.com annual Travel Video Contest is open for entries for 2019! International Student are giving you a chance to win 1 of 5 unique awards, including the $4,000 grand prize! To enter, you will need to submit a video that you made specifically for the 2019 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest. Your 4-minute video should…

Loans Without a Cosigner in the US and Canada

May 31st, 2019 by International Student Loan
Loans Without a Cosigner in the US and Canada

Loans Without a Cosigner for International Students in the US If you are or are planning to become an international student inside the US, you will usually be required to have a cosigner when applying for a loan. Cosigners for international student loans must be US citizens or permanent residents, and they must have lived…

International Student Loans for Indian Students

March 1st, 2019 by Felicity Bradstock
International Student Loans for Indian Students

As greater numbers of students from around the world are traveling to study a degree in the US, and tuition fees are rising, international student loans are growing increasingly necessary. Indian students, alone, accounted for 17.9% of the total foreign students in the US in 2017-18, second only to Chinese students at 33%. This article…

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