Studying at a university in the U.S. is a great idea because it’s one of the countries that offer some of the best education in the world. Take a look at worldwide college rankings lists and you’ll see that U.S. schools rank very highly. You’ve probably heard of many of them like Stanford University, Harvard…
US student loans are available for international students from around the world. We get many questions from you about the application process and one of our most frequently asked questions is whether international students need social security numbers in order to apply for student loans. The good news is that you don’t! Social Security Numbers…
Until recently loans for international students in Canada were not widely available – but things have changed. Read on for more! The Canadian Bureau for International Education reports that over half a million international students studied in Canada in 2018. That’s more than a 150% increase since 2010. As a result, Canada has overtaken France and…
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…
The IIE have released their latest data covering international students in the U.S. and American students studying abroad – here are the highlights we discovered: International Students in the U.S.: Over 1 million international students studied in the U.S. in the academic year 2019/20, this includes those taking an academic program and those on OPT…
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…
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…
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…
If you’re reading this then you must be interested in comparing Study in the USA vs. Study in Canada as an international student. Well, you’re in the right place – because in this article we’ll cover some of the major benefits of studying in these countries. So let’s dive right in with Why you should…
Repayments of federal student loans in the United States will be paused automatically between March 13th 2020 and September 30th 2020 and interest is being temporarily set at 0%, meaning that if you are in receipt of a federal student loan your payments will stop during this time and there is no penalty for doing…
