Category: International

by Benjamin P. Stern, Founder & CEO of IvyAchievement Taking time off from studies between high school and college (a “gap year”) is becoming increasingly common. Nearly 20 years ago, education professionals at Harvard University (including long-time Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons) wrote a comprehensive argument for why a gap year … Continue reading Why (Almost) Every International Student Should Take a Gap Year

The long-awaited 2019 IvyAchievement International College Admissions and Financial Aid Guide is finally here. Download it now! Our International College Admissions and Financial Aid Guide includes the following data for over 300 schools: Institution name and nickname(s) City and state University/college type and religious affiliation US News National University, Liberal Arts College, Engineering, and Business rankings International … Continue reading IvyAchievement 2019 International College Admissions and Financial Aid Guide

The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants is meant for college admissions professionals, Indian parents and students, high-school counselors, and anyone curious about how and why Indian students come to the United States and Canada. It contains material already familiar to each audience, but from the perspective of an American counselor who has spent a great … Continue reading IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants Part III: Indian High School

About this Guide The IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants is meant for college admissions professionals, Indian parents and students, high-school counselors, and anyone curious about how and why Indian students come to the United States and Canada. It contains material already familiar to each audience, but from the perspective of an American counselor who has … Continue reading Heat and Smog: the IvyAchievement Counselors’ Guide to Indian College Applicants, Part I

Looking for international ACT test dates or international SAT test dates? We have them here! Score release dates will be added when they become available. Important update: the SAT will be given internationally only four times in the next calendar year: May, October, December, and March. The June and November College Board administrations will be … Continue reading International SAT test dates and ACT test dates: important information

Part I: Primer on American Law and Politics for International Students Benjamin P. Stern, Esq. Founder & CEO, IvyAchievement Member, New York State Bar and United States Courts for the Eastern District and Southern District of New York As a lawyer, the founder of an university admissions consulting company that has served dozens of international students, … Continue reading The International Students’ Guide to American Politics and News: Part I

When Donald Trump was announced as the 45th president of the United States, many people all over the world immediately became alarmed. I have been in India for the past month with the IvyAchievement team meeting with our clients and was glued to the television in my Delhi Airbnb apartment when the election results were … Continue reading International Students Scared for Trump’s America

Students from India are applying to college and graduate school in the U.S., U.K., and Canada in increasing numbers. Although English is a common language among all those countries, there are many differences between Indian, American, Canadian, and British English usage, grammar, and punctuation. One of the purposes of this blog will be to point … Continue reading Indian Applicants: Stop Writing “The Same”