If students at your school are thinking about applying to university in the US, the first thing they will need to do is make sure they fully understand the system. What does studying at a US university involve? And when should they start thinking about it?
This guide answers these questions.
Faced with artificial intelligence (AI), some high school college counsellors simply turn into ostriches – they bury their heads in the sand.
Many educators are choosing to ignore the growing impact of AI in education. But ignoring AI isn’t just ineffective – it is likely be detrimental to you and your students.
My name is Adrian Ogunbunmi, from McKinney, Texas, and I studied abroad in Mexico City from January to June 2023. I can confidently say that my time in Mexico had a great impact on me and I’m not the same now that I’ve returned.
I made friends with many Mexican students while in Mexico and improved my Spanish greatly.
I forced myself to interact with strangers and converse with them to eliminate my fear of speaking. My fluency has progressed and I no longer have to think “how do I say this in Spanish?”
The college application process is a significant event in the life of both students and their families, because this is the first crucial decision that students take at school level for their future.
Parental involvement is crucial to ensuring a successful college application. However, parental expectations can create additional pressures on students. So how do we deal with this?
Times Higher Education, BMI and Common Purpose launched the THE Counsellor Accreditation Programme (CAP) in May this year.
Throughout the week-long course, counsellors from around the world attended talks and discussions on topics from emerging technologies to students’ career paths, exchanged opinions on recent developments in counselling and explored various universities in London.
Here is some of the feedback received from counsellors who participated in the course.
I grew up in the US but decided to study both my master’s and PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the UK because I wanted to work with my advisor, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington.
I spent almost a decade working abroad before I decided to do my PhD. That time helped me decide if the PhD made sense for me. It also helped strengthen the clarity and depth of my research questions through the advice and mentorship I received along the way.
The British Council has launched an online course to support international students in the UK with their mental health and well-being.
The British Council has partnered with the Psychological Therapies Training and Research Unit at Newcastle University to deliver the course.
An online platform has been launched to help international students, PhD candidates and researchers prepare to study abroad in France.
The platform, known as the Online Welcome Desk, offers a detailed and personalised road map for students to complete the steps required to move to France. The platform was previously called the E-International Welcome Office.
The platform can find and tailor the administrative journey for each individual based on their specific circumstances by drawing from a secure and reliable database of information.
Ucas extra is another feature of the Ucas application process in the UK. If you have used up all five options on your university application and have not received any offers, you still have the opportunity to apply for another university through Ucas extra.
Extra is a free service that allows students to add another university choice to their university application. This service is designed for students who applied through Ucas but did not receive any offers or decided to decline the university place they were offered.