Study Abroad

I didn’t leave my apartment once today. Partially by choice, but also because I simply had nothing to do. (So today’s post is going to be kind of short.) Since today was a holiday I knew there were probably going to be a lot of stores closed so I didn’t…

I can explain. I have people coming to stay with me in Paris in a few weeks, so I’ve been trying to find unique/random things to do in the city that my guests might not want to do. I don’t mind doing things a second time, but the frugal part…

When I graduated from my undergraduate degree program, like many other fresh graduates, I didn’t really have a plan. I decided to go to Alaska, a state I’d never been to, to work at a fish cannery there with my brother. It seemed like a good way to make a…

15 May to 16 May — Mundane! I cooked, cleaned and attended classes. Nothing exciting but I’ve found an appreciation and contentment during quiet days when I can take care of myself. …

This article is an excerpt from an upcoming e-book aiming to provide data driven insights on moving to The Netherlands as a student. If you are interested, please feel free to visit StudyInHolland.fyi and download our 21 page Study In Holland Essentials e-book for free. It is no surprise that…

Higher education on a quest for money: how academic values are compromised for the sake of profit. Success über alles If you are familiar with the Varsity Blues scandal, you’ll probably know a thing or two about what education is often reduced to, and the clinical obsession with success which blatantly disregards morals…

I don’t know what it is, but coming up with titles for these blogs is sometimes the hardest part about writing a blog. Making it relevant to the day and also something that will grab a reader’s attention is quite difficult when I haven’t had too interesting of a day. …

The Ivy League is a group of eight elite universities located in the Northeastern United States. The members include Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and Yale University. These universities are known for their academic rigor, selective admissions, and prestigious…

Use this technique to receive Reccomendations without hassle. — In the following post, I will be detailing how to streamline your process of requesting and receiving a Letter of Recommendations for Graduate Applications. As University admission season approaches so does the time to ask for recommendations letters. Now just like the readers, I was initially clueless as to how…