Student blogger Joao Magalhães, who is studying at Hillsborough Community College, outlines the importance of being involved in college beyond your academic commitments. “In this post, I will tell you all the benefits and knowledge that I received for being active in college and how to be involved in the first place,” he says. Read more
There may also be some courses that are not directly related to the field of one’s major but are added as a requirement to the curriculum for a degree program. These are called elective courses. A good choice of electives allows you to explore a brand new subject area that may be very helpful or informative sometime later. Read more
“I would have loved to have a couple of tips before going to college from someone who has experienced both in-person and online classes,” says Micaela Baquero, an international student and student blogger at Santa Rosa Junior College. “Fortunately, I'm here to give you those tips as I went from online to on-campus college all within the same year.” Read more
“We all know that studying can be difficult. Sitting down to do work that you do not want to do is hard. But after 15 and a half years, I think I have found some helpful studying hacks.” Katherine George, student blogger and mass communications student at Hillsborough Community College, outlines how she focuses and gets her studying done. Read more
“I am not going to lie to you, college is not easy. With some of the advice I will give to you in this post, you will be able to clear your mind and will have a good balance between work and fun!” writes Joao Magalhães. He is a student blogger from Brazil and is studying at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. Read more
“As soon as I got my student visa approved, I began to look for a host family. A host family is a family that takes on the responsibility of allowing a student from another country to stay at their home,” says blogger Aanchal Tangri, who is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College. Read more
How can you make the college experience easier for yourself? Katherine George, student blogger at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, shares four lifesaving hacks for college students. Read more
“College is a weird period of our lives. We are not adults, but we are not kids either. Luckily, today I am here to help with a couple of quotes that have helped me through constant meltdowns almost every college student has,” says blogger Micaela Baquero, a student at Santa Rosa Junior College. Read more
Student blogger Aanchal Tangri from India shares her travels across the U.S. in the second post of a two-part series. In this post, she visits numerous West Coast states — Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Nevada, and Utah. Aanchal is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Read more
Student blogger Hamdiatu Yakubu reflects on the end of the year and what’s coming next. She says, “Take it easy on yourself. Build and develop a safe environment, friendship circle, personally grow, learn and unlearn, love and learn more about yourself.” Read more
Joao Magalhães, a student blogger from Brazil, is studying at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida. He’s been a student during the pandemic and has 5 tips on how to have a great college experience while the world is still in a challenging time. Read more
Katherine George, student blogger from Hillsborough Community College, grew up in Tampa and “had the chance to try most of the popular food destinations in the area.” In this post she outlines her favorite spots. Read more
Do you wonder what classes you should take freshman year? Student blogger Micaela Baquero, a student at Santa Rosa Junior College, says “run, don’t walk for these classes!” Read more
Duc Pham, who is from Vietnam, attended Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) in California and was followed there by his sister, Y. Thanks in part to the supportive faculty at SRJC, the siblings continued their education at an Ivy League university. Read more
Aisha Balogun from Nigeria graduated from the University of Wyoming with a major in Computer Engineering and minors in the Honors Program and Computer Science. Aisha loves photographing her everyday life and landed in her current position as a result of an internship she had during college. Read more
When thinking about applying to colleges in the U.S.,Victoria from São Paulo, Brazil, was repeatedly told that she wouldn’t be able to make her U.S. education dreams come true. But now she’s in her third year at St. Joseph’s College in Brooklyn, and says “I am here to tell you that it is not nearly as impossible as you might think it is.” Read more
“The first month of the fall 2021 semester came and went very quickly,” says student blogger Francesca Pieter, a theatre arts student at Genesee Community College in upstate New York. “After staying at College Village all summer with only a small number of students on campus, it was refreshing to see all the new faces!” Read more
Student blogger Aanchal Tangri from India shares her travels across the U.S. in the first post of a two-part series. In this post, she goes to Orlando, Florida, New York City, and San Francisco, California. Aanchal is a student at Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno, Nevada. Read more
Bridgewater State University (BSU) has a portal for international students with information on applying, what you can study, and access to current international students. Find out what it’s like to be a BSU student! Read more
Micaela Baquero watched the movie "Dear John" and realized that even though it’s corny, there are aspects of the characters’ stories she could relate to — moving, not living with the people you love, and not having a home. Micaela is an international student and blogger currently attending Santa Rosa Junior College. Read more
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