Global University Choices

Are you or your child  leaving Switzerland for higher education in the next years? If so, you should be aware of Tina Quick’s book entitled The Global Nomad’s Guide to University Transition, Students leaving Switzerland for university face a double adjustment: They not only must transition to a new life stage as an independent adult but to a new culture as well. Even the home country culture can be foreign to them in many respects – something

Do you want to identify US colleges or universities that meet specific criteria? In a particular geographic region, or of a particular size? Given there are more than 4,000 4-year institutions of higher education in the US, you’ll want help sifting through all the options. There is no shortage of information online about almost any college you can name. [listly id=”2ID” layout=”full”] Note that this list is “live” and additions and subtractions will be made

US colleges and universities that required standardized tests for admissions give you the option of taking the SAT or the ACT. A small number of very competitive schools may require SAT Subject Tests in addition to either the SAT or ACT. So how to decide which test to take? This article give a reasonable overview of the differences between the two tests. Be sure to read the comments because the readers have made so good

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