UES Education Blog

International Student Finance at US Colleges

6th April

Financing an American college education is expensive. The cost of attendance at US colleges can rise to $80,000 per year for the most expensive private colleges and flagship public colleges (for out of state students), including ...

College Curricula

22nd March

Location? Reputation? Campus? When students begin to make their college lists, these factors usually guide their choices. But one factor that's often overlooked, but extremely important, is the college’s curriculum. After all, a ...

Why Study in the USA?

19th February

It’s been a couple of years since I last wrote about why so many international students go off to study in the USA, and the world feels like a very different place now. Given everything that’s happened, is America still a popula ...

SAT and Subject Tests changes in 2021

21st January

The College Board has just announced some significant changes that will affect students taking the SAT and Subject Tests with almost immediate effect. They are:The end of the SAT essay from June 2021Disbandment of the Subject T ...

Studying in Canada

22nd April 2020

In this guest post, David Hawkins of The University Guys explains why students are choosing to study in Canada. Why study in Canada? Over the time that I’ve been advising students on international university applications ...

College Admissions – Working with Integrity

16th March 2019

In light of the college admissions scandal that surfaced this week, we at UES thought it wise to give some guidance for students and parents who are concerned about the situation and want reassurance that they are getting profess ...

Christmas Break Checklist

19th December 2018

Everyone has a to-do list over the holiday break. You may have a certain number of sprouts to eat. Or perhaps you need to buy a last-minute present. If you’re applying to US colleges this year, however, there are a few other th ...

The Latest on the ACT and Computer-Based Testing

1st November 2018

What’s happened? In September 2018, the ACT became an online test (Computer Based) internationally. Students taking the test outside of the USA are now required to take the test on a computer at a test centre, unless they ha ...

Changes to the ACT and Computer-Based Testing

11th July 2018

Nothing is ever simple in the world of standardised testing. After a couple of years of changes to the SAT format and dates, the ACT has now announced that it will be administering the international tests via computer. And as i ...

Ivy League or Oxbridge?

6th July 2018

Are you trying to decide between top universities in the US and UK? UES explains how different those systems are, how to think about what suits you best, and busts some myths about the Ivy League. When you’re aiming high, it’ ...