By Ijaaz Jackaria Choosing a field of study in college can be a daunting task. Navigating the hundreds of courses that universities offer, all while keeping the anxiety about picking the ‘wrong’ program or the wrong career at bay, is...

By: Angela Jones-Glukhov At the most selective U.S. universities, it all happens, on average, in 7 minutes. The review of application forms, school reports, test scores, essays, and other materials that took years to develop and months to craft, is...

By Simone Noorali Whether the UAE is the only home you’ve known or one of many, moving to the United States as a student is an undoubtedly unparalleled experience. Here in the multicultural metropolis of the Middle East, our exposure...

By Elijah Koome “When the choice is yours, what do you read, listen to, or watch?” (Stanford) “Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a starting point, tell us...

By Elijah Koome For many international students, staying in the country where they attend university is a question of utmost importance. In addition to getting quality education, most international students hope to get some industry experience while others aim to...

By Ijaaz Jackaria Essay writing is often seen as a long tiresome process. You can spend hours waiting for an inspiration to come and you can spend days brainstorming possible topics. Even when you think you’ve finally nailed down that...

By Jeffrey Dalton The COVID-19 virus is continuing to impact our lives - and our education - in unforeseen ways. The transition to distance learning for many UAE high school students has been smooth, with different schools utilizing highly individualized...

By Elijah Koome  The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has left students, teachers, and parents uncertain about the future. The rapid and unprecedented changes that have been implemented to check the spread of the virus have affected the education field in a...

It’s that time of the year again!  [line_break] [line_break] The summer is looming close and you are no doubt wondering how best to spend it. Perhaps you are planning to catch up on the latest season of The Blacklist, or...

So you want to be the next Picasso...Or the next Scorsese...Or the next Frank Lloyd Wright?  [line_break] [line_break] In other words, you have decided to depart from the well-trodden path of law, medicine, engineering, computer science, and business. Instead, you...