How to Fail in Your Freshman Year

Everyone is telling you how to do it. We tell you how not to. Your freshman year that is (and maybe the rest of your University life). Here are 5 tips from BrainGain magazine that you should follow. Or not. You decide.

The U.K. Border Agencys Student Visa Requirements

Applying for a British student visa? Then be aware of some of the rule changes and read on for more info on how you can be sure to get your student visa with a lot less hassle.

Tips to make the most out of relationships, studies and finances at university

Because, coming from us, you know these tips have got to be good.

Straight Talk: Where will good teachers come from?

The prospect of PM Modi’s much publicized programs 'Make in India', 'Skill India' and 'Digital India' takes education for granted. Education which is the foundation for our economy and ambition. And yet, how big a draw is this sector for the country's bright young minds?

British English vs. American English vs. Australian English vs. Indian English

Most students from the Indian subcontinent aspiring to study abroad, have basic fluency in English. But that may not armour them for the barrage of phrases and accents they will encounter while speaking the same language in the US, UK, or Australia.

College Board launches the India Global Higher Education Alliance

The College Board has announced a host of new initiatives from a new Alliance between Indian and international universities to scholarships.

Ten Iconic Books that Will Change You

In this article we share why reading is absolutely essential, as well as the books that we think are essential reading.

How to Ask for a Reference Letter

Asking a professor for a letter, or more likely many letters, of reference can be stressful, and rarely are students instructed on proper etiquette. Fortunately, the process doesn’t have to be intimidating advises Adam Chapnick.

Straight Talk: Faculty Shortages are a Huge Obstacle to India's Higher Ed Plans

More than half the positions for professor at central universities are vacant, at a time when more and more Indians are attending college. How are we going to find more faculty for them?

A Bit About Applying to University in New Zealand

It’s produced some illustrious personalities – including Sir Edmund Hillary, who was an earlier climber of Mount Everest, and Ernest Rutherford, considered the ‘Father of Nuclear Physics’ – so what else is there to New Zealand – perhaps the ultimate study experience?