Success Stories

Success stories are written by students who have successfully applied to US universities. They offer a personal insight into the application process and/or life at a US university. Some of the authors have allowed their email addresses to be published with their case studies. They have kindly agreed to answer any questions from people who are seriously thinking of applying to their university/programme.

Undergraduate Success Stories
These are from students enrolled at a US university for an undergraduate exchange year or full undergraduate degree programme.

British Exchange Student, University of Maine, Orono

Bachelor's degree & Soccer Scholarship Student, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida


Postgraduate Success Stories
These are from students enrolled at a US university in either Masters or PhD programmes.

Master's Student in Stage Directing for Opera, Indiana University Bloomington, IN

Master's Student in Environmental and Water Studies Engineering, Stanford University, CA

Master's Student, Georgetown University, Washington DC

MA Student in English, The State University of New York at Binghamton NY

MFA student, The School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) in Boston, MA

PhD Student in Volcanology and Remote Sensing, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI

PhD Student in Classical Philology, Yale University, CT

PhD Student in Native American History, University of California at Riverside, CA

PhD Student in History, Michigan State University


Submit Your Own Success Story
We welcome additions to this section so if you successfully apply to a US university, please feel free to email your case study to us.