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Everything You Need to Know About the MCAT
The MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) is a standardized, computer-based only test required for admission to almost all medical schools in the United States and Canada. It is administered by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). More than 80,000 students apply to medical schools in the United States and Canada annually, so the MCAT… Read More
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Everything You Need to Know About the GMAT
The GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) is a computer-based only standardized test required for admission to graduate business programs all around the world. Similar to other standardized tests, the GMAT gives schools a common measure to compare thousands of applicants with various backgrounds and experiences. If you’re considering taking the GMAT, here’s what you should… Read More
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Everything You Need to Know About the GRE
The GRE, short for Graduate Record Examination, is a standardized test required for most graduate schools or graduate business schools in the United States. Among other required documents, such as a personal statement or undergraduate GPA (grade point average), the GRE score is a common measure for schools to compare thousands and thousands of applicants’… Read More
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How to Pay for Grad School Without Crippling Debt
Graduate students pursue a higher degree for many different reasons; higher salary, specific professions requiring a higher degree, or purely academic passion. But to most students, while graduate study generally leads to higher salaries in the future, it does not come cheap. Depending on the degree, graduates with a master’s degree earn between $400,000 and… Read More
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TUN Student Spotlight: Students’ Hands-Free Toothbrush Grows Into $5 Million Company
7:50 a.m. The alarm goes off. You have just 10 minutes to get ready for a class presentation. When every second feels so precious, three minutes for brushing your teeth is a problem. But to Tairan Li and Chao Huang, both industrial and interaction design majors at Syracuse University (SU) and co-founders of Panacea, this… Read More
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How to Pay for College As an International Student
U.S. college education is expensive. Especially for international students, who are not eligible for a lot of federal benefits, having to worry about money while living in a foreign country is not easy. However, the mission is not impossible. While options may be fewer and restrictions tighter, the amount of financial aid awarded to international… Read More
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Gonzaga Community Program Unites Students, Immigrants, Refugees
Every Saturday, in a small classroom at Gonzaga University, a group of graduate students is building a community that unites students with immigrants and refugees. Established in 2012, Gonzaga ESL Community Outreach (GECO) is a community-based program that provides free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes weekly to immigrant and refugee adults in Spokane,… Read More
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A Broke Student’s Guide to Mongolia, the Land of Wonders
A land of the nomads, endless plains and clear blue sky, Mongolia is a land for adventurers. While half of its population still live pastoral lifestyles, very much similar to the days of its founding father, Genghis Khan, the other half live an entirely different lifestyle of honking cars, Soviet-era styled buildings and everything digital.… Read More
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World Is Failing to Meet UN Sustainability Goals, But Students Can Help
In October 2010, government leaders from all over the world gathered for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan, and committed to reach sustainability targets by 2020. Now, eight years later, researchers warn that the current global progress toward sustainability goals is not fast enough to avert the biodiversity crisis, especially… Read More
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Travel to Okinawa, the Hawaii of Japan
Known as the Hawaii of Japan, Okinawa is an island sitting below the main island. Long served as an important military base for the United States, Okinawa offers its own unique mix of both western and eastern cultures. Compared to bigger cities like Tokyo and Osaka, Okinawa is a much cheaper city to visit, so… Read More
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New Report Links Climate Change to Health Problems, Premature Death
According to the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization, 2018 has marked the fourth hottest year on record for the Earth. Despite some who still may disagree, the World Weather Attribution Study for northern Europe showed that this summer’s heat wave was twice as likely to have happened as a result of man-made climate change. Of… Read More
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Travel Busan and Jeju Island Like a Local with a Budget
As a small country, South Korea is an ideal place to hop around different cities even within a week-long visit. While its capital Seoul has a lot to offer, you might have to make another visit if you leave without visiting two other awesome cities — Busan and Jeju Island. Both Busan, the port city,… Read More
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Top 11 Sustainable Fashion Schools in the World
*Updated October 17, 2021 As the current generation witnesses the dire consequences of global warming, we are talking about sustainability, literally, everywhere — in your town governor’s campaign promises, your campus recycling program, and recently, your favorite clothing brand’s website. Starting from the mid-2000s, with advanced technology and increased purchasing power, customers have constantly fed… Read More
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Travel Seoul Like a Local with a Budget
Best known for its technology, wicked fast public wifi and lately BTS, a Korean boy group, South Korea is a tiny peninsula only as big as Indiana, but packed with about 51 million people. Especially for students with a budget, South Korea is a very affordable travel destination that has a mix of tradition and… Read More
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Surfonomics 101: Saving the Waves with a College Class
As tides rise, surfers brace themselves. At the right moment, holding fast to their boards, they rise, riding on the waves. Rising and falling together, surfers and the waves become one. Having grown up in Peru and now living in Noosa, Australia, Javier Leon, a professor of physical geography in the University of the Sunshine… Read More
