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Beginning September 30, 2026, the current regional virtual advising model administered by American Councils will conclude and a new model for EducationUSA advising is currently under development. Through September 30, the Regional Team will prioritize continuity for current cohort participants and students actively preparing Fall 2026 applications, within available program capacity. 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘣𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘺. 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘜𝘚𝘈 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴.

📅 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱. You do not need a finished application today. You need four things moving: a real university list, a first essay draft, two teachers who have said yes, and a folder where your documents live. Do that in September and October stops being a panic. 💬 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬-𝘣𝘺-𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯. 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 — 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵. #EducationUSA #StudyintheUSA #USHigherEducation #InternationalStudents #CollegeApplications #ApplicationSeason

📝 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘁 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀. Profile, Family, Education — your details, your parents, your school and grades. About 1–2 hours if your documents are already in front of you. - Testing — you decide here whether to report scores at all. - Activities — 10 slots, 150 characters each. Plan 3–5 hours. This is where most students under-invest. - Writing — the personal essay, up to 650 words. Weeks, not hours. Plus an optional additional-information box.

📋 𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 — admission is genuinely uncertain for you. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 — your profile sits in the middle of their admitted students. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 — you would be surprised not to get in. Two to three of each is enough. What makes the list good is not the names; it is that you would be happy, and financially safe, at every single one of them. 💬 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. #EducationUSA #StudyintheUSA #USHigherEducation #InternationalStudents #UniversityList #CollegeSearch

📋 𝗔 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁. 𝗜𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗼. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 — admission is genuinely uncertain for you. 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 — your profile sits in the middle of their admitted students. 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝘆 — you would be surprised not to get in. Two to three of each is enough. What makes the list good is not the names; it is that you would be happy, and financially safe, at every single one of them. 💬 𝘚𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦. #EducationUSA #StudyintheUSA #USHigherEducation #InternationalStudents #UniversityList #CollegeSearch

🗣️ 𝗧𝗢𝗘𝗙𝗟, 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦, 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼, 𝗣𝗧𝗘 — 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿: 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵? 𝗧𝗢𝗘𝗙𝗟 𝗶𝗕𝗧 — 𝟬-𝟭𝟮𝟬, four sections, the most widely recognised test at U.S. universities. 𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 — bands 𝟬-𝟵. Make sure it is Academic, not General Training. 𝗗𝘂𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 — 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟲𝟬, about an hour, taken at home. Widely but not universally accepted. 𝗣𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 — 𝟭𝟬-𝟵𝟬, computer-scored, accepted by a growing number of universities. Rule number one: do not choose the test first. Open the international admissions page of every university on your list, see which tests they accept, and pick the one that works for all of them. #EducationUSA #StudyintheUSA #USHigherEducation #InternationalStudents #TOEFL #IELTS #DuolingoEnglishTest

🇺🇸 Your transcript is more than a list of grades — it's the first story admissions officers read about you. Join Jim Crawley, Director of Global Recruitment at Hope College, to see how U.S. universities actually read academic records, what makes honors and extracurriculars meaningful, and how to present your achievements as one coherent story instead of a list of lines. You'll leave knowing how to show the person behind the grades. ✅ 🔗 Register: https://nuel.ink/6t4gZL #EducationUSA #StudyInUSA #CollegeAdmissions #Transcripts #Extracurriculars #StudyAbroad #InternationalStudents

⏳ 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻: 𝗘𝗗, 𝗘𝗔, 𝗥𝗗. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 — around 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭, and it is binding. If they admit you, you withdraw every other application and you go. Apply ED to one university only, and only if the money already works. 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 — around November 1, not binding. You get an answer in December and can still compare offers in spring. 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 — usually 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭–𝟭𝟱. Most applicants, most universities. Every university writes its own rules and its own dates. Check their admissions page before you commit to anything. #EducationUSA #StudyintheUSA #USHigherEducation #InternationalStudents #EarlyDecision #EarlyAction

🇺🇸 Upcoming Events This September Three live sessions with EducationUSA advisers and university speakers — pick the ones that fit your journey: 📌 Sept 8 — Transcripts, Honors & Activities: how U.S. colleges read your academic story, with Jim Crawley, Hope College 🔗 https://nuel.ink/FT9L6l 📌 Sept 10 — Common App Walk-Through: a step-by-step tour of the application with Alina Danu, EducationUSA 🔗 https://nuel.ink/AvQLri 📌 Sept 24 — Graduate Application Portals: Master's & PhD applications explained with Ainash Kudysheva, EducationUSA 🔗 https://nuel.ink/TPFjKh Save the dates, register now, and bring your questions — all sessions are free and live. ✅ #EducationUSA #StudyInUSA #CollegeAdmissions #StudyAbroad #InternationalStudents

Getting ready for the SAT? Walk into test day with a real strategy — straight from the source. Join Matthew from the College Board to learn how the Digital SAT is built, which prep strategies actually raise your score, and where to find official Bluebook practice. He'll flag the common mistakes that quietly cost students points and answer your questions live — so whether it's your first attempt or a retake, you'll know exactly how to prepare. 📈 🔗 Register: https://nuel.ink/pBkEJy #EducationUSA #StudyInUSA #SAT #DigitalSAT #TestPrep #CollegeAdmissions #StudyAbroad

🇺🇸 Test-optional sounds simple — until you're the one deciding whether to hit submit. So what's the right move? Join EducationUSA and Shawn Slon, Recruitment Manager for Europe and Central Asia in the Office of International Admission at St. John's University — along with a second admissions representative — for a clear, insider look at how U.S. universities evaluate applications with and without SAT/ACT scores, what holistic review really means, and how to decide whether submitting your scores helps or hurts your application. Bring your questions — you'll leave with a plan. ✅ 🔗 Register: https://nuel.ink/eU5vEu #EducationUSA #StudyInUSA #TestOptional #SAT #ACT #CollegeAdmissions #StudyAbroad #InternationalStudents

🇺🇸 EdTalk: From Applicant to Campus Leader From applicant to 10+ U.S. university offers — with scholarships — and then to student leader on campus. How? Come find out. Join Arslan Kalandarov, a first-generation international student from Turkmenistan now studying at Kent State University, as he shares the real story behind his success. 🔗 Register: https://nuel.ink/3nexv2 #EducationUSA #StudyInUSA #StudyAbroad #Scholarships #TestOptional #CollegeAdmissions #InternationalStudents

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵: «𝗦𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗽𝗶𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻…» Here's the truth after thousands of advising sessions: there are no stupid questions about U.S. admissions. There are only questions nobody has answered for you yet — and the «obvious» ones are usually the most important. 💬 Now ask yours. The one you've been sitting on for months. Any question — we answer every comment.

𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁: 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗨.𝗦. 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. For some, the toughest part is the SAT. For others — the essay that refuses to be written. For a lot of people it's simpler and harder at the same time: staying motivated month after month. We've worked with hundreds of students, so we know two things for sure. Everyone struggles with something. And every one of these struggles has been beaten before — many times. In the cards: how real students get through the hardest parts 👉 💬 𝘕𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 — 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶? 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. 𝘞𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵.

𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱. Swipe and see what the same application looks like with one day left… and with one year. The difference isn't talent. It's not money. It's not even English. It's time — the only resource you can't get back. 💬 Be honest: are you team «one day» or team «one year»? We won't judge. (The deadline might. 😄)

𝗛𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 «𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁» 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗵𝗲'𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀. 🇹🇲 → 🇺🇸 Arslan's journey, in numbers: ▪️ 1 EducationUSA cohort program ▪️ 10+ U.S. admission offers ▪️ scholarships covering almost 100% of his costs ▪️ 3 leadership roles at Kent State University — including President of the Central Asian Student Association 🎤 EdTalk: From Applicant to Campus Leader 🗓 August 18, 9 AM EDT — live How applications really get read, where scholarships hide, and when SAT scores still matter in the test-optional era. His story started with one click. Yours can start with this one → https://nuel.ink/uiLRSv And if there's something you've always wanted to ask a student who actually made it — bring it. Arslan answers everything live.

🎬 Couldn't join us today? Here's the recording — Javad on how SAT & AP scores worked in his application, and what that means for yours. ▶️ https://nuel.ink/GPIny2

📺 Going live today! Javad Gasimov went from boarding school to one of the top business schools in the U.S. — Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. Strong SAT & AP scores were part of that story. In a few minutes he'll tell you what they actually changed — and what your test scores can (and can't) do for your application. https://nuel.ink/obpE0H

📅 Applying to U.S. universities this season? Here's your whole year at a glance — from your final university list in August to choosing your university on May 1. Check the calendar 👇 💬 And here's a step that seriously boosts your chances: book a one-on-one session with an EducationUSA adviser — even if you've never talked to us before, it's free and open to everyone. Peak season is just starting, so grab your slot while there are still spots available at https://nuel.ink/adD8zF 📌 Save this post — you'll come back to it more than once.

🇺🇸 𝗗𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. — 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲? EducationUSA Сohorts bring together students who prepare for U.S. admissions as a community: same goals, same timeline, shared support. For students applying in the next admission cycle (not this season) — perfect if you’re in grade 9–10 or just want to start early. 📝 Join the waitlist to be the first to know when recruitment opens. Waitlist ≠ enrollment — it’s simply your heads-up not to miss the application window. ▶️ https://nuel.ink/2oG22N 🤝 Share this with friends and classmates who dream of studying in the United States!