Tips for Students

General Articles

• Eric Hoover, “A Long, Lonely Path,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 27, 2019
• Kunti Adhikari, “Multiple Realities,” the Kathmandu Post, Feb 10, 2018
• “US Education Fair Caters to Abroad Study Aspirants,” Republica, Feb. 5, 2018
• “Nepali Students’ Enrollment Among Highest in US Varsities,” Kathmandu Post, November 16, 2017
• “Enrolment of Nepali Students in US Universities Growing Rapidly,” The Himalayan Times, November 15, 2017
• Michael Gill, “USEF at 50,” Nepali Times, Feb. 25, 2011
• “Monday Interview,” Kathmandu Post, March 28, 2011

Grad Education in the USA

• Selena Malla Siddhi, “DO NOTs – When Applying for Graduate Studies in the USA,”  Inspire Magazine, Oct. 27, 2013

Undergrad Education in the USA

• Janet Morrissey, “How to Write a Good College Application Essay,” The NewYork Times, Aug 2,2018
• Betty S. Flowers, “Madman, Architect, Carpenter, Judge: Roles and the Writing Process,” Intellectual Entrepreneurship
• Tom Robertson, “Engineering Nepal’s Reconstruction,” Republica
• “Cincinnati, Here We Come,” UC Magazine
• Ramesh Adhikari, “How I Got Into a Good College in the USA With a Scholarship,” Sujhaab Chautaari, Jan. 22, 2018
• Pramod Kandel, “Applying to US Colleges from Nepal – Part 1,” Pramod’s Blog, Sept. 18, 2016
• Shree Raj Shrestha, “Chasing a Dream,” Inspire Magazine, Dec. 18, 2013
• Selena Malla Siddhi, “Five Starting Points for Your U.S. College,” Teenz Magazine
• Sulav Bhatta, “Choosing Colleges,” Teenz Magazine
• Priyani Shah, “Standardized Tests for U.S. College Admissions,” Teenz Magazine
• Bibhusha Dangol, “Yale,” Teenz Magazine
• Yesha Malla, “My Amriki Jiwan,” Teenz Magazine
• Prarthana Ranjit, “Lafayette College,” Teenz Magazine

Undergrad Education in the USA – Liberal Arts

• Pratyoush Onta, “My Limited ‘Liberal Arts’ Education,” Kathmandu Post, August 4, 2018
• Sulav Bhatta, “Liberal Arts Education in the United States,” Inspire Magazine, Dec. 13, 2013

Study Tips

• Kunti Adhikari, “When Oops is Not Enough: What Nepali Students Should Know about Plagiarism“, Kathmandu Post, December 30, 2018
• “Studying in USA,” Republica, July 13, 2018

Writing Tips

• Thomas (Tom) Robertson, “The Right Stuff: What Top American Universities Look For“, Kathmandu Post, Jan 27, 2019
   
• Purdue OWL– Purdue University Online Writing Lab [Link]
  • Tips on argumentative essay
  • Tips on parallel structure
  • Tips on sentence clarity
  • Tips on using transitions
  • Tips on eliminating words
  • Tips on writing concisely
  • Tips on writing strong thesis statement
  • Tips on citation in MLA style
  • Tips on citation in APA style

Writing Graduate School Applications [From Purdue Owl]

• Steps for profiling your research interests
• Tips on statement of purpose
• Tips on research statement

After Graduation

• Asmod Karki, “Mom, Dad, I’m Coming Home,” My Republica, January 16, 2018

General Life Skills

• “Beginner’s Guide to Photography,” My Republica, May 3, 2019
• “Steve Jobs Never Wanted Us to Use Our iPhones Like This,” The New York Times, January 28, 2019
• J. D. Biersdorfer, “You Took Lousy iPhone Photos. Here’s How to Make Them Beautiful,” The New York Times, Aug. 29, 2018

Resumes/CVs

• Sample Resume Format Recommended by USEF/Fulbright 
• “How to Write a CV When You Lack Direct Work Experience,” The Kathmandu Post, October1, 2018