My first private student got into Harvard!  The following year my students got offers into Harvard, Stanford, Amherst, U Chicago, & a few others…but let’s start from the beginning. My name is Wendy Beato and I have been a school counselor since 2009. I have worked at schools in New York City, Palm Beach & Cape …

Early Decision & Early Action applications results for Universities in the USA have began to be released for the 2020/2021 graduating class. Students who applied by the early deadline can expect to receive results from mid December to Early January. To view a comprehensive list of Notification Dates click HERE We wish our students all …

During my years as a High School counselor I observed that each time one of my students returned from the Yale Young Global Scholars program they came back a positively changed person! Therefore, I continue to recommend YYGS to my students and families as one of the pre-college programs for students who want to get …

The Netherlands is fast becoming a favorite place to study for South African Students.  On Nov 8th more than 20 Dutch higher education institutions are hosting a free Study in Holland online event: “Virtually Orange.” Participating universities include: Erasmus UniversityGroningen UniversityLeiden UniversityMaastricht UniversityUniversity of AmsterdamUtrecht UniversityAmsterdam university of Applied SciencesRotterdam Business SchoolThe Hague University of …

To help those who are unable to visit universities in person, many universities are hosting online webinars. On Friday Oct 30th eight diverse institutions, Including Northwestern, Santa Clara University, and University of Tampa, will be hosting an online webinar for South African Students. They will discuss information around applications, academic programs and scholarships available for …

The UK is one of the most popular destination with my South African students and this is a great opportunity to get to know more about how the various universities in the region. From the 12 – 16 October a number of UK universities will be hosting live webinar sessions to provide prospective students with …

At Varsity Abroad we make sure that students are aware of their SAT & ACT score expectations so that we select universities that are a realistic reach. We also realize that not all students learn equally and as such we have different options to suit their individual learning styles.

To help our students prepare for the SAT & ACT we have the following options:

Rice and Tulane are hosting an info session for Sub-Saharan African students this Monday Oct 5th! Due to Covid19 they are not able to come visit us in person this year but are just as excited to meet you virtually. Both are considered to be in the Top University in the USA and are ranked …

Valparaiso University has been ranked 13 US News Report for its undergraduate engineering program. In addition, they offer strong programs in Nursing, Health Professions, and Business.  They are located 72 km from Chicago, thus offering students options for things to do in the area.   Valparaiso offer scholarships of up to $30,000 a year! Here is …