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Founded Equedu in 2019. M.S. Finance from Brandeis and an L.L.B. taught in Mandarin at Fudan. Vice President at BlackRock until 2025, now full-time on Equedu.
Student Life
Why university feels so different in Europe: Lernfreiheit, lean administration, office hours and grading, and how international students adapt to the Continental model.
Student Life
A 30-day, 10-country route through Eastern Europe on a student budget: Berlin, Krakow, the Baltics, Romania, Belgrade, Budapest, the Tatras, and Prague, with costs for every stop.
Student Life
Working while studying in Europe in 2026: student work-hour limits, minimum wages, rents, and the monthly surplus left after rent, compared across 16 countries.
Student Life
How to save over $1,100 with a local European SIM card in 2026: monthly costs by country, family plans, registration rules, and keeping your US number.
Universities
The University of Amsterdam in 2026: the #1 Communication Science department, Law and Psychology, tuition, the student housing crisis, and the Zoekjaar post-graduation visa.
Universities
Trinity College Dublin in 2026: programs, the Silicon Docks recruiting pipeline, costs, the Stamp 1G visa, and how it compares with UK and US universities.
Universities
Sciences Po Paris in 2026: the seven-campus Bachelor, PSIA and the dual degrees, means-tested tuition, the alumni network, and the visa path for international relations students.
Admissions Strategy
Where to study in Europe by major: London and Luxembourg for finance, the DACH region for engineering, Paris for business and policy, plus Dublin, Denmark, Milan, and Barcelona.
Degrees & Majors
One-year European MBA vs. two-year American MBA in 2026: total cost including lost wages, the $100,000 H-1B fee, the EU Blue Card, and how citizenship changes the math.
Degrees & Majors
Pre-med in the U.S. or direct-entry medicine in Europe: real costs, admissions exams, accreditation risks and the residency Match odds for U.S. students who study medicine abroad.
Degrees & Majors
What an economics degree involves: how much math it takes, the B.A. vs. B.S. choice, economics vs. finance and business, US salaries, and how to prepare in high school.
Degrees & Majors
What a psychology degree involves in Europe: why the title "Psychologist" requires a Master's, the B.A. vs. B.S. choice, career paths, salaries, and how to prepare.
Degrees & Majors
Which European business master's programs waive the GMAT or GRE for 2026: Edinburgh, Warwick, IE, Bocconi, St. Gallen and more, plus internal tests and CFA waivers.
Degrees & Majors
What a computer science degree involves, how much math it takes, the B.A. vs. B.S. choice, US salaries, and what the leading European programs cost.
Admissions Strategy
Why the personal hardship essay fails at European universities such as ETH Zurich and Amsterdam. How the 2026 UCAS reforms changed the personal statement, and what to write instead.
Admissions Strategy
What a 3.0 US GPA means to European universities: UK degree classes, the German 1.0 to 5.0 scale and Modified Bavarian Formula, the Dutch 10-point scale, and how to position your transcript.
Admissions Strategy
How to convert US undergraduate credits into ECTS for a European master's: the 2:1 ratio, the quarter-system trap, the Modified Bavarian Formula, and the Module Handbook.
Universities
TalTech cyber security and e-governance master's programs for the 2026 intake: NATO links, e-Estonia labs, admission requirements, the interview, housing in Tallinn and career outcomes.
Admissions Strategy
Academic vs professional referees for European postgraduate applications: what Oxford, ETH Zurich, TUM, Copenhagen, TU Delft, the Sorbonne, HEC, and ESSEC expect from a letter of recommendation.
Admissions Strategy
A guide for American families who missed US college deadlines: rolling admissions at Trinity, Maastricht, UvA, IE, Bocconi, and German public universities, plus UCAS Clearing, for 2026.
Universities
KU Leuven in 2026: innovation output that matches MIT's at 10% of the cost, a pass-or-leave first year, a 4,000-unit housing shortfall, tuition for non-EEA students, and key deadlines.
Student Life
CV vs resume: five mistakes Americans make when applying for jobs in Europe, from the one-page rule and missing photo to action verbs, employment gaps, and GDPR clauses.
Student Life
The EU Blue Card for Americans: how it compares with the H-1B visa, 2026 German salary thresholds, the Dutch 30% Ruling, spouse work rights, taxes and citizenship.
Admissions Strategy
How much extracurriculars count in European university admissions, country by country: the UK's academic spike, Germany's scholarships, Dutch numerus fixus, French Grandes Écoles, Italy's tie-breaker, and Spain's public-private split.
Admissions Strategy
Ivy League acceptance rates have fallen to 5.3%. What European universities offer American students after a 2026 rejection: costs, three-year degrees, deadlines still open and US recognition.
Admissions Strategy
How to write a motivation letter for European universities: one modular framework adapted for the UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the Nordic countries.
Admissions Strategy
200 extracurricular ideas in seven categories, from research and advocacy to business, media, volunteering, arts, and sports, with notes on what UK, German, French, and US admissions committees weigh.
Success Stories
Milica, a four-time National Champion in Latin Dance and an Applied Physics researcher at Petnica, explains how she won a place in Robotics at CU Boulder.
Success Stories
Elena, a National Math Champion from post-war Bosnia, explains how she combined competition math and athletics in an application that won a place in Computer Science at UC Berkeley.
Success Stories
Jana, a national design champion and international robotics finalist from Serbia, combined robotics and art in one portfolio and won a full scholarship to Drexel University's Game Design program.
Success Stories
Milica, a national Chemistry champion with a published research paper, explains how she won a place in Genetics at the University of Toronto and what the SAT taught her.
Success Stories
Sara, a European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad bronze medalist, explains why medals are not enough at Oxford and how interview preparation helped her win a full scholarship for Mathematics.
Success Stories
A Serbian math and rowing medalist started his TU Delft application in October and knew by April he was in. Why the Netherlands beat Sweden for Computer Science and Engineering.
Success Stories
Vuk aimed at the US until tuition costs forced a rethink. He won a full scholarship for Economics and Management at Bocconi University in Milan, a school he had never heard of.
Success Stories
Strahinja Gvozdić, a violinist, poet, and national champion in physics and math, was accepted to Cambridge and enrolled in Theoretical Mathematics at Paris-Saclay (Orsay). How he decided.
Success Stories
Pavle competed in the Serbian Math and Physics Olympiads, missed the Cambridge scholarship, and won a full scholarship to the Bachelor of Science at École Polytechnique. Interview preparation was the critical part.
Success Stories
Iva holds C1 diplomas in four languages, did research at Petnica and was accepted by all 10 universities she applied to. She chose a full scholarship and housing at Sorbonne University.
Success Stories
Andreja Jevtic, a national champion in Serbian and Chinese and a Petnica psychology student, chose Psychology at the University of Padua over Sapienza in Rome. How he built the application.
Success Stories
Anja won bronze at the International Junior Science Olympiad, applied in the US and the UK, and accepted a full scholarship at Oxford. Her advice: write the Personal Statement over the summer.