Expert tips on how to use social media to keep in touch with your folks
by Alex Buchanan

It’s only natural to miss your family and friends when you head off to university, and this is just as true for those who are International students. Unlike many of your fellow students though, you can’t just pack all your dirty laundry into a bag and head home every weekend to be waited on hand and foot by Mum and Dad. Fortunately the rise of social media and the internet mean that it’s easier than ever to keep in touch, even with people on the other side of the world, beyond the traditional postcard or letter home, which usually takes 2 months to arrive and reads like this:

“Hi, Mum and Dad, having a great time at Uni. Send more money immediately.”

Here are a few of the many ways you can use social media to keep in touch.

Why extracurricular activities rule the school
By Margaret Dempsey

By the time you reach university, the importance of extracurricular activities has probably been drilled into your head. Parents, guardians, mentors and admissions representatives usually stress the necessity of balancing school with work, play and other engagements. Any activities outside of school should help you gain experience and knowledge both for fun and personal and professional enrichment. But with sports, clubs, hobbies, religious collections and study groups representing just a portion of what is available, how are you to choose? More importantly, where should you draw the line?

Have you realized that the way we pay for higher education is the wrong way round? The money you need to pay for your degree will only come after you graduate, when you are working. In other words, you will only get the money around 5 years after you needed it most. Ironic, huh?
Some families can afford to pay for their kids to go to university while others can’t: I would like to talk about those guys who don’t have a family wealthy enough to support them financially.

For those who don't know me, a brief introduction: I am the Brazilian super-talkative marketing and research assistant of GlobalCampus. =)

My love story with this organization takes back to when I was an AIESEC member in Brazil, keen to go on exchange.

What is GlobalCampus?

GlobalCampus connects young people with universities around the world to help them find the best opportunities for their future, wherever located.

How does it work?

GlobalCampus is an online community: students and institutions can create a profile and connect.

Student profiles work like CVs. Students can indicate the schools they have attended, their personal achievements, their aspirations and their preferred destinations to study. They can also add sample works and videos to present themselves and their interests.