Explore USA
Digital Course

Navigate US university admissions with insider knowledge, not guesswork.
Format

Online
Course

Starting date

Anytime

Duration

4-6 weeks

Price

£ 495

Why should I take this course?

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U.S. universities operate fundamentally differently from other educational systems worldwide, and applying with the wrong mindset wastes time and hurts your admission chances. This course reveals how US universities actually select students and what they're looking for, while helping you develop the self-knowledge to identify institutions where you'll genuinely thrive.

How Should I Pace Myself? |

Year 10–11: Take your time, dip in over weeks or months as your ideas evolve.
Year 12–13: Move faster to support imminent decisions.

As a guide, students who can commit regular study periods during and after school may complete the course in approximately 4-6 weeks. As you reflect on what you learn throughout the course, you may wish to spend further time discussing your thoughts with your parent/guardian and/or school university counsellor.

You will have access to the online course for a duration of 12 weeks

Watch The University Guy's Founder, David Hawkins explain how to use the Explore USA digital course

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Shape Your Future

Course overview

This course helps you move beyond rankings and prestige to focus on what really matters: your goals, values, and the kind of university where you’ll thrive.

You will explore:

  • How different academic systems work and which suits you best
  • The types of institutions in the US and what makes each unique
  • How to judge the strength and flexibility of programmes
  • The impact of location, size, and campus culture on your experience
  • What to expect from housing, extracurricular life, and community
  • Extra factors that can transform your studies, from research to study abroad

Your outcome

#Read | #Watch | #Learn | #Improve

By the end of this course, you’ll have a clear picture of your best-fit university: a personal profile of must-haves and deal-breakers, and a simple framework to judge programmes, teaching style, flexibility, cost, and campus culture.

You’ll know what to look for, what to avoid, and how to test fit so you can apply with confidence.

Take the next step and make informed choices about your university journey.
Meet the instructorS

DAVID HAWKINS, Founder

David (MA (Oxford), PGCE) is one of the world’s leading independent college counsellors, known for helping students identify and secure places at universities that are the right fit for them. He is the only Certified Educational Planner in the UK — the highest global accreditation for college counselling, held by under 300 people worldwide.


Previously Head of College Counselling at the International School of Brussels and Head of Careers at Taunton School, David is also a History teacher by training. He is an active member of the International Association for College Admissions Counselling and the Independent Educational Consultants Association.
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SHEENA MEHTA, Director

With over 16 years of experience in international education, Sheena has held senior roles as a Director at IE University in Madrid and London, serving on the Council of International Schools’ CEMA Committee, and as a senior leader in the India-based IC3 movement.

While she spent over 10 years travelling the world, meeting students who were looking to study in Spain for their university education, her primary focus now is to support UK-based students in considering and exploring international university options around the world to find their "best fit."

At The University Guys, she leads international university partnerships, drawing on her global network and multilingual background (Spanish and Gujarati). Her role includes taking international universities to visit UK schools and ensuring that international universities are well aware of the talent that the UK has to offer, from academically strong, well-rounded students, who would be a great asset to international university student communities.
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Ready to crack the code to US university success?

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