Graduate In The USA

Australia has a strong sporting culture, and playing college sport at U.S institutions can be a great fit for Aussies.

• How do you communicate with U.S. college coaches?
• Can you be recruited by U.S. colleges from Australia?
• What are the three sporting associations?

In this episode, hear from Aussie Heather Marini, a Division 1 quarterback coach for Brown University’s NCAA football team and former sports coach in Melbourne.

Join Marini as she unpacks the recruitment process, talks about how you can find your best fit sports program and U.S. institution, and demystifies how college coaches recruit students.

Listen to ‘Graduate in the USA’ and turn your student-athlete dreams into reality!

Host: Samantha Jackson, U.S. Consulate Melbourne, EducationUSA Australia/ Education Outreach Manager  

Guest: Heather Marini, Brown University, NCAA Division I Football Quarterback Coach  

College Sports Information:

There are 3 college sport associations in the U.S. 

How do you get into a U.S. university? 

Is there a magic formula?

And who decides? 

Elisabeth O'Connell is the Director of International Admissions at The University of Pennsylvania, one of eight Ivy League universities in the U.S.  

Elisabeth has read thousands of applications from students across the world, including many from Australia, and while there is no magic formula determining who is admitted, there are things every student can do to produce a strong and compelling application, telling the story of who you are why you are a "good fit" for the college.

Join Elisabeth as she demystifies how universities review applications with the goal of building a freshman class to create a vibrant and dynamic 24/7 residential community.

Host: Adelle Gillen, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Consulate, Sydney.

Guest: Elisabeth O'Connell, Director of International Admissions at The University of Pennsylvania.

Do you want to study in the United States?

In 2012 Liam Dean-Johnson was going to school in Sydney, studying for his HSC and thinking about which Australian university he would attend.

Eight months later he was stepping off a plane in the U.S. and through the gates of Brown University - an Ivy League liberal arts college in Providence, Rhode Island.  

Studying at Brown changed Liam’s life - so how did he get there? 

Liam talks about how, as an Australian, he navigated the U.S. college application and the importance of finding the college that is “the best fit” for him; how the flexibility of the U.S. liberal arts curriculum allowed him to explore a wide range of academic interests and why the immersive educational experience, a unique feature of the U.S. college system, prepared him for life after college.

Liam’s international U.S. career is now well established, and in his current role as an Admissions Officer at New York University he poses some critical questions for anyone considering applying to a U.S. college when they finish high school. 

Host: Samantha Juster, Public Engagement Officer, U.S. Embassy Canberra

Guest: Liam Dean-Johnson, NYU’s Associate Director, Customer Service Admissions Operations

Do you want to study in the United States?

EducationUSA is the official source on U.S. higher education.

This episode is an informative conversation between EducationUSA Branch Chief Anna Martz and former U.S. Ambassador to Australia Ambassador Bleich.

The session looks at the commitment from EducationUSA to promote the diversity of U.S. higher education, help Australian students find their best fit, and highlight the support available via EducationUSA offices.

The episode will underscore that all international students are welcome in America and discuss why international students should consider higher education in the United States at 2-year, 4-year and post-graduate institutions.

Join them on this journey into what life on a U.S. college campus is like, and Ambassador Bleich’s own experiences of his children finishing high school in Australia and applying to U.S. colleges from Canberra.

Host: Anna Martz, Branch Chief, EducationUSA

Guest: Ambassador Jeff Bleich

Do you want to study in the United States?

Before Dr Geoffrey Garret became a U.S. college leading political scientist and academic administrator, he was an Aussie from Canberra.

He completed his undergraduate studies at Australia National University before heading to the U.S. and Duke University where he completed both his master’s and PhD degrees.  
 
Dr Garett is the dean at University of Southern California Marshall School of Business and before that role was dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 
 
This conversation with Dr Garett is enlightening as he discusses his own pathway to U.S. college, while illustrating what Aussie high school students can be looking for in finding their own academic and financial fit in considering U.S. colleges.  
 
He importantly discusses some of the differences between a U.S. & Australian higher education experience, introduces terminology, explains the processes of applying to U.S. college while also sharing what life on a U.S. college can be like and how campus living is so enriching. 

Do you want to study in the United States?