4 guides
Navigating American schools and colleges as an immigrant family — K-12 enrollment, grade levels, GPA and the SAT, college costs, financial aid, and the best universities for Indian students.
Public, private, Ivy, community college — what each really costs, who qualifies for in-state tuition and FAFSA, and how immigrant families actually pay for a US degree.
Free public K-12 for every child, how grade placement works, the different school types, the documents to enroll, ESL support, and IEPs — explained plainly for newly arrived parents.
The new digital SAT format, SAT vs ACT, what scores mean, registration and fee waivers, free prep, TOEFL requirements, and how test-optional really works — for immigrant families.
Top US universities for Indian immigrant students in CS and engineering, the most affordable public flagships, scholarships, and how OPT and the community-college transfer path work.