The Upgrade Education Blog

How Upgrade Education mentoring works in practice: the personalized 1-on-1 journey from the first session to the university offer, with real student stories

An honest story about what happens after getting into Harvard: the pressure, impostor syndrome, and why character matters more than the diploma

The complete 2025 admissions report: 423 offers, 47% from the world’s top 100, and what changed in Romanian students’ choices

A Romanian student shares what it’s really like to study political science at Sciences Po: a curriculum tied to reality, public speaking and an intense pace

The story of a student who left history at Edinburgh and started over with a business and governance program at ESADE Barcelona

What student life in Milan is really like: academics, a multicultural social life, living costs and integration, told by a Romanian student

A Romanian student at Bocconi debunks the stereotypes: what academic and social life is truly like at one of Italy’s best universities

Filip’s story of getting into Stanford, and three lessons for top US admissions: passion, resilience and authentic essays

A complete guide to the cost of studying abroad: tuition, living, tests, applications and funding options for the USA, UK and Europe