Programs for International Students in the US

About Us

Cogito World Education is an educational organization based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Cambridge is home to the world’s top universities, Harvard and MIT! We help students from all over the world find the best schools in the USA and Canada.

A photograph of a beautiful college campus in the US, home to many international students from all across the world

After years of working for bigger agencies and universities, we came to the conclusion that student advising should prioritize service over business. We started our organization with that principle in mind. Distinguished for our boutique service and a deep understanding of the American education system, Cogito has built a strong reputation as the best educational advising organization in the USA. Because of that, many universities and high schools partner with us in search of their future students. We have personal experience applying to America’s top-ranked universities and elite prep schools. In addition, we connect international students with financial aid and scholarship opportunities.

Cogito is the best choice

For international students who want to study at an American high school, university, English language program, or attend elite summer camps, Cogito is the best choice.

Our Services

Cogito offers a range of services within the field of international education.

High School and University Placement Programs

Host Family placement and supervision

School breaks

For international boarding school students

Application Support

On-the-ground in the US

Tutoring services

With Ivy League tutors

Guardianship

For international boarding school students

Scholarships

At USA high schools and universities

Summer programs

Harvard sq. UC Berkeley, MIT, Columbia

Sylvia Rozwadowska-Shah

Founder & CEO

Originally from Poland, Sylvia first came to the US as a foreign exchange student at Boston College. She holds a Master’s degree in Economics and Political Science, and has worked for the Polish Foreign Ministry and...

Victoria Sanchez

Academic Advisor

A current Harvard College student majoring in English, Victoria spent most of her life in the UK before completing her last two years of high school in Texas. She writes for the Harvard Crimson newspaper and Tuesday magazine. In addition, she...

Canghao

Academic Advisor

A current Harvard College student majoring in Economics, Chen is originally from Suzhou, China. Before applying to Harvard, he studied at a high school in New Mexico, United States where he completed an International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma...

Flavia Barile

Marketing Manager

Flavia recently graduated from Hult International Business School with a Master’s program. She is originally from the US but lived in Brazil since she was a child. Flavia enjoys volunteering, and arts (music, movies, plays,...

Jonah

Academic Advisor

A graduated from Princeton University, Jonah has been helping Cogito World Education and our students. He has been our academic advisor for a few years.

Julia Debenedictis

Academic Advisor

Julia is a graduate of Harvard University where she studied English and French. She has over six years of tutoring experience at all age levels. She is also our academic advisor.

Megha

Academic Advisor

Megha is pursuing a Master’s and MD/Ph.D at Harvard Medical School and University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine. She is our tutor and also our academic advisor.

Archil Cheishvili

Senior Academic Advisor

A graduate of Harvard University, Archil hails from the Republic of Georgia. At Harvard, Archil studied economics and was the president of three student organizations, including Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum (one of the oldest and largest...

Our students

“With the help of GRCC advisors and GRCC International Program staff I was able to get accepted to the University of California at Berkeley to study Chemical Engineering & Material Sciences. Looking back to the very first day I set foot in the US, I am truly grateful for having the chance to know all of the wonderful people who inspired me, helped me and encouraged me to be able to do the things that I am doing right now.”

“Our teacher, Jon, was the best teacher I have ever had!

We did amazing exercises where he had two people speak at the same time for example. I have never laughed so much in a classroom before. I wish to have such a teacher in my high school. I learned more in those 3 weeks than during an entire year of learning English in Poland!”

“I am absolutely delighted by my school Thornton Academy! It is definitely very demanding academically especially because I chose lots of difficult subjects. Now I am also super happy that I chose dorm accommodation vs. host family. It gives far more opportunities to fully immerse yourself with campus and I just make more friends here. It is also as warm as being with real families because teachers with their spouse and kids live in our dorms but in their own apartments 4 families per dorm. Truly this is the best choice and thank you for convincing me! I still have lots of privacy with my friends and yet get to hang out with teacher families, eat with them now and then – love it! Also, Thornton Academy has a very smart location – outside of the city, so we have our own community here, but at the same time, we can make it to Portland on weekends!

So far I love my school and I will be happy to recommend it to other students who want a bigger school with great academics!“

“I always wanted to study in the US but I didn’t know where to start. Cogito helped me create my list of universities, explained what exams. I need to take and helped me with scholarships. I am now attending Lehigh University in PA which is ranked in the Top 100. The application process for US schools is complicated with all the SAT, ACT, language exams, and hundreds of schools. I would not be able to figure it all out on my own. I was really lucky to find Cogito.

My advice to all international students is: apply early, contact Cogito and have realistic expectations.”

“My goal was to improve my SSAT score and find a program that would help expand my interest in psychology. I wanted to get into the top 5 boarding schools and Cogito helped me to achieve that goal. This year I’m at Phillips Academy Andover. They also helped me improve my score from 74 to 95. Outside of school, this program help deepened those interests in psychology by matching me with a mentor from Harvard psychology department and enrolling in various experiments there and also by introducing me to Mass Innovation Nights at MIT.”

“So far everything has been almost perfect. Santa Barbara is beautiful, the mountains, downtown, and the beach, they’re all wonderful. The apartment is huge, it’s well equipped and it looks good. There are tons of college kids, it’s a good mix between boys and girls and there’s a lot of parties. So the experience so far has been amazing, and unexpectedly, I don’t miss home at all.”

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