AUK Hosts Princeton Review and the U.S. Ambassador

The Princeton Review held a presentation on standardized testing and college application preparation at AUK. High school students from across Kuwait came to the information session presented by the Vice President of the Princeton Review, Michael Gamerl.

Opening the presentation, U.S. Ambassador Lawrence Silverman and AUK President Tim Sullivan offered their advice to high school students interested in studying in American-style universities like AUK and universities in the United States. Ambassador Silverman shared stories about his own children's experience with college, saying, "You have to find the school that is the right fit-what do you want in a college? My own daughter wanted a small school like I did, but my son wanted to go to the University of Virginia, which has tens of thousands of students."

Gamerl emphasized Ambassador Silverman's advice throughout the session, framing the college application process as a 'search' rather than a 'competition'. When it comes to the competitive part of the application process-primarily test scores-the Princeton Review offers a wealth of services, preparation books and courses, and other resources that can help students adequately prepare and improve their scores, which can open doors to elite universities in the United States.

Two students seemed enthusiastic about the college application process, and both were interested only in universities in the United States. One girl, in her second year of high school, gave testimony to the confidence that the Princeton Review imbues in students, "I want to go to Yale, which is a very competitive university in the U.S. but I think that with the help of the Princeton Review, I can increase my chances of getting in."

This is the third consecutive year that AUK has hosted the Princeton Review to present and advise future college students on the best path to finding the right schools.