Two seniors from Lyceum International Panadura get placement at Montana State Uni
Thursday, 3 April 2014 00:05
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Two seniors from Lyceum International Panadura Head Prefect (‘12/’13) Kisal Athukorale and Sadeepa Dilshan were recently placed at the Montana State University for engineering by Scholarships for USA Ltd.
Ranked by US News & World Report in the top tier of the nation’s best universities, included in America’s 100 Best College Buys and rated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in the top 2% of national universities with “Very High Research Activity” - the highest level as designated by the foundation, MSU is represented in the island by SUSA.
Since SUSA’s maiden visit to Bozeman in 2008 many Lankans have been placed (for both undergraduate and graduate studies) with substantial scholarships, generous credit transfers and paid internships.
The bi-annual career fair at MSU brings over 100 employers to campus; the most well known being The Boeing Company, 3M, Microsoft and Oracle. A team of trained professionals is dedicated to helping students with writing their resume, practicing for job interviews and connecting them with employment opportunities.
The largest public university in the “Big Sky Country” MSU was established in 1893. A mid-sized university with a total enrolment of 14,660 students, including 700 internationals with the student/faculty ratio of 17:1 offering all the advantages of a much larger institution with the friendly community of a smaller campus. It offers over 150 academic programs covering many high-demand areas right up to post doctoral.
Lyceum group of international schools is well known for its top quality education and has worked closely with SUSA in the past, in finding placements for its academic stars in USA. Many such alumni have performed exceedingly well in the US bringing honour not only to Lyceum but also to the Indian Ocean island.
SUSA offers one of a kind, highly personalised guidance service to students seeking entry to US colleges and universities. Passionately dedicated to assist students across the island - including from the furthest corners - SUSA specialises discovering more US schools with the highest scholarships that are most affordable to the Sri Lankan middle class.
SUSA only places students at schools they have personally visited and found to be of highest quality, most caring and located in safe environs. Its current partners, numbering about 35, consists of public and private schools, small and large, within large cities and in remote areas covering many states with contrasting climates and weathers.
When asked to comment about the services provided by SUSA both commented that they found SUSA to be trustworthy, professional, genuinely caring, fast and totally committed to the task. Both said they felt the fee charged was fair and would recommend SUSA to anyone seeking admissions to a US school.
