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Rodas

The community for studying in the United States.

The dream is yours.So is the guide.

Thought about studying in the United States and do not know where to start? Eight stages, in order. The first one is free.

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01The starting point

There are more routes than you can see from where you are.

  1. universities
  2. consulates
  3. scholarships
  4. exams
  5. forums
  6. agents
  7. translations
  8. visas

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Hundreds of universities, dozens of kinds of scholarship, admission routes that change with the country you apply from. From where you stand today, almost none of it is visible.

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Rodas puts the route in order across eight stages, from what to study to the first ninety days. Each stage answers one concrete question, with a source and a year.

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You are not the first through any stage. Someone who left a city much like yours walked it before you and tells you how they solved it.

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02The eight stages

Eight stages. Eight questions.

One question per stage. The first is free.

  1. Ifree

    Explore

    How many options are there really?

  2. II

    Choose

    How do you choose a system you do not know?

  3. III

    Fund

    What does it actually cost, and who can pay it?

  4. IV

    Recognise

    Is your degree worth anything there?

  5. V

    Certify

    Which tests do they ask for, and which not?

  6. VI

    Apply

    What does an admissions committee actually read?

  7. VII

    Process

    How does the visa work, step by step?

  8. VIII

    Travel

    What happens when you arrive?

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The first stage is free.

03People who already did it

You do not have to be top of your class.

  • Ramiro Gandur

    Acá suena un poco loco: apliqué a 14 universidades.

    Ramiro Gandur

    BarilocheStanford Law School

    Their story
  • Victoria Contreras del Olmo

    Aplicar a muchas becas, porque el no ya lo tienen.

    Victoria Contreras del Olmo

    SaltaUniversity of Maryland

    Their story
  • Juan Segundo Hevia

    Creo que la clave es esa: tener un grupo, una comunidad con la cual compartir.

    Juan Segundo Hevia

    Buenos AiresRice University

    Their story

04Start here

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Keep going with the community

The modules that follow open when you invite someone, introduce yourself in the community or share your own route.

05Frequent questions

Good to know.

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01Is this an agency?

No. An agency applies in your place and charges you for it. Rodas orders the whole process and stays alongside while you apply yourself, with the community behind you. By the end of the road you know how the system works, and that serves you for the next step too.

02Do you get me the visa or the admission?

No, and nobody can promise you that. Admission is decided by the university and the visa by a consular officer. What we do is make sure you reach both moments knowing exactly what they will ask for, with your documents in order and no calendar surprises.

03Does it help if I do not know what I want to study yet?

It is the best moment to start. The first module is Explore: what kinds of programs exist in the United States, what they are called and which one matches what you already studied. Before starting you take the Traveler profile, five to ten minutes, and it tells you which three modules to begin with. If your degree is already decided, you skip the corresponding modules.

04What does it include?

The eight modules of the guide (Explore, Choose, Fund, Recognise, Certify, Apply, Process and Travel), the Traveler profile and the Scholarship profile with feedback by email, the downloadable tools for each stage (process glossary, program map by level, cost sheet per program, CV and essay templates) and access to the community.

05Is it for master's and doctorates or only undergrad?

All three. The process shares almost everything between undergraduate and graduate study: degree recognition, the English exam, essays, funding, the visa and arrival. What changes are the requirements and the deadlines, and those are broken down by level inside each module.

06From which country can I take it?

From any country in Latin America. Everything that depends on your country is treated separately: the consular post that serves you, which office issues your documents, how a degree is legalised. Where it matters there is country-specific material. The destination is one: the United States.

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