FOR the first time, the United States Embassy in the Philippines awarded 13 Senior High School students the EducationUSA Philippines Honors Program cohort.

These students will be provided holistic guidance to help them realize their goal of studying in the USA.

They are Renato Bolo III of the Philippine Science High School-Bicol; Carl Audric Guia of the University of the Philippines Rural High School; Ryan Josh Soriano of the Adamson University Senior High School; Elan Victoria Tomaneng of the PSHS-CARAGA; and Rya Jasmin Donelo and Kaela Nicole Bacero of the PSHS-Cagayan Valley.

Also included in the list are Jose Miguel Villegas of the De La Salle Lipa; Ramona Miekaela Laciste of St. Paul College of Pasig; Amable Miguel Enrique King Anguiliz XIX of the Ateneo de Manila Senior High School; and Kendra Leigh Osias of PSHS-Eastern Visayas.

Completing the 13 students are James Neil Agsalog of PSHS-Southern Mindanao; Vean Marie Cordero of PSHS-Eastern Visayas; and Arla Jan Patrick Ragun of iAcademy in Makati City.

EducationUSA provides free advising services to prospective international students in more than 170 countries. It offers these students resources and tools to help navigate the five steps to US study – researching schools, identifying financial aid opportunities, completing applications, obtaining a student visa, and preparing for departure.

There are more than 4,700 accredited higher education institutions in the US, and an EducationUSA adviser can help students narrow their options, define their priorities, and plan their college careers.

EducationUSA assists students in identifying scholarship and financial assistance opportunities.