How to Blog!

Share your UNIcq story as an international under any of our article categories – from the Application Journey to Relationships or even your Travels. Registered users may also create new categories of their choice. Unleash your creativity, rant or simply share what worked for you and what didn’t – You can help others with your experience, or just make someone smile

You are welcome to blog in your own language - be it Chinese, Turkish or German!

If you can't find an appropriate category to blog under, you can always Suggest a New Category!

Want to get more views? Here’s our UNIcq Team’s recommendations on how you can make your post more readable, and popular:

Recommended Styles and Titles of posts:

a.     “How to” posts. Guides or instructions, preferably in bullet points on things relevant to an international student/affiliate in the U.S. E.g. “How to survive Winter in the US – a guide for the seriously Tropical” or “How to Recreate Authentic Ramen/Chicken Vindaloo/Sauerkraut in 30 seconds or less”

b.    “Top 10 list” posts. It can be Top 20 or 30; Top 10 is just a suggestion. E.g. “Top 10 things you MUST buy in the U.S. before returning to your country” or “Top 20 U.S. travel spots for the budget conscious” or even “Top 5 tips on how to survive with a deranged room-mate”

c.     “Opinion” posts. Share your thoughts and experiences as an international in the U.S, or as an aspiring student. No restrictions in topics – Be as funny, inspiring or emotional as you want to be. Blog about your last few weeks before graduation, the charming professor in American Literature 101 or your experience as a first-time mother in a foreign land.

We also warmly welcome students/alumni/educators to share their opinions on topics of global interest, such as environmental conferences, social advocacy and so on.

d.    “Interviews” posts. Usually posted by the UNIcq team, featuring insightful interviews from experts/thought leaders relevant to our community. Please contact us if you wish us to interview a group or person who has inspired you and/or would make a positive impact on the UNIcq community.

PHOTOS AND MORE:

Use font size 14 (at least) for an easy read

Please upload a Title Photo to be featured beside your blogpost on the main page. Keep to size 300kb, and make sure you aren't violating copy right issues (acknowledge the source in your post). A suggestion: find your photos via CC.org (creative commons.org)

At present, photos can't be uploaded in the main editor - you can only "copy image location" or copy and paste the picture from an existing web page.

At present, bulleting and numbering functions can't be used - sorry about that - we're fixing it!

Remember to quote the source of the photos - For example: Source: By Hamster Tan, www.hamstertan.com. You are responsible for quoting the source and making sure that you don't violate any copyright issues.

Videos and PDFs can't be uploaded for now - try linking them instead!

At present, you can't save drafts of your blogposts - so remember to save a copy of what you type elsewhere!

For any bugs or issues, email team@unicq.net!