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Texas State earns Campus Nature Rx certification — and the loneliest year of studying abroad
45% of US college students screen positive for depression or anxiety, and two-thirds say it harms their grades. The university has completed a year-long programme bringing nature into mental health support — and in San Marcos that is not a slogan.
TXST News
Planning Your 2027 Recruitment Year with Texas State University
What partners should line up now: market plan, training, events, materials and pipeline targets for the coming cycle.
Study in the U.S.
Maintaining F-1 Status and Filing Taxes: SEVIS, I-94, Travel Signatures and Common Mistakes
The mandatory rules for keeping your F-1 status valid throughout your studies at TXST, travel signatures, I-20 extensions and annual tax obligations.
Admissions & Scholarships
Spring 2027: A Checklist for Students Applying Late
A January start is achievable for students who missed Fall — provided the file is complete and the visa appointment is booked early. Here is the compressed timeline.
Student Experience
Texas State renames its student entrepreneurship centre — and what the announcement leaves out
McCoy College has renamed the centre to serve students at every stage of a venture. The part that matters most to you is not in the announcement: an F-1 visa limits earning income from your own company, and that is where people trip.
Study in the U.S.
Pre-Departure Checklist for TXST: Documents, Packing, Money and Your Last 30 Days at Home
A complete list of tasks and items before leaving for Texas State University — organized by 30 days out, 7 days out and departure day.
Student Experience
Answering the Questions Parents Really Ask: Safety, Support and Wellbeing
Parents rarely ask about rankings first. They ask whether their child will be safe, supported and able to cope — here is how to answer accurately.
Study in the U.S.
Holidays Away from Home: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Vietnamese Tết in Texas
TXST break schedule, whether to go home or stay, experiencing Thanksgiving with an American family, and how the Vietnamese community in Texas celebrates Tết.
TXST News
Smarter home Wi-Fi research at Texas State — and where a master’s student fits in
Dr. Marcelo Carvalho is applying AI to how routers divide airtime, funded by the Comcast Innovation Fund. The four-person team spans doctoral and master’s level — a concrete answer to whether you can really do research at master’s level.
Admissions & Scholarships
Graduate Admissions: What Your Students Need Before They Apply
Master’s and doctoral applications work differently from undergraduate ones. Here is what partners should collect first, and how to position graduate study to working professionals.
Student Experience
Texas State urges students to register to vote — and why an international student must not
The Bobcats Vote campaign has a polling place inside the LBJ Student Center. It is one of the very few campus campaigns an F-1 student has to stay out of — and the heaviest consequence comes not from the ballot but from a signature on the registration form.
TXST News
How U.S. University Study Differs: Office Hours, GPA, the Syllabus and 7 Skills to Avoid Academic Shock
How American classes work, GPA and credits, office-hours culture, plagiarism rules — and the free academic support services at TXST.