Pennsylvania State
UNIVERSITY
Mechanical Engineering
MAJOR
125
2014
G R A D UAT I O N Y E A R
This goes hand-in-hand with the advice that he would give to current EF Academy students: “Think of yourself as an adult and take responsibility for yourself. The aim of your time at EF Academy should be to become independent and to learn how to manage your life. But don’t be afraid of making mistakes during high school – you will learn from them and they will not make a big impact on your life overall.”
A-Level
P RO G R A M
After graduating in 2014, Peyman began attending Pennsylvania State University where he is now studying Mechanical Engineering, which he balances with a minor in Art History. He is also part of the university’s Schreyer’s Honors College which offers select students the chance to graduate with honors from Penn State when they accomplish the academic requirements. This distinction is
“When I started university, I could really tell that I was ahead of my peers. For most of them, university was the first time that they left their parents and they found it quite challenging,” he said. “On my end, I had already been independent for two years so I felt that I was ready right from the beginning. I knew exactly how to manage my time.”
Torbay
EF CAMPUS
“The A-Level program was great for me because I got support to focus on my studies. Compared to the IB, we studied fewer subjects but the teaching was more in-depth. I was really happy to find out that A-Levels are a respectable qualification in the U.S., which meant that there were no problems for me to apply to universities in America,” he said.
given to just five percent of the undergraduate students enrolled at Penn State. As a student of the exclusive college, Peyman has access to a bigger network that will become especially helpful for his research work. Reflecting on his time as a student at EF Academy, Peyman said that the most valuable skill he learned was time management.
Iran
H O M E C O U N T RY
Peyman Norouzi always exhibited strength in subjects like mathematics and physics so it was clear to him that he’d study something sciencerelated at university. The A-Level program allowed Peyman to focus on the subjects that interested him the most. Though the program is a standard pathway to universities in the UK, he was able to use his qualifications earned at EF Academy Torbay to receive acceptance to universities in the U.S. as well.
NAME
“When I started university, I could really tell that I was ahead of my peers. For most of them, university was the first time that they left their parents and they found it quite challenging.”
Peyman Norouzi