Hi Society, When you joined you may have entered an email address to be added to my weekly newsletter. I apologize, there was a glitch in my automation and some of you were not added at that time, so I have manually fixed it. You're now scheduled to receive my weekly Ask A DSO newsletter, so I can provide even more value to you, free of charge. If you have any questions or topics that you'd like me to discuss either here or in the newsletter, leave me a comment below or send me a DM. Many of you seem to feel more comfortable with DMs, which is fine, but ideally I'd like to get to a point where we're able to put our questions in the shared group space so we can all learn and grow from each other. As a reminder, anyone can start a new thread by selecting a category (Announcements, Questions, etc.) and it will show up as a new thread. Anyways, enjoy the newsletter, it will come out tomorrow morning, and have a great week ahead! -Josh

Welcome to The American Dream Society! For those of you that don't know me, my name is Josh Schoonover and I've been helping international students live their American Dreams since 2016. I’m currently the Principal Designated School Official (PDSO) for a private university in Southern California. Sensing the great need for timely, reliable information that’s critical to international student success, in 2022 I started serving international students privately through my company Ask A DSO. I live with my wife and 4 kids in sunny Long Beach, California. Now let's hear about you! Tell us a bit about yourself below 👇 so we can all say hi 👋