Higher Education 101
One of the most confusing things in the life of a student is the process of applying for higher education abroad. There just isn’t one defined process or a ‘guide book’ to help students research and apply to universities overseas. This confusion makes the perfect hunting ground to the ‘education consultancies’. I have been involved in the process of applying to universities for the last two years and I have experienced a lot of the positive and negative sides of this exercise. While I had no one to guide me, I relied heavily on the internet and even once made a mistake of consulting from one of the million ‘chor’ consultancy businesses to pursue my dream of studying abroad. But fortunately after going through a lot of tough preparation and planning, I managed to get into the university I dreamed of (Not with the help of the consultancies). And trust me, if I could do it, anybody can...