Getting lost in the glossy pamphlets I remember sitting in a small, cramped office somewhere near Gangnam station about six months ago. My kid had been talking about wanting to finish high school in the States, and frankly, I was drowning in options. Every agency I visited seemed to have the same polished, oversized brochures…
When I was in my late 20s, I spent a significant amount of time sitting across from various consultants in Gangnam, trying to figure out if spending thousands on ‘study abroad consulting’ was actually worth the price. The brochures were glossy, the promises were grand, and the atmosphere was designed to make you feel that…
Watching other parents obsess over rankings I remember sitting in a stuffy office near Gangnam station, listening to a consultant explain why I should pick one boarding school in Pennsylvania over another. Everyone around me was sweating over SAT scores and extracurricular profiles. It felt like we were all preparing for some kind of high-stakes…
Thinking about studying abroad can feel like staring at a giant, beautiful map with a thousand different paths. Everyone tells you to find the ‘best’ way, but the reality is, it’s usually a bit messier than that. I remember a friend, let’s call her Sora, who was dead set on getting into a top-tier graduate…