Getting the visa paperwork started in the middle of nowhere I remember sitting in a small, crowded office in Korea, staring at a stack of forms for my visa. Everyone told me that if I just followed the checklist from the university, it would be simple. It wasn’t simple. I spent about three weeks just…
When you start looking into sending a child abroad or planning your own university path, the flood of information from agencies can feel overwhelming. I remember when a friend of mine was trying to sort out a path for his daughter to attend an Australian high school; he spent three months going to various fairs,…
When people talk about US university admissions—whether it’s Pennsylvania State University, University of Michigan, or even smaller branch campuses in places like Songdo—there is often a polished narrative of prestige. But after actually going through the application process and seeing peers struggle with the actual outcome, I find that the reality is much messier than…