What should I talk about with the study agent? 1. What should I ask? 1. First of all, I want to know the country and school I want to study in, and ask the agent if my position is accurate.
2. Combined with my conditions and background, what is the school setting and major given to me by the intermediary?
3. What is the planning time node of the application for studying abroad given to me by the intermediary at this stage?
4. Ask the intermediary if my senior sister has successfully applied for the same conditions.
5. Does the agent responsible for my application have any experience in studying abroad?
6. Is the agent who receives me always responsible for me? Or just different sales follow-up personnel to serve?
7. Combined with my background, what is the probability of successful application?
8. Understand the experience of the intermediary and ask the intermediary how to highlight the professional matching through my existing background.
9. How many schools and majors are included in the contract? How much is the extra application fee? how much is it?
Who wrote the 10 document? Can I dock directly? How many times can it be modified? Unlimited modification?
1 1. How to manage the study abroad account? Do you have the right to log in?
12. If you don't understand the language, you can't unconditionally exchange for an offer.
13. Will you take care of the follow-up interview questions? Have you been training or yourself?
14. Is there any service for subsequent visa processing? Do you take money?
15. Ask about the word-of-mouth case of the intermediary and see the specific strength through communication.
16. Ask the intermediary to give me suggestions to improve my background, and it is best to give specific plans.
17. Are you busy testing the efficiency of the intermediary? How many students does the consultant receive every day? If you don't pay, you won't reply too much information.
18. The cost is around W. Don't panic if it is too expensive. Ask what services are available. If so, you can see if it is what I need.
19. Only apply to the school you want to go to, and other poor guaranteed schools don't want to apply. How can I get a refund if my application fails? How much is the refund? When is the refund time?
20. If the application fails in the current year and fails in the second year, no refund will be given?
2 1. How long is the first draft document? Don't be led by documents and miss one or two rounds of application.
Second, how to choose a study agent 1. Application fee for studying abroad
When it comes to institutional applications, the first point is the application fee, because the prices of institutions in the market are uneven, and there are institutions that focus on the application of prestigious schools, and the fees are often hundreds of thousands; There are also institutions that try to attract more customers at low prices to avoid agency fees as gimmicks, but such institutions generally have many routines and share them with you later!
In addition to the above two types of institutions, the application fees of general institutions are mostly within a relatively reasonable price range. For example, the number of popular countries such as Britain, Australia and New Zealand is about 6.5438+0.5 million, and that of the United States and Canada is usually 20,000-30,000 (except for the top 30-50 universities, because different institutions will give different quotations according to different student situations). If the cost of consulting abroad is obviously high or low, you should be vigilant at this time! In short, study abroad institutions are profitable, not charities, so there is no free lunch in the world!
2. Professional level of study abroad consultants
When communicating with study abroad consultants, it is strongly recommended to do your homework in advance, because only in this way can you have a corresponding understanding of the professional level of study abroad consultants, instead of thinking that you should give all your homework to study abroad consultants as long as you spend money! If so, you are likely to be led by the overseas study consultant. On the other hand, if the consultant you contact enters a new industry through internal training of institutions or companies, or has no background of studying abroad, it may lead to inaccurate school selection, delayed application process, lax review materials, and even affect your final application results! Therefore, before choosing a study abroad institution, you must do your homework as much as possible, so as to effectively avoid encountering unprofessional study abroad consultants!
3. Successful cases of studying abroad application
Successful cases of applying for studying abroad are an important reference to judge whether the institutions studying abroad are reliable. Because only enough application cases can reflect the comprehensive ability of institutions, such as the professional level of consultants, the regularity of institutions, the level of resources of institutions, the ability of institutions to solve problems in the application process, and the experience of institutions. At the same time, rich cases can also let you directly feel and judge whether the institution you choose is reliable.
4. Scale of institutions studying abroad
When choosing a study abroad institution, most people will definitely look at large-scale study abroad institutions first, because subconsciously they will think that large-scale study abroad institutions must be reliable, and the most important thing is whether the study abroad institutions you choose are suitable for you.
In fact, the scale of study abroad institutions cannot be used as an important basis for judging whether study abroad institutions are reliable! After all, big organizations can let you know about them. Of course, they invested in advertising expenses that ordinary small and medium-sized institutions can't match, which is one of the reasons for the high cost of applying for studying in large institutions. The rest also includes labor costs and operating costs. , will eventually be transferred to the applicant. At the same time, because the institutions studying abroad belong to some unpopular industries, the overall professional talents are not so sufficient compared with other industries. At the same time, in the face of a large number of international students, some consultants work in institutions through recruitment and internal training. Their professionalism and carefulness may not be as careful as those of some consultants in small and medium-sized institutions, so when choosing, you can refer to the second item and pay attention to screening.
When choosing small and medium-sized institutions, the application fee for studying abroad will generally be lower than that of large institutions, especially small institutions or studio institutions. Due to the limitation of operating costs, many things are done by overseas study consultants themselves. Relatively speaking, the average professional level will be higher, because there are not so many students in large institutions, so the application for services will be more careful and thoughtful. Of course, the premise of choosing small and medium-sized institutions is also based on your full understanding.
6. Word of mouth of study abroad institutions
For many large organizations, it is easy to see their word of mouth, and it is also easy to see their quality from the Internet (because it involves avoiding the suspicion of attacking peers, I will not give a specific explanation here. If you are interested, you can search by yourself).
On the other hand, for some small and medium-sized organizations, it may not be so easy to understand their reputation. At this time, it is difficult for prospective international students to judge. A more reasonable and effective method is to communicate with overseas consultants and teachers to check their legal qualifications, application cases, service processes and service guarantees.
7. Study abroad resources
Good study abroad institutions generally have a large number of stable related resources, such as document writing, data translation, background improvement, cooperative colleges, follow-up dormitory booking, airport pick-up, etc. Only with rich study abroad resources can we provide all-round support for your study abroad application. Looking for a study abroad institution is not to help you complete the application process regardless of everything (many institutions do this to maximize the benefits, but they don't care after completing the application, even if you can't find a consultant in charge of your application at that time, you can find it yourself), but to provide you with all kinds of support during the application process.
8. Contract content (service content and process)+contract guarantee)
Before deciding to choose an organization, the last step is to read the contract carefully when signing the contract. This link often has more application links. Before signing the contract, you need to carefully confirm the content of the application service for studying abroad with the study abroad consultant, and how to ensure it if there are any problems. It is not excluded here that the statement of the study abroad consultant is inconsistent with the contents of the contract and needs to be carefully screened!