After such analysis, whether to choose an intermediary for studying abroad really makes many prospective international students entangled. The data shows that for many students and parents, it is still difficult to apply for studying abroad at this stage due to time constraints or restrictions, and finally choose a study agent. In fact, there is nothing wrong with looking for a study abroad agent. After all, it is normal to seek paid services when you are beyond your power. However, when choosing an agent for studying abroad, you must keep your eyes open. Among them, some consulting routines of study abroad agents are worth knowing in advance.
The first routine is that no matter what conditions students have and what schools they want to apply for, they promise to sign a contract. It should be said that this is the most irresponsible kind of consultant. In order to sign a contract and get a commission, he doesn't care about moral integrity, because after signing a contract, he will usually be transferred to the later department to apply for a school. As for whether the application is successful or not, any trouble will be left to the staff behind. Seven or eight years ago, I heard an American study abroad consultant complain at an international education exhibition that a parent who had consulted before came back to criticize him for being unprofessional because he could not handle her child's case. The student's situation is probably that he graduated from high school, didn't get IELTS scores, and passed high school English. He must apply to the top ten universities in the United States ... There are not many such consultants, but he really feels very good about himself, so whoever says that studying abroad is no problem thinks who is the most professional. The first set of roads is specially designed for such consultants.
The second routine is that no matter what conditions students have and what schools they want to enroll in, they will be given all kinds of rhetoric, such as not enrolling students this year, and then "naturally" recommend them to several fixed institutions. Of course, there are cases where students are really not eligible to apply, but there is another possibility that consultants are signed to save trouble, or the commission given by fixed cooperative institutions is higher. In some cases, when applying for institutions, students are required to reserve cooperative institutions of overseas institutions as a guarantee. In all fairness, the guarantee strategy is correct, but some institutions only apply for guarantee institutions for students.
The third routine is to help students forge materials, which is euphemistically called "seduction", that is, to actively establish contact and impression with foreign professors through correspondence, thus increasing the probability of admission and scholarship. In fact, the "magnetism" of materials and counterfeiting are completely two concepts, but some consultants of overseas institutions have to confuse them. Before, a student left a message telling me that the study agent she consulted told her that the internship experience was too weak, but she could make up one, and she wouldn't check it anyway ... However, what if she did? That's not a weakness of materials, but a question of integrity. You should understand that the nature of dishonesty is very bad at home and abroad.
Routine four is that some countries have troublesome operation and low profits in applying for studying abroad, so it is not good to "brainwash" students and parents in this country and directly recommend other countries. For example, in recent years, France's study abroad policy has been relatively tightened, and visa examination has become increasingly strict. The "European Department" of many study agents has begun to give up studying in France strategically. All students and parents who consult studying in France generally recommend studying in Italy, Spain, Poland and other countries. However, is it really bad to study in France? Are students really unfit to study in France? It is worth pondering.