Uncovering Insights: When and Why to Choose Study Abroad for Your Child
Yesterday, one of our clients sent a colleague a YouTube video ( https://youtu.be/06o2xyPNZtQ?si=8XGFPy-bhbF1E_y4 ) of a parent passionately talking about "removing the lid" on parents sending their children to study in various destinations in Europe, North America, and Australia at a young age, meaning right from high school or even earlier. While I share and appreciate many of the fears and anxieties raised in the video, I think two important questions are obvious: WHY and WHEN should you send your child to study in a foreign land, and importantly, is it worth it and SAFE? As someone who has assisted students in applying to many universities abroad, either for high school, undergraduate, or graduate programs, I think the simplest answer to both questions is knowing where your child is now (I mean physically, mentally, culturally, and academically) and for a parent, if it is within your means. So, what is needed is knowledge: knowing to ask yourself and understand you...