More and more students are opting to go abroad for their higher education. However, the procedure is not really common knowledge yet and fraud student agents prey on the vulnerable.
Study abroad programs in universities across the world are gaining momentum as more and more students yearn to add a multi-cultural dimension to their degrees.
However, many of these young people lack the exposure that some may have gained from overseas vacations, foreign-educated family members, and watching one’s school or college seniors go through the application process to study in another country. Many young Indians live in cities where there is no Education USA, British Council, Campus France, or other official government information channels about studying abroad. These students are possibly the most prone to fraud.
If you are applying to study abroad with the help of a counsellor or agent, make sure he or she is genuine and competent. In any case, you must do your own research on what to study, where to study, and how to apply. Consult others, but steer your own application process and arrive at your own decisions.
Of course, an education like this costs big bucks, which automatically makes it an arena populated by scamsters and fraudulent practices. So, if you are keen on enrolling with a foreign university, proceed with caution every step of the way.
No agent will tell you that he or she is a fraud – you will have to figure it out on your own. It helps to be aware of the tell-tale signs. Not surprisingly, unscrupulous as well as bogus colleges and universities have leapt onto this gravy train, routinely defrauding students who enrol with them.
He does one of two things to prevent you from gaining a clear understanding of the application process. Either he discusses minute and inane details at great length in an attempt to undermine your confidence and increase your dependence on him, or he tells you to just leave everything to him.
An agent who takes your money and treats you as a secondary concern in the application process is, well, just taking your money. Quite possibly, he’s also taking money from the colleges he’s plugging, for every student that he recruits for them.
Verify the accreditation of the college
Education consultants advise against applying to private institutions in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as it is difficult to get detailed information about such institutions. They say it is safer to apply to a government-funded public institute. The US is an exception, where old and reputed private universities like Harvard, MIT and Cornell are covered choices. You may also check university credentials with the embassy of the country, or government website, or that of the relevant city council.
Also, watch out if anyone guarantees you a seat from their ‘management quota’ (there is no such thing) for a donation. On this topic, we have an article on a more sinister practice coming soon.
Students from small cities and towns should be especially vigilant as there is usually a dearth of information about foreign universities and the laws governing the overseas admission process, in these centres.
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