Popular Overseas Education Consultant Yashi Shukla’s Advice To Students Seeking International Education
How many times have you thought that if you had a friendly guide who would help you navigate the tough scene of overseas education, you would’ve been able to do better in life? Well, you aren’t alone in thinking about such a person who would guide you through the labyrinthine paths of education abroad. Perhaps that is why, experts like Yashi Shukla are in demand these days. As young Indian students aspire to spread their wings far and wire in search of various international courses and programmes, overseas education consultants like Shukla are like the North Star, lighting their way till they achieve admission.
If you are a student looking to apply to undergraduate and postgraduate programmes overseas, or if you are a parent to one such student, you would realise the significance of a friendly guide to help you sort through the complex application process. Shukla’s job, however, starts even before the actual admission process begins.
Right Country
She starts with helping the student zero in on the right country suitable for his or her educational needs. In the pandemic times, Shukla says, it is even more imperative to put a lot of emphasis on selecting the right country. This, she insists, is important because many times, due to a hostile local administration, international students may be stuck in a foreign environment, thousands of miles away from their family cocoon, till the situation gets better and they can be brought back home. In this regard, Yashi informs that she wouldn’t suggest or encourage children to go to study in a country which has incompatible regulations for international students. Instead, she suggests students should pick a country that offers diversity, learning atmosphere, and, of course, affordability in terms of school fees and other expenditure.
Finances Under Control
Being the top education consultant for students seeking international education, Yashi’s next advice is regarding handling finances properly. She says, “I’ve seen parents going overboard for their ward’s education abroad. They may end up taking multiple loans, mortgaging their house or choosing colleges without considering all the factors.” In this regard, Yashi suggests that parents should focus on the ROI of college education abroad before starting to fill an application form. Since Yashi handles families from different financial and social backgrounds, her advice is customized to suit the student as per the background he or she comes from. Her team of experts thus helps the family to choose the right kinds of loans, that come at a lower interest rate.
Social Media Group Support
Yashi also admires social support forums, such as “Senior School Moms”, founded by Anupama Jain. It is a lively platform where more than 7700 moms based in different parts of the world, including India, connect and seek advice before deciding the course of their children’s higher education. Anupama Jain is involved in this selfless work and the forum is non-promotional as well as free to become a part of. According to Yashi, “People like Anupama have made a lot of difference to the situation vis-a-vis parents of children interested in international education opportunities. Anupama’s work is helping so many families in making the toughest decision of their ward’s life.”
The noted education consultant suggests that parents should keep themselves aware of the changing trends in international education as well as the ever-rotating travel guidelines, etc. Having international connections also helps a great deal when it comes to getting the correct, local information in a foreign city.
In this regard, Yashi also revealed that when her own daughter was leaving for boarding school in Singapore, she chose to connect with a Singaporean mom using Anupama Jain’s Senior School Moms and it proved to be the best decision she made. It is in this vein that Yashi adds, “This forum is the most sought-after forum where self-promotion isn’t allowed and everything is authentic, unlike similar other forums. It is unbelievable how people can be inspired to come together selflessly and help each other.” This is why, Yashi says, Anupama Jain’s work stands out and has earned so much respect throughout the world for being a helpful venture.
Yashi is going great guns when it comes to mentoring students for overseas education. In fact, her clout has grown so much in the past years that she is also contesting for the Presidentship of the Indian Student Abroad Education Association in 2022. In this regard, Yashi says, “I have the full support of the members and my agenda as a president, if elected, would be to put a system in place where Indian students receive the right and timely support in whichever country they choose to study further.” In this connection, she is also in the process of liasoning with various government representatives as well as top educational institutions and counsellors all over India, whose network helps her help Indian students abroad.