Sending a child abroad for studies is a major decision in the life of any parent. Especially Indian parents because of huge finances and long distances involved in sending children to US or UK. These being the two most popular destinations for Indian students. The other two being Canada and Australia, in that order.
When we started thinking of sending our only daughter abroad, we started asking around. Friends, relatives, neighbours and anyone who had even the slightest inkling to people with deepest insights. Then of course, there was the internet. The internet had hours and hours and yet more hours of material worth reading on thousands of sites! It was exciting but extremely overwhelming. If it had been for any other reason, I would have probably skimmed through the sites to jump to a conclusion. But the fact remains that an undergraduate degree happens to be a notably important factor in your child's life, as important as his or her schooling. So I couldn't just skim over, in fact I read the really fine print and went into details. And boy did I go into the details!
I spent a whole year and more, researching and jotting everything down. Roughly, in the beginning but had a properly maintained journal by the end. And now that my daughter's safely and happily settling down in the University of Leeds, I've got down to noting down all the points of how that journal came to be and what's in it. To the tiniest important detail.
My journey as a parent and a guide. For these couple of years, especially.
I am writing this blog as a way of helping other parents and students who may be as lost as I was to begin with. I hope this provides clarity and gives some useful insights. Thus making it easier for everybody to take one of the most important decisions of life!
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When we started thinking of sending our only daughter abroad, we started asking around. Friends, relatives, neighbours and anyone who had even the slightest inkling to people with deepest insights. Then of course, there was the internet. The internet had hours and hours and yet more hours of material worth reading on thousands of sites! It was exciting but extremely overwhelming. If it had been for any other reason, I would have probably skimmed through the sites to jump to a conclusion. But the fact remains that an undergraduate degree happens to be a notably important factor in your child's life, as important as his or her schooling. So I couldn't just skim over, in fact I read the really fine print and went into details. And boy did I go into the details!
I spent a whole year and more, researching and jotting everything down. Roughly, in the beginning but had a properly maintained journal by the end. And now that my daughter's safely and happily settling down in the University of Leeds, I've got down to noting down all the points of how that journal came to be and what's in it. To the tiniest important detail.
My journey as a parent and a guide. For these couple of years, especially.
I am writing this blog as a way of helping other parents and students who may be as lost as I was to begin with. I hope this provides clarity and gives some useful insights. Thus making it easier for everybody to take one of the most important decisions of life!
NEXT - WHY study in the UK
