Overseas Uni funds preparation
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Hope you don’t mind me asking: your child applied for the scholarship, awarded , but now she has second thoughts?
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Expectations have been set clear since kids were young that we can only afford local uni and they will need to obtain a scholarship if they wish to study overseas.
Based on the offers, the choice was pretty obvious, hence from that perspective, keeping us informed is fine. Prior to that, she had interned in Canada.
On the option between furthering studies or accepting the job offer, the conflict was the universities and employer were all top names. She was able to quickly pick out the high probability of personality mismatch with some of the universities and eliminated them from consideration.
The only consideration (to her) then was funding as there was no unbonded scholorship in hand at that time.
We only told her that funding should not be a factor of her consideration and the uni’s name will open even more doors. She just need be true to herself in making that decision.
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@bbbay
Yes gotten but now not sure if going away is the right decision for her. -
What is the downside if she accepts / goes and find that it is not suitable?
If it is bond free, am assuming there is no penalty and credits are transferable?
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@Coolkidsrock2
That’s what we are trying to find out. -
Congrats to all the kids who got unbonded scholarships!
Perhaps I am a bit more conservative here, but because our local universities are so reputable these days, I think it will be hard for me to be fully supportive of my kids choosing to go overseas if they are able to secure a place locally, unless they are going to a highly reputable institution overseas as well……
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If parents are paying, their input must surely matter lol
I think my kids are not that adventurous after all - they applied to the usual local universities and to the UK. They were too lazy to take SATs for the US, or to figure out what else is available in the non- English speaking countries.
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@bbbay said in Overseas Uni funds preparation:
Hope you don’t mind me asking: your child applied for the scholarship, awarded , but now she has second thoughts?
I think the child should read the documentation carefully! Until anything is signed, withdrawing probably incurs no significant penalties; after signing, there may be financial penalties.
After starting studies, when significant sums have been spent (fees, accommodation, etc) which may not be refundable, the penalties may be quite high. And depending on the country/course/university, transfer of credits may not be possible. The student may have to start again.
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@slmkhoo
This is correct. Not every university can transfer credits esp in non/ English speaking countries. So this is a major decision. Now child is applyg local U early admission and scholarships as a hedge first. Then decide. -
Some years ago, Mediacorp produced this Chinese infotainment series on Singaporean studying overseas. One episode for each country. Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, US, Oxford, Cambridge. The hosts travelled to those countries, interview those Singaporeans on all aspects of studying overseas. informative and entertaining. The students would bring the hosts around the campus, to their dorm, talk about what are they studying, why they choose those countries, the cost of studying there, the part-time jobs they do and the local law governing students taking on part-time jobs and more
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