Sorting out the scam of studying in Australia

Because of the education level and welfare system here, Australia is liked by many domestic students who want to study abroad. Every year, many China students go here to study. But with the development of time, we gradually found it difficult to study abroad, and now even the intermediary has come to embarrass us.

In order not to fall into the routine scam of the intermediary, let's find out what routines the Australian study agents have and what to do!

Sorting out the scam of studying in Australia

I. Application fee

The most common trap for study abroad agents is the "application fee". According to a person in charge of international students' work in a famous Australian university, the study agent should not charge the students' "application fee" because this part of the money has been paid to the agent by the university.

In China, some illegal intermediaries deliberately hide this information from students and parents, and still charge high fees.

Colleges and universities in Australia usually pay students 10% ~ 20% of the first semester tuition, that is, commissions ranging from 1 10,000 yuan to about 20,000 yuan. Generally speaking, the higher the tuition fees charged by the top ranked schools, the higher the commission paid to the study agents.

However, some intermediaries once again charge students "application fees" at different prices according to the school rankings, and both universities and students benefit from it.

Second, peddling courses.

The second trap is that the intermediary regards studying abroad as a business and "sells courses" to unnecessary students. Before studying abroad, because they don't know the situation of Australian universities, China students often entrust intermediaries to provide their courses in Australia.

Students need to pay for courses, and the intermediary can get a commission from them. As a result, a few intermediaries will vigorously promote courses regardless of the actual needs of students.

Third, the results are fraudulent.

The third trap is that unscrupulous intermediaries manipulate students' grades, causing serious consequences. In order to achieve the purpose of studying abroad, some domestic study agents will cheat for students whose grades are not up to standard. It is extremely irresponsible for students to do so.

Once it is found out by Australian schools and immigration authorities, the consequences are extremely serious, and it is also an irreparable loss to the students' own reputation.

Fourth, improper evaluation.

The fourth trap, irresponsible study abroad agents will make inaccurate comprehensive evaluation of students.

Some students have poor grades and poor self-control ability when they are in China. Some parents want to send their children abroad, thinking that this will solve the problem, and some intermediaries cater to the needs of students and parents. In this way, there will be more problems after sending children abroad.

Studying abroad alone is a hard work, and every child who studies abroad needs to make more efforts.

If it is difficult to attend school on time and seriously under the supervision of parents, then children may not be able to do it in Australia. Student visa management in Australia is very strict. If the attendance rate is less than 80%, the school is obliged to report to the Immigration Bureau. In severe cases, the student's study visa will be cancelled.

How to "cross" these traps

First of all, we should understand the situation in Australia, Australian States and universities, choose specific States and universities, and then choose intermediaries.

Second, we should check several key clauses in the contract with the intermediary company. There will be a statement in the contract signed between the registered immigration agent and the customer that the customer has the right to complain to MARA, and this clause must be included in the contract of the registered immigration agent involving visa services.

Other key terms include fees, payments, services and refunds.

Third, there should be a detailed list of intermediary service fees and third-party fees in the contract, which should be clearly listed. The service items should also be clearly listed. The refund clause includes that if the student visa is rejected, the intermediary is responsible for refunding the tuition fees and homestay fees already paid to the customer.

Fourth, you can browse the application school official website to learn about the relevant application information. With the increase of international students in China, some Australian universities have also added Chinese services to their websites.

Although the application process for studying abroad is cumbersome, it is also quite tiring. Therefore, it is suggested that students and parents should not take it as a burden and hand over all tasks to the intermediary.

Students should take the application for studying abroad as a prelude to adapting to overseas campus life in advance, and try their best to participate in the whole process, take the lead by themselves, and assist by intermediaries, which can also improve the success rate of applying to a satisfactory school.