What is the difference between an education agent and a study abroad agency?

There is no difference, the name is different, they are all study abroad consulting service companies. However, because the model is different, the level of teachers may be different. For example, the intermediary of the two modes takes out 10w blocks to operate at the same time (just a metaphor, the bar goes far), maybe the intermediary of the assembly line model will use 8w to advertise, and 2w to recruit teachers, because it is an assembly line model, each teacher only needs to be responsible for one process, so the level of teachers is not high.

Some one-to-one high-end intermediaries may use 8w to recruit teachers and 2w to advertise, after all, a teacher has to serve a student throughout the process, so the teacher has high requirements. However, there is no difference between the above two types of intermediaries in terms of operational results, the former relies on quantity to win, and the latter relies on quality to win. At that time, I signed for Huide Study Abroad when I applied for studying abroad, and it was a quality intermediary, the scale was not big or small, but the teachers were really professional.

There is no difference, you can't be too troublesome to choose a study abroad agent, you must visit on the spot, and you will have a lot of worry when you apply for a little trouble today. And don't sign a contract rashly, be cautious. Many people only went to one, and after listening to them flicker, they signed a contract, and later found that the intermediary was unreliable, but it was too late.

Go to a few intermediaries to talk to understand the general situation and know the general positioning. I have had a few more in-depth communication with the consultant teachers and post-teachers of the study abroad agency, what kind of school can I apply to in my situation? What schools did my classmates go to?

What is the background of the teacher who took me? Many people are shy when communicating with intermediaries, for fear that they will be looked down upon by others if they ask too many questions. But studying abroad is your application, so you must take care of it yourself.

Study abroad agents are legally engaged, but their business has their own strengths, their reputation is different, and their consultants are highly mobile. To find a study abroad agent, you can first check the reputation of the study abroad agent.

In general, it is important to choose a good agent and keep these points in mind:

1. First of all, look at the qualifications.

Before choosing a study abroad agency, you can go to the foreign-related supervision network to see if it has the qualifications and business license issued by the state to carry out self-financed study abroad agency business.

2. Secondly, review the contract.

The size of the company, is it a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise? Is it directly under the Ministry of Education or under the Ministry of State? Most of the contracts of state-owned enterprises are model texts issued by the Ministry of Education, so there is a certain guarantee in terms of contracts, but there is no guarantee that the service process is perfect.

Regardless of whether the model contract of the Ministry of Education is adopted, students can apply for study abroad supervision services, and let the study abroad supervision center help review whether there is a bully clause in the contract, so as to prevent study abroad traps in advance.

3. Again, check word of mouth.

Before choosing an intermediary, it is recommended to search for the name of the agency on the Internet to see if there are any complaints or disputes in the forum, community, and complaints. It is inevitable that everyone will be satisfied with the service of the study abroad agent, but if there are many complaints, it is indeed necessary to choose carefully.

For students who want to find a study abroad agent but don't know how to choose a study abroad agent, they can go to the study abroad supervision network first.

After applying for study abroad supervision, the study abroad supervision center will supervise the study abroad agency throughout the process, so as to avoid some study abroad traps and avoid encountering black study abroad agents and refund disputes.

Traditional study abroad agents.

Traditional intermediaries have been established for a long time, and after long-term accumulation, they often form larger brands, and some of them have the qualification of study abroad agents recognized by the Ministry of Education (however, this qualification has been cancelled in 2017). Traditional intermediaries usually cooperate with some overseas universities to help them recruit students and charge ** fees. It can also help domestic students apply for overseas universities, provide application materials submission and document writing services, and charge service fees.

Analogous to a real estate agent, who helps the landlord and tenant with their errands and collects service fees from both parties. The characteristics are that experienced teachers in domestic applications lead the application, because it is the ** of foreign institutions, this kind of application service is more similar to the product on the assembly line, the consulting teacher is responsible for consulting, the clerical teacher is responsible for the materials, submit the application, and then wait for admission. This type of service is suitable for students who do not have high requirements for applying to schools and are not willing to spend time on their own.

Because usually the top ranked universities in the United States do not exist and the best services of Chinese institutions. EG: Xintong Study Abroad, Kai Tak Study Abroad, Jin Lost Study Abroad, etc.

High-end study abroad consulting agency.

At present, domestic students are pursuing more and more prestigious schools, and the competition for applications is getting bigger and bigger. The main feature of the high-end study abroad application agency is that two teachers (domestic teachers with rich application experience + professional tutors graduated from famous overseas universities) serve one student. The professional tutor's major is the same as the student's application direction, and the student has experienced the application for studying abroad, and is well versed in the way of applying to prestigious schools, and is mainly responsible for brainstorming to explore students' personalized professional experience, help students create and revise documents, and will also help students to improve their background in the early stage.

Domestic teachers are responsible for preparing application materials other than essays, helping students submit online applications, time planning, etc. The collaboration between the two teachers is more perfect, which is more suitable for students who want to sprint to prestigious schools. eg：

Haohai Study Abroad, Evergreen Hui, Jiaqiao, etc.

There is no difference, they all provide study abroad consulting services, if you want to choose, it is recommended to choose a large institution, which can provide more resources, and large institutions are relatively more secure, you can go to the official website of New Oriental Future Abroad.

The difference is big, I know a super high-end American study abroad agency, tuition fees start at more than 300,000 yuan, but it is mainly educational, put an end to packaging students, teachers are all graduates of famous American schools personally take students to do projects and visit schools, so that students can find their own shining points in practice, and get offers from famous American schools through their own efforts, but it is not easy to enter, the number of enrollment places is very small every year, and you need to pass an interview to sign up.

The difference is big, I know a super high-end American study abroad agency VLM College, tuition fees start from more than 300,000 yuan, but it is mainly educational, put an end to packaging students, teachers are all graduates of famous American schools, personally take students to do projects and visit schools, so that students can find their own shining points in practice Through their own efforts to get an offer from a famous American school, but it is not easy to enter, the number of enrollment places is very small every year, and you need to pass an interview before you can sign up.

In fact, from the perspective of study abroad agents, as long as they are formal, they are actually almost the same, and when choosing, you should look at a few more formal ones, and then compare the service, professionalism, and cost by yourself, and then choose one that you are more satisfied with.

At present, there are many study abroad agencies in the market that provide application and consultation for studying in the United States, with a variety of services and service models. There are probably the following.

Traditional study abroad agencies

Have the qualification of a study abroad agent (now cancelled);

It has been established for a long time, with rich experience and integrated service of process;

Large-scale, abundant overseas resources, and overseas schools;

The fee is relatively low, but the application process is not transparent and the progress of the application cannot be monitored;

Most of the consultants are sales, and most of the copywriting teachers are from domestic backgrounds, lacking professional awareness and limited professional counseling ability;

There are many students, assembly line service, easy to template documents, and the application results are average;

It is suitable for students with average grades who do not care about the ranking of application results;

The refund process is cumbersome and slow.

Traditional study abroad consulting agencies

No study abroad agent qualifications;

In the time of establishment, rich experience and personalized service;

Large-scale, no overseas cooperation, mainly professional consultation and application;

The fees are relatively high, the application process is transparent, and the progress of the application can be monitored;

Consulting teachers tend to sell, and most of the application copywriting teachers have domestic backgrounds;

Able to personalize the application for tutoring according to the student's situation and improve the admission rate of prestigious schools;

Teachers in traditional study abroad consulting institutions are highly mobile and uneven;

It is suitable for students with average grades and do not have high expectations for prestigious schools;

Generally, there is a refund clause if you don't apply, and the refund speed varies depending on the company.

Tutor study abroad consulting agency

No study abroad agent qualifications;

In the establishment time, rich experience, pure personalized service;

The scale is average, there is no overseas ** cooperation, mainly professional consultation and application;

The fee is higher, the application process is transparent, and the progress of the application can be monitored;

The consulting teachers are more professional and can help students plan their backgrounds and enhance their competitiveness; Good at helping students apply for prestigious schools;

There are overseas tutors and admissions officers to apply for resources, and essays are the core advantages;

Able to personalize the application for tutoring according to the student's situation and improve the admission rate of prestigious schools;

It is suitable for students with excellent grades and looking forward to entering prestigious schools;

Generally, there is a refund clause if you don't apply, and the refund speed varies depending on the company.

Dual-teacher study abroad consulting agency

No study abroad agent qualifications;

In the establishment time, rich experience, pure personalized service;

The scale is average, there is no overseas ** cooperation, mainly professional consultation and application;

The fee is higher, the application process is transparent, and the progress of the application can be monitored;

There is a team of domestic experts: planning and executive teachers, who are good at helping students plan to improve their background and improve their competitiveness; Good at helping students apply for prestigious schools;

There is a team of overseas tutors: overseas tutors, admissions officer guidance, planning and essays as the core advantages;

Able to personalize the application for tutoring according to the student's situation and improve the admission rate of prestigious schools;

It is suitable for students with intermediate and upper grades who are looking forward to entering prestigious schools;

Generally, there is a refund clause if you don't apply, and the refund speed varies depending on the company.

The subject can choose which type of study abroad agency according to their needs.

If you want to study in the United States, you do have to find a good agency, after all, the success rate is not very high, but my roommate applied for a smart study abroad last year, he was also quite twists and turns, the agency he went to waste a period of time, fortunately, it didn't cost anything, and then he also went to the wisdom of studying abroad through the recommendation, he fell in love with the wisdom of improving the background of students, after all, not everyone can do it in terms of improving the background, and he is good at doing computer majors and human resources majors, you can go to consult.

There is no difference, now there are more and more people studying abroad, looking for an intermediary is a very important link, there are many intermediaries on the market, the more popular rattan, New Oriental, wisdom study abroad, etc., all have their own merits, New Oriental study abroad, the advantage is that there are more advertisements, high visibility, but a study abroad agency should consider more is the acceptance rate and reputation, I heard a senior sister in the upstairs dormitory said that she was in New Oriental to apply for studying in the United States, and then for some reasons was not admitted, and the cooperation with New Oriental is not very pleasant, I was told that one teacher had too many students and not enough attention to each student, which affected me.

The advantage of the Fujimen study abroad agency is that it only focuses on studying in the United States in the early days, and the service concept of small and refined service makes the service of each student fine, which has laid a good reputation. But the disadvantage is that in recent years, in the rapid expansion, all over the country to open branches, so that the small and fine fine service quality greatly discounted, some seniors said that the later service obviously felt that the degree of attention declined, may be the reason why the teacher brought many students and miscellaneous, and the fee has also increased a lot, not ordinary families to bear.

When I was distressed, a high school classmate recommended me to Wisdom Study Abroad, and he applied for an undergraduate degree in the United States and was admitted to the University of California, Berkeley, which ranks among the top 20 in the United States. The advantages of smart study abroad are obvious, the service method of small and refined, small and beautiful, and the concept of refining each student's application, I like it very much. Moreover, the carefulness and responsibility of the smart study abroad teachers also gave me a deep sense of trust.

In the dialogue, I also gradually recognized Wisdom Study Abroad, an American study abroad consulting agency, they focus on doing American applications, and the American bachelor's and master's programs are especially good, and the teachers' serious and responsible level and knowledge level are very good. Wisdom study abroad, high quality documents, high-end resources such as admissions officers of "Ivy League schools" in the United States, and overseas consultants of famous American universities, and the success rate of applications is very high. Another highlight is that the background promotion activities of smart study abroad have high gold content, which is of great help to students to sprint to good schools.

Having said that, some senior brothers also said that the shortcomings of wisdom study abroad are also obvious, that is, to do the United States doctoral and postdoctoral study abroad applications, do very poorly, 2 years ago, there was a senior brother who applied for a doctorate in the United States, and after consulting a number of companies, he did not sign a contract with wisdom study abroad to apply for a doctorate in the United States.

It's the same, but it's called differently.

Study abroad agencies are all agencies that provide study abroad services. There is a difference between an intermediary and an institution. Agents will generally have partner colleges, and teachers will also promote partner colleges, but few teachers will encourage you to sprint to a prestigious school.

If you seek stability and do not pursue prestigious schools, you can choose the type of intermediary, but you must be clear about which colleges they recommend, what level they recommend, etc., don't be a shopkeeper as soon as you hear that you can be stable, what you throw to others is your own money, time and future. Institutions such as Smart Study Abroad will make application plans for you according to your personal situation, help you explore your potential and advantages as much as possible on the basis of your existing conditions, and sprint for you to prestigious schools, of course, it will also give you some more secure choices.