S3E8 What's Next Real Answers for Global Students on Campus Life and Scholarships

That's amazing.

I think I can already see how you're the perfect person to be leading us through this conversation.

I think one question maybe I just wanted to ask is maybe something that you've noticed that's a constant in every single global student's journey.

So what are some of those constants that you're noticing, especially in the 21st century?

Yeah.

Uh, well, one, one of the constants is always a, a degree of self-doubt.

Um, all the students that I work with or have worked with over-

Mm-hmm

... uh, in all these years are extremely capable students.

They're always students who are able to do the work, are able to succeed at the next level.

It's very rare that I encounter a student who's not.

Um, but even so, even though they have all these attributes of successful student and, and a flourishing student, there's always an element of self-doubt.

There's always this concern, "What am I missing? Am I doing this right?" You know, I've, I've worked with students who've spent hours and hours on a single application, sometimes on a single question on the application, just because they fear, "If I answer this wrong, will it derail all of my hopes and dreams?" And I think that's probably one of the most common...

I just-- Every student ha- faces that same concern.

Ah, that's so true.

Um, as you were answering, I was actually reflecting back to a time I was applying for, um, university overseas myself, and I remember overthinking every single essay question.

And I'm like, "Am I sure this is what they want to hear, or should I take another perspective?" So I think that's very true, and I'm thinking our listeners are definitely agreeing as well.

Um, so I think we can definitely then just hop into our main segment, which is our global student voices.