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Mahsa wanted to move to Europe through study, not shortcuts.

Before signing anything, Mahsa sat down with the Apply For Me team and weighed a PhD against a master's using what had happened to past applicants. The result: an acceptance from Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands.

an acceptance from Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen
an acceptance from Wageningen University & Research
behind the choice between a PhD and a master's
Data
behind the choice between a PhD and a master's
and less than an immigration agency would have cost
Instalments
and less than an immigration agency would have cost

Timeline

From a goal to an acceptance, step by step

  1. For years

    In ApplyKite's group since university

  2. Then

    Decides on Europe

  3. Before signing

    Talks it through first

  4. Next

    Decides with data

  5. In the end

    Accepted at Wageningen

What it led to

An acceptance from Wageningen University & Research

  1. Wageningen University & Research

    The Netherlands

    Through Apply For Me, after a full session before signing and a choice between a PhD and a master's made with data from past applicants.

Apply For Me

What made the difference for Mahsa

  1. 01

    Talk first, sign after

    A full session with the team before any contract, about Mahsa's situation and preferences.

  2. 02

    Decide with data

    PhD or master's: which had the better chance, judged from how past applicants had done.

  3. 03

    Real, academic applications

    Moving through study, never with fake information, with a team whose focus is academic.

  4. 04

    Paid in instalments

    Much less than an immigration agency, and spread over time.

Mahsa wanted to move to Europe to study, and wanted to get there honestly. Here is how Apply For Me helped make the decision with data, and how it ended in an acceptance from Wageningen.

Moving to Europe

The first goal was to move abroad. Europe was the preference, and within Europe some countries came before others.

What Mahsa didn't want was a shortcut: an immigration agency that would set things up with fake information. The move had to be made through study.

We wanted to emigrate through study, and we weren't looking for an immigration agency that would set things up for us with fake information.”
MahsaApply For Me student, accepted at Wageningen

A long time in ApplyKite's group

Mahsa had known ApplyKite for a long time: a member of its group since university days, maybe for about ten years.

And ApplyKite's focus was academic, which is what Mahsa was looking for.

That their focus was on being academic mattered to us personally.”
MahsaApply For Me student, accepted at Wageningen

Deciding with data, before signing

Before signing a contract, Mahsa had a full session with the Apply For Me team and laid out the whole situation.

Together they looked at one question first: given Mahsa's profile, was a PhD or a master's more likely to succeed? The answer came from how past applicants had done, not from a guess.

We learned from other clients' data and were able to make a data-driven decision.”
MahsaApply For Me student, accepted at Wageningen

A cost that made sense

Compared with an immigration agency, Apply For Me cost Mahsa much less, and it could be paid in instalments.

Compared with an immigration agency, it was much more affordable for us, and because it could be paid in instalments, that counted as a plus.”
MahsaApply For Me student, accepted at Wageningen

Accepted at Wageningen

In the end, Mahsa was accepted at Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands: the move to Europe, made through study.

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