FAQ

1. What kind of service does Studydestiny provide?
Q. What kind of service does Studydestiny provide?

A. Studydestiny provides information of schools, application process support.You can get information about study abroad and faster study abroad process through this website.

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Q. Who is using Studydestiny?

A. Studydestiny helps students who need help as providing free online application service and assist oversea admission process.

3.How much does Studydestiny’s online support service?
Q. How much does Studydestiny’s online support service?

A. It’s free to use all our contents on Studydestiny website.

4. What’s the advantage of applying online?
Q. What’s the advantage of applying online?

A. The advantage of online application is anyone can apply to the school faster.Studydestiny’s online application prevents from sending information without any missing information or wrong information as not sending the application until the applicant submit all required information. Also, sometimes application by mailing can be missing but there’s no worry with online application about missing. Applicant doesn’t have to worry about application process if applicant is using Studydestiny for application since our staffs are checking application status.

5. Does school prefer mailing application or online application?
Q. Does school prefer mailing application or online application?

A.　Some schools are accepting mailing application. However, it’s been generalizing to use online application to save their time from filling all applicants’ data after receiving application and for faster progress.

6. How can I check to see school is processing my online application?
Q. How can I check to see school is processing my online application?

A. Once you submit your online application via Studydestiny, you’ll receive an email as ‘confirmation of application’ to make sure your application has been sent to the school you applied. Within about 72 hours after that, admission office will send an email regarding to let you know that they started processing your admission procedure.

7. What kind of form does online application will be send to the school?
Q. What kind of form does online application will be send to the school?

A. Applicant’s information in online application will be send as their established form. Each school’s online application form is computerized and it can be formed as documented form.

8.What should I do after submit the online application?
Q. What should I do after submit the online application?

A. Admission office will send you an email to inform that they have received your application and have started admission process with other information as asking you to submit other required documents for admission process. Once you send all documents which school requires to submit, you’re ready to go and they will send you an acceptance letter to your house.

9. To cancel the admission, what should I do?
Q. To cancel the admission, what should I do?

A. To cancel the admission, you must send a letter to inform of cancelation to the school. If you’re sending it with express mail, it’ll take about a week. If there’s not that much of time until the date of entrance to the school, you may call or fax them first then mailing them again. If you’re calling them, you must note the person’s name you’re talking to and write a letter with mentioningas “As Iinformed on ___ month ___date”.Generally, application fee is non-refundable. For tuition and deposit refunds, please ask to the school directly.

10. Does language school have deadline of application?
Q. Does language school have deadline of application?

A. The deadline of application is different with each schools depends on type of schools and type of programs. If it’s an institute affiliated with a college education, it has a deadline of application and sometimes they close the application acceptance date earlier once the number of students are full.However, some private institutes can be applied anytime.We recommend you to apply 8 to 10 weeks before the day of program starts as the latest to consider the time to take for admission and visa process.

11. What should I do if I want to adjust application information after submit it?
Q. What should I do if I want to adjust application information after submit it?

A. If you found things which need to be fixed on online application, you need to contact admission office immediately via email, fax, or calling. Or, you could reply to the info email address which is included with documents for admission procedure that you’ll receive from the school.

12. Can I prepare language study abroad admission procedure by myself?
Q. Can I prepare language study abroad admission procedure by myself?

A.Procedure for language study abroad is much simpler than college or grad school admission procedure and it can be easy once you can prepare and submit all your documents. These days, there’ s a drift towards preparing by on people’s own since they can find school information on the internet easily and easy to understand how to prepare study abroad.

13. To prepare admission procedure by myself, how much language skills and knowledge do I need?
Q. To prepare admission procedure by myself, how much language skills and knowledge do I need?

A. Most of admission documents are in foreign languages (mostly in English) so it may requires you to have some language skills and knowledge. However, most of admission documents are not complicated and it’ll be the same for wherever you’re applying to.

14. What should I do if I want to change a program of study?
Q. What should I do if I want to change a program of study?

A. If you are willing to change your program from the one you already applied, contact with the admissions office as soon as possible via email or fax. School will send documents for changing process after receiving information of your changing program, and then you need to make sure there’s no problem with documents. This process is not different as online and mailing application. If you already paid your tuition, you might need to pay additional tuition or requesting for refund.It’s better to get refund one you get to the school since refund process takes long time to get through and there would be less additional fee if you get refund while you’re studying. If you need to pay for additional tuition, check with the school if it needs to be paid in advance or once you get to the school. Also if there’re any changes regarding to period of staying and moving to different residence, you must let the residence facility in advance. If you’re staying on-campus housing, contact to the housing office as soon as possible. If you will have your private residence, it also needs to be informed with your changed information.If you’re willing to stay with host family, it doesn’t really a problem to stay longer but it’d give you a bad impression if you don’t contact them as soon as possible and it can be a reason of having an uncomfortable study abroad. If you’re living in a dorm, it might be flexible but still needs to be contacted immediately in case of there’s no more available room.

15. To send an email to the school, is there anything I need to be careful?
Q.To send an email to the school, is there anything I need to be careful?

A.It is important to make your points clear on email. Please write it short and clear as possible and if there’s no reply in few days or a week, don’t be hesitate to contact them again.Also, you could re-write it again if they didn’t give you the answer what you were asking about. If you’re asking questions via email, make sure giving them your information as name, the program you’re applying for.

16. What should I do if there’s no reply from the school after I sent an email regarding to ask questions?
Q. What should I do if there’s no reply from the school after I sent an email regarding to ask questions?

A.Some schools are replying all at once or delayed due to weekends and holidays so it’s recommended to wait for few days. However, if you need a fast process, you could email them again or directly calling them.

17. What should I do if there’s no contact from the school after I sent all documents?
Q. What should I do if there’s no contact from the school after I sent all documents?

A. If there’s no contact regarding to admission process after submitting all documents they asked, you need to contact with admissions office for hurry. In this case, you need to give them information of your name, the date of submitted documents, program to study, confirmation of tuition payment and asked them for a letter of acceptance. It can be delayed if it’s office off days or national holidays.If you sent your application with mailing, email the admissions office for a confirmation of receiving your application. You need to ask for another acceptance letter and other documents if you haven’t received. If you’re in hurry due to visa process, you need to ask for an express mail.

18. How can I pay for deposit?
Q. How can I pay for deposit?

A. Schools usually asking for deposit before entrance of the school. Tuition deposit is different with application fee and it’s a payment of part of your tuition. Later on, you need to pay your rest of the tuition after you paid tuition deposit. There are many ways to pay deposit but check with the school for the direction of the payment. You could make a payment as sending checks, credit card, and wire transfer.

19. How much should I have on affidavit on support?
Q. How much should I have on affidavit on support?

A. Affidavit on support is a document to prove that a student has enough financial support to study abroad and also need to submit this document for admission and visa process.When the school suggests the amount of money, you can request an affidavit on support from a bank. The amount of money can be different depends on schools so please check with the school before getting this document.

20. What should I do if a certificate of bank balances is not under my name?
Q. What should I do if a certificate of bank balances is not under my name?

A. If you have a financial sponsor, submit sponsor’s certificate of bank balances.If the name of account is not under your name, you need to submit the document with the sponsor’s agreement letter with a signature.

21. If school asks me to submit a recommendation, who should I ask for this?
Q. If school asks me to submit a recommendation, who should I ask for this?

A.Schoolsare asking to submit recommendation letters to see the student’s creativity, attitude towards to study, personality. Once the school is asking you a recommendation letter, you could ask to your professor, former teacher who you studied with, supervisor at work. The amount of a letter is 1-2 pages of A4(letter sized) paper.

22. May I submit copied documents?
Q. May I submit copied documents?

A.In general, schools don’t allow applicants to submit documentsas official materials. If it’s in hurry, you could send the copies via fax then send the original documents with mailing but make sure check with the schools for this first before sending them. Schools will start all the process after receiving the original copies so please prepare them in advance.

23. Can I extend the date of study while I’m staying at language school?
Q. Can I extend the date of study while I’m staying at language school?

A.You may extend the date of study after you arrive at language school. It can be a good idea to extend the date depends on your speed of improvement since it’s different for everyone.

24. To transfer to other schools, what should I do?
Q. To transfer to other schools, what should I do?

A.Transferring to other schools is not too complicated. First, you need to let the school know about transfer. Make sure if you’re ok to transfer from the school with following transfer policy, and check with the school to transfer for procedure and documents to submit. Once you’re contacting with the school to transfer, we recommend you to inform the school with your current location with visa status and your consideration of transfer.