Preston Education Consultants: Helping Millennials Pick Their Right Study Abroad Destination

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In a recent report by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated the number of Indian students studying abroad in 2019 was 753,000. This year the number is predicted to increase as more Indian students are aspiring to study abroad. Students are highly focused on the STEM programs offered by Ireland, the USA, and the UK. Some students are directed to these lands for higher education while some are not so lucky. The ones not so lucky might get misdirection from a few educational consultancies. Like Ilaya Bharathi, a founding member of Preston Educational Consultants had the same misfortune a decade ago. Ilaya dreamt heavily of studying abroad which was shattered by an educational consultancy.

Headquartered in Chennai, Preston Educational Consultants is a leading educational consultant ensuring that the knowledge shared is accurate and adjacent to the students’ interest. Preston Educational Consultants’ 48 members’ team is regularly trained which reflects the strong foundation for the members to learn everchanging immigration and overseas’ education laws. Students join Preston Educational Consultants with the desire to pursue masters abroad whereupon their traits and interests are measured by the team. They are then guided accordingly on detailed profiling, university and program selection, SOP (Statement of Purpose), LOR (Letter of Recommendation), Application Filing, Finance, Visa and Admission. The educational consultancy firm has already created a strong alumni network which also helps the new students regarding the details of accommodation and employability.

From 2014, Preston Educational Consultants is eminently focused
on acting as a positive catalyst for students wanting to pursue higher education abroad. Elaborating on how the journey began, Ilaya Bharathi says, “Because a consultancy firm misguided me with Ilaya Bharathi, Founder wrong threads of information, my dream of pursuing higher studies in an international destination got broken. Though I managed to set my career, the incident scarred my education forever due to which I became skeptical about anything further in life. Later, when my younger cousin brother wanted to go abroad and study, I felt it was my responsibility to ensure he gets proper guidance. It was an obligation that I took up to prevent him from facing the uncertain adversity that I faced. Doing so, I got a sense of joyful satisfaction and as I did it for my brother, I did the same for a few of his friends. My spouse encouraged me to start it on a fulltime pursuit.”

“Preston Educational Consultants is a leading educational consultant ensuring that the knowledge shared is accurate and adjacent to the students’ interest”

Eliminating Dilemmas over College Selections
Today, Preston Educational Consultants is serving to the universities’ cause of granting admission to quality students. It spreads the information on various courses, programs, and benefits of studying in a particular university, bridging the gap between the university and students. There is an app called ‘Rubix’ assisting the students with exact consultation from highly successful professionals with international experience. “Students face difficulty in short-listing universities as the pilling numbers confuse them. Therefore, we make a list of universities where the chances are high for a student to get admission. Pros and cons are two things we consider while making the list and the factors we watch over include the university’s syllabus (updated or not), if it has qualified and knowledgeable staff, and whether the university is
financially feasible for an Indian student. Considering these factors, we proceed further and make sure it is worth to study in those,” asserts Ilaya.

Preston Educational Consultancy has no tie-ups with universities and they don’t take any commission. They give the students complete authority over selecting a course program and university of their choice. It’s just their work starts after that with personal care for each applicant – ensuring the applicant’s Visa is accepted, its ticket is booked, and accommodation arrangement is done without fail. Preston’s team has ardent knowledge of the process involved for securing an F1 Visa for studying in the US. As of date with a 100 percent success rate, the educational consulting firm has sent 2000+ students to the US.

Preston Educational Consultants has its presence in Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Pune, and Coimbatore. Like its branches, there are success stories more than anyone could count. “But one story that strikes me whenever I’m asked,it is of an exceptional student who held three patents in the field of additive manufacturing and received a national award for that. However, due to low GRE marks, various consultancies were not accepting his requests. When he approached me, I asked him not to lose confidence and draft an email to the professors explaining the achievements and drawbacks. Impressed by his accomplishments, a US university welcomed him. The university also waived off his tuition fees” shares Lakshmi Prabha, Founding Member, Preston Educational Consultancy.

An ISO certified firm, today Preston Educational Consultants has placed almost 2000 students in the USA and 600 students in Ireland. Now, it is aspiring to get a place in the top five leading education consultancies for the USA and the UK by working with a team of 100+ representatives directing students to top 200+ universities in the world.
Overseas Consultancy of the Year - 2020