Words and letters can be misunderstood but seeing is believing

We hear many good things about institutions from websites, counsellors, representatives and even friends and families. Words such as “Dynamic and vibrant atmosphere”, “modern buildings” or “healthy study environment” has been used when describing institutions. But what does that actually mean to us? We can create abstract imaginations from these words, but it would just be a figment of our imagination. Each and every person creates a different imagination from the same set of words. Even pictures can be misrepresentative.

A picture captures only a moment and not the whole experience. This does not only apply to institutions, when students are interested in overseas study, again, words and pictures would not do the locations justice.

Campus visits should be used as a decision-making tool when choosing a further education institution. With a physical visit, students would be able to have an actual taste of the experience and atmosphere for themselves. “Dynamic and vibrant atmosphere”, “modern buildings” or “healthy study environment” would not be just mere words anymore but actual experiences to take in. No amount of pictures or descriptive words can attest to actual experiences.

Study experiences do and should not end with just the institutions. The cities in which students live in have their own different unique cultures and lifestyle. Living in different cities and interacting with people from different background and cultures would provide a broader mind frame and allows students to obtain priceless new insight and experiences that they would not have had otherwise.
Especially overseas, visiting cities can provide an insight into life within the city and the institutions. Different cities and countries have different cultures.

There may be fundamental differences that would suit the students less or better with different countries. For example between living in large city and living in a small city would be very different due to the language, the population, the city structure, architecture and history, the flora and fauna and the people itself.

If you are interested in a campus visit, SUN Education is arranging a weeklong campus tour to Melbourne and Sydney from 24th June to 1st of July. You will be able to have a taste of Melbourne and Sydney. We will visit different universities that specialise in different areas.
Some of the universities we are visiting are the University of New South Wales, Le Cordon Bleu, University of Sydney, Monash University and RMIT. Each university will have their own guide to show and teach students about the respective universities. Book a place now at your nearest SUN Branch. Hurry, places are limited!