When I was in my third year of bachelor's degree, my parents and I made an important decision for me – to enroll in a master's program in the USA. At that time, my English was very weak, I couldn’t put two words together, what can we say about passing an exam like IELTS. My dad and I contacted a well-known Ukrainian agency. They suggested sending me to a language school in the USA so that I could visit an environment where I need to speak only English. It was decided that it was worth a try. And so we collected all the documents, chose a school in Boston, paid for everything... BUT I WAS NOT given A VISU/ The embassy, of course, did not say the exact reason for the refusal, and the agency shrugged their shoulders and said "probably just unlucky". My parents and I were very upset and decided to stop collaborating with this agency. In the fall of the same year, dad quite by accident found Yulia Volchenko’s number... and the process of my admission to the master’s program in the USA was launched. And then everything went like clockwork!
First of all, we decided that we still needed to send me to a language school abroad. At that time I was attending English language courses in Kyiv, but we understood that this was not enough for me. Julia offered us an excellent school in Britain. Together with Yulia, we prepared all the documents and applied for a visa. It was a little scary, we were worried that the British might refuse us, but they gave us a visa the first time! They sent me in early January. The course lasted three weeks. I really liked it there, I didn’t even want to leave. At this school they improved my English, and also prepared me well for IELTS. I lived in a wonderful and friendly British family. You could forget about communicating in Russian; they talked to me, both at school and in the family, only in English! And it was a very cool and rewarding experience for me. Upon arrival home, I continued my preparation for the exam on my own and in April I passed the IELTS for a passing ball for admission to the master's program.
After passing the exam, together with Yulia and my parents, we began to select a university for me. The University of South Florida was chosen. It suited us in all respects – excellent program for foreign students and reasonable price. After the university accepted me, we applied for a visa. Collecting all the documents, we prepared for the interview. Together with Yulia, we rehearsed possible questions and she prepared me mentally😌 I was very worried, since I already had a sad experience of refusal. And now this day has come...and this time I was given a VISA ️ Joy had no limit😊 And now I’ve been a student for a year now University of South Florida. I really like it there, I'm proud to study there.
Many thanks to Yulia for helping us fulfill our dream of admission and for continuing to help us now. She is an excellent specialist! If you decide to go study abroad, then keep running to Yulia! She will definitely help you and select both just a language school and a university!!!😊
Katya
University of South Florida student