#How much scholarship can I get in UK?

[harrypotterheretic]

I just want to say how much I hate the "Harry Potter is a trust fund jock who grew up to be a cop" take.

just tell me you don't understand Harry Potter. Just tell me you're too American to understand Harry Potter.

He isn't a "trust fund kid" he's a fucking orphan. It is his good luck that his parents were wealthy and that wealth has been safely stored for the past ten years but then it is his incredible bad luck that his parents were murdered and he was sent to live in an abusive household where he was clothed in hand me downs and never given enough to eat. So - you know - swings and roundabouts.

Harry did not grow up with privilege. He just happens to have enough money that he doesn't have to worry about buying school supplies.

He isn't a "jock". Because a jock is an American concept. School sports are really not a big deal in the UK (as clearly seen by the way they just cancel Quidditch - twice - with barely a shrug). The athletes on school teams don't wield social power because of their place on the team and there will be no scholarships allowing them higher education. There are no stereotypes around the type of kids who play the sports, no idea that they're all "dumb" and only good at whatever it is they play but are getting preferential treatment because of their talent. They don't date the cheerleaders (we don;t have cheerleaders) they're not the popular kids, or the rich kids. They can be any kid. School sports are just another extra curricular activity that any student might or might not take part in as the fancy takes them.

Quidditch is just a hobby that Harry happens to enjoy.

If you wanted some kind of obnoxious sportsman equivalence, you could say Harry was a "rugger bugger"... but he really isn't. He doesn't fit that stereotype at all.

"Jock" is a concept which fits neither the character nor the culture. It is an entirely futile and inaccurate prism through which to view Harry and means you cannot understand him if you insist on enforcing your own cultural labels and stereotypes on him.

And he didn't grow up to be a "cop". FFS. he grew up to be a Dark Wizard catcher. Again, there is a lot of cultural imperialism misunderstanding going on here when people on the internet talk about cops in relation to HP. The relationship the British have with their police is very different to the one the Americans have with theirs. British police are unarmed (apart from specially trained officers, whose job is to be the armed response unit and who most people will never encounter). They "police by consent" - and that is genuinely important to the officers themselves. Are they popular? No. But are they widely seen as a fascistic force murdering citizens? Also no - because (by and large) they're not.

They wear funny helmets, and sometimes ride horses, and work in the community.

The entire social structure of the USA is so different to the UK that it is impossible to just transplant a concept from the US and assume it will work for the UK. But the American lack of a welfare state, the war on drugs and the insane amount of guns in the hands of private citizens and police mean that the relationship between the two is shaped in such a way that crime is driven by poverty, crimes of poverty are dealt with much more harshly than they need to be, and the police feel empowered to kill (mostly black) people just because they looked at them funny. The police are the enemy.

But if this is your understanding of "cops" then you need to leave it at the door when you engage with British media. It's a totally different culture.

And within a culture of "policing by consent", it is possible to imagine a fantasy law enforcement office that is made up entirely of good guys, who hunt down only bad guys - the type who kill for fun. And that they do it justly and humanely (because that is what the police are supposed to be, even if they fall short in every corner of the world).

This is what the aurors are under Kingsley Shacklebolt's Ministry. They catch dark wizards - the type who kill people for fun. And they use the power of the wizarding state to arrest them and put them on trial.

Harry had no time for the Ministry when it was corrupt. He spoke out about them arresting the wrong people. he refused to work with them when the Minister himself asked for his support.

Harry Potter does not become a mindless "cop".

But in the aftermath of a brutal blood war, once the Ministry is run by someone he trusts, he joins up to clear up the last of the Death Eaters and stays to make sure it doesn't happen again. People rail against the fact that the system is not upended totally at the end of the books, and the Harry preserves the status quo - but that's just silly. You can't just tear down a system and hope for the best. Nature abhors a vacuum, and something worse would rise in its place. Harry is putting in the hard work (the real and necessary work) to clean up an imperfect system and make it work the way it is supposed to. He's making actual, possible changes that help make his world better and safer. That's far more radical, and far more useful, than the armchair anarchism of those who criticise his career path.

So please stop with the bad takes which not only show that you have no understanding or respect for the books, but that you have no understanding or respect for the culture they hail from or understanding and respect that the whole world doesn't live the way you do.

If you are the type of person who says "Harry Potter is a trust fund jock who becomes a cop" then literally nothing else you have to say about Harry Potter is going to be worth listening to. Because you just don't understand Harry Potter. The character or the series.

[mochinomnoms]

If requests are open...👉👈

I was thinking of a scenario, you know how Yuu was isekai'd pretty late into the educational track (US High School/UK College kinda late), that's a lot of years of basic education that their missing. I can imagine them getting tutoring from say, Riddle, Azul or even Jamil (though if you can think of anyone else in this scenario, go nuts) and he just...kinda makes a comment about like, "How can you not know about The Chess Wars, Yuu? This is Primary School level stuff"! Or something and Yuu just...loses it on him. Kinda in a "Do you have ANY idea how smart I am to be keeping my head above water when Grims dragging it down, I've got YEARS of schooling to catch up on AND my job working for Crowly!? Let me ask you about any part of MY worlds history and see how smart you are"

Or something. This has been an idea in my head for a while and words are hard today...💦

(I write NRC a college/university level so that's how this will be written as)

“This is basic history! Really Prefect,” Ace never failed to make fun of you, and lately he'd been focusing in on your abysmal grades. “Even Juice knows about the Chess Wars! And he's skipped like, all of middle school!”

Deuce glared at Ace kicked him out from under the table, though Riddle actually seemed to agree with him.

“I do have to admit, Ace is correct. Prefect, even students like Ruggie and Epel know the basics, this is inexcusable of a student of Night Raven College!”

Riddle had his arms cross, tapping a finger on his arm impatiently as you looked off to the side with a blank expression. Grim was, to no one's surprise, asleep in their lap.

Of course, Grim's 'responsibility' were the magic based classes. The Prefect had, literally, everything else.

“…Well? What do you even have to say for yourself?” Riddle narrowed his eyes at them, huffing.

“.....Back home I was smart, you know.” It was a soft mumble, barely audible, which made Riddle angrier.

“Speak up! You're not a child, you can enunciate—”

“—I was smart, Riddle! I was really fucking smart!” A sudden bang of your fists on the table startled the other three and awoke Grim.

“W-w-wha—wha' happ—”

“I had my school paid for with academic scholarships! I was awarded on the Dean's List for being one of the best students at my old university! I bet if you came to my world, you'd have just as much trouble, maybe even more!”

You jabbed a finger at Riddle, growing louder and louder in your self-righteousness.

“You don't know about the world wars! You don't know about our ancient history and gods! You're great at alchemy, but I bet you'd be getting yelled at by my version of Crewel for not being able to recognize the periodic table! I mean, can you even understand my position? Or do you guys just like having someone to look down on to make yourselves feel better!”

At this point, your voice was echoing in the library, the steps of the librarian growing louder as he approached you.

“You know what? I don't want your help, I don't think I want to even be around you guys! Not if you're going to belittle me for being forcibly plucked from the only world I've ever known into your shitty own! Deuce, I meet me at my dorm if you get tired from being around two condescending asses!”

Before the librarian could kick you out, you'd grabbed your things and marched out, ignoring his chastising as you marched out of the building.

Riddle was, of course, incredibly red. Though, his lips were pursed in a way that made it unclear if it was from his usual rage, or from guilty embarrassment. Ace looked baffled, clicking his tongue and pouting.

“Geez, it was just a joke…you know it was, right Deuce?”

“I mean, I kinda get what they're saying…”

Few wanted to admit that they did get a bit of satisfaction in being 'smarter' than someone else, and that you were the easiest target for that. Plus, no one wanted to admit that they forgot that you came from another world. It was a reminder that you'd have to go back eventually.

Gossip from that conversation spread like wildfire among the student body. Riddle was, of course, embarrassed and giving a gentle talking to by Trey after hearing about it from Cater. Though, he wasn't nearly as gentle to Ace, who didn't have the grades to back up his talk. Deuce did his best to support you in his own way, which was mostly sharing the notes and feedback he'd gotten from Riddle, at least until you were back on speaking terms with him.

Some of the other students started approaching you after a little while. Offering you a spot in their own study group, letting you ask the 'stupid' questions without those extra snide comments, though some of them have to remind themselves to shut their mouths. It takes awhile for you to talk to Ace and Riddle again, but once you do and resume your study sessions, Riddle is softer and Ace just a bit kinder.

[fruitjoos]

not enough

pairings: patrick zweig x fem!reader

summary:

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patrick was touring on the ATP tour, while you were savoring the freedom of your gap year summer vacation. amidst shelves of handcrafted trinkets and colorful scarves in a quaint madrid market, your eyes met his, igniting an instant connection. you wandered through the enchanting streets, your bond deepening with every shared dream and burst of laughter.

in the heart of madrid, under the spell of first love, the world seemed to fade away. by the end of that day, patrick realized he couldn't bear the thought of you being far from him. he asked for your number, a simple request that marked the beginning of everything.

now, a year and a half into your relationship, here you were. back in new york.

he hastily shuffled around, stuffing your clothes into your duffel bag. you shook your head, watching him as you kneeled in the middle of his bed. “you want to go so badly, and leave me here,” he huffs, “fine, i’ll help you pack.”

he paced from room to room, closet to bathroom, bathroom to den, and back to the bedroom, grabbing anything and everything in an attempt to erase you from his apartment. he wanted no trace left behind whatsoever. if you wanted to be gone, that’s what you were going to be.

“patrick, stop!” you called out, your voice laced with desperation, but he either didn’t hear you or didn’t care. “can you stop? let’s just talk about this,” you pleaded, reaching for his bicep, which he quickly snatched away from your grasp.

you had just broken the news to him that you’d been accepted into a school in the UK, offering a full-ride scholarship for journalism, a passion of yours. an opportunity you’d be crazy not to pursue. but patrick wasn’t taking the news well, his hostility apparent from the moment you mentioned moving across the world.

a frustrated sigh escaped your lips as he glared down at you. “why can’t you just think about me for a second?” you asked, rubbing your hands over your face. he let out a chuckle of disbelief.

“think about you?” he echoed, scoffing, a mock smile quickly replaced by a hardened, confused expression. your name dripped from his lips like venom. “all i ever do is think about you. every waking moment.” he pointed a finger at his chest, his voice growing more heated.

“i quit tennis for you. you’re the reason i’m in this situation, dealing with my parents every fucking week, talking about shit i don’t care about, just to keep money in my bank account,” he argued, his voice rising with each word.

“you’re doing that for yourself,” you interjected, but he talked right over you.

“i get shit from my parents about how my life would’ve been shit without them, and they’re glad i finally realized it,” he threw up air quotes, “because i’m working for them now. i have to listen them degrade me every week for hours because of you.” he squinted at you, as if the look of stupidity on your face was blinding him. you quietly tutted, rolling your eyes. “so don’t you ever try to say that i’m not thinking of you. because you’re all i ever think about!”

“i didn’t ask you to do that,” you declared, your voice trembling.

“you didn’t have to, i just did!” he screamed, causing goosebumps to rise on your arms. “because i fucking love you! and i wanted to be with you!” he panted from the intensity, his chest heaving. “and when you love someone, you have to make those sacrifices.” he stepped closer, his anger palpable.

all you could do was sit there, feeling small and helpless. you stared into each other’s eyes for what felt like an eternity, trying to read each other’s minds. the silence was deafening, and despite the thermostat being set to 70 degrees, your body felt like it was on fire in the middle of winter.

“but apparently, you don’t love me that much,” he finally spoke, breaking the silence. his tongue rolled in the side of his cheek, as he blinked rapidly, trying to cover any emotion or sign of weakness.

“oh, come on,” you scoffed, throwing your hands up and letting them fall back to your sides. “i do love you,” you said, scooting closer to the edge of the bed near him. he stepped back almost immediately.

“but not enough,” he said, throwing the half-full duffel bag filled with your things on the empty bed spot next to you before storming out of the apartment, the door slamming shut behind him.

[fafodill]

AU: after the SA situation with Sev and the Marauders, Sev decides he cant go back to Hogwarts. He tries to transfer to Beaubatonx or Durmstrang, but the language barrier its to dificult for him at the moment. He manage, however, to go to Ilvermorny instead for his 6th and 7th year (his O.W.L's are good enough that he can be accepted anywhere, and even get a scholarship or something). I dont know much about Ilvermorny or the US Wizarding society, but If they're less bloodpurist that then UK one, Sev could thrive there in a way he couldnt in canon.

I agree that he'd do well anywhere else (tho we don't know how the other schools would treat a foreign exchange student who's really poor... but if he got a scholarship because of his grades then he might have a few coins to have better robes).

This being said I think Severus is absolutely intelligent enough to manage to learn a new language. Besides, even if he was somewhat bad at the theory of it, living in the country for a few months is the best way to learn. I'm sure in a few months he'd have managed. That boy is smart and very determined. Give him an accepting place and he'll absolutely thrive.

I think he'd have liked Durmstrang and their views of the Dark Arts. We don't know much about Beauxbâtons (which btw means 'Beautiful Sticks'...or maybe 'Beautiful Staffs' in French) but anything would have been better than Hogwarts at this point. Maybe he would have gotten more mental health care in France tho... Drumstrang seems a bit... let's say emotionnaly constipated...

[davidchiemcore]

started thinking about how much money each of the characters likely makes

(DRDT SPOILERS AHEAD - for character and story backgrounds)

basic information I'm going off of: drdtdev stated that everyone except Teruko and Min make their living from their talent. the hope's peak academy they attend is located in the US, and they're specifically part of the east class, so implying its somewhere on the eastern side of the us. While they don't have to live where the school is, there is a western branch of Hope's Peak, so the fact that they attend the eastern branch suggests that they're closer to that side. The series takes place sometime in the future, but given the world had a major tragedy and seems to be on the same level as the world we live in, I'm gonna assume inflation is roughly the same as now

teruko: She does mention having to choose between rent and food, meaning she makes some sort of money, and enough to rent a place at times. I assume she works some sort of minimum wage job, given she doesn't have full schooling experience. a lot of the eastern us has minimum wage at 7.25, but places in the northeast have it a bit higher, from 10-15. If she earned something like 13 dollars an hour, worked 40 hours a week, and worked every week, she would make around 27k. However, with her bad luck and lack of legal documents as mentioned when she talks about her schooling, I assume she probably loses jobs quite frequently. Assuming she's unemployed for about a fourth of the year, she would' earn roughly 20k

xander: This one confuses me a bit. He's basically an activist, so I'm not sure what kind of job he would have consistently. Additionally, he lived in the UK from at least age 14 until he started attending Hope's Peak, so I had to look for jobs there. Looking it up, it seems that the pay ranges from 23k-49k, averaging at 33k (all in pounds). Converting that, the average salary would be 43-44k. He's living with no family, and who were poor enough to likely not leave anything behind, so he probably has to work a lot to pay for his overseas school. However, he did do school at the same time, so I'll take 3/4s of the total salary to give him 33k a year.

charles: Given that being even an entry-level chemist requires at least a four year degree, I assume he may work as an assistant to one at the moment. They still make quite a bit of money, however, most making 37k-49k a year. The average is 49k, but there's a chunk of outliers around 82k, mostly from California, which is in the western US. Therefore, I think it's reasonable to suggest he makes something in the middle of the range I gave, giving him a salary of 43k. However, given that he was likely doing school at the same time and has parents to support him, who also seemed to shelter him a lot, he likely works part time. For part time, I'll cut the salary by half and say he probably earns 22k a year.

ace: Horse jockeys get paid per race, both for winning and participating, so this is a little harder to calculate. Most horse jockeys earn 53k-67k, but given that Ace is the Ultimate Jockey, this is a job where being skilled can really help you rise in the ranks, both of how much you can charge, and how often you win. It's also something that he could reasonably have a couple years of experience in given that they only need to be 16 years old to start professionally racing. Therefore, I would put him at the high end of the average or maybe even higher. I'll estimate 70k per year. Many horse jockeys drop out of school to focus on their job, so I'll leave him at that.

arei: This is also a little harder to calculate, because while you can bowl at any age, you can only join the Professional Bowlers Association once you turn 18. However, she could still compete for prizes in PBA Jr. and other smaller competitions. This year's PBA Jr. Competition gave 10k in scholarship money, but most competitions have at most a couple thousand dollars as the top reward, so I'll estimate she might make about 12k in a year? However, she lives with family still, so this is probably fine for her.

rose: rose is stated to have earned several millions doing forgery, so her previous salary would've been incredible. However, now she just does recreations of other paintings. None of the money goes to her, but if we still want to calculate it, the average reproduction artist earns 46k a year.

hu: I assume she likely does small venues where she plays the zither. According to a reddit post, the average earnings for a gig for a small musician is around $230, and assuming she does an average of one a week (some weeks she might do more, some weeks she might not do any), she'd earn about 12k a year.

eden: Eden is stated to both do clock making and clock repair. Most clock repairers make 36k-44k a year, averaging to 40k, and the average clock maker earns about 40k a year as well. She says that she can work 14 hours without breaks, implying she has some very long work days, possibly putting her slightly above the average at 42k.

levi: At first i thought Levi would make a lot because personal stylists sound like a rich people thing? But looking into it the average salary in the US ranges from 34k-50k a year, and since he states that he's relatively new to the field, he probably leans to the lower end of that. im gonna put him at 36k? He lives alone, so he likely works full time to pay for his living conditions.

arturo: Similar to Charles, he likely doesn't perform his actual job yet regularly. Half of all plastic surgeon assistants make somewhere between 22k-56k a year, with the halfway point at 37k. The median amount is around 44k. Given that he was likely working part-time, as he was probably in school at the same time, I'll cut that in half to give him a salary of 22k per year.

min: It's stated that her schooling up until this point was paid for by the spurling foundation, so i assume either the same is the case for her time in college, or her parents were able to save a lot of money to pay for it. Given this and how much time she puts into school, i assume she doesn't have a job.

david: This was a hard one to calculate. The average motivational speaker (I know he's called an inspirational speaker but in this case they're interchangeable) can make anything from 500 to 30k per speech, depending on their experience and skill. We know David is a well-known celebrity, being famous worldwide, but it's not to the degree that everyone in the class is shocked by his appearance, just Xander. If he work to make 10k a speech, and do one speech every two months, he'd be making 60k a year. In addition to this, many speakers have alternate sources of income, like book and channels. He's not stated to have these, but I'd assume he at least does smaller talks, maybe giving him another 10k a year?? As he's paid per speech, this doesn't require a lot of hours, so he probably is able to make full pay while also going to class. I'm not sure if this is a super accurate salary, but it's hard to get a gauge on it, so I'm going with 70k a year.

veronika: How does one make money as a horror fanatic? She mentions being a scholar in her field, so maybe she writes papers and small books on the subject. However, I'm a personal fan of the "deep dive youtuber" theory, so I'll calculate for both. For scientific papers, you can earn from a few hundred to a few thousand per paper. Given this kind of stuff takes at least a couple months of research, I'd say she would only make a few thousand a year. Maybe 10k if I'm being generous and giving her a 2k article every other month? Now, for the other idea, youtubers make about 2.5-7.5 dollars per thousand views on a video. If she gets an average of 800k views per video (with a couple million on some and a few hundred thousand on some), and makes 5 dollars per thousand, she'd be getting about 4k per video. Again, if she puts out a video every other month, this would be getting her 20k.

j: Special Effects artists make anywhere from 44k to 86k a year. The average is 68k, but most make either a bit more or a bit less, and given J's influence from her mother, I'd assume she's in the higher range. The highest category is 23% of people making 78k-86k, so I'll give her 80k. I'm not sure about whether she'd work fulltime or part time, because she definitely has the money to work part time because of her mother, but she might also try to make all her own money herself to spite her? I'm leaning that she works part time, so if I cut that in half she still makes 40k a year.

whit: The average professional matchmaker makes 42k-46k a year. The average is a clean 44k a year. Again, I'm not sure if he'd work part time or full time because we don't know much about his living situation. It's possible he needs to help support his single dad, so I'll put him at 3/4s of that, 33k.

nico: Most animal behavior specialists, which is what Nico says they are in their conversation with Xander, make 46k-53k a year, with an median of 48k. However, given they don't have a degree yet, I'll assume they make on the lower end of that, so 46k. They mention going to school, so they likely work part time, cutting that in half to give them a salary of 26k.

if anyone read this far thank you this took me like three hours HAHA

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

20 minutes of my life I'll never get back. 🤦‍♂️

I must be a glutton for punishment because I actually watched Kinsey Schofield's 20 min interview w/Valentine Low. May this rant save you from making the same mistake:

Valentine Low & Kinsey Schofield just reminded me that the British press is in desperate need of a grief recovery workshop to let go of their palace manufactured PR image of Sparry, "the CONSERVATIONIST," and accept the REALITY: Sparry has ALWAYS been a member of the lost boys who never intend to grow up. He loves drugs, perverted soho house sex play pens, and living a secret lifestyle in San Francisco, CA. As we saw in the South Park Documentary, Sparry has always wanted to be left alone so he can just bang on his drums all day.

The British media needs to accept that they never knew the Sparry aka Prince Harry. Much like Fergie & Andrew: The Meghans are two (2) intellectually below average individuals who married in haste. Both their academic & professional work histories indicate that these two (2) immature adults, lack even the basic skills necessary to function in society without the help of a PR "machine" whose job is to clean up their messes and repeatedly rebrand them into more acceptable members of polite society. It's past time for Valentine Low and other UK journalists to admit that they never really knew Sparry. All their Diana goodwill should now be invested into the future of the BRF (the family of Prince William)

No amount of hoping for the best or "covering up" for Sparry's misdeeds can transform the moral rot in his character. They bought and sold the PR image manufactured by the palace. It was the paparazzi & other "undesirables" who had the misfortune of observing the REAL Sparry. They watched him mistreat drivers, security, staffers, etc long BEFORE he was seduced by MEgain.

V Low believes Sparry flew a helicopter! 😳 Come on! Too many REAL service members have spoken out about Sparry's military character and performance and there's nothing good about it.

Sparry, like his wife is also a liar and a bully. He's not intellectually bright, he never was... He even bullied his grandparents before the "spectacle," he bullied Meghan's father...we heard reports about seeking a left wing wife and his interest in living in the US----all before MEgain.

Low also thinks Sparry loves his children. Has Valentine Low ever seen the invisibles? No. He's transferred a PR image to a couple of never before seen kids and their so called father. A so-called "father" who is willing to destroy his brother's children (and the innocent children of other couples) through the spread of destructive lies, has zero interest in the REAL wellbeing of anyone's kids, least of all his own.

As for the Wife: her ability to earn a college degree as an American teenager/young adult without even the offer of an ACADEMIC scholarship means that she too is mediocre and overrated. Her university commencement program states that she was a candidate for a degree in "communications" NOT some whip smart area of study like biochemistry or engineering! 🤦‍♂️

As a university student, thanks to her dad's brother (mike), she spent a measly six (6) weeks in Argentina on an exchange program (paid by her father) until she failed an exam that would have allowed her to apply for (real) jobs in the States. An intellectual or any hard worker would have studied until she passed the test. Not Rachel Meghan Markle. If no one was willing to make an exception for her low marks, then she would whore her way up a series of ladders until she found someone dumb enough to give her a platform.

No, this is NOT a "smart" couple. This couple is a cautionary tale about how Water seeks it's own level: Sparry's mother and teachers did him a disservice, just as MEgain's father did her a disservice: SPARE the rod & SPOIL the child

Kinsey believes that MEgain is "smart" because she achieved a Duchess title. (What does this tell us about Kinsey's IQ. 🤦‍♂️😳)

MEgain became a "Duchess" because she was a professional "seductress" employeed by Markus Anderson & Soho House. Everything this couple achieves is smoke & mirrors based on TRANSACTIONAL relationships where they bully & harass anyone standing in their way.

They don't even possess good work ethics, let alone above average IQs. Please call a spade a spade (or in this case a spare a spare) and stop gaslighting the public about what Sparry could have done had he not been involved with the wife.

We watched the wife verbally abuse KP staffers over bereavement flowers and feckless Sparry stood by in AGREEMENT. Wicked queen Jezebel 2.0 and traitorous king ahab 2.0. Let them go!

[oceannote]

EMPIRE WAR - Introduction

Note from author: Hello my lovelies, hope you will enjoy this new and first series that I am writing. To give you a bit of an insight this is a story that plays mostly in the business corporate environment, but besides being a love story it is a friendship story and represents how we sometimes navigate life when we feel overwhelmed in our 20's. A lot will be going on and all I can say it is to grab your snacks and drinks and get ready because it will be a turmoil of a storyline. Warnings: Characthers are fake and are a result of fiction, mentions of bullying and lack of self confindence. ______________________________________________________________

Imagine this: You’re 18, fresh out of an elite Swiss boarding school, where even the vending machines probably have a wine list. You’re the only child of the Richardsons—a family so wealthy that saying your last name out loud is basically a cheat code for life. VIP access? Check. Designer bags? All of them. Your biggest stressor? Deciding whether to party in Paris or Milan this weekend.

But there’s one tiny problem.

You’ve been lying to your father—the Thomas Richardson—about getting into Harvard Business School. Yes, the Harvard. And with your imaginary first semester creeping up, reality slaps you harder than a Korean skincare routine: You’re not even on the waitlist.

Cue the most apocalyptic father-daughter showdown in history. I’m sobbing, mascara smudged like a raccoon, while my father’s voice reaches decibel levels that could shatter glass. He says I’m a disappointment, a spoiled brat, proof that giving a kid everything means they’ll appreciate nothing. And here’s the kicker: He wasn’t wrong.

Thomas Richardson wasn’t just born with a silver spoon—he probably had a platinum bib. At ten, he had a personal driver for his Bentley and went to school with royal heirs. But while teenage me was dodging responsibilities, 18-year-old Thomas was begging to work at Wonder Technologies, our family’s tech empire. And now? He’s punishing me for being… well, me.

His master plan? Uprooting us to my mom’s home country: South Korea.

For me, it was hell. For him, it was genius.

My mom, Soonja, is a powerhouse—a full-Korean queen who clawed her way from a humble farm to a prestigious UK scholarship, despite speaking about as much English as a K-pop song’s random rap verse. She raised me on two ironclad rules:

Invest in yourself. Find a man who worships the ground you walk on. Easier said than done, Mom.

So, there I was, 19 years old, tossed into the Business Strategy program at Seoul National University. My dad thought Korean culture’s discipline might break my wild spirit. Instead, I made friends, survived university, and, of course, developed a crush that turned my life into a K-drama gone wrong. Enter my bestie, Aurora Sinclair—a tall, blonde, blue-eyed German adopted by a Korean family at age three. She was the human equivalent of a confetti cannon, pulling together our girl squad: Me, Aurora, Han Nori, Jung Yuna, and Lee Hayeon.

We were a sight—two tall foreigners and three petite Korean girls, strutting through campus like the world’s most confusing girl group. The beauty standards were brutal. I spent four years battling my skin, my weight, and my inability to match Korean fashion’s “effortless” perfection.

And as if the universe needed a good laugh, I fell hard for him.

Jeon Jungkook.

The heir to KK Electronics, son of Soun Jeon, and a man so stunning he could make a mannequin self-conscious. His father had already announced Jungkook as the future CEO before the guy even set foot in his first lecture.

What started as a harmless crush turned into a full-blown, soul-destroying infatuation. I built our imaginary love story in my head, from meet-cute to “I do,” until reality decided to hit me with a plot twist.

At our end-of-year party, after downing more soju than legally advisable, I confessed my feelings. And Jungkook? He laughed.

Like, full-on, belly laugh. In front of his entire friend group.

And just in case I still had a shred of dignity left, he publicly friend-zoned me so hard that even Google Maps couldn’t find a way out.

And now? Well, I’m 26 years old, and—plot twist—I’m the CFO of Wonder Technologies.

Yeah, I gag a little every time I see my name on my office wall:

"Amelia Richardson, CFO."

The irony is delicious, isn’t it? The girl who couldn’t spell “business strategy” is now running a tech empire.

But here’s where things get even juicier. It’s not just that I work here—it’s who I work with.

After my confession disaster, our university friend groups split like a bad boy band breakup. Now, my company is a circus featuring:

Park Jimin: One of Jungkook’s besties, now an executive director at Wonder Technologies. He practically lives in my office, gossiping about celebrity scandals. He’s also dating my best friend, Yuna—our marketing director.

Min Yoongi: Another of Jungkook’s crew, head of sales, and my personal workplace menace. He’s secretly dating Aurora, but if you ask him, we all somehow have the IQ of a potato for not figuring it out.

And then, of course, there’s him.

Jeon Jungkook.

Now ruling his empire with his remaining Musketeers:

Kim Taehyung: CFO at KK Electronics, dating my friend Han Nori. At least her love story had a happy ending.

Kim Seokjin: Jungkook’s cousin and executive director.

Kim Namjoon: A board member who looks like he stepped out of a James Bond movie.

Jung Hoseok: The main glue of the group that keeps us from jumping at each other's throats 24/7.

Because this isn’t just a story about a boy who made me question my entire existence.

This is a saga of boardroom battles, high-stakes drama, broken hearts, and maybe—just maybe—some ridiculously romantic moments.

So grab your popcorn, hold onto your wine glass, and get ready.

Welcome to the Empire War.

[crescenthistory]

Hi Carina! Don’t know if this is too random to ask but what is your experience being a student in London? I am thinking about doing my master’s there but as an international student and I really don’t know what to expect.

hi there lovely!! not too random at all, i'm happy to help<33

keep in mind now that i have wanted to study in london since i was literally 6 years old, so my experience is coloured by the naivety of having a dream lmao. additionally, i'm from norway, which isn't that far away and has a similar culture + everyone here is fluent in english, so the change isn't that drastic for me.

i would say studying in london is fucking great IF:

you want the full study experience

you are getting into an industry/sector where london is relevant (e.g. i'm studying history and there are loads of history in london to be studied + the uk are very influential in the discipline)

you enjoy a rigorous education

you LOVE to study and enjoy the city life

the last point is particularly important, because the biggest downside to studying in london is the economic one – do not underestimate how expensive tuition and housing is for an international student. you HAVE to love your master's, writing essays, deadlines, studying and being in london, if not it will not be worth it.

if you don't really like studying but feel like you should/have to, or if you don't really enjoy the big city but want to get away from home, then london is not for you. there are loads of cheaper, quieter places to study that still give you the study abroad feel and distance. on the other hand, if you are passionate and dedicated, then most universities in london (in my experience) will truly foster that like no other. i feel like my ambition is fuelled and supported thoroughly by my uni, and to anyone who share my mindset of adoring what you do and loving life in a big hustling city, then it is such a great choice.

in terms of what to expect, here are some things off the top of my head that you might not be informed about:

everything is very systemised here – you have a personal tutor that sees you through the term, you have a personalised online portal that you access and hand in everything through, you have very specific forms to fill out in cases of disability, illness or mitigating circumstances

you can get a lot through the uni, though you should usually apply early (talking dorms, scholarships, gym memberships, disability help, a general practitioner, a therapist, etc.)

some degrees have a majority of home students while others have a majority of international students, and it can be beneficial to figure out what the case is for your master's

there is quite a lot of pub life going on, but in my experience there isn't really any pressure to drink. though, going out will make making friends easier, but most people are very willing to subsitute that with coffee or study dates

most professors are super passionate about what they do and are willing to take you on for extra support/tutoring

most graduate teaching assistants are tired beyond belief and will not be much help lmao (with exceptions, @ tom the light of my life)

i have no idea if this was too much or too little compared with what you wanted to know. please let me know (through asks or dms) if you have any more questions! i am more than happy to talk about it 🫂

[m-jelly]

Hey Jelly, this isn't one of your usual asks that you get (that much I'm sure of) but I've got a question because you're one of the few adults on the site that I follow and kinda-sorta trust. So I have a question, did you go to college and if so did you get any scholarships? I'm going to be graduating in 2026 and I need to know what to be ready for when applying to college :3

Hellooo

So I dunno how much help I can be as I'm from the UK and went to university in the UK

So college in America is university in the UK. I went to university. When I applied I got an unconditional offer which means my grades I got for A-levels they were so happy with that I didn't have any more expectations to meet.

Student finance here pays for everything and gives you money for living expenses. I got extra because of my good grades and my family at the time wasn't earning much. So I was very lucky to get bonus money from university.

I loved university and grew a lot as a person there. I graduated but never went to my graduation because I was working in Cyprus at the time.

[unhonestlymirror]

Since admission to higher education institutions has started, here is a bit late advice from a multiple prestigious universities' student with A++ grades and a school gold medal:

Always choose your health over good grades. Never push yourself too far, for 100%, even for entrance exams. It will take you extra hours for good sleep, nutrition, physical shape instead of studying, yes, maybe you will get a bit lower grade - but it will take you years and hella lot of money to restore your health if you dedicate all of yourself to exams now.

Please remember that additional constant stress can provoke autoimmune disorders. Not getting to a uni of your dreams is maximum for a year, autoimmune disorders are for life, and they are much more unpleasant.

Prepare for exams in a group. Find people to study together. Sometimes, a friend whispering "what the fucking bullshit is this" is more motivating than your mom standing above you with a whip and a group of tutors.

Don't be afraid of sparring money on tutors, too.

Don't be afraid to dump a tutor the moment you realise they are not effective anymore. I've known plenty of people who spent a lot of their own money on tutors and courses who didn't give then anything at all - but they were "too afraid to stop it, we've been knowing each other for so long."

Be cautious of tutors/courses who ask for prepayment for a long term. If it sucks - you won't be able to leave it and you'll lose a lot of time and power.

It's okay not to know what you want to do in life. It's okay not to feel passionate about specialty you're choosing. Just choose what you think is most suitable for your character and lifestyle. We've been told that we always must be passionate about what we do - but passion consumes a lot of mental resources. Even passionate people hate their jobs sometimes. If you don't have a lot of energy left (most people don't, and it's completely okay) - don't be ashamed to preserve it for better days.

Don't be ashamed of choosing an institution and speciality for mercantile reasons: it's closer to your home, it gives scholarships, it can give you important connections, etc.

It's okay to regret your life choices. Regrets give you motivation to change your life for the better and be a better person.

Don't let your parents press you too hard. I know it's difficult to do. For successful admission, you need to have mental energy and you cannot afford anyone sucking it out from you. It's important to say: "Stop, I cannot work/study in the conditions like this", "Mom, I need your support right now and the current lack of it hurts me deeply, and if I'm constantly hurt, I cannot get good grades", "Dad, I am scared that you won't love me anymore if I fail, and this constant fear prevents me from studying good." Parents often suck at expressing support, not because they don't love you but they just don't have enough skills and knowledge, and you need to guide them how to do it properly.

If there is still huge lack/absence of support at home - don't be afraid to look for it elsewhere. When a flytrap doesn't get enough nutrients from the soil, it doesn't just give up and die. When an orchid doesn't get enough sunlight because of the huge tree crowns, it doesn't just stay on the ground level waiting for a slow death. It hurts and it makes it go forward little by little and eventually climb to an impressive height.

Even when applying for an abroad non-UK-based institution with education on English, learn at least a couple of phrases in a native language of that institution. You will get important good impression from administration and professors this way.

Don't be afraid to apply for "too prestigious" universities. As practice shows, Harvard or Sorbonne may value you more than your local college.

And please. Please. If you fail - don't kill yourself. Even if your parents and your whole family tells you they hate you forever. Never kill yourself, killing yourself is the yourself killer. There is nothing more heartbreaking than to learn about someone killing themselves over not passing an exam.

[chrissymeyerhq]

“IF YOU DANCE, I'LL DANCE; AND IF YOU DON'T, I'LL DANCE ANYWAY”

⊹₊  ⋆  (  hannah dodd,  cis woman,  she/her,  29  )  i  think  christina “chrissy” meyer just  walked  by!  wow,  they  really  are  hannah dodd   lookalike!  they’ve  been  here  in  new  york  city  for  10 years,  and  seem  to  always  have  their v ntage chanel locket.  i  heard  they  made  their $25m  as  a  prima ballerina,  and  are  often  associated  with  the magic of fairytales, the sensation of falling in love, and spinning around in a brand new dress.  let’s  hope  the  world  doesn’t  find  out [REDACTED]

INTRODUCING…

NAME: Christina "Chrissy" Florence Meyer GENDER & PREFERRED PRONOUNS: Cis Woman (She/Her) AGE: 29BIRTHDAY: October 22, 1995 ZODIAC: Libra Sun, Virgo Rising, Capricorn Moon SEXUALITY & ROMANCE: Pansexual & Panromantic RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single FACE CLAIM: Hannah Dodd OCCUPATION: Prima Ballerina HOMETOWN: London, UK CHARACTER PLAYLIST: HERE.

UP NEXT: “TINY DANCER” BY ELTON JOHN

BIOGRAPHY:

Chrissy sang before she talked and danced before she walked. At least, that's what her mother claims anyway. Growing up in the Meyer home, Christina was never deprived of anything. Her father being a business tycoon, whilst her mother busied herself with philanthropy. The Meyer name held a form of regency that came with luxury, though that never stopped Chrissy from fighting dragons with her father in the backyard and creating stories over tea time with her beloved teddy bears.

The Meyer name also came with stress. The young girl always taught that things were either perfect or nothing; Which instilled itself in her brain as she could either amount to perfection or nothing. This belief also stemming from her ballet classes she had been attending to ever since she was potty trained. This perfect ideal a curse for being an Meyer - because the Meyer line was always perfect in all that they put their minds and hearts to.

It wasn't until high school, that the young Meyer woman started to rebel against this belief. She didn't mind getting dirty in her Sunday's best, nor did she mind if she was caught goofing off at the barre with her ballet friends (she attended The Royal Ballet School). But, she got away with so much because she's an Meyer. She leant her time to volunteering on the weekends, obtained straight A's in all her classes, and was never late - ever. Though she tried to unravel the golden girl status she had, there was no true way of getting out from under the Meyer legacy. At least, not in London anyway.

As it turned out, Christina wasn't entirely sure who she was, if not for the Meyer name. When she received a full-ride scholarship to NYU, she jumped at the chance to see the world outside her fish bowl of a community. It was her chance to chase her dreams in the city that never sleeps - where her name didn't dictate who she was anymore. And, well, she made a huge name for herself in the ballet community. Chrissy is a proud ballerina who tours the world for various productions. You can also catch her being Clara in The Nutcracker this holiday season, when she isn't working as a Rockette. Either way, her fame is sky-high, with offers coming in from celebs to be in music videos, as well as movie productions needing dancers. Chrissy is well in-demand and is even getting her toes wet with modeling.

EXTRA-EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT HER!

Chrissy is a ball of sunshine. She is always looking at the bright side of life, and you can definitely catch her dancing in the rain when she’s on the move. Due to this, she has a tendency of being everyone’s cheerleader in life - even if they don’t want one. Though being raised in luxury, Chrissy is fond of the simple things in life and cherishes every moment like it’s her last. She finds ways to romanticize her life, even the most mundane parts; turning her chore of washing dishes into a full on concert. She’s sentimental and this comes from how deeply she cares for others. If you have an event coming up, Chrissy is definitely the best present-giver. She also tends to surprise people with what she remembers detail-wise. One thing about Chrissy is that she’s a hopeless romantic. If Hallmark rom-coms have only one fan, it’s her. She tends to fall for people at the drop of a hat, which leaves her in a vulnerable position but she’s used to pouring her heart out on stage so - it’s just Chrissy being Chrissy. She’s the type of person to fall for strangers without even talking to them, and her friends are all truly over her for this. Chrissy loves to laugh, and when you get her to open up you can see just how funny she can be. A total goofball who loves literature and high-femme movies. When she’s upset, she tends to go on a baking spree. So whilst she pours her heart and tears out to her friends, they get to fill up on some yummy treats like it’s a reward for tolerating her. She leans into the ballet core aesthetic of dress; her wardrobe is all whimsical and she has a collection of Selkie dresses that overtook her walk-in closet. Chrissy is disciplined due to her line of work and is prone to be a bit of a workaholic as well as a perfectionist. She does tend to beat herself up every now and again and is prone to being overly self-critical. She loves music and can play piano and a little bit of the guitar. She also collects snow globes! At the end of the day, her heart craves adventure and she is just falling in love with life with each new passing day.

[musette22]

Hi minnie, found out from one of the posts that you did your master's in the UK. I'm doing the same currently. How was your experience?? I love my uni studies and all but fuck the weather!!!. I'm in the northwest of England and I haven't seen the sun in ages. I experienced sun, rain, cloud, blue skies and fog all at once in the uk. It was a bizarre experience.

As an ex-international student in the uk can you suggest some tips and tricks to manage the crippling living expenses and earning some cash 🤌🏻 🤌🏻 🤌🏻

Hiii darling! That's right, I did! How exciting that you're doing it too right now! 💓 I hope you're having an amazing time, I definitely did 🥰

I don't know what your situation is exactly, but personally, but I spent quite a bit of time in the UK before I moved there to do my masters (I'm Dutch, but I'd already done a semester abroad and an internship in Wales and I had friends in London who I visited frequently, and I've just always been something of an anglophile/UK lover), so I was pretty familiar with the UK and London and its weather 🙈 Although the weather in Northern England is definitely a bit more gloomy than it is in the South, there's no doubt about that! I really love a lot of things about the UK, but the lack of sunshine definitely isn't one of those things 🙈 So I feel you on that one, even though the Netherlands honestly aren't that much better! You might be from a sunnier part of the world though, so in that case, you definitely have my sympathies 😬

As for earning a living and dealing with the high costs, I was lucky enough to get a government loan as well as a scholarship for my degree, so most of the costs for the 12 month duration of my masters (it was a full year one) were covered by those. Towards the end of my degree, though, I decided I wanted to stay in London, so then I looked for a job. A friend of mine was, at the time, working with a small company who were looking for someone to temporarily replace one of their employees and the job was right up my street, so she arranged an interview for me and fortunately, I got the job. It was only supposed to be for the last few months of my degree, but then the person I was covering for decided they weren't coming back after all, and I was hired permanently. So basically, I just got really lucky 😭🙈 I worked at that company full-time until I moved back to the Netherlands a few years later for personal reasons, so I'm afraid I never really had to look for other ways to earn some cash at the time!

However, a couple of things that helped me save money during my studies in the UK (but which I assume you're already doing too, as they're super obvious student things): I lived with other students for a while, which meant cheaper rent, I did most of my groceries at Lidl, Aldi and Tesco, I got a student Underground and Railway card and used every possible student discount on other things I could get, and I also knew exactly where the happy hours were at what time 😅

I'm so sorry I can't really offer any other advice in this regard, but maybe there are others reading this who might have tips for you?? If anyone does, please feel free to chip in and help nonnie out! 😊 In any case, I hope you're loving your masters and your time in the UK as much as I did, lovely!!! Wishing you lots of luck and fun and please feel free to tell me more about your experience!! 💓💓

[lostinatrainofthoughts]

life update from yours truly

2 months in working as a learning support and its a different world here. from being used to leaving work and going home without ever seeing the sun, i clock out at 3pm now when the sun's still out and shining!! i can even SLEEP, read, and rest at work when i couldnt before 😭 im talking about an hour of sleep straight without being disturbed. workload wise, it is dare i say... not that much? im also happy, bc now i get the weekends off too when i used to work on saturday and sundays!! i can even apply for leave with no hassle when i had to fight for it before 🥹 life's starting to look up and im grateful.

of course this isnt to say it's all butterflies and rainbows... i was told by my colleagues that this school likes to lay people off easily, even the ones thatve worked for 10 years have been fired unnecessarily. crazy...... and the pay is half of what i get from my previous work. its hard to get by with all the bills i have to pay and family i need to support. and i am still struggling to vibe with my colleagues when i bonded so well with my former colleagues. but i guess i'll just have to get by. not really that big a deal.

because of the anxiety of having no job security, i obviously had to look for other jobs while working here. i recently passed the first interview for working for the VN embassy here and went for the second round yesterday. of course, i lowkey love what i do here at school, and what i applied for is a highly competitive and demanding job. so i dont know which route to take... but im just gonna let god take the wheel. whatever's for me will be for me.

last year with no proper employment for 7 months and being lost at what it is i wanted to do, i applied for the UK chevening scholarship for funsies. It's different than the AU one i applied to, bc if you get the scholarship you automatically get into the uni you want. but for the Chevening one, you had to apply to the unis directly first which i didnt until later... so obviously i wasnt granted the scholarship. but i heard back from Uni of Brighton yesterday and was given a conditional offer. and now im conflicted 🥹 how could i accept if i dont have a full ride scholarship to support me? very heartbreaking and i feel like im always not doing enough and im always one step behind in everything i do....

[finnlongman]

if you don't mind sharing, how much do you make from your books/articles?

From my articles, absolutely nothing. Academic publishing doesn't really pay. Well, I did win a prize for the seven Maines article, so I got £200 for that, but a prize is not really the same thing as earning money for it, and my other articles (both published and currently in progress) have all been done for free.

The general idea with academic publishing is, I think, that you will do your research as part of your salaried academic job and publish as part of your contribution to your university's research community. Which is all very well if you have a salaried academic job, but for the rest of us, means you spend a lot of time working for free in pursuit of knowledge. 🤷🏻 It's a broken system but it's what we've got. It's one of the reasons I do my best to make my articles available open-access when I can, because if I'm not getting paid for them, why should anyone else have to pay to read them? I didn't do all that free work to hide them from the people who'd benefit most from them!

As for my fiction, the maths is a little complex due to how advances are structured (and because my first two books were jointly accounted, so I got part of the advance for both of them together, whereas my third book was a separate contract), but roughly it works out at a little over £10k/yr so far. This is, evidently, not a living wage by any stretch of the imagination, which is why I also have a day job, and am actively pursuing multiple genres/writing opportunities to try and increase this number.

The median income for a primary-occupation author in the UK is £7.5k/yr, so by that metric, I'm doing pretty well. Unfortunately, the bar is on the floor. If you want a lucrative job, I cannot recommend either independent scholarship or writing YA fiction, sorry.

This is also why I laugh hysterically and then cry for a while when people make statements about authors being rich, because most of us are earning way below minimum wage even if we're lucky enough to get published. Woohoo, capitalism!

[uncloseted]

You lived in england, right? If so, how hard is it to get a tier 2 visa and how much did the move cost?? I work in marketing / PR and I have my bachelors degree, and I just looked up on the uk.gov website that PR professionals qualify for skilled worker visas. i’m just wondering what the process is like since I cannot afford to get a masters degree (so can’t get a student visa) and the only other visa option would be marriage which isn’t happening anytime soon lol. what was the process like for you and can I get a skilled worker visa since i currently quality?? maybe in the next couple years? what about if i don’t qualify in the future?? also, money wise, was it expensive?

thank you christina!!

I've actually never lived in England! I studied at Oxford for a summer when I was in high school and I've spent a lot of time in England because I used to have family that lived in London, but I've never lived there for any extended period of time. There was a point around eight or nine years ago where I was considering making the move to the UK after I graduated university since at the time I didn't need a visa to live or work there as an EU citizen, but I graduated right when Brexit passed and so it ended up not being an option for me. In general, my understanding is that post-Brexit, it's significantly more difficult to move to the UK than it used to be, even if you are a skilled worker.

The most straightforward way to get a visa (assuming here that you're coming from the US because Americans are the most likely to not tell me where they're from, but let me know if that's not the case), is, as you said, a Skilled Worker visa. To qualify for this, you need to work for a company that is 1. approved by the Home Office, 2. will transfer you to their UK offices or is planning on hiring you for a job at their UK offices and 3. will sponsor your visa. If those qualifications are met, your company also needs to be paying you the "going rate" for your job or at least £39,000, whichever is higher. The process of applying for a Skilled Worker visa will typically cost somewhere around £3000-£4000. If your goal is to go down this route, I would start applying for jobs at medium to large size PR and marketing companies that have the majority of their offices in the UK.

Your only other option would be a student visa. As you said you can't afford tuition for a master's degree, your best bet here would be to apply for scholarships. There aren't a ton of these and they can be quite competitive, but if you were a good student, you may be eligible. The Marshall Scholarship is one such option for US citizens, as is the Fullbright Scholarship. Another option is a Rhodes Scholarship, which will pay for you to go to the University of Oxford specifically. There's a good resource for scholarships that you can find here and here. If you're on a student visa, you can legally work part-time, which may help to cover your living costs. Applying for a student visa will cost around £490.

[violetacademia]

Hey, I know you aren't really active here rn. But, I am an Indian student (12th grader) and I wanted to ask about foreign unis. I want to study there if I get a chance but I really don't know anything about it. I remember that you got an offer from university of glasgow, when and how did you applied for it? (sorry if i am not making any sense right now)

thank you

Hi!! I am active actually, I just haven't posted in a while ik, but i will from now on.

Hope ur 12th is going well, my best wishes r with you!

(Note: I re-read ur question properly after already typing this long answer out below, so I'll keep it for now)

I applied to universities in uk, singapore and korea, so i can tell u about that.

Uk : there's a website called UCAS through which u can choose to apply to any 5 universities, no more. The requirements might have changed a bit, so do check for yourself, but you'll roughly need good results in 10th and 12th (if u were of the batch that had 10th exams~), strong extracurriculars, recommendations, sats/act scores, toefl scores and a banging personal statement essay. TAKE CARE OF THE ADMISSIONS TIMELINE AND DO NOT MISS DEADLINES

About Glasgow in particular, I got a decent scholarship with my predicted 12th grades, but the cost of living, accommodation and travel were still pretty high for me. Just something to keep in mind. The process of application was the same as I have described. I didn't have an interview for this. I didn't end up going, mind you.

Singapore: expensive :( I applied to three uni s, NUS, NTU and SMU. SMU is, in particular, really expensive. Same procedure as before, but more stress on extracurriculars, volunteering experience etc. In my opinion, this was harder to get into.

Korea: SNU, yonsei, korea uni, ewha women's etc. were on my list. Be careful tho, their admission timelines and schedules are different from ours, so keep careful track of that. Otherwise it's pretty much like the uk admissions.

I hope u have a lot of success whatever u choose to do. Ik 12th is stressful af, but don't worry, you will get through this. Take care, and thanks for the ask :))