The book appears to have been written with the purpose of serving as a comprehensive guide to the education system, admission criteria, visa requirements and other information relevant to the interests of a student aspiring to study in Western and European countries.
The content of the book is rather generic in nature. Being a 2010 edition, information easily available on the net like Universitiesā names and contact details were rather unnecessary to the content. Though, the book was touching upon various important aspects of studying abroad, the content was in a way abbreviated and condensed. In plain terms, it was āblandā.
The title was appropriate to the content of the book, however; similarly titled books have been sitting up on the bookstore shelves for quite a few years now.
The ideal students, the book appears to have been written for, are those, who are yet to break ground on even the basics of studying abroad. The author does not seem to take into consideration the fact, that the readers online could access most of the information provided in the book.
The technical accuracy of the book, too, is debatable. While most workis picked up from listings available with the Embassies, Information Centers and Online Resources, there was very little privileged information to offer to the reader. The print quality is average and the book is aesthetically unappealing. Grammatical typos throughout the book werequite a showdown.
The book has more of a āguideā flavor to it, the kind of work that generally supplements a text -book. No illustrations or graphics gave the book a rather dull and a boring look. The author could have at the least played with some imagination for page layouts and templates.
Sadly, the book is but a general compilation of information, that a student looking at studying abroad should not have difficulty finding through easy Internet access. Unnecessary thickness is added to the book with school names and contact details. Any net savvy reader could find more useful information apart from what is given in the book, with a mere click of a mouse. The presentation of content and quality of paper could be safely termed as poor. The visual appeal in the book is also clearly missing. The book is a just a general introduction to the education system as well as the admission and visa guidelines for studying abroad. Vital information related to the authorās expertise on the subject and value added information that is usually not easily available on the net is again missing.
The upside on the book, however is, that there is some informative content related to the scholarships available abroad as well as important information on contact centers for admission and visa application facilitation.
Largely, the book appears to beteamwork of professionals who worked more towards compilation of information rather than authoring information for the benefit of readers looking for deeper insights into pros and cons of studying abroad
Clearly, the purpose of writing the book appears to be providing readers comprehensive information on the multi-faceted aspects of studying in popular Western and European education destinations. However, the book would leave the reader finding himself introduced to a lot that should concern him about studying abroad but with few answers and certainly very little qualified advice.
Perhaps, the book has achieved its goal of being a one-stop portal for āall-you-ever-needed-to-knowā about studying abroad, only in terms of attracting advertisers for promoting their schools or companies. The scope of the book has been so unnecessarily expanded, understandably, to accommodate more advertisers. However, a serious aspirant for studying abroad, especially one that is looking for competitive options abroad and concise and calibrated advice and technically sound knowledge would find the book a major disappointment.
The book āStudy Abroadā would not find way into the recommendation list of those who are quality conscious and have a quest for valuable information and advice by Experts and Specialists.