EI SUN OH
FOR those of us from developing countries, being able to study abroad, especially in developed countries, is always a privilege. All my siblings were accorded the privilege to do so during our university years, my eldest brother having studied in the United Kingdom, while my late second brother and myself went to the United States. Despite what I think were quite presentable high school academic results, we were not accorded the good fortune of being given state scholarships for reasons perhaps unique to my home country (and which I may discuss in future), and had to depend on what I would euphemistically call “parental scholarships,” at least for the initial periods of our advanced studies overseas.