The Dec. 26th earthquake off Taiwan is causing havoc among Chinese students wanting to go overseas to study.
Late December/early January is the usual deadline for international applications.
However, students in China say they cannot get online, or that applications are too slow downloading or don't download at all.
Students also cannot take the online TOEFL (Test Of English as a Foreign Language) and/or cannot get their results sent to them or forwarded to
prospective universities because they cannot access the test site.
DSL, Fedex and other couriers are plenty happy with this scenario as the students now must cough up cash and rely on these services to get their applications to colleges on time.
It's a great first lesson in international business and relations for these prospective students.
Things often fly out of control. So, how will they handle it?
Chances are, the students who were resourceful enough to get their applications in on time despite the disruption will get a favorable look.
My students, on the other hand, will complain for any number of reasons - dogs, children, overtime - and expect extensions to their deadlines.
What do you think?
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