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Rakesh Goud Bongoni enrolled in a master’s in Agri-Food Sustainability at the University of Pavia. In his account of working with ApplyAZ, the quality he returns to is patience: he had questions, and he appreciated being able to ask them openly.
Destination: University of Pavia
Study: Master’s in Agri-Food Sustainability
Teaching language: English
Funding: Scholarship-supported study
“She is always supportive.”
Rakesh Goud Bongoni
Space to ask questions and consider the options
Rakesh describes making an important decision about further study and wanting guidance on how to proceed. He credits the team with being supportive throughout those conversations. His counsellor made suggestions about courses and continued helping him explore options.
He also recalls being told about programmes without application fees. That detail mattered to him because the advice considered the practical cost of applying as well as the academic possibilities. His feedback shows what thoughtful course guidance can look like in a real student conversation.
Communication he could understand and trust
Rakesh praises the team’s straightforward updates about application outcomes. He says the communication was transparent and that his questions were met with support rather than frustration.
His destination was Pavia, where he enrolled in an English-taught master’s with scholarship support. Alongside that outcome, his story captures the experience of making decisions with clearer information: understanding the options, considering application costs and having a patient person to ask.
Questions about this student’s experience
What did Rakesh study at the University of Pavia?
Rakesh enrolled in a master’s in Agri-Food Sustainability at the University of Pavia.
What stood out in Rakesh’s experience with ApplyAZ?
He highlighted patient answers, suggestions about suitable courses, attention to application fees and transparent updates.
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I'm very fortunate actually I was troubling a lot of time you and both Sara ji and even Sam also because see my situation is different. It's like do or die situation. If not now already it is too late taking the decision but anyway I have taken decision but I don't know where to go, how to go, what to do, what to do. So at this particular time your help is very, it has proved to be very crucial. She never got angry and never got frustrated because of my questions and all. She is always supportive. In fact, she gives suggestions for other courses also. In this case, she had been suggesting me courses where there is no application fee also. So she has been very transparent. If it is rejected, it is rejected. If it is accepted, it is accepted. There is no false game or false misguiding or something like that. Whatever it is, it is transparent and it is supportive.
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