I have two friends, I studied with them in the same class and we graduated from school together. I myself entered a university in our country, and these two friends wanted to enter next year. Suddenly they tell me that they plan to enter next year in Europe (we live in Asia). So I asked how are they planning to do it and what exam are they going to take. They said that they plan to go to any university in Europe except Russia (idk why), they plan to study and work at the same time and also want to rent an apartment close to the university and live together. Also, when I asked what exam they would take, they answered that they didn’t know exactly what the exam was called yet, but in that exam you choose subjects in your specialty and take exams with this subjects in English, they found some courses that promised to help them pass this exam in 4 months. At first I didn't understand what exam they were talking about, but when I thought about it, I realized what exam they were talking about. It's A-level or IB, for those who don't know, these are exams where you choose subjects based on the faculty you're applying to and take them in English, you need to take at least 3 subjects, preferably 4. The first thing that confused me was that you need to prepare for this exam for two years. But okay, let's say they decide to take ielts (basically they can prepare for ielts for month or less), but one of my friends wants to become a psychiatrist, and for that you need to go to medical university, for which ielst is not enough. The second problem is that in Europe it is generally very expensive, and university is doubly expensive, and they are not from rich families at all. Moreover, they are both girls and letting them go to another country alone is very scary in my opinion. I told them what I think and in order for them to enter university next year, it would be better to take the exams in our country, since they at least have some kind of foundation from school, so it will be easier and they don't have to work, and even in the second year of study they will get scholarship depending on your academic performance, even if you got into a paid university. The point is that they will be able to enter Europe for free for a master's degree (if im not mistaken) if they study well, so entering here is much less risky. So AITA and i should be more supportive to them?