I don't know how to thank SSI Open enough, but when *Hun suddenly wanted to come back to Korea at the end of his junior year, saying he couldn't do anything in the U.S. and didn't have the strength to hold on anymore, it felt like the sky was falling. Somehow, I managed to convince him to finish out the semeste before coming back, so he finished the second semester of his 11th grade and rushed to fly back to Korea, barely packing his things. I had been looking at international schools here and there, but not many were willing to accept a rising 12th grader who needed to fill out college applications. That's when SSI Open reached out to me, saying it wouldn’t be easy, but let's figure something out together. After coming to Korea and finding psychological stability under my care, *Hun was accepted to NYU, which had seemed impossible to me. But it was all thanks to the intensive care of SSI teachers and a counselor who was able to advocate for * Hun and helped him navigate a challenging situation and assisted him with his college application.
Chung**