At some point, every study abroad dream hits a wall.
It's not a visa rejection or a missed deadline. It's quieter than that. It's your dad opening a new tab at midnight. Your mom is asking a question she already knows the answer to. You, rewriting the same SOP paragraph for the sixth time, wondering if any of this is actually going to work out.
That’s why we have this podcast. Flywire Presents Make It Make Sense, Fees, Finances and Foreign Lands. Six episodes. Six stages of the journey from the first "should we even do this?" to landing in a new country and realising life abroad is way beyond the brochure. Fees, finances, foreign lands, visa paperwork, family pressure, and the specific kind of loneliness that hits when you're finally, technically, living your dream.
Hosted by Shreyas Manohar, stand-up comic, Columbia alum, and someone who has sat exactly where you're sitting — Make It Make Sense is the conversation you needed before you started. Or maybe right now, in the middle of it.
Brought to you by Flywire, making sure the money part of the journey is the one thing that actually goes smoothly.
Ep 06: The Dream vs The Reality | Make it Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
The flight landed. So did reality.
In the final episode of Flywire presents Make It Make Sense: Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands, we go beyond the dream of studying abroad and into the life that begins after landing. From budgeting in a new currency and finding work to loneliness, identity shifts, managing grades, discrimination and missing home, this episode unpacks everything the brochures leave out.
So, watch now!
17 Jul 2026
Ep 05: The Last Minute Sprint | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
You’ve paid the fees, submitted the documents and followed every instruction. So why does the study abroad process still feel completely out of your control? In Episode 5 of Make It Make Sense, we unpack the chaos of visa season: proof of funds, TCS, LRS, compliance deadlines, payments made before visa clarity and the scams that thrive when families are under pressure.
Watch before the paperwork gets overwhelming
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17 Jul 2026
Ep 5: The Last Minute Sprint | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
You’ve paid the fees, submitted the documents and followed every instruction. So why does the study abroad process still feel completely out of your control? In Episode 5 of Make It Make Sense, we unpack the chaos of visa season: proof of funds, TCS, LRS, compliance deadlines, payments made before visa clarity and the scams that thrive when families are under pressure.
Watch before the paperwork gets overwhelming
#studyabroad #studyabroadtips #internationalstudents #studentvisa #studyabroadchecklist #predeparture #studentfinance #visaprocess #makeitmakesense #flywire
2 Jul 2026
Ep 04: The Cost of Saying Yes! | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
Once the university says Yes, the real work begins. This episode looks at the study abroad journey through a parent’s eyes. We unpack when to pay tuition, how to read a university fee statement, ways to avoid overpaying, and the emotional weight of watching your child prepare to leave home. Watch the full episode to make the next stage of the journey feel a little less overwhelming.
2 Jul 2026
Ep 4: The Cost of Saying Yes! | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
Once the university says Yes, the real work begins. This episode looks at the study abroad journey through a parent’s eyes. We unpack when to pay tuition, how to read a university fee statement, ways to avoid overpaying, and the emotional weight of watching your child prepare to leave home. Watch the full episode to make the next stage of the journey feel a little less overwhelming.
18 Jun 2026
Ep 03: Degrees Loading... Funding In Progress | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
You made it to the admit stage. Now comes the question that changes everything which is..how are you actually paying for it?
In Episode 3 of Make It Make Sense, we break down education loans, disbursements, separating what actually helps from what’s just marketing noise.
Because getting an admit is exciting. Figuring out the money is where reality hits.
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5 Jun 2026
Ep 02: Your future in a 1,000 words | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
You made it to the application stage. Now come the SOP drafts, LOR follow-ups, missing transcripts, multiple offers, deadlines and the pressure to sound confident when you’re still figuring things out.
In Episode 2 of Make it Make Sense, we unpack the emotional and practical chaos of the application phase.
5 Jun 2026
Ep 2: Your future in a 1,000 words | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
You made it to the application stage. Now come the SOP drafts, LOR follow-ups, missing transcripts, multiple offers, deadlines and the pressure to sound confident when you’re still figuring things out.
In Episode 2 of Make it Make Sense, we unpack the emotional and practical chaos of the application phase.
21 May 2026
Ep 01: The Conversation That Changed Everything | Make It Make Sense | Fees, Finances & Foreign Lands
Studying abroad doesn't start with a visa or a flight ticket. It starts with a conversation at home and that conversation is rarely easy.
In this episode, we sit down with someone who's lived it. We delve into the quiet fear parents and students carry, separately.
If you're a student trying to get your family on board or a parent trying to make sense of it all this one's for you.
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