Using Agents on Quests for Admissions Abroad HONG KONG-Lara Farrar reports from Shanghai that China is seeking public comment on a proposal to crack down on the education agents who charge students to help them get to overseas schools. While there are some reputable private counselors and education consultants, many agents in China engage in unethical behavior: falsifying academic records, applications and essays and making false promises to clients that they can "guarantee" admissions. (The reality is that no guarantee from an agent can get you into a top school if you don't have the test scores or grades to qualify. Diploma mills are another matter.) A draft of the proposed legislation- which would essentially kick out foreign agents and restrict domestic ones - is up for debate through November. Earlier this year, Yenni Kwok reported on a movement by some English-speaking countries to hold such agents to a code of ethics. The desire to study overseas is widespread, whether students are in the West or the East. As Charles Anderson reports, half of young adults in Britain who have not spent significant time overseas say that their job prospects would be better if they had. Are there educational agents in your country? Have you used one, and was the experience positive or negative? Do you want an overseas education so much that you would pay an agent?