Thanks for the great advice! Reading your replies was really reassuring. I am especially thankful for your suggestions on what to really focus on in reviews, and I have a feeling I am going to be re-reading reviews in a different light for the rest of the week.

Even after tons of research, at the end of the day it seems that taking any new job is a leap of faith, but that's all part of the adventure right? :)

Thanks again!

Hi! This is my first time applying for international jobs and I have a question about the school reviews. I know that reviews are subjective and I try to take them all with a grain of salt, but I was curious if anyone here has had an experience where they took a job at a school with less than stellar reviews and were pleasantly surprised.

Obviously if a school has dozens of similar or recent reviews that sends a clear picture, but many of the schools I am looking at have only two or three reviews or their reviews are several years old. I keep finding myself in the situation where I see a perfect position in a country I want, only to get on ISR and read a couple outdated and/or negative reviews. It's a little discouraging. Any advice or words of wisdom? Thanks!