the food is not even spot on. The produce and meat are substandard and the cooks just crank it out asap. They don't even want to cook. It is okay at best.
I am dumb so I spend 1800 on rent in Asoke and probably around 4k usd a month total. You honestly spend what you can afford. If you want 2k usd than bkk is not the best bang for the buck. Do Jomtien, Changmai, or somewhere in Issan.
Bro, you're making life too hard on yourself. I went to Duke. Just come here and they will do everything for you. But there is a waiting list. So pay for your first course and you sre good to go.
Why ala, go to Duke. They got the cutest and best teachers. ALA are for the Duke rejects that don't want to be put on the waiting list. I think they sre in the same building. Hit up Duke, be on the waiting list, come here, and they will babysit you through all the steps. I spent 1 year at Duke, and all the bar girls love my Thai.