53Inconsistencies in the applicant’s planned studies may therefore also constitute one of the objective circumstances contributing to the finding of an abusive practice, on the ground that the applicant’s application is, in fact, aimed at purposes other than the pursuit of studies, provided that those inconsistencies are sufficiently apparent and that they are assessed in the light of all the specific circumstances of the particular case. Thus, a circumstance which may be regarded as ordinary in the course of higher education, such as a change of direction, is not in itself sufficient to establish that a third-country national who has submitted an application for admission for study purposes has no genuine intention of studying in the territory of that Member State. Similarly, the mere fact that the studies envisaged are not directly linked to the professional objectives pursued does not necessarily indicate a lack of intention actually to pursue the studies on which the application for admission is based.