Introduction
University of Illinois at Urbana & Champaign (UIUC), ranking No. 2 in the most recent nation’s ”Top 20 Research Institution” in number of interna- tional students, currently has 8,203 international students from 115 coun- tries, which making up 20% of her total student enrollemt, and welcomes about 2,700 new international students annually. China, South Korea and India are the top 3 countries where about 71% of the total international students come from.1
For every international student, financial issue is one of the most con- cerned factors when planning advanced education abroad. Usually, before the application process, international students should already ensure their financial sponsorship. The support may from their government program, employer, bank loans, and, in most cases, their parents. Therefore, es- tablishing a comprehensive expenditure plan in advance, which covers most predictable expenses, is very important for international students. However, expenditure inherits heterogeneity and may vary a lot in different months beacause of emergencies, purchases of expensive durables, holiday travel, and so on. Also, such a pre-plan must base on rational expenditure esti- mation because living expenditure is affected by multiple factors, such as the location of the university, price level, personal shopping habit, personal rquired living standard and so on. These uncertainties make international students’ expenditure estimation even more difficult. The above two features of expenditure are the main reasons why international students’ expenditure estimation worth discussing.
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In the last few years, studying abroad has become an increasingly popular choice for higher education among international students (Accessibility Navigation, 2014). An average of 10% of students in universities all across the UK are international students from countries all over the world. (Accessibility Navigation, 2014). Although the experience is different for each individual student, there are many common problems that international students face. Those problems include: culture shock to varying degrees coupled with emotional issues(Bailey, 2005), Language barriers along with other communication problems (Sherry et al, 2009), and academic problems due to a change in school curriculum (Ramachandran, 2011). This essay will expand on the common problems faced by international students in the UK, offer solutions for handling the problems, and making the process of acclimating to a new environment easier for students.
In addition to spending more on the actual education and university fees, the international students also have to spend on boarding and food. Finding a place to stay that is conveniently near to the university and other places of interaction, is affordable, accepts immigrants, and suits the basic requirements - is hard, sometimes impossible. A compromise on at least one criterion of the above is required to sustain in the new country.
The article “International students in English-speaking universities” by Maureen Snow Andrade, explains that students who are studying abroad face many problems in their universities and in their new environment, which can prevent their adjustment when they are trying to fit academically and socially. According to the article’s writer, universities should provide good strategies, support and services for the international students to help them and let them adjust easily and quickly. Universities need to do a complete research to know and to define the adjustment issues so that they can find the suitable solutions. The universities and the colleges are the academic environments for the students whether they are local students or international
International students face many different challenges when studying abroad. This is due to many factors. First they are living in a country very far away from their own. The country they are studying in also has a very different way of life than theirs. Also the laws in foreign country are much different than the laws in their own country. Due to that they face a lot of problems trying to adapt to this new culture. Me personally as an international student in the US studying in ASU have faced three particularly difficult challenges that I was able to overcome through time. In this essay I will explain how international students can overcome tough challenges and situations.
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Studying abroad can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a college’s students career. For many colleges, having their students can mean an increase in tuition, higher application rates, and overall better reviews by their students. According to the Indianapolis Business Journal, by Scott Olsen, “The Wall Street Journal reported last month that several small colleges are requiring students to pay full tuition even if the programs cost less, setting caps on the amount of financial aid sent abroad, and limiting how many students can participate”(5). Also, Olsen tells us “In the 2003-2004 school year, 7,208 students from Indiana universities went on study-abroad programs, according to the most recent statistics available from the Institute
Over recent decades, the proportion of young people studying at university has increased significantly. As the nature of employment has changed, many feel that obtaining a degree is essential to securing a successful and satisfying career. However, university study provides far more than just a qualification. This essay will explore some of the wider advantages of higher education, namely with regard to the individual 's social and cultural development, networking opportunities and the development of independence.
I always want to be an international student because I believe that learning in different surroundings will offer me a chance to explore the world. In order to become one, I have been preparing myself for this upcoming challenge. Long years of studying and paying most of my attention to school work made me wonder whether it is worthwhile to spend so much time on textbooks and became curious about what it is like to study in another country. In 2011, I seized the opportunity provided by my senior high school and became an exchange student in the U.S. . I didn’t fit in perfectly in the beginning, but throughout my exchange year, I had learned to adapt m...