International students make up just under four percent of enrollment in American universities and most come to the U.S. with an ambition in mind. The goal that they most wish to achieve through a U.S. education largely can depend on their families in their home countries. Some students receive their degrees and return to their home land to apply their skills there. They tend to have strong family ties in their countries. Other students with a lot of family in the U.S. go to college so they get a job and stay to immigrate. Then there are others who stay for graduate studies regardless of where their families reside.
Some international students wish to pursue fields in their countries that rely on an English education from a reputable university in the U.S. Because these institutions can be very expensive, students with large families in their home countries receive financial support from them abroad. They then return home after they graduate. This is more than likely the most common course for international students. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) and Dartmouth University for example are renowned for their work in science and technology. International students go there to acquire skills in things like engineering or architecture so they can excel in that field when they return to their country. In fact, engineering was second only to business and management degrees among foreign graduates. Because of their education abroad and fluency in English, they are more marketable, able to receive higher pay, and can contribute more to their families as well as to the overall economies of their national borders.
Other students make specific plans to emigrate. They often have families already in the U.S. who can sponsor them...
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Being An International Student in a Post 9/11 World "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free," just not your students. "I knew what was going to happen after 9/11. It was understood," said Tariq Halela, a 21-year-old student at Boston University. What he understood was simple: for an international student, living in the United States would never be the same. Halela, an Indian born Kuwaiti native, has been studying stateside for over two years.
The second obstacle is paying for school since they are not granted residence status. According to UCSC, the cost to attend higher ...
Every year, more and more International students are coming to the U.S. for pursuing higher education. According to the Open Doors report published annually by the Institute of International Education (IIE), the number of intern...
American students have been such a question mark for the international students, their way of living and thinking is way different than any international student and this is noticeable. Students from all over the world notice a difficulty in dealing with the Americans and mentally understand them. Therefore, Rebekah Nathan argues that in her article “As Other See Us” and discusses the differences between the American and the international students. Moreover, she uses different evidence based on students from different backgrounds and cultures. Nathan goes over opinions and stories that happens with the international students in the US and what they think about these situation, which they considers weird in the eyes of the international 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.
Chronicle of Higher Education 11 Feb. 2011: A20-A21. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.
The U.S. enrolled a record-breaking number of international students during the 2013-2014 school year, about 886,052 undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled in colleges and universities throughout the United States (US News). Research by Texas A&M University revealed that international students deal with academic challenges, social isolation, and cultural adjustment. Specifically, academic challenges included communication with professors, classmates, and staff (International Student’s Challenge and Adjustment to College). International students suffer homesickness and hardships, because of the stressful and lonely lifestyle. First of all, some International students often have to deal with social isolation when communicating in
The increased rate of demand for globalization has enhanced the growth for cross-border mobility of students. Universities across the globe experience influx of international students. International students contribute to cultural diversity in institutions. They contribute to cultural exchange, a source of financial revenue, academic prestige and several other positive impacts on the welfare of any state (Knight). However, the rate of isolation and loneliness experienced by the international learners in foreign nations has exuberated.
The U.S. has been the top destination for international students with its stellar academic resources and opportunities, yet other nations are strong competitors as well. In order to retain this advantage, the U.S. policies need to be more favorable so that talented students will continue to come. It is true that the influx of international students brings significant economic benefits to the U.S. According to the Open Doors report published by the Institute of International Education, , on average, 81% of undergraduate international students rely primarily on personal and family funds from their home countries to pay for their studies. Recruiting international students have become a priority at many institutions as a way of economic relief.
It is no secret that in recent years, the United States education system has been drastically compared to other leading countries such as China, Russia, and Europe. According to the USA Study Abroad program through the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of State, studying abroad gives you the skills and knowledge you need to succeed in the 21st century. (“Why Study Abroad?”, USA Study Abroad, 2016)
Martinez, Luis. "The Study Abroad Advantage." Diverse: Issues In Higher Education 28.21 (2011): 25. Academic Search Premier. Web. 23 Apr. 2014.
Have you ever thought about studying abroad? No, not just for a few months for your work-experience, but a whole year (or longer) as a transfer-student. Of course, you don’t make such a decision from one minute to the next. It needs to be thought over well. Going to college is a big change in your life because it usually means living on your own for the first time, but as a foreign student it is even a bigger change because you are on your own in another country. This is often the greatest concern for students to go abroad: to leave everything behind. They have trouble leaving their family and the familiar environment. They think this price is just too high. But if they only knew how rich they will be when they come back.
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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...