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    International Students Background According to the Migration Policy Institute, since the end of WWII the United States (U.S.) has been the destination of choice for international students. In past few decades campus diversity has increased dramatically. International students have become a considerable population in United States (U.S.) HEI. According to the Open Dorr Data collected in 2014~2015 academic year, there were 974,926 registered international students studying in U.S. (there are many non-documented

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    for international schools worldwide, is there really that much of a difference in the character outcomes of students studying there? Many perceive international school students to be bratty, rebellious students. This stereotype, however, is clearly false. International school students are simply foreign or local students sent to international schools to receive education for various reasons. There is no solid evidence that all of them are spoilt brats. It is inevitable that there are students with

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    Depression in International Students Essay

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    Depression is one of the many problems that International Students face. It's a problem that affects their day to activities and if left unattended can cause a lot of harm. It is called the 'common cold' of mental illness (Mental Health Info &Links, 2001). Depression was compared with 100 other diseases and it was ranked fourth in the global burden by the World Health Organisation (WHO). There is a fear that it might rise to second it diagnosis, treatment or prevention is not improved. Depression

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    This is one major reason that many students choose to study in the US and participation in multicultural groups may help students to make the needed connections to enjoy a successful stay after graduation (Chue & Nie, 2016). In addition to fiscal benefits to international students, there are benefits to the university and surrounding community that are gained from an improved relationship with the international student population For instance, international students who remain after graduation become

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    and expectation or support needed by international students based on some empirical studies by other researchers Challenges can be defined as a situation that faced by someone with some of problems or difficulties. The international students experience transition and adjustment difficulties is not a new issue when we talk about International and education. As stated by Malaklolunthu et al., (2011) which is with the rising interest of foreign students towards Malaysia, the Malaysian education

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    INTRODUCTION A challenge is being a student, a bigger one challenge is being an international student. I believe that in my home country student life is easy, but being an international student that is a student of a different country can be hard. When I was 18 years old I landed to London .It’s been nine months now and I faced some tough experiences which I will remember throughout my life. The challenges which I have faced that most international student will experience. For all those who are planning

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    Differences between American Students and International Students Most young people believe that studying in a different country is a privilege because they are able to experience other cultures, and learn from them. However, in the United States it is not as good as they thought because International students have much more pressure being in this country, and sometimes they cannot handle it very well. Therefore, in the United States the life of an international student is very unfavorable if people

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    Challenges as an International Student and How to Succeed in a Foreign Country Who wants to study abroad or planning for JTA? I would like to tell you that studying abroad as an international student is very challenging event in our lives. But, once we accomplish our challenges, we have a bunch of chances to have a better job. So let me talk about my five challenges while staying here in the Philippines. The first challenge I was dealing with was of course the weather. Since Philippines is hot

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    Most international students happen to have some major and minor struggles when they come to the USA. People from different countries usually have different background, different thoughts, different culture. Therefore, international students who come to the USA, tend to struggle with some problems. The three most important challenges international students face can be categorized into three groups: emotional challenges such as culture shock and homesick, social challenges, and academic challenges

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    well in the American University? Maybe some of you have problem in your academic study? To be a successful International student in the American University, International students should work hard and go to the student center of school and go to the writing center in order to find tutors for help. Also they can take lots of student’s activities in school. For most of International students, taking the activities in school, including language communication or club activities, will give then chances

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