Stories: International Student (updated:5/23/2018)

Your Life, Your Stories.

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MY TEACHER SHAMED A DYSLEXIC AND ILLITERATE ME. NOW I’M AN AUTHOR

 

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Once Upon a Time…

Many international students in the U.S. walked through rough and bumpy roads alone.  They have adventures to tell…… So YOU could be prepared.

(1) Challenges:

Cultural & social diversity, different academic integrity & education systems, difficulty making friends, stricter regulations:

1. Their American College Dreams Shattered due to Blacklisted Universities 

2. A Chinese student from UCLA comments on the differences in higher education between China and the U.S.A.

3. A Japanese-American student threatened that she would “shoot up” the school.

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(2) Mental Illness, Depression, and Suicide:

Depression could come naturally when you are facing all kinds of challenges after your arrival in the U.S.   Once you are depressed, you may be at a high risk of suicide.   Every U.S. college has mental health counseling services.  Don’t be shy to ask for help because you are not alone.   According to a CNN report, 31% of college students seeking mental health counseling in 2012-13.

• The 10th suicide in three years due to academic stress
• MIT students step up to help with suicide prevention after seven classmates in two years end their lives
• Student death raises questions on withdrawal policies 

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(3) Committing crimes or falling victims of crimes:

When international students are out of their parents’ control, things could turn wrong easily.  Their bizarre behaviors are beyond one’s comprehension.   Here are some stories regarding international students turning into criminals or falling victims of crimes.

• Another Saudi Student Got Attacked in the U.S.
• Houston Consulate reveals details related to Saudi student’s death
• Ohio State University: Attacker killed, 11 hospitalized after campus attack
• Sentenced to prison for assault, teenage ‘parachute kids’ deliver warning to adults in China
• SUNY Oswego student from India charged with rape in dorm
• Foreign student shot dead in Little Havana after a fight for his cellphone
• Four students from Saudi Arabia accused of rape
• US allows Saudi Prince to flee after he beat and raped 3 women in Beverly Hills mansion for days

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(4) Cheating on exams:

U.S. schools should be serious about academic cheating

To Cheat or Not to Cheat -the Chinese Question

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(5) Working on campus

Working as An International Student

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(6) Working off campus:

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(7) Racism:

• Foreign students at Washington colleges wonder: Are they still welcome?   (This news article is not all about racism but reveals problems that international students currently have in Seattle, Washington.- Jan. 21, 2017 )

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(8) Car Accidents:

(9) Job Hunting:

• Not good enough?  Here is a denied H-1B case.

(10) About Love:

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(11) Owning a Gun:

• They Said “Shoot Up the School” – Both Ended Up With the Same Fate

• A student from China Arrested for Trying to Convert Rifle into Assault Weapon

• Never Joke about ‘Shooting up the school’

• Can an international student buy a gun in the U.S.?

• In gun-friendly Indiana, international students find licensing isn’t easy

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(12) Success Stories:

• My dad was called “stupid” in high school and now he’s a successful entrepreneur – here are the 5 best lessons he’s taught me about life