Abstract The paper focuses on the kinds of challenges faced by international students while they study at university in the United States, they experience significant stress during their starting days, and they had adjustment problems. Factors such as previous experience with counseling, nationality, social interaction, academics, financial issues, academic challenges, emotional reactions and cultural shock are some of the factors that affecting international students. The biggest problem s they face are cultural shock and financial issues. As they are not allowed to work in foreign country without proper security number authorized, so earning living for themselves is not manageable for them which makes things more difficult. To manage their …show more content…
(Tsai, 2000) Found, in a comparison of perception of American born Chinese students and international Chinese students, showed that international student perceived experiencing more discrimination than did their American counterparts. While adapting university life one of the most discussed problem is academic language for international students, students often have trouble in understanding Professors expectations and grading style taking lecture notes. They may also be accustomed to working independently, making them less likely to seek help from a professor or a friend. This may affect their ability to work on group projects similar. While the transition to university is tough for all adults, the academic challenge faced by international students can be far more complicated than that of the average student. (Lulu, …show more content…
Restrictions on international students really leave them with few viable options. Earning money while at university is difficult for international students. Many international students coming from under developing countries, have low currency rate. So when they exchange their money to U.S dollars the exchange rate is very high. A small amount of money to an American can be significant to an international student, which also means that international students have to cost a big fortune for study in the U.S., if they do not get any financial aid. Also, international students are not eligible to do job unless they have a U.S. citizen or legally authorized. (Gao,