Trong v\u00e0i n\u0103m qua, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y con s\u1ed1 \u0111ang t\u0103ng l\u00ean c\u00e1c sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf h\u1ecdc \u1edf Carnegie Mellon. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 KH\u00d4NG \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1ed1t cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Trong s\u1ed1 nh\u1eefng \u0111i\u1ec1u hi\u1ec3n nhi\u00ean nh\u1ea5t m\u00e0 t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 quan s\u00e1t l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c thi\u1ebfu ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn v\u00e0 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng th\u00edch \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi.<\/p>\n
Sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ee7 ch\u00edn ch\u1eafn \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1ecbu tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m cho vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u01b0\u1ee3t trong n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean. B\u00ean c\u1ea1nh khi\u1ebfm khuy\u1ebft v\u1ec1 ti\u1ebfng Anh, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u00e1p \u1ee9ng v\u1edbi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc \u1edf m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u201c\u1ede n\u01b0\u1edbc em, m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u em c\u1ea7n l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc t\u1eeb s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y b\u00ean c\u1ea1nh s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u ph\u00e2n c\u00f4ng b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecdc th\u1ebf. Em kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u00fang v\u00ec th\u1eddi gian d\u00f9ng t\u1eeb \u0111i\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ec3 tra c\u00e1c t\u1eeb v\u1ef1ng \u0111\u00e3 ti\u00eau t\u1ed1n ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn th\u1eddi gian c\u1ee7a em. \u1ede n\u01b0\u1edbc em, ch\u00fang em ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i thi v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i n\u0103m, v\u00e0 em c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian cho c\u00e1c ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng kh\u00e1c. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u c\u00e2u h\u1ecfi ki\u1ec3m tra v\u00e0 b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra c\u1ee9 v\u00e0i tu\u1ea7n m\u1ed9t l\u1ea7n, \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 g\u00e2y nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee9c \u00e9p l\u00ean em.\u201d Sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c than: \u201cC\u00f3 c\u00e1c m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc ph\u1ee5 \u0111\u1ea1o th\u00eam \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng sinh vi\u00ean s\u1ebd qua \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1c b\u00e0i ki\u1ec3m tra v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111i\u1ec3m t\u1ed1t, nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, b\u1ea1n ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc theo c\u00e1ch ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a b\u1ea1n. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0a v\u00e0o nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng gi\u00fap \u00edch g\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u, v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 m\u00e0 theo k\u1ecbp t\u1ed1c \u0111\u1ed9 \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd \u01b0\u1edbc l\u00e0 h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 “c\u00e1ch h\u1ecdc” \u1edf M\u0129 \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n. M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean than: \u201cEm l\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ee9ng \u0111\u1ea7u trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng em, nh\u01b0ng khi t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y, em \u1edf \u0111\u00e1y. Em \u0111\u1ec3 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian v\u00e0o h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 theo k\u1ecbp v\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbp c\u00f2n l\u1ea1i.\u201d V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 khi sinh vi\u00ean tr\u01b0\u1ee3t n\u0103m th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t, h\u1ecd m\u1ea5t t\u1ef1 tin v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 sang n\u0103m sau. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1ee3 h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 c\u00f3 c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 v\u1ec1 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c ti\u00eau c\u1ef1c \u0111\u00f3 sang n\u0103m sau. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi tr\u1edf n\u00ean s\u1ee3 h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u1ed3i t\u1ec7 v\u1ec1 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 th\u01b0\u1eddng mang c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c n\u00e0y trong cu\u1ed9c \u0111\u1eddi n\u1eefa.<\/p>\n
N\u0103m th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, \u0111\u1ea7y nh\u1eefng th\u00e1ch th\u1ee9c v\u01b0\u1ee3t xa b\u00ean ngo\u00e0i vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 v\u1ec1 nh\u1edb nh\u00e0, \u0111\u01a1n \u0111\u1ed9c, kh\u00f4ng trong li\u00ean l\u1ea1c v\u1edbi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 c\u0169, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 b\u1ea1n m\u1edbi, v\u00e0 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n trong vi\u1ec7c \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh theo v\u0103n ho\u00e1 kh\u00e1c, t\u1ea1o ra nhi\u1ec1u c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng. Kh\u00f4ng may, ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn sinh vi\u00ean\u00a0 c\u00f3 khuynh h\u01b0\u1edbng gi\u1eef c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc cho b\u1ea3n th\u00e2n h\u1ecd. M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean th\u00fa nh\u1eadn: \u201cEm b\u1ecb kh\u00f3 ng\u1ee7 v\u00ec em c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y c\u0103ng th\u1eb3ng m\u1ecdi l\u00fac. Em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n gia \u0111\u00ecnh em bi\u1ebft \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3. B\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 em \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 em t\u1edbi \u0111\u00e2y h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 em kh\u00f4ng mu\u1ed1n m\u1eb9 em lo ngh\u0129. Nh\u01b0ng em c\u1ea3m th\u1ea5y b\u1ecb tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u \u0111i\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m th\u1ebf m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u00e1i g\u00ec. Em m\u1ea5t ki\u1ec3m so\u00e1t, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a em b\u1ecb \u1ea3nh h\u01b0\u1edfng \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
M\u1ecdi sinh vi\u00ean \u0111\u1ec1u b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd c\u00f3 h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn \u0111\u1ec3 chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb xin h\u1ecdc v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129, nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ai \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1eadp t\u1edbi v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 “s\u1eb5n s\u00e0ng cho \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc” \u0111i\u1ec1u y\u00eau c\u1ea7u nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 thi \u0111\u1ed7 v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1n c\u00e1c m\u1eabu \u0111\u01a1n xin h\u1ecdc. M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cC\u00f3 “ganh \u0111ua” trong m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 gia \u0111\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 n\u01a1i g\u1eedi con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd \u0111i h\u1ecdc. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 \u0111\u1eb7t nhi\u1ec1u s\u1ee9c \u00e9p l\u00ean sinh vi\u00ean v\u1ec1 tham d\u1ef1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0o. Nhi\u1ec1u ph\u1ee5 huynh mu\u1ed1n con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd v\u00e0o c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc h\u00e0ng \u0111\u1ea7u b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 t\u1edbi n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd. V\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 l\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng danh gi\u00e1 n\u00e0y l\u00e0 KH\u00d4NG d\u1ec5, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t \u1edf \u0111\u00f3 th\u00ec c\u00f2n kh\u00f3 h\u01a1n nhi\u1ec1u v\u00ec s\u1ee9c \u00e9p v\u00e0 c\u1ea1nh tranh gi\u1eefa nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean gi\u1ecfi nh\u1ea5t.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean b\u1ea3o t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p, l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc, ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n k\u0129 n\u0103ng, l\u1eadp m\u1ee5c \u0111\u00edch h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp, \u201cc\u00e1ch h\u1ecdc\u201d \u1edf c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng M\u0129, v\u00e0 c\u00e1ch s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp v\u1edbi gia \u0111\u00ecnh. M\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean th\u1eeba nh\u1eadn: \u201cEm nh\u1edb nh\u00e0 l\u1eafm. \u1ede nh\u00e0, b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 em ch\u0103m nom cho m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9. M\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u em ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 h\u1ecdc. Nh\u01b0ng \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, em ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m m\u1ecdi th\u1ee9 t\u1eeb n\u1ea5u \u0103n t\u1edbi gi\u1eb7t d\u0169, v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ee9 n\u1eefa. Em kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3.\u201d<\/p>\n
L\u00e0 c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n cho nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean v\u00e0 d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng l\u00e0 m\u1ecdi sinh vi\u00ean \u0111ang l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch h\u1ecdc \u1edf h\u1ea3i ngo\u1ea1i \u0111\u1ec1u ph\u1ea3i nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u01b0\u1edbng d\u1eabn ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c chu\u1ea9n b\u1ecb cho \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc s\u1edbm nh\u1ea5t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. Th\u1eadm ch\u00ed tr\u01b0\u1edbc khi h\u1ecd b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u xin h\u1ecdc \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i, ph\u1ee5 huynh c\u1ea7n gi\u00fap cho h\u1ecd ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n k\u0129 n\u0103ng h\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t, x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng t\u1ef1 tin c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00e0 n\u0103ng l\u1ef1c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ec3 s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u1ed9c l\u1eadp. Nh\u1eefng sinh vi\u00ean t\u1edbi t\u1eeb c\u00e1c gia \u0111\u00ecnh “\u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7” th\u01b0\u1eddng g\u1eb7p kh\u00f3 kh\u0103n khi \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh theo cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng m\u1edbi trong m\u00f4i tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi. S\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng m\u1ea5y ph\u1ee5 huynh nh\u1eadn bi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 nh\u1eefng v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 n\u00e0y v\u00ec con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng n\u00f3i cho h\u1ecd v\u1ec1 v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang m\u00e0 ch\u00fang \u0111ang \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n
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College preparation<\/p>\n
In the past few years, I have seen an increasing number of international students studying at Carnegie Mellon. Several of them were taking my courses, but I found that some were NOT prepared for college study. Among the most obvious things that I have observed was the lack of maturity and the ability to adapt to new environments.<\/p>\n
Students who are not matured enough to be responsible for their college study often failed in their first year. Besides the English language deficiency, many do not have good reading skills to meet the reading requirements at college levels. One student admitted: \u201cIn my country, all I need is to learn from the textbooks, but here besides the textbooks, there are so many reading assignments. I cannot finish them because the time to use a dictionary to check for vocabularies already consumes most of my time. In my country, we only have one exam at the end of the year, and I have a lot of time for other activities. But here, there are so many quizzes and tests every few weeks, that put a lot of pressures on me.\u201d Another student lamented: \u201cThere are extra tutorial courses to ensure that students will pass tests and get good grades, but here, you have to study on your own. I have to put a lot of efforts without much help, and it is difficult to catch up with the fast speed here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many students told me that they wished they know more about \u201chow to study\u201d in the U.S. so they can prepare better. A student lamented: \u201cI was the top student in my school, but when coming here, I am at the bottom. I put a lot of time in studying but could not catch up with the rest of the class.\u201d The problem is when students fail in the first year, they lose confident and often carry that negative feeling to the next. Many develop a fear of study and a bad feeling about their ability to learn and often carry this feeling in life too.<\/p>\n
The first-year of college, especially in a foreign country, is full of challenges that go far beyond studying. The issue of homesickness, loneliness, not staying in touch with old friends, not making new friends, and difficulty in adjusting to a different culture, create a lot of stress. Unfortunately, most students tended to keep their feelings about the difficulty of college to themselves. A student admitted: \u201cI have difficulty to sleep because I feel stress all of the time. I do not want my family to know about it. My parents spend a lot of efforts to support me to come over here to study, and I do not want my mother to worry. But I feel overwhelmed with so many things to do but cannot do anything. I am losing control, and my study suffers\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
All students told me that they had guidances to prepare for the admission to U.S. university, but no one addressed the \u201ccollege readiness\u201d issue that requires much more than just passing tests and filling application forms. A student explained: \u201cThere is a \u201ccompetition\u201d among some families on where to send their children to study. That put a lot of pressures on students on which schools to attend. Many parents want their children to go to top universities regardless of their ability to study. The problem is to get accepted to these prestigious schools is NOT easy, but to do well there is much more difficult because of the pressure and competition among the best students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Several students told me that they do not know about planning a career, selecting courses, developing skills, set up learning goals, \u201chow to study\u201d in U.S. schools, and how to live independently from family. One student admitted: \u201cI missed home very much. At home, my parents take care of everything. All I have to do is study. But here, I have to do everything from cooking to do laundry, and much more. I am not prepared for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being an advisor to many students and based on what they told me, it is important that all students who are planning to study oversea must receive career guidance and college preparation as early as possible. Before they even start applying to study abroad, parents need to help them to develop good studying skills, build their confidence in their ability to live independently. Students who came from a \u201cprotected\u201d family often have difficulty to adjust to a new life in a new environment. The fact is not many parents are aware of these problems because their children would not tell them about their problems that they face.<\/p>\n
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