M\u1ed7i n\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn sinh vi\u00ean ch\u00e2u \u00c1 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129. V\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean h\u1ecd s\u1ed1ng xa gia \u0111\u00ecnh, nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u00e1o h\u1ee9c v\u1edbi hi v\u1ecdng cao v\u1ec1 t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, v\u00e0 h\u01a1i ch\u00fat lo ngh\u0129. C\u00f9ng c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c \u0111\u00f3 c\u0169ng x\u1ea3y ra cho nhi\u1ec1u b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 v\u00ec h\u1ecd lo l\u1eafng, k\u00edch \u0111\u1ed9ng, nh\u01b0ng c\u0169ng hi v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng con c\u00e1i h\u1ecd s\u1ebd c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u1ed1t, ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m t\u1ed1t, v\u00e0 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai t\u1ed1t h\u01a1n.<\/p>\n
Tuy nhi\u00ean, \u0111i\u1ec1u quan tr\u1ecdng \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi sinh vi\u00ean v\u00e0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 h\u1ecd l\u00e0 bi\u1ebft r\u1eb1ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u1edf M\u0129 l\u00e0 kh\u00e1c v\u1edbi v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ecd. V\u00ec kh\u00e1c bi\u1ec7t v\u1ec1 v\u0103n ho\u00e1 v\u00e0 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef, sinh vi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i \u0111i\u1ec1u ch\u1ec9nh nhanh ch\u00f3ng v\u1edbi ph\u01b0\u01a1ng ph\u00e1p d\u1ea1y kh\u00e1c v\u00e0 tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m h\u1ecdc t\u01b0\u01a1ng \u1ee9ng. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc \u1edf \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1ecdc nhi\u1ec1u v\u00e0 ghi ch\u00e9p \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0 ch\u01b0\u1edbng ng\u1ea1i ch\u00ednh cho sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc t\u1ed1t, h\u1ecd s\u1ebd b\u1ecb tr\u00e0n ng\u1eadp b\u1edfi t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng b\u1eaft k\u1ecbp l\u1edbp. Ch\u1eb3ng h\u1ea1n, s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa t\u00f4i d\u00f9ng trong “Nh\u1eadp m\u00f4n h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng m\u00e1y t\u00ednh” c\u00f3 hai m\u01b0\u01a1i s\u00e1u ch\u01b0\u01a1ng, m\u1ed7i ch\u01b0\u01a1ng qu\u00e3ng b\u1ed1n m\u01b0\u01a1i t\u1edbi s\u00e1u m\u01b0\u01a1i trang m\u00e0 sinh vi\u00ean ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc trong v\u00f2ng m\u1ed9t h\u1ecdc k\u00ec hay qu\u00e3ng m\u1ed9t tr\u0103m trang m\u1ed9t tu\u1ea7n. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecdc tin t\u1ee9c th\u00eam v\u1ec1 xu h\u01b0\u1edbng th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 m\u00e0 h\u1ecd c\u0169ng ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ecdc TR\u01af\u1edaC khi l\u00ean l\u1edbp \u0111\u1ec3 cho sinh vi\u00ean c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tham gia v\u00e0o th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn tr\u00ean l\u1edbp. Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng c\u1ee7a gi\u00e1o s\u01b0 ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 t\u00f3m t\u1eaft c\u00e1c kh\u00e1i ni\u1ec7m then ch\u1ed1t trong s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa. N\u1ebfu sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00f4ng ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa v\u00e0 b\u00e0i \u0111\u1ecdc th\u00eam, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 kh\u1ea3 n\u0103ng theo \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u00e0i gi\u1ea3ng hay \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p cho th\u1ea3o lu\u1eadn.<\/p>\n
Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129 \u0111\u1ec1u cho ph\u00e9p sinh vi\u00ean quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh v\u1ec1 l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, h\u1ecdc m\u00f4n n\u00e0o, v\u00e0 tham gia v\u00e0o ho\u1ea1t \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0o, v.v. Nh\u01b0ng h\u1ecd mong \u0111\u1ee3i sinh vi\u00ean nh\u1eadn tr\u00e1ch nhi\u1ec7m v\u1ec1 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a m\u00ecnh c\u0169ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1c h\u1eadu qu\u1ea3 c\u1ee7a h\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Nh\u01b0ng nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf kh\u00f4ng quen thu\u1ed9c v\u1edbi nh\u1eefng ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn n\u00e0y v\u00ec h\u1ecd th\u01b0\u1eddng ph\u1ee5 thu\u1ed9c v\u00e0o ai \u0111\u00f3 nh\u01b0 b\u1ed1 m\u1eb9 hay th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh cho h\u1ecd. Nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi th\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecfi b\u1ea1n b\u00e8 hay c\u00e1c sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c \u0111\u1ec3 xin gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi h\u1ecdc m\u00f4n n\u00e0o m\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh v\u1ec1 \u0111\u1ecdc b\u00e0i. C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng m\u00f4n kh\u00f4ng d\u1ef1a tr\u00ean t\u00edn ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c c\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ec3 t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p. Khi h\u1ecd h\u1ecdc c\u00e1c m\u00f4n n\u00e0y, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ph\u1ea3i d\u00e0nh nhi\u1ec1u th\u1eddi gian \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u01a1n l\u00e0 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng khuy\u00ean sinh vi\u00ean: “\u0110\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0 ch\u1ee3 n\u01a1i c\u00e1c em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 ch\u1ecdn b\u1ea5t k\u00ec c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00e1c em th\u00edch h\u1ecdc. C\u00e1c en ph\u1ea3i l\u1eadp k\u1ebf ho\u1ea1ch c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c em b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ecdi ch\u1ec9 d\u1eabn m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn \u0111\u1ec3 quy\u1ebft \u0111\u1ecbnh m\u00f4n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c y\u00eau c\u1ea7u n\u00e0o c\u00e1c em ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc \u0111\u1ec3 ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh y\u00eau c\u1ea7u. C\u00e1c em ph\u1ea3i l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn m\u1ecdi m\u00f4n l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn c\u00f3 li\u00ean quan t\u1edbi l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c em \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng n\u1ec1n t\u1ea3ng m\u1ea1nh v\u00e0 h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p m\u00e0 c\u00e1c em mu\u1ed1n x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng.” N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, t\u00f4i \u0111\u1ecdc m\u1ed9t b\u00e0i b\u00e1o th\u00fa v\u1ecb \u0111\u00e3 t\u00ecm ra r\u1eb1ng, v\u1ec1 trung b\u00ecnh, ph\u1ea3i m\u1ea5t n\u0103m t\u1edbi s\u00e1u n\u0103m cho nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf \u0111\u1ec3 l\u1ea5y b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n b\u1ed1n n\u0103m. T\u00e1c gi\u1ea3 th\u1ea5y kh\u00f4ng ph\u1ea3i b\u1edfi v\u00ec v\u1ea5n \u0111\u1ec1 ng\u00f4n ng\u1eef, nh\u01b0ng v\u00ec k\u0129 n\u0103ng \u0111\u1ecdc k\u00e9m, \u0111i\u1ec1u l\u00e0m cho nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i h\u1ecdc l\u1ea1i c\u00f9ng l\u1edbp; v\u00e0 xu h\u01b0\u1edbng h\u1ecdc b\u1ea5t k\u00ec m\u00f4n h\u1ecdc n\u00e0o h\u1ecd th\u00edch, thay v\u00ec h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n h\u1ecdc.”<\/p>\n
M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf \u01b0a th\u00edch \u1edf l\u1ea1i v\u00e0 t\u00ecm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf M\u0129 sau t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p. Trong tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p \u0111\u00f3, h\u1ecd c\u1ea7n nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ea9n th\u1eadn th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u1eadn di\u1ec7n c\u00e1c khu v\u1ef1c c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u cao TR\u01af\u1edaC KHI l\u00e0m l\u1ef1a ch\u1ecdn l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp. H\u1ecd c\u0169ng c\u1ea7n hi\u1ec3u m\u1ecdi qui t\u1eafc di tr\u00fa nh\u01b0 \u0110\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh tu\u1ef3 ch\u1ecdn Optional Practical Training (OPT), \u0110\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh theo ch\u01b0\u01a1ng tr\u00ecnh \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o Curricula Practical Training (CPT), v\u00e0 visa H1B \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u1eafc r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd s\u1ebd \u0111em l\u1ea1i k\u1ebft qu\u1ea3 \u0111\u00fang.<\/p>\n
T\u00f4i th\u01b0\u1eddng khuy\u00ean sinh vi\u00ean: “V\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc ch\u1ec9 m\u1edbi l\u00e0 b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u. C\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00f3 ch\u00eca kho\u00e1 m\u1edf c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda c\u1ee7a c\u01a1 h\u1ed9i, nh\u01b0ng \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111i v\u00e0o c\u00e1c em ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 tri th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 k\u0129 n\u0103ng. \u0110\u1eebng ngh\u0129 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p s\u1ebd gi\u00fap em c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m. Ngay c\u1ea3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m c\u0169ng kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ea3m b\u1ea3o r\u1eb1ng c\u00e1c em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 gi\u1eef \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u00f3 trong th\u1eddi gian d\u00e0i. Ng\u00e0y nay th\u1ecb tr\u01b0\u1eddng vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m l\u00e0 ch\u1ed7 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1eafc ch\u1eafn v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u th\u0103ng gi\u00e1ng. \u0110\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng t\u1ed1t, c\u00e1c em c\u1ea7n c\u00f3 c\u1ea3 tri th\u1ee9c v\u00e0 k\u0129 n\u0103ng trong l\u0129nh v\u1ef1c \u0111\u00fang m\u00e0 c\u00f3 nhu c\u1ea7u cao \u0111\u1ec3 gi\u00fap c\u00e1c em c\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c, gi\u1eef v\u00e0 t\u0103ng tr\u01b0\u1edfng trong ngh\u1ec1 nghi\u1ec7p.”<\/p>\n
V\u00ec nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf t\u1edbi h\u1ecdc \u1edf M\u0129, c\u00f3 s\u1ed1 l\u1edbn vi\u1ec7c gian l\u1eadn do m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 sinh vi\u00ean s\u0103n \u0111u\u1ed5i b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p thay v\u00ec vi\u1ec7c h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi gian l\u1eadn thi c\u1eed, sao ch\u00e9p c\u00f4ng tr\u00ecnh c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c hay nh\u1edd ai \u0111\u00f3 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m b\u00e0i thi cho h\u1ecd. C\u00f3 b\u00e1o c\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc Dartmouth \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u00ecnh ch\u1ec9 64 sinh vi\u00ean v\u00ec gian l\u1eadn. Harvard c\u0169ng \u0111ang \u0111i\u1ec1u tra h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m sinh vi\u00ean b\u1ecb bu\u1ed9c t\u00f4i c\u1ed9ng t\u00e1c kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u00fang trong c\u00e1c k\u00ec thi h\u1ebft. T\u1ea1p ch\u00ed Wall Street Journal b\u00e1o c\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf, n\u00f3i ri\u00eang, nh\u01b0ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi t\u1edbi t\u1eeb Trung Qu\u1ed1c, hay gian l\u1eadp g\u1ea5p h\u01a1n n\u0103m l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi c\u00e1c sinh vi\u00ean kh\u00e1c. Ph\u00f3ng vi\u00ean t\u1ea1p ch\u00ed n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e2n t\u00edch d\u1eef li\u1ec7u t\u1eeb nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129 v\u00e0 th\u1ea5y 5.1 tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ee3p gian l\u1eadn trong m\u1ed7i 100 sinh vi\u00ean qu\u1ed1c t\u1ebf. \u0110i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f2n nhi\u1ec1u h\u01a1n n\u0103m l\u1ea7n so v\u1edbi t\u1ec9 l\u1ec7 gian l\u1eadn th\u1ea5y v\u1edbi sinh vi\u00ean M\u0129. Nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean th\u00fa nh\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 m\u1ecdi \u0111i\u1ec1u h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p.<\/p>\n
N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, m\u1ed9t sinh vi\u00ean n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i: “N\u1ebfu em kh\u00f4ng ki\u1ebfm \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, em v\u1eabn c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 d\u00f9ng b\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p \u0111\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc em. B\u1eb1ng c\u1ee7a M\u0129 c\u00f3 gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb cao h\u01a1n \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc em.” T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o anh ta: “M\u1ea3nh gi\u1ea5y em nh\u1eadn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o cu\u1ed1i gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc c\u1ee7a em s\u1ebd kh\u00f4ng l\u00e0m g\u00ec gi\u00fap \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c em l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi h\u1eefu \u00edch trong x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a em. Em kh\u00f4ng v\u00e0o \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ec3 c\u00f3 vi\u1ec7c l\u00e0m, m\u00e0 \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0 ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, l\u00e0 ai \u0111\u00f3 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 h\u1eefu d\u1ee5ng cho \u0111\u1ed3ng b\u00e0o c\u1ee7a em v\u00e0 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a em. C\u00e1ch m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u1edf n\u01b0\u1edbc em s\u1ebd nh\u00ecn v\u00e0o em th\u1ebf n\u00e0o l\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m sau khi em t\u1ed1t nghi\u1ec7p kh\u1ecfi \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc. Em c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 c\u00f3 b\u1eb1ng c\u1eed nh\u00e2n, b\u1eb1ng th\u1ea1c s\u0129 hay th\u1eadm ch\u00ed b\u1eb1ng ti\u1ebfn s\u0129 tr\u00ean h\u1ed3 s\u01a1 l\u00ed l\u1ecbch c\u1ee7a em, nh\u01b0ng em c\u00f3 c\u00e1i g\u00ec kh\u00e1c s\u1ebd g\u00e2y \u1ea5n t\u01b0\u1ee3ng cho ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c? Em c\u00f3 k\u0129 n\u0103ng n\u00e0o kh\u00e1c m\u00e0 s\u1ebd \u0111\u00f3ng g\u00f3p cho c\u00f4ng ti v\u00e0 x\u00e3 h\u1ed9i c\u1ee7a em? B\u1eb1ng c\u1ea5p ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 b\u1eb1ng ch\u1ee9ng v\u1ec1 kinh nghi\u1ec7m em c\u00f3, k\u0129 n\u0103ng v\u00e0 tri th\u1ee9c em h\u1ecdc, v\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c ho\u00e0n th\u00e0nh em \u0111\u1ea1t t\u1edbi trong khi em \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. N\u1ebfu em mu\u1ed1n ra kh\u1ecfi tr\u01b0\u1eddng nh\u01b0 m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, h\u1ed9i t\u1ee5 v\u00e0o h\u1ecdc t\u1eadp \u0111i thay v\u00ec ph\u00ed ho\u00e0i ti\u1ec1n b\u1ea1c c\u1ee7a gia \u0111\u00ecnh em v\u00e0o r\u01b0\u1ee3u bia, ch\u00e8 ch\u00e9n r\u1ed3i gian l\u1eadn c\u00e1c k\u00ec thi.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
—English version—<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Study in the U.S.<\/p>\n
Each year, hundreds of thousand Asian students go to U.S. universities. For most of them, it is first-time they live away from the family, many are excited with high hope about their future, and a little bit of worrying. The same feeling also happens for many parents as they are worried, excited, but also hope that their children will be able to get a good education, get a good job, and build a better future.<\/p>\n
However, it is important for students and parents to know that go to college in the U.S. is different from going to college in their country. Besides the cultural and language differences, students have to adjust quickly to different teaching method and learning responsibility. Most U.S. university courses require a lot of readings and note takings which are major obstacles to international students. Without a good reading skill, they will be overwhelmed by the materials and may not be able to catch up with the class. For example, the textbook that I use in “Introduction to computer systems” has twenty-six chapters, each chapter is about forty to sixty pages that students must read within a semester or about one hundred pages per week. There are extra news readings about market and technology trends per week that they must also read BEFORE class so students can participate in class discussion. Most professors’ lecture is only a summary of the key concept in the textbook. If students do not complete the textbook and extra reading, they may not be able to follow the lecture or contribute to the discussion.<\/p>\n
Most U.S. universities allow students make the decisions on their fields of study, what courses to take, and what activities to get involved, etc. But they expect students to take responsibility for their education as well as the consequences of their actions. But many international students are not familiar with these instructions as they often depend on someone such as parents or teachers to make the decision for them. Many often asking friends or other students to help regarding which courses to take without reading the program’s requirements. There are courses that do not count toward the credits needed to graduate. When they take these courses,\u00a0 they may have to spend more time in school than necessary.<\/p>\n
I often advise students: “College is not a market where you can select whatever you like to study. You should carefully plan your study by reading all instructions carefully to decide which are the required courses that you must take to fulfill the requirements. You must carefully select all electives courses that are related to your fields of study to build a strong foundation and focus on the career that you want to build.” Last year, I read an interesting article that found, on the average, it took five to six years for many international students to get a four-year Bachelor’s degree. The author found not because of the language issue, but the poor reading skills, which many have to repeat the same class; and the tendency to take whatever course they like, rather than focusing on what they need to study.”<\/p>\n
Some international students prefer to stay and find a job in the U.S. after graduation. In that case, they need to carefully investigate the job market to identify the high demand areas BEFORE making the select the field of study. They also need to understand all the immigration rules such as Optional Practical Training (OPT), Curricula Practical Training (CPT), and H1B Visa to make sure that their education investment will bring the right result.<\/p>\n
I often advise students: “To go to college is only the beginning. To get a degree is like having a key that opens the door of opportunity, but to enter you need to have knowledge and skills. Do not think a degree alone will help you to get a job. Even getting a job is no guarantee that you can keep it for a long time. Today the job market is an uncertain place with a lot of ups and downs. To make a good living, you need to have both knowledge and skills in the right field that has high demand to help you to get, keep, and grow in your career.”<\/p>\n
As more international students come to study in the U.S., there is a high number of cheating where some students chase after the degree instead of studying. Some cheat on exams, copy other works or asked someone to help to take the exams for them. There was a report that DartmouthCollege suspended 64 students of cheating. Harvard also is investigating hundreds of students accused of improper collaboration on final exams. The Wall Street Journal reported that international students, in particular, those from China, are more than five times as likely to cheat, compared to other students. The Journal reporters analyzed data from a several U.S. universities and found 5.1 cases of cheating for every 100 international students. That’s more than five times the cheating rate found for U.S. students. Many students admitted that all they want is the degree.<\/p>\n
Last year, a student told me: “If I cannot get a job here, I can still use the degree to get a job in my country. The U.S. degree has high value in my country.” I told him: “The piece of paper you receive at the end of your college education will do nothing to help you to be a productive person in your society. You do not go to university just to get a job, but to be an educated person, someone who can be useful to your people and your society. How people in your country will look at you is what you can do after you graduate from a university. You may have a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or even a Ph.D. degree on your resume, but what else do you have that will impress others? What other skills do you have that will contribute to the company or your society? The degree is only evidence for the experiences you have, the skills and knowledge you learn, and the accomplishments you achieve while you are here to get educated. If you want to come out of school as an educated person, focus on study instead of wasting your family’s money on drinking, partying then cheating on exams.”<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
M\u1ed7i n\u0103m, h\u00e0ng tr\u0103m ngh\u00ecn sinh vi\u00ean ch\u00e2u \u00c1 v\u00e0o c\u00e1c \u0111\u1ea1i h\u1ecdc M\u0129. V\u1edbi ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd, \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1ea7n \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loi-khuyen-cho-sinh-vien"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5303,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5302\/revisions\/5303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}