Study-abroad

WhyStudyAbroad--------------------FactsandadvicesLet’sthinkaboutit!AhottopicinsocietyHasabiginfluencetosociety•Studyingabroadistheactofastudentpursuingeducationalopportunitiesinanothercountry.•Withtherapiddevelopmentofsociety,wehaveenteredaneraofinformationexplosion.Inordertoacquiremoreknowledge,manystudentsdecidetofurthertheirstudyabroad.有出国意愿40%没有出国意愿49%未考虑过11%Whatpercentageofcollegestudentsaregoingtostudyabroad?35.2%34.0%44.0%49.1%58.0%40.0%10.1%8.0%16.0%0.00%10.00%20.00%30.00%40.00%50.00%60.00%70.00%东南大学南京航空航天大学南京医科大学有出国意愿没有出国意愿未考虑Chinesestudents:1.27million.Destinations:103countries.annualgrowth:35%ormore,andhasnotbereduced.TheCurrentSituationThenumberofChinesestudentsintheU.S.AYearNumber200017,397200636,8022010128,000Thisphenomenonmaybeisdueto…•Thedifferencesinexaminations•ChinaForeignCountries•DifficultEasy•LowacceptancerateHighacceptancerate•OnlyonetimeSeveraltimesThisphenomenonmaybeisdueto…•Thedifferencesinuniversities•ChinaForeignCountries•scoresscoresandactivities•betterfacilities•morefamousprofessors•Ahighpassrateofvisa•Lowertheentrancerequirements•ReducetuitionfeesandprovidescholarshipsTheworryingsituationnow•Somestudentshavenoclearcareerplans-----theychoosetogoabroad,hopinganewenvironmentcanboostthemup.•Somestudentsdarenotfacethefiercecompetitionrightnow-----theychoosetogoabroadtoavoidit,andkeepenjoyingthecomfortablecollegelife,withrichinternetresourcesandcheapaccommodation.•Somestudentsbelieveonlygoingabroadcangivethemwonderfulfutures.62.2%9.3%15.8%6.6%9.7%12.7%0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%出国深造，丰富知识同学朋友的影响迫于国内竞争压力，向往国外教育打算移民出国镀金其他ThereasonsforchoosingtogoabroadReflectsomeblindnessWhydomanystudentschoosetostudyabroad?•Somestudentschoosetostudyabroadtolearnalanguagefromnativespeakers.•Othersmaytakeclassesintheiracademicmajorinaplacethatallowsthemtoexpandtheirhands-onexperience.•Manypeoplethinkstudyabroadwillenhanceemploymentopportunities.•…………..Advantagesofstudyingabroad•Topracticetheabilityofindependenceandproblem-solvingalone.•Toimprovetheabilityofadaptingtonewenvironmentandoflearningormasteringasecondlanguage(orevenathirdlanguage)•Tolearnhowtoallocatethetimebetter.•Tobroadentheirhorizons•Tobeaccessibletotheadvancedteachingmethodsandbettereducationalsystems.•Haveabetterchancetogetajobabroad.Fornation◆Reducethepressureofemploymentinourcountry◆Promotethedevelopmentofourcountry•Livingandlearningabroadmeansadjustmenttoadifferentlifestyle.Thisprocessisnevereasyandcanincludemoodswingsalternatingbetweenexhilarationanddepression.•Intheearlyweeks,thenewexperienceandenvironmentmayexciteyou.Soonyourexcitementmaybereplacedbyfrustrationwithhowdifferentthingsarefromhome.Disadvantagesofstudyingabroad•Longtimebeingapartfromtheirfamiliesmaycausementalproblemsorevenillnesses.•Tooyoungtoacceptoradapttoanewenvironmentaftergoingabroad.•Studentswithweakself-controlmaygiveintobadtemptationssothattheyspendlesstimeandeffortontheirmajorstudy.•Sometimestheyarepossibletobediscriminatedorabandonedbytheforeignstudents.•Manystudentschoosetostudyabroadsothatthecompetitionamongthemcanbetremendous.•Studyabroadcostsmuchmoremoneythanstudyinternally.Theeconomicburdensoftheabroadstudents’familiesaremuchheavier.FornationTwoviciousspiral◎Talentdrain◎LackofeducationinvestmentSinceresuggestions!•Donotgoblindly!Considerclearly!•Preparewellbeforeyoumakedecisions.Makeyourownfutureplans!WhyshouldIstudyabroad?Today’sworldisbecomingmoreinternationallybased.Itisimportanttogetabroaderviewoftheworldforourfuture.Iwillmakemyselfmorevaluabletoemployers.ThechancesoffutureemploymentaremuchmorepositiveifI’vestudiedabroad.Howtoprepareforstudyingabroad?Startbyconsideringthesequestions:•Whatdoyouwantorneedtostudy?•Wheredoyouwanttogo?Why?•Areyoufluentenoughinaforeignlanguagetotakeclasses?orwillitbenecessaryforyoutotakesomeorallofyourcourseworkinEnglish?•Howmuchtimecanyouaffordtospendabroad,intermsofacademictimeandeconomicresources?•Thenchooseafitstudyabroadprogramtoachieveyourpersonalandacademicgoalsaswellasassistyouwithyourlong-rangecareer.•FieldofStudy:ExploreaNewSubject.Youmightliketotakeanopportunitytoexploreanentirelynewsubject.ForeignLanguageCourses.Manystudentstakepartinlearninganewlanguageortoperfecttheirskillsinalanguagethatistheirmajor.CostStudyingabroadispricey~~thetuitionfees~~thehousingfees,~~thetravelcosts~~thespendingmoney~~~CostsinsomecountriesRMB,…tenthousandsayear•America25---30•England30---40•Canada20---25•Singapore10---15•Australia20---30•Costsmaydependon:Location:ProgramsinWesternEuropetendtobemoreexpensivethanthoseinmostotherpartsoftheworld.Programtype:SomeprogramsespeciallyarrangedfortheU.Sgroup,areusuallymoreexpensivethandirectenrollmentprograms.Whichcountrytogo?Itdependsonyourpreferenceandtheprogramsyourcollegeoffers.Ifyourschoolhasanoverseasprogram,dowhateverittakestomakeit.Sometimes,youdon’tevenhavetocrossanoceanforabroadstudy.CanadiancollegesanduniversitieswelcomeU.S.students,youmaystillbeindrivingdistanceofhome!SafetyOnewaytomakesureyoublendinistoresearchthelawsandcustomsofthatcountry.Studentsshouldexperiencetheculturebeforetheyl