BEING AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT

1.According to Linxi,it would have been more difficult to study the major in China which she wanted to take so she preferred to study in USA rather than China.And the other beneficial side according to her is that American schools offer more opportunities to practice.When it comes to Krishna,American education system is based on creativity and teamwork,these features caught her interest to go to America.She thought that this system would meet the expectations of her and that would be advantageous for her.

2.Krishna thinks that American education system is flexible.She can do much more things.All the students are affected by the opportunities that are provided in American education system.For example:creative environment,teamworks,opportunity to practice,flexible system...

3.Arata says that His home country's education system is quite different compared to America's.In his country they can take one major.After they choose their major,they have no possibility to change it anymore but there isnt any rule like this in America.A difference in daily life that is told by Linxi is that They just hang their clothes out in China but in America dry machines are used and she likes this.

4.Tuition is about 30.000 dollars for a year.But Arata says that it can change according to the major you take,which university you attend and in which place you will stay.

5.Linxi had trouble in communicating with others.There are some habits which are found interesting and strange by the students.It is very advantageous to go to highschool in different countries for Arata.Compared to Linxi and Krishna,he went through the process of adaptation more easily.

6.All of them had a culture shock,it was unavoidablle for them.Culture shock is entering a new life style.When they experienced this situation,they felt confused and surprised because they were seeing different things which they didnt encounter in their original life.

I have never thought of going to USA,my dream is Sweden,i am interested in Stockholm i would like to see there so much.I want to join Erasmus program to go there in my university life if the conditions are possible.Being a student in America,Sweden or an another country doesnt matter wherever you go,you will have the same troubles and you will have a culture shock.Despite all the difficulties,i think it is worth to learn a new culture and live in a foreign country.

BEING A STUDENT AT METU

This is my first year in METU.When i set off coming to here,i was very happy and excited.I thought that everything would be good as people around me said to me that METU is a good university,it is a privelege to study there,it will be the most beautiful years of my life.But i understood that all the words that were told to me were wrong as i started to spend time here.I have had so many difficulties since i came here in many aspects.First,i had difficulty in understanding the lessons because the lessons are English but all the lessons in highschool were Turkish even English lessons,we were always speaking Turkish.Because LYS was a written exam,we were just doing reading and grammer lessons not listening,writing or speaking lessons,i got used to the system in time.I can understand the lessons but i have no courage to speak in the lessons so i often stay silent,i just listen.Another difficulty in terms of academic is that lessons are more complicated and difficult than highschool so i should study much more.I think it will be very hard to keep up for me because i dont like studying so much.Pyschologically,i collapsed in the first weeks,i felt so lonely,i did not know anywhere,anyone,anything...i was always in dormitory.Sometimes,i go to my aunt.It is being very good to spend time at a home,i feel myself very good when i come back to dormitory.But i feel very depressed and i miss my home so much from time to time.But standing on my own feet brought a lot to me.Now,i feel more confident and fearless.Despite all the difficulties being in METU is good as it allows lots of facilities.There are a wide variety of student groups which can help students socialize.METU hasn't fulfilled my expectations yet,it will be clear when i graduate.Being a METU student means to me studying a lot if you dont study,you cant come anywhere in an academic sense.But it will bring a lot to my personality.When i graduate from METU,i believe i will be the one who is equipped with humanitarian and moral values and the one who is large-minded and innovative.