University Services That Assist International Students

University Services that assist International Students in their successful Transition to studying in the US Gopi Nadh Kancharla Fairleigh Dickinson University Abstract Introduction Each and every international student will definitely feel it difficult initially to the sudden change of culture, environmental conditions and language. It would be a common scenario in most of the international student cases including me. Being an international scholar, I found it really hard to accommodate these changes, but the sources provided by my university specially in case of the international students helped me a great deal overcoming these troubles. Every university should provide their international students†¦show more content†¦The workshop is a friendly face to face conversation that helps the students to get advices regarding all aspects of student requirement. Reading and Writing Enhancement Workshops The basic requirement for any international non English speaking student is a proper reading and writing. Fairleigh Dickinson University has taken an initiative by starting a program named English as a Second Language (ESL) specially for non native speakers of English. The students are made to attend classes which consist of lots of activities and learning. Students are provided with certain tasks as research papers where the student has to analyze and write on several issues. The students’ writing skills are assisted by Metro Writing Studio (MWS) which focuses mainly on the writing skills of the student. MWS helps the students to focus on their writing by making them comfortable with the formats of writing and by guiding them whenever required. Students are given access to almost all the materials and research papers from experts regarding the field. These sources helps the students to redirect their research by presenting their ideas with the ideas of the experts. In addition academically, students should be provided with guidance towards the career options where Curricular Practical Training (CPT) and Optional Practical Training (OPT) are considered. The CPT and OPT include the areas where students are assisted with the