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By on May 2nd, 2016

Understanding Educational Differences to Help Your International Student Succeed

When a student comes to study in America for the first time, there are many things that they will have to deal with. In addition to homesickness and culture shock, educational expectations are very different in America than in other countries. They may find it hard to maintain their GPA if the educational system doesn’t make sense to them at first. Low GPAs can affect their ability to get scholarships or even remain in the program. As a host family,…

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