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What are problems of Indian students?
The present article is about the ten most common and biggest problems Indian students face while studying abroad.
- FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS.
- INEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.
- FINDING SUITABLE ACCOMMODATION.
- HOMESICKNESS.
- FOOD.
- RECREATION TIME.
- SOCIAL LIFE.
- ADAPTING TO A NEW TIME ZONE.
Why do Indian students suffer?
The reasons are countless, but failure in examination, unemployment, and depression are the major ones. The Psychologists assert that students suffer from anxiety and traumatic disorder relating to fear of examination and peer pressure from parents to push their children into getting better grades.
What do Indian students fail to notice about American culture?
Another aspect that Indian students fail to notice early enough is that Americans respect “personal space,” which is roughly an arm’s length from the next person, even a good friend. Indians, perhaps because they are used to crowded public spaces, sometimes don’t realize that they may be standing too close to the next person.
What are the problems faced by Indian students on US campuses?
Time management is a maddening problem for Indian students on US campuses. Many Indians are not used to punctuality in their own country, and schedules for classes and meetings are frequently disrespected. They take this habit to their U.S. universities, with unfavorable consequences.
Do Indian students suffer from culture shock when visiting home?
However, most of them overcome the culture shock eventually and come to love their campus lives, so much so that they suffer a “reverse culture shock” when they visit home. The initial months of adjustment are the most difficult for Indian students. Here we discuss some problem areas and how students find solutions.
Do Indian students struggle to converse with other students in India?
A large majority of Indian students, even some of those who have graduated in the English medium from reputed schools in big cities in India, not to speak of small towns, struggle to converse with other students, particularly Americans.