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PSUC not among national trend of increasing numbers of international students applying for master's degrees
James Crugnale
Issue date: 4/27/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/29/07 at 7:36 PM EST
Last update: 4/29/07 at 7:36 PM EST
Some Plattsburgh students felt that international students were perusing more challenging course loads in post-graduate studies due to all the difficulty they face in ascertaining residence in the United States.
PSUC sophomore Sam Urbon acknowledged the ambition put forward by many students that come from overseas.
"They study harder and have more drive," Urbon said. "After all, there's so much bureaucratic red tape involved in the student visa process. Not to mention the fact that you need to prove you have $25,000 U.S. to come here as a student. The financial incentives for not failing out are certainly higher. You drop out, you gotta leave."
PSUC senior Beth Kobus said she thought the struggle in learning English as a second language helped adapt students for taking on more challenging course material typically found at post-graduate colleges.
"International students have to take harder classes because of their course requirements," Kobus said. "I think that the language barrier maybe a factor for that."
Senior Chris Dexter said he believes international students' level of achievement was due mostly to nurture over nature.
"It's not necessarily that international students (inherently) study harder - anyone can put forth the time and energy," he said. "It's just a matter of putting in the hours. International students are very hard-working, no doubt."
PSUC sophomore Sam Urbon acknowledged the ambition put forward by many students that come from overseas.
"They study harder and have more drive," Urbon said. "After all, there's so much bureaucratic red tape involved in the student visa process. Not to mention the fact that you need to prove you have $25,000 U.S. to come here as a student. The financial incentives for not failing out are certainly higher. You drop out, you gotta leave."
PSUC senior Beth Kobus said she thought the struggle in learning English as a second language helped adapt students for taking on more challenging course material typically found at post-graduate colleges.
"International students have to take harder classes because of their course requirements," Kobus said. "I think that the language barrier maybe a factor for that."
Senior Chris Dexter said he believes international students' level of achievement was due mostly to nurture over nature.
"It's not necessarily that international students (inherently) study harder - anyone can put forth the time and energy," he said. "It's just a matter of putting in the hours. International students are very hard-working, no doubt."
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