| ashu |
Posted
on 05-Jul-01 04:33 AM
Hi all,
In Kathmandu, I am volunteering one morning in July to sit
on a panel with two American friends, to give a presentation
to Nepalis who are soon going to the US for the first-time
for college or grad schools or postdoc research.
The panel's presentation will be in English and features issues about living and studying in the US. The idea, of course, is to give these students some advice re: what to expect and do.
Here are some ideas I think I'll discuss with them (without,
of course, claiming myself to be THE expert :-)]
Since we all have DIVERSE experiences in the US, what else
would you -- as a collective -- suggest/advise me to say to these fellow-Nepalis so that their time in the US as students will be all the more productive for them?
Please post your suggestions/ideas here so that we can all learn
from one another's experiences. I will certainly GIVE credit to
this site and to those who suggest ideas when I give my presentation in about three weeks.
Some topics to get the discussions going seem:
Health Insurance
Housing
Money matters/banking
What to take with you
Travel to the US (and within)
Communications, Phone, Post
Safety matters
Student professor relationships
Academic advisers
Writing skills
Computer skills
Test taking skills
Plagiarism
Library/academic resources
Grades and GPA
Selecting majors
Selecting classes
Doing research
Internships
Women in American Society
Social customs in the US
Dating and relationships
American "personality traits", as it were.
Adjusting to American society
Sexual harassment
Discrimination laws
Alcohol, tobacco and drugs
oohi
ashu
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