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DIFFICULTIES
This is probably the most obvious of the challenges of studying abroad. Overcoming a language barrier may mean you’re struggling to learn a new language pretty much from scratch, or it could just be that you thought you were fluent, but find you’re unable to understand the strong local accent.
Even if you’re studying in a country where you speak the same language, there are other hurdles to clear. For example, slang phrases that are popular or hip will seem strange. For non-Americans (or non-Californians) the words “insane”, “balling”, “radical” and “intense” have nothing in common. But for locals, all can be used to mean “awesome”.
So the words that students use are going to be difficult to learn, but the language barrier problem also goes away pretty quickly, once you’re immersed.
SOLUTION:
Use your learned language skills as much as possible; whether this takes form in oral or written communication, practice the language you’ve studied, and don’t get too hung up on fancy slang or geographic/linguistic differences that may end up giving you bad reults.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Entrry requirements vary a lot from univerity to univeristy or country to country. The most common requirements are:
Academic requirements:
You should have completed at least one year of university education;
You must have a GPA of at least 3.2 out of 4.0 (or equivalent);
Your academic background must be relevant to the courses you are applying for.
Language requirements:
You will need to demonstrate your proficiency in English. It's obligatory the proof. Universities must receive an original report with test results that are no more than two years old.
This requirement does not apply if you:
obligatory the preferably by means of an IELTS test
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