China News Service, May 20 (Xinhua) According to a report by the Overseas Chinese of the United States, under the epidemic, new students studying in the United States face obstacles that the seniors and elder sisters have not faced. Some international students admit that it is strange to have an online class in their first year of college. The representative of Chinese students at the University of California, Los Angeles said that the visa appointment period for students this year is very long, and some students may have spent the entire freshman year in China.
A classmate who is about to complete the last semester at St. Anthony Hill College of Southern California Community College, will transfer to the University of California at Berkeley in the new school year. In order to adapt the freshmen to university life, some seniors and seniors used the network platform to make a "virtual campus" to introduce school facilities. She feels that they are very enthusiastic and very powerful, and the virtual campus looks particularly exquisite.
In the epidemic, many universities started online courses. Student A said that if UC Berkeley maintains online courses, they should stay in Southern California. She has no relatives and friends in Northern California and is looking for a house. The half-year rent may be expensive. But if it is possible to take classes normally, I will still go there. "Now the epidemic is quite serious, and I hope it's still online." She said.
However, Class A also struggled inwardly. She said frankly that she thought that if it was an online class, she would suspend school for one semester. "Because you can learn more in the normal class, you can also talk directly to the professor. Moreover, I just use the Internet class as soon as I enter the school, which is a bit strange. But I am an international student and I may not be able to stop school.
At present, most of A's friends and classmates have returned to China, but she still insists on staying in the United States. She believes that the school curriculum will be very different from the community college curriculum, and she wants to adapt to the rhythm in the classroom and reduce stress first. She didn't want to be in class in the early morning because of accommodation, and felt very tired.
Tim from the University of California, Los Angeles, Chinese Students and Scholars Association said that the current visa appointment period is very long, probably in June or July to go to the visa. He believes that the extension will not affect the visa wholesale. "University of California, Los Angeles is a very strict school, and there are almost no unauthorized F1 student visas for international students."
The University of California, Los Angeles has informed students that it is likely to maintain online classes next fall. "Many classmates are still watching the development of the epidemic in the United States. If they keep online courses, they may not come to the United States for the next school year. They will study in China for the entire freshman year. However, the tuition fee is still the original price, and the school clearly stated Will cut prices. "Tim said.
Tim said that he has not heard that some people in the U.S. study abroad do not want to study or postpone enrollment due to the epidemic situation and tuition fees, but it is not ruled out that very few people have this idea. "If the epidemic continues and you can only take online courses, some students will indeed prepare to gap (suspend their studies) first." (Li Qingwei)