Before You Study Abroad.

According to "It Doesn't End With Getting In" by Samantha Lewis, the average U.S. university graduation rate is 63%. That means a whopping 37% of U.S. university students do not graduate.

Typically, at a U.S. university, if you have one semester of low grades you will be placed on academic probation. A second semester of low grades means you're kicked out of school.

Are professor's tough? Well, for one thing an A is not given very liberally at most universities. If you got an A in a class, then you absolutely deserved it. However, they do hand out Cs and Ds like they're free samples at Costco. While I was a student, I managed to make the Dean's List twice. Those were two semesters that I did little else but study, research, and write. In my opinion, it takes twice as much effort to go from a B to an A.

Some of my former students have sent me e-mails about their studies in the U.S.

Here are some quotes:

"It's the most studying I've ever done in my entire life."

"It doesn't matter if it's Monday, Friday, or Saturday, my life is the same." lol

"I'm writing ten pages paper now. It's horrible. I stayed all night yesterday, but still I have a lot of references to find and read. After this, I have 200 pages of reading, and one more essay."

The language programs in the U.S. are structured much like the FLTTC at HUFS. They are not university classes. If you decide to take a real university class, be prepared.