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AboutWholeRenEducation

WholeRenGroup,LLCwasestablishedin2010.WholeRenisamultinational,professionaleducationcompanywhichseekstocreateandpromoteSino-USeducationalopportunities.Weintegratearangeofeducationalservicesfrommiddleschool,highschoolandcollegeapplicationassistancetotransferassistance,academicemergencyservices,on-goingacademiccounseling,homestayservices,winter/summercamps,executiveeducationprograms,jobsearch,careerplanning,internship/researchopportunities,careerplacementandmore.WholeRenisalong-standingUSbasedagencyassistingwithplacementsofChinesestudentsfromtheUSandChina,havingreceivedcertificationfromtheAmericanInternationalRecruitmentCouncil(AIRC)through2029.WehavebeeninvitedtointerviewwithmainstreammediasuchasCCTV,CGTV,theNewYorkTimes,andtheWallStreetJournal.WeareamongthemostknowledgeableprofessionalsregardingAmericanandChineseacademicculturaldifferencesandhaveadedicatedresearchteamthatpayscloseattentiontothelong-termdevelopmentofstudents.TheWholeRenGroupResearchCenterdevotesitselftoresearchanalysisonChineseinternationalstudentsinAmericainordertoprovideaccurateconsultationsbasedonfirst-handdata.IfyouareinterestedinlearningmoreaboutWholeRen,weinviteyoutovisitourwebsite:

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2024WholeRenWhitePaperonChineseInternationalStudentDismissalandConsequences

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Abstract

Since1979'sestablishmentofdiplomatictiesbetweentheUnitedStatesandChina,ChineseinternationalstudentschoosingtostudyinAmericaremainsconsistentlyhigh.Withabundanteducationalresourcesandoutstandinginstructionalquality,theUnitedStatescontinuestobethefirstchoiceforChinesestudentslookingtostudyabroad.TherearemoreinternationalstudentsfromChinastudyingatUSuniversitiesthaninternationalstudentsfromanyothercountry.In2023,approximately27.39%ofinternationalstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStateswereChinesestudents.1AlthoughmanyChinesestudentswishtostudyinAmerica,itcanbeadifficultjourney.InaccordancewiththeFamilyEducationalRightsandPrivacyAct(FERPA),theWholeRenGroupResearchCentercompileddatafrom12,936dismissedChineseinternationalstudentswhostudiedintheUSfrom2013-2024andutilizedWholeRen'sservices.Arandomsampleof800casesfromMarch2023toMarch2024,representingthelatesttrendsregardingacademicdismissal,wereselectedtodevelopthisreport.The11theditionoftheWhitePaperonChineseInternationalStudentDismissalandConsequences("2024WhitePaper")isthelatesttoourannualWhitePaperreportssince2014.

The2024editionofWholeRen'sWhitePaperinvestigatesChineseinternationalstudentswhoweredismissedfromUSschools,analyzeswhytheyweredismissed,andlooksatchangesandtrendswhichledtotheirdismissals.The2024WhitePaperprovidesvaluabledataforinternationalstudents,universities,governments,industryprofessionals,hostfamilies,andallthoseinvolvedwithSino-USeducationalexchange.

ThedatafromthepastyearshowedthatacademicdishonestyisstilltheprimaryreasonforthedismissalofChineseinternationalstudents.Afterthepandemic,internationalstudentshaveresumedtheirnormalcampusactivities.However,havingbecomeaccustomedtoonlineclasses,somestudentsfounditdifficulttoreadjusttotherigorsofface-to-faceinstructionandthepaceoftraditionalteachingmethods,causingadeclineintheirGPA.Inordertoimprovetheirgradesandachievegoodresultsinashortperiodoftime,theyresortedtodishonestmeanssuchasplagiarismandcheating,orpayingotherstowritetheirpapersortakeexamsforthem.Oncesuchbehaviorisdiscovered,thestudentsfaceseverepenaltiesfromtheschool.Afterbeingsuspendedorexpelled,theirI-20documentwasinvalidated,leadingtoasignificantincreaseofstudentswhohaveoverstayedthisyear.Evenmoreseriously,therecordofoverstayingintheUnitedStateswillhavenegativeimpactsonthestudents'futureacademicstudiesandreentry.

1InstituteofInternationalEducation.(2023)."PlacesofOrigin."OpenDoorsReportonInternationalEducationalExchange.Retrievedfrom

/data/international-students/all-places-of-origin/

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TableofContents

Part1BackgroundOverview04

1.1OverviewofChineseStudentsinAmerica04

1.2ResearchIntent07

Part2DataAnalysisOnStudentsWhoHaveBeenDismissed08

2.1DataCollection08

2.2PersonalDataAnalysis09

2.2.1GenderDistributionofDismissedStudents09

2.2.2AcademicLevelatTimeofDismissal09

2.2.3RankingofSchoolsfromwhichStudentswereDismissed11

2.2.4LocationofStudentDismissals12

2.3AnalysisofReasonsforStudentDismissal13

AcademicDishonesty14

PoorAcademicPerformance14

BehavioralMisconduct15

IncompleteUnderstandingofAcademicPolicies15

Part3Conclusion16

References17

Appendix18

ExtendedResearch:AcademicDishonesty18

Plagiarism19

Cheating19

Askingotherstocompleteacademicactivity19

Hiringotherstotakeexam19

Others20

ExtendedResearch:OverstayingCausedbytheInvalidationofI-2020SuccessfulCaseofVisaCounselingforThosewithHistoryofOverstaying22AcademicDismissalCrisisduetoAcademicDishonesty22

ReturningonTrackAfterFacingAcademicCrisis23

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Part1BackgroundOverview

1.1OverviewofChineseStudentsinAmerica

Figure1-1:TheNumberofChineseInternationalStudentsStudyinginEachCountry

BasedonthemostrecentdatafromUNESCO(Figure1-1),Chinesestudentsarestillchoosingtostudyabroadataveryhighrate.AsthenumberofChineseinternationalstudentsincreaseseachyear,theUnitedStatesremainsthetopdestinationforthesestudents.2

Figure1-2:TheNumberofChineseInternationalStudentsStudyingintheUS

2GlobalFlowofTertiary-LevelStudents.(n.d.).IntheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization.RetrievedMay1,2024,fromUNESCOInstituteForStatistics.

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The2023OpenDoorsReportonInternationalEducationalExchangehasindicatedthatChinacontinuestobetheprimarysourceofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.FromFigure1-2,itcanbeobservedthatthenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingintheUnitedStatesincreasedannuallyfrom2006to2020.However,between2020and2023,therewasaslightdownwardtrendinthenumberofChinesestudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates,withthetotalnumberin2023being289,526.3

Figure1-3:TheNumberofChineseUndergraduateandGraduateStudentsStudyingintheUS

ForabetteranalysisofthechangingtrendsinthenumberofChineseinternationalstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates,wecategorizedthestudentsbasedontheirpursueddegrees.AccordingtoFigure1-3,itcanbeseenthatduringtheperiodfrom2020to2023,thenumberofChineseundergraduatestudentsstudyingintheUnitedStatesshowedasharpdecline,with9,143fewerstudentsin2023comparedto2022.However,thenumberofstudentsgoingtotheUnitedStatesforgraduatestudiesbegantoshowanupwardtrendin2020,withanincreaseof2,846in2023comparedto2022.In2023,thenumberofinternationalgraduatestudentsexceededthosegoingforundergraduatestudiesby25,679.4

3InstituteofInternationalEducation.(2023)."DatabyRegionFactSheets."OpenDoorsReportonInternationalEducationalExchange.Retrievedfrom

/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors/Fact-Sheet

s-and-Infographics/Data-by-Region-Fact-Sheets

4InstituteofInternationalEducation.(2023)."PlaceofOrigin."OpenDoorsReportonInternationalEducationalExchange.Retrievedfrom

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ernational-Students/Places-of-Origin

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Figure1-4:2023AcademicLevelDistributionofChineseInternationalStudentsStudyingintheUS

In2023,thepercentageofgraduatestudentsstudyingintheUnitedStatesexceededthepercentageofundergraduatestudents,accountingfor43.53%ofallinternationalstudents(Figure1-4).Theproportionofundergraduatestudentswas34.66%,andtheproportionofnon-degreestudents,suchasthosestudyingatlanguageschoolsorpursuingcertificateprograms,was2.77%.ThepercentageofstudentsintheirOptionalPracticalTraining(OPT)periodwas19.04%,whichincludedstudentswhowereengagedininternshipsaftergraduatingfromdifferentdegreeprograms.5

5InstituteofInternationalEducation.(2023)."PlaceofOrigin."OpenDoorsReportonInternationalEducationalExchange.Retrievedfrom

/en/Research-and-Insights/Open-Doors/Data/Int

ernational-Students/Places-of-Origin

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1.2ResearchIntent

AlthoughChinahasconsistentlybeenthelargestsourceofinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates,thepandemicin2020hasledtoadecreasingtrendinthenumberofstudentsstudyingabroad.Withchallengesposedbythepandemic,manystudentswhowerealreadyinadequatelypreparedforstudyingintheUnitedStates,lackinginadaptability,andlackinginself-directedlearningskillsfacedevengreaterobstacles.Amongthem,aconsiderablenumberofstudentsencounteredacademiccrisessuchasbeingplacedonacademicprobation,suspension,orevenbeingadvisedtowithdrawfromtheirstudies.Thishassignificantlyhinderedtheacademicprogressofmanyinternationalstudents.

The2024WholeRenWhitePapercontinuestheanalysisofChineseinternationalstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates.Fromrecentyears'data,itisevidentthatthemainreasonsforstudentsfallingintoacademiccrisesincludealackofin-depthunderstandingofAmericanculturalbackgroundandeducationalsystem,difficultiesincommunication,andtheback-and-forthtransitionbetweenonlineandofflinelearningmodesduetothepandemicofthepasttwoyears,makingitevenmorechallengingforinternationalstudentstoadapttotheacademiclifeintheUnitedStates.ThisisparticularlyevidentforChinesestudentswhohavegrownupinculturescharacterizedbymutualinterdependence.

TheWholeRenGroupResearchCentercarefullymonitorsChineseinternationalstudentswhohavebeendismissedfromschool.Wecontinuetocollectandanalyzedatafrom2014to2024regardingthecausesofdismissal,individualstudentsituations,andfurtherdevelopmentofthesestudentsafterdismissal.OneofourmainareasofconcerniswhetherornotstudentswhoweredismissedareabletocontinuestudyingandcompletetheircourseofstudyintheUSAseducators,webelieveinsecondchancesforstudentswhohavemadeamistakebutchoosetolearnfromtheexperience.Wehopethatwhatwehavelearnedfromourfindingscanhelpstudentsgetbackontrackacademicallyandavoidadditionalsetbacks.

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Part2DataAnalysisOnStudentsWhoHaveBeenDismissed

2.1DataCollection

DatainthisreportisfromWholeRenGroup'sproprietarydatabase.WholeRenGroupwasthefirstprofessionaleducationalorganizationintheUnitedStatestoprovidesecond-chanceopportunitiesforinternationalstudentswhohadbeendismissed.Assuch,thisdatabaseiscompiledbyAmerica'soldestorganizationwithanexpertiseininternationalstudentswhohavepreviouslybeendismissedandcontainscomprehensiveinformationonthestudentsandwhytheywereforcedtoleavetheirschools.Inthefollowingsections,"we/us"willrefertotheWholeRenGroupResearchCenter.

Followingtheprevious2014-2023editionsoftheWhitePaper,wefurthercontinuedtoexaminetheage,durationofstay,schoollocation,academicperformance,schoolranking,andotherrelevantpiecesofinformationforstudentswhohadbeendismissedinordertodeterminetherootcausesofdismissal.Weaimtocompiledataovertheyearssothatwemightacquireadeeperunderstandingofhigh-riskinternationalstudentsandthechallengestheyface,helpingeducatorsunderstandhowtobetterpreparesuchstudentsfortheirstudyabroadexperiences.

From2013to2024,weusedourproprietarydatabasetocompile12,936casesofChineseinternationalstudentswhoweredismissed.Ofthesecases,weuseddatafrom11,917studentswhosedatasetswerecomplete.Thesecompletecasesrepresent92.12%ofthetotalcases.821casesoccurredfromMarchof2023toMarchof2024and800ofthemwererandomlyselectedfortheanalysisinthisreport.

Inaccordancewiththescientificmethod,WholeRenmeticulouslycollectsandrefinesitsdata.ThesimulatedentryshownbelowhasbeenderivedfromspecificcasesinWholeRenGroup'sdatabase:

[SampleDataExample]

Whencollectingthedata,wefirstobtainedstudentL'sbasicpersonalinformationandacademicinformationtoproducetheprofilebelow:

FullName:Y

Gender:Male

YearofBirth:2002

SchoolLevelatTimeofDismissal:Undergraduate

Major:Finance

DismissingSchool:NewYorkUniversity

TherankoftheDismissingSchool:35

DismissingSchool'sType:Private

DismissingSchool'sLocation:NY

GPAatTimeofDismissal:3.1

YearDismissed:2022

GradeatTimeofDismissal:Third-yearundergraduateReasonforDismissal:AcademicDishonesty

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2.2.1GenderDistributionofDismissedStudents

[AnalysisProcess]

ByanalyzingtheselectedsamplefromWholeRenGroup'sdatabase,weaimto:

1.Conductadescriptiveanalysisofstudentinformation

2.Classifyandanalyzethespecificreasonswhyastudentwasdismissed

3.Compareandcompilehistoricaldataandanalyzelongitudinaltrends

4.Putforthasummaryofthecharacteristics,includingthemostvulnerableandhigh-riskacademicdemographicsamongChinesestudents

5.Analyzecurrenttrendsandhighlightrootcausesfordismissal

2.2PersonalDataAnalysis

Inthe2024WhitePaper,welookedatstudentgenderatthetimeofdismissal,degreebeingpursued,andreasonsfordismissal.WethenfurtheranalyzedthedatatounderstandtrendsinChineseinternationalstudentdismissals.

Figure2-1:2024DismissedStudentsGenderDistribution

Forthisyear'sanalysis,westartedbyexaminingthegenderofdismissedstudents.In2024,asshowninFigure2-1,69.6%ofdismissedstudentsweremalewhile30.4%werefemale.Thisisinlinewithhistoricaltrendsasmalestudentsaremorevulnerabletoacademicdismissalandcontinuetomakeupthemajorityofdismissedstudents.

2.2.2AcademicLevelatTimeofDismissal

Inthissection,theacademiclevelofstudentsattimeofdismissalwasanalyzedinordertoobservewhichgroupofstudentsaremostlikelytobedismissed.

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Figure2-2:2024AcademicLevelatTimeofDismissal

Undergraduatestudentsaccountedfor71.9%ofthetotalnumberofstudentswhoweredismissed,whilemasterslevelgraduatestudentsaccountedfor22.6%,doctoralstudentsaccountedfor2.8%,andhighschoolandbelowaccountedfor2.7%(Figure2-2).In2024,undergraduatestudentsremainthemajorityofdismissedChineseinternationalstudents.

Figure2-3:2024AcademicGradeatTimeofDismissal

Breakingdownthedegreesofstudentswhoweredismissed,asshowninFigure2-3,wecanseethattheproportionofcollegefreshmenwhoweredismissedisrelativelylowat13.4%.Theproportionofcollegesophomoresis21.3%,juniorsis19.1%,andseniorsis18.1%,wheretheproportionofdismissedcollegesophomoresisthehighest.Itisworthnotingthatcomparedalongsidecollegesophomores,theproportionofthoseatthemaster'slevelisthesecondhighestgroupofdismissedstudents.Amongthesestudents,thenumberoffirst-yearmaster'sstudentswhoweredismissedishigherthanthesecond-yearstudents,accountingfor14.3%ofthetotal.

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2.2.3RankingofSchoolsfromwhichStudentswereDismissed

Figure2-4:2019-2024AcademicGradeatTimeofDismissal

Bycomparingthedataofstudentswhoweredismissedoverthepastsixyears(Figure2-4)wecanseethatundergraduateshavealwaysbeenthemaingroupofstudentswhoweredismissed,accountingformorethantwo-thirdsofthetotal.Thenumberofundergraduateswhoweredismissedsawaslightdecreasesincethepandemic,butthisyear,theupwardtrendreturns.Conversely,theproportionofmaster'sstudentsbeingdismissedhasseenadeclinecomparedtolastyear.

Figure2-5:2024RankingofSchoolsfromwhichStudentswereDismissed

Weanalyzedtherankings(USNews&WorldReport6)oftheschoolsfromwhichstudentsweredismissedin2024andstudiedtherelationshipbetweenschoolrankingsandthenumberofdismissedstudents.AsshowninFigure2-5,itcanbeobservedthatin2024,amongthestudentswhoweredismissed,theproportionofstudentsfromthetop50rankedschoolsandthosefromschoolsranked51-100issimilar.Theproportionofstudentsbeyondthetop100ranksis14.5%.Thus,85.4%ofstudentswhoweredismissedin2024arefromthetop100rankeduniversitiesintheUnitedStates.

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Figure2-6:2019-2024DistributionoftheRankofSchoolsforDismissedStudents

Reviewingthedataalongsideschoolranking(Figure2-6),therehasbeenasignificantdeclineintheproportionofdismissedstudentsfromschoolsranked1-50comparedtotheprevioustwoyears.Basedontherankingsoftheschoolswherethehelp-seekingstudentsarefrom,themajorityofthedismissedstudentsattendedschoolsrankedinthetop100.ThiscouldbepartlyattributedtothelargerpopulationofChineseinternationalstudentsinhigher-rankedschools,whichalsohavemorerigorousrequirementsandhigheracademicpressure,makingitmorechallengingforstudentstomaintaingoodacademicperformanceoradheretodisciplinarystandards.

2.2.4LocationofStudentDismissals

Figure2-7:LocationofStudentDismissals(DatafromMarch2023toMarch2024)

ReviewingthemapinFigure2-7,wecanseethatdismissalshappenedfrequentlyalongthewesterncoast,mostprominentlyinCalifornia.AlargenumberofcasesalsooccurredontheEastCoast(Massachusetts,NewYork,andPennsylvania)aswellastheGreatLakesregion(includingOhio,Illinois,Indiana,Michigan,andothers).Theareaswiththemostseriouscasesareofteneconomicallydeveloped,Chineseimmigrantcenters--populardestinationsforChinesestudentsstudyinginAmerica.Inaddition,theuniversitiesintheseareastendtoberankedhigherthanthoseinotherlocations,alsomakingthemapopulardestinationforChinesestudents.

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2.3AnalysisofReasonsforStudentDismissal

Analyzingthedatafrom800studentswhosoughthelpfromWholeRenGroupregardingtheirdismissalsbetweenMarch2023andMarch2024,weareabletotakeacloserlookatthereasonsbehindstudentdismissals,includingacademicdishonesty,pooracademicperformance,behavioralmisconduct,incompleteunderstandingofacademicpolicies,andotherinappropriatebehaviors.AsshowninFigure2-8,themainreasonsforstudentsbeingdismissedcontinuetobeacademicdishonestyandpooracademicperformance.Theproportionofstudentsdismissedduetoacademicdishonestyhasdecreasedyearbyyearsince2021to43.6%,whiletheproportionofdismissalsduetopooracademicperformancehasincreasedto46.8%since2021(Figure2-9),whichisapproximatelythesameastheproportionofstudentsdismissedduetoacademicdishonesty.

Figure2-82024DistributionofReasonsforStudentDismissal

Figure2-9:2021-2024DistributionofReasonsforStudentDismissal

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AcademicDishonesty

In2024,academicdishonestycontinuedtobethemostcommonreasonwhyChineseinternationalstudentsweredismissed.46.8%ofChineseinternationalstudentdismissalcaseswererelatedtoacademicdishonesty.Themostcommonbehaviorscategorizedasacademicdishonestyincludecheatingontests,impersonation,plagiarism,incorrectcitations,fraudulentapplicationmaterials,andfalsifyinggrades.

Academicdishonestycanbedividedintointentionalorunintentionalbehavior.Intentionalacademicdishonestyiswhenstudentsknowinglyandpurposelyviolateschoolrules,suchascompletingassignmentsandexamsthroughdishonestmeansbecausetheyareworriedaboutnotbeingabletocompletethemorfailing.TheirselfreportedreasonfortheunintentionalbehaviorisduetoalackofunderstandingoftheacademicintegritypoliciesinAmericanschools,andnotrealizingthatcertainbehaviorsviolateschoolrules.Forexample,improperorincorrectcitationformatsinpapers,notunderstandingexamrules,notplacingenoughattentionontheacademicintegrityrequirementsoftheAmericaneducationsystem,andadoptingacasualor"lucky"attitude,amongothers.

PoorAcademicPerformance

43.6%ofourstudentsampleweredismissedbecauseofpooracademicperformance(definedaswhenastudent'sGPAislowerthantheschool'sminimumrequirement).AmericancollegesanduniversitiestypicallystipulatethatundergraduatescannothaveatotalGPAunder2.0andgraduatestudentscannothaveaGPAbelow3.0.Mostoften,thefirsttimeastudenthasalowGPA,theschoolplacesthestudentonacademicwarningorprobation.Iftheacademicperformancedoesnotsubsequentlyimprove,orifthestudenthasalowGPAforconsecutivesemesters,theschoolwilllikelysuspendordismissthestudent.

Amongthestudentswhoweredismissedduetopooracademicperformance,therewerealsothosewhoseperformancewasaffectedbyattendanceandpsychologicalproblems.Lowattendanceratesaremorecommonamongyoungerinternationalstudentswhomaybecome"lax"andspendtheirtimeonactivitiesotherthanstudying,facedwiththesuddenfreedomofbeingaloneinAmerica.Physicalandmentalhealthproblemscanalsoaffectstudents'academicperformance.Internationalstudentsmayexperienceinjuriesorillnessesduringtheirstudies,whichcanpreventthemfromattendingclassesregularly,directlyaffectingtheiracademicperformanceandleadingtodismissalbecausethestudentsdonotproactivelyseekhelpand/orcommunicatewiththeirinstructors.Commonmentalhealthproblemsamonginternationalstudentsusuallyarisefromgraduationpressure,heavycoursework,languagebarriers,difficultiesinmakingfriends,changesinfamilyenvironment,andculturaldifferences.Withoutactivelyseekingsolutionstobalancethesepressures,academicperformancecanalsobeaffected.

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BehavioralMisconduct

In2024,Chineseinternationalstudentswhoweredismissedduetobehavioralmisconductaccountedfor5.1%ofoursamplesfromthepastyear.StudentswhofallintothiscategoryviolateschoolregulationsorUSlawsthroughbehaviorssuchasbullying,fighting,engaginginviolentbehavior,underagedrinking,drivingundertheinfluence,usingillegalsubstances,and/orraciallydiscriminating.InAmerica,ifaninternationalstudentthreatenspublicsecurity,itisprobablethatinadditiontofacingdismissal,thestudentwillbesubjecttoajudicialtrialandrepatriation.

IncompleteUnderstandingofAcademicPolicies

Chineseinternationalstudentswhoweredismissedduetoanincompleteunderstandingofacademicpoliciesaccountedfor4.5%ofChineseinternationalstudentsinoursamplesfrom2022to2024.Thesestudentsgenerallyencounteredproblemssuchasnotregisteringontime,notenrollinginrequiredcourses,and/ornottakingenoughcredits.

Atthestartofeachacademicyear,Americancollegesanduniversitiesholdorientationsessionstoprovideanoverviewofgeneralrulesandpolicies.Howeverstudents,includinginternationalstudents,maymissoutoncrucialinformationduetoalanguagebarrierorlackofattentiontolengthyorientationsessions.Additionally,somestudentsfailtorecognizethesignificanceoftheseeventsandchoosenottoattendorientation,puttingthemselvesatahigherriskofviolatingschoolpolicies.

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Part3Conclusion

In2024,despiteacontinueddecreaseinthenumberofChineseinternationalstudentsstudyingintheUnitedStates,theystillcomprisethelargestproportionofinternationalstudentsinthecountry.Additionally,thenumberofChineseinternationalstudentsfacingacademiccrisesremainsconsistentlyhigh.ByanalyzingtrendsofChineseinternationalstudentdismissaloverthelasteightyears,the2024editionoftheWhitePapershedslightonthecurrentsituationandfuturedevelopmenttrendsofChineseinternationalstudentswhohavebeendismissedfromAmericanuniversities.

BysortingandanalyzingdataonthereasonsforChinesestudentsbeingdismissed,understandingtheimportanceofacademicintegrityamongChineseinternationalstudentsisstillinsufficient.Americanuniversitieshavealwaysmaintainedstrictacademicrequirementsforacademicintegrity.Toavoidfacingdismissal,ChineseinternationalstudentsneedtounderstandtherulesandregulationsofAmericanuniversities,especiallywithregardtoacademicintegrityandplagiarism.Otherwise,theyriskviolatingtheirinstitution'scodeofconductandevenUSlaws.In2024,theproportionofstudentsdismissedduetopooracademicperformancehasincreased.Astraditionalclassroominstructionresumes,thestrictsupervisionofstudents'gradeshasalsobeenrestored.Whereasmatriculationmaybe"easy",graduationitselfcanbechallengingandschoolpolici