According to the official statistics released by the Ministry of Education of China, as of 20 14, the total number of people studying abroad in China has reached nearly 460,000, among whom young students account for the majority. At the same time, another set of data shows that the number of students expelled is also increasing year by year, which has also attracted the attention of all walks of life. Next, I will bring you a report about the expulsion of students studying in the United States. The main reason is that the academic performance is not up to standard. Welcome to read!

Therefore, based on the real situation of 1657 students who were expelled from China, USA, the American Houren Education Research Center produced the 20 15 version of the White Paper on Students Studying Abroad in China, analyzed the background information of the expelled students and the reasons for their expulsion, and summarized the following characteristics of these high-risk groups:

1, dismissed due to poor academic performance or academic dishonesty -80.55%.

2. Less than 2 years in the United States -69.43%

3. More than half of the students have GPA below 2.0-5 1.28%.

4./kloc-88.7% of the students aged 0/8-25 were expelled.

5. Undergraduates or masters are studying-79.04%.

Most of them are concentrated in California-new york-Pennsylvania-Ohio-Illinois-Massachusetts and other states.

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The five most easily expelled American colleges and universities

The white paper shows that in recent years, among the expelled students contacted by Hou Ren in the United States:

ohio state university at columbus

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

University of Arizona-10.0%

University of California at Irvine -7.4%

Boston University -6.8%

"The geographical distribution, subjects and degrees of expelled students are similar to the latest figures released by the US Immigration Service and the US Open Door Report 20 15. The number of expelled students contacted by Houren is the largest and representative in the industry. " According to the statistics in the white paper, the expelled China students are mainly concentrated in California, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Massachusetts. It is reported that if a student is expelled from the school, the school has the responsibility to take the initiative to report to the Immigration Bureau that the student's residence status in the United States (F- 1) issued by the school is invalid. In this way, students lose their legal residency in the United States. Students must leave the country within 15 days. Otherwise, students may be refused entry for three to five years, and it will also affect the entry of students' families, that is, they will lose their school status and become illegal residents.

? The main reason for expulsion: more than 80% of the academic level is mainly reflected in the low GPA.

Reasons for dismissal and its proportion

Poor academic performance (57.56%) is mainly reflected in the low GPA.

Academic dishonesty (22.98%) is the most common problem for international students in China. The most common examples are intentional or unintentional plagiarism of papers, cheating in exams or collaborative cheating, and finding someone to write homework instead of exams.

Attendance problem (9.67%) is often due to the fact that students are no longer under the control of their parents after going abroad, and their study is lax, which leads to addiction to games and frequent absence from classes.

Improper behavior (3.87%) includes poor classroom performance, fighting, personal threats, etc.

Illegal acts (1.93%) include sexual assault, violation of traffic regulations, illegal possession of guns, dismissal due to criminal cases, underage smoking and drinking, underage possession of cigarettes, problems caused by delayed graduation from i-20, invasion of personal privacy and theft by using family social security number.

Psychological problems (0.57%) mainly refer to mental illness such as depression after coming to the United States, which hinders their normal life and study and is expelled from school.

The problem of international student status (2.96%) mainly means that international students must complete certain credits each semester to become full-time students and have the validity period of F- 1 visa.

The economic problem (0.23%) mainly refers to the dilemma that students face expulsion because they fail to pay their tuition fees in full within the time stipulated by the school.

The problems left over from the application materials (0.23%) mainly refer to the falsification of language or standardized test scores, recommendation letters, personal experiences and so on in the application materials of American schools.

Among them, academic problems such as low GPA or cheating are the most important reasons for students to be expelled.

Each school has different requirements for students' minimum GPA. Under normal circumstances, undergraduates need GPA 2.0, and graduate students need GPA 3.0 in order to successfully register for the next semester and complete their studies. If the students' grades fail to meet the prescribed GPA, the school will give a warning and inform them that GPA is in the high-risk area of expulsion. If they still fail to meet the prescribed GPA next semester, they will be expelled.

? Famous students are no exception. Ivy League girls are actually high-risk groups.

It is worth noting that the report shows that students who are expelled are not limited to students with poor academic performance: except for some students with low GPA, many students with excellent grades (GPA between 3.0 and 3.5) come from Ivy League schools.

Moreover, most of this group are female masters, and the main reasons for expulsion are cheating, false application materials and honesty. According to the white paper, foreign female students have excellent grades, but they often pay too much attention to their grades because they attend prestigious schools. Coupled with their own ability problems or inability to adapt to the fierce competition environment in American campuses, once they were discovered by the school, they were severely punished.

However, some students who were expelled for plagiarism felt "wronged": many students were considered plagiarism by the professor because of "improper citation of literature". In addition, short-sighted behaviors such as substituting for exams/classes, forging grades, being reported for trying to change grades, keeping previous test papers, lying to teachers, forging tutors' signatures, etc. Once found out, they will be fired. 20 15 White Paper adds the dimension of gender analysis. In the sample population of this survey on the current situation of students studying in China, 6 1.6% are boys and 38.4% are girls, that is, the ratio of male to female is about 6:4. It is worth noting that among the high-risk groups, there are obviously more girls over the age of 25 than boys, and the proportion of academic dishonesty of girls is nearly 10% higher than that of boys, while the corresponding proportion of academic disabilities is nearly 10% lower.

? Public prestigious schools have become the hardest hit areas, and science and engineering and business are more likely to be fired.

Are students from prestigious schools relatively safer? The opposite is true. Among the expelled students surveyed, more than half (62.89%) came from the top 100 schools in American news.

Specifically, more than one-third of the expelled graduate students come from the top 50 universities in the United States, with the highest proportion of students majoring in economics and business administration; More than one-third of the expelled undergraduates are from universities ranked 565,438+0-65,438+000 in the United States. Nearly 40% of students face the problem of being expelled in their freshman year, with the highest proportion of science and engineering students. Among them, 72% of the students expelled from comprehensive universities are from public universities.

From the professional point of view, among the expelled students, students majoring in science and engineering and students majoring in economics and business administration each account for almost one third, accounting for 35.02% and 3 1.77% respectively. The reason for being expelled is usually poor academic performance and academic dishonesty.

Why did the former 100 schools and popular majors become the hardest hit areas to be expelled? The main reason is that students and parents in China pay too much attention to ranking. In order to be admitted to a school with a higher comprehensive ranking, I don't hesitate to change my major, regardless of students' real interests. After students enter the popular majors of "prestigious schools" in the United States, they often relax or don't understand, and their psychological adjustment ability is poor and their interest is not high, so it is naturally difficult to meet the standards.

? Young international students are a high-risk group suffering from academic setbacks.

The white paper makes a special analysis of young international students. According to the report, 795 young students aged between 18 and 2 1 were expelled from schools in China, and a considerable part of the reasons for their expulsion were misconduct and violation of the law.

Because of their young age and poor self-care and self-control, young international students cannot adapt to the differences in education and living environment between China and the United States, and are prone to many problems. Fighting, sleeping off campus, etc. These are all problems that are easy to be violated by young international students who are new to the United States and are not familiar with school norms and humanistic common sense.

Experts in the research center pointed out that young international students are at high risk of academic setbacks. It is very important for students to receive formal academic planning and guidance after entering American schools. Not only learning, but also explaining school rules, systems, culture, counseling psychology, learning methods, weak subjects and other fields need to be focused on. Chen Hang, chief development officer of Houren Education, suggested that every student should adapt to the new educational model and new cultural environment in the United States as soon as possible, because American higher education is "lenient in entry and strict in exit". In addition, there are huge differences between China and the West, and there are inherent risks for young students to study in the United States. It is suggested to seek professional help mainly from the United States to effectively prevent and avoid academic setbacks. I hope that the survey content in the white paper can attract more social attention, so that students who are preparing to study in the United States and attend classes in the United States can take a warning and plan ahead.

Among the expelled students, more than 87% have spent less than three years in the United States, of which 43.22% have spent less than 1 year, and 26.2 1% have studied in the United States for 1-2 years. In addition, as shown in Figure 3.6.2, students who enter the first school year are more likely to be expelled. It can be seen that the strangeness of studying and living in the United States is likely to lead to various maladjustments of students.

Many scholars have mentioned that the strangeness of studying and living in the United States is likely to cause various maladjustments to freshmen. For example, some China students, influenced by China's cultural traditions and education since childhood, have developed the habit of raising their hands when speaking. At the same time, American students are encouraged to speak actively from an early age without raising their hands. In this way, when Chinese students are still struggling to raise their hands, what they originally wanted to say may be said by American students. In the long run, teachers will have some prejudices. These prejudices may eventually become discrimination against the learning ability of international students in China. Similar cultural conflicts may leave a long-term psychological shadow on freshmen, leading to serious psychological problems such as autism, inferiority complex and social phobia. For freshmen studying abroad, the help of education professionals and psychological counselors is particularly important.