What should I do if I am expelled from studying in America?

Although you have gone through a lot of hardships to get the admission notice from an American school, you are famous for combining leniency with severity abroad, and your studies are not so easy to complete. What should you do if you face dismissal? Let's have a look.

1. What is the reason for being dismissed?

First of all, you should know that it is not casual to expel students from American schools. Every school has a very strict academic code, and only students who seriously violate the academic code will be expelled from the school. The United States claims to be a free country, not everything is free. Especially for international students, there are generally only two situations when they are expelled: one is illegal and the other is cheating.

1, illegal

In the United States, 18-year-old can buy a gun and drive a car, but for international students, they need American permission to do both. It is illegal to operate without authorization, and the crime is very big. You should be deported immediately. Once, a China student from university of central florida was deported to China because of his invalid identity and possession of guns and ammunition, and was not allowed to enter the United States for 10.

Another thing, there are many parties in America. There will be parties, and of course there will be wine. Note, however, that the legal drinking age in the United States is 2 1, which is different from that in China. Domestic college students can drink whatever they want at parties, but not in America. Under 2 1 year-old, you can drink it secretly, but don't be found by the police, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.

Not to mention drunk driving, once it is discovered, it will be blacklisted and your visa will probably be cancelled automatically.

Fighting after drinking is common, but please don't be impulsive in America. The United States attaches great importance to personal safety. If you pose any threat to other people's lives, just say goodbye to studying abroad.

Cruelty to animals is also illegal. If you are reported by your neighbors, you will be fired.

In short, it is necessary to know American legal knowledge before going to the United States, otherwise you can only blame yourself for being deported and repatriated in violation of the law.

2. deceptive

American universities, especially famous schools, have zero tolerance for cheating. In American universities, cheating is an "academic capital crime", but every year some students knowingly commit it. If you cheat in the exam, even if your score is 0, you will be detained, or even expelled.

Another is academic plagiarism. The operating system of American universities comes with plagiarism detection. The syllabus of each course is clearly written, and copying other people's works will be severely punished.

If you quote other people's articles, you must also make notes and bibliography, otherwise it will be regarded as plagiarism. To study in the United States, we must first establish a "copyright awareness."

3, truancy, poor grades

Every university has strict requirements on students' credits and attendance, unlike the class in China University, where roommates help answer questions and teachers muddle through courtship. About credits: Full-time students in school hold F 1 visa, undergraduates must complete 12 credits every semester (except those allowed by the school), and graduate students require 9 credits.

Under normal circumstances, the school will regularly report the attendance of students to the Immigration Bureau. The school will warn students if their attendance is not up to standard. If students continue to be absent from class, they will be expelled or even repatriated.

In addition, for undergraduates and postgraduates, schools generally have a minimum GPA, that is, the GPA of undergraduates cannot be lower than 2.0, and that of postgraduates cannot be lower than 3.0. If you fail to meet the requirements for the first time, international students will receive a warning email. International students may be expelled from American universities if they fail to meet the prescribed requirements for two consecutive semesters.

Especially those who have been punished by the school, you should be more careful about your GPA, because your GPA is lower than the prescribed requirements for the first time, and you may be expelled from the school.

4. Psychological problems.

For example, depression, the pressure of modern society is increasing, and many students are full of sense of crisis and anxiety, which may not be found by parents who are far away from home. If the child has serious psychological problems, it is also good to stop studying for a while and go out for fun.

Second, the discipline system of American universities:

1, probation period (inspection)

In the United States, there are similar suspended sentences, mainly for "failing the exam". I haven't studied much for a semester, but I've been surfing. Results My GPA was 1.5 at the end of the semester. The school will definitely give a warning and dismiss if the GPA does not reach 2.0 next semester. The probation period is generally one semester.

Of course, some friends don't work hard, but the professional courses they choose are too difficult, so GPA is quite pessimistic. In this case, I suggest you take some simple classes, not too many. Rethink whether this major really suits you?

2. Suspension (suspension)

If after a semester's probation, the GPA is still not up to standard, then you will receive a notice of suspension from the school, which is suspension.

Suspension does not mean direct dismissal, but it can be postponed for a period of time. Take an average of one year off school. Taking a year off school is not completely helpless. You can transfer to another university to improve your GPA. If your GPA improves, you can transfer back to your old university. But I'm afraid few universities will admit you.

3. dismissal (dismissal)

Then the real dismissal. Once the file is down, you can only pack your things. Unless other schools are willing to recruit you, you have no legal status in the United States.

Third, what should I do if I am expelled from high school?

Step 1: Emergency transfer

Once a student is expelled, his I-20 will be invalid immediately, and his F- 1 status will be suspended. Students must leave the United States as soon as possible and cannot continue their studies. After being expelled, the first task is to maintain the legal status of students in the United States (F- 1). At this time, you can find a new school by transferring, get a new I20 to continue studying in the United States, or transfer to other countries.

Step 2: Adjust your mentality.

After entering the new school, students should reflect on the reasons for being expelled at the beginning, and then prescribe the right medicine to correct those mistakes. For example, improving grades, attending classes on time, respecting teachers and so on. Students who want to go back to their original school can inquire about the "re-admission" information of their original school to find out what conditions need to be met and what the minimum GPA should be.

The experience of being expelled may make students fall into depression. Parents should encourage them to cheer up and face up to their difficulties instead of blaming them too much, which will affect their study and life. Now that the problem has happened, it is most important to figure out how to deal with it.

4. What should I do if my undergraduate course is fired?

Step 1: See if you can appeal.

If you are given the opportunity to appeal, you can immediately prepare the appeal materials to appeal and ask the school to reduce the punishment. A general complaint is to submit a letter of complaint to the school, in which students can explain to the school that their behavior is due to some external factors, such as physical reasons, family reasons, job hunting, further studies, changing majors and so on.

If students feel that they have been wronged by the school, they should also seize the opportunity to complain and make the truth clear to the school. If the appeal is successful, the dismissal can be reduced to suspension or probation. Moreover, the student status will not be affected for the time being during the appeal, and the student status will be terminated only if the appeal fails.

Step 2: Attend the hearing

After a student submits a letter of complaint, the academic integrity committee of the school may require the student to attend the hearing. There will be members and professors of the Academic Integrity Committee at the hearing, and students need to state their situation again at the hearing.

Step 3: Emergency transfer.

If the school does not give the opportunity to appeal, or if the appeal fails, it is the last resort to transfer to another school urgently. However, to be on the safe side, students are also advised to appeal and apply for emergency transfer at the same time after receiving the notice of expulsion. In this way, if the appeal fails, the student has already got the admission notice from another school, and only needs to transfer I-20 from the original school to the new school according to the normal transfer procedure.

5. What if the graduate student is fired?

The solutions for graduate students after being expelled are the same as those for undergraduates, which are also appeals and emergency transfer. However, after graduate students are expelled, the scope of emergency transfer will be smaller than that of undergraduates, because some schools may not accept graduate transfer applications.

As the saying goes, "If you don't die, you won't die." It is not easy to study abroad. Everyone should cherish the opportunity to study abroad, and the tuition has been paid. Obeying the law and studying hard is the right thing to do. Otherwise, it will be really sad to lose your degree and repatriate to China.