,<\/strong><\/span> a majority of American universities operate on the semester, the next popular scheme of 4-1-4, and least often found in the academic year of trimesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nBut the quality of education is not affected, so it provides quite different factors: the content of the programmes, methods of teaching, the infrastructure of the University, level of research, faculty and, of course, your personal effort.<\/span><\/p>\nNot everything is about studying\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
We are pretty sure that in your academic life you are not thinking only about studying, so here are some other interesting things you may need to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTerm Breaks\/Holidays during the academic year includes<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Fall Break (October 1st Week)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Thanksgiving (November 3rd Week)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Christmas Break (Mid December – Jan 1st Week)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Spring Break (March 2nd Week)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Summer Break (Mid May – July End)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Some of the activities that may keep you busy are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Selecting courses<\/span><\/li>\n
- Securing and settling into housing<\/span><\/li>\n
- Joining organizations or groups<\/span><\/li>\n
- Spending Quality Time with Friends<\/span><\/li>\n
- Exercising<\/span><\/li>\n
- Watch movies, play games, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Make up your mind<\/b><\/h2>\n
There are no right or wrong answers. Investigate each university and be honest about what type of environment you think feels right and the type of academic calendar you prefer. Take a critical look at the university\u2019s office for international students, and at the number of such students in attendance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWhile many enjoy being the lone \u2018foreigner\u2019 and having to fend for themselves, others find comfort in having a well-run place to go when homesick or confused and others with whom to share the same dilemmas. Which type are you?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you are thinking about studying in the US, you may be wondering how the academic calendar is there. Keep on reading, we\u00b4ll tell you all about it. Why U.S.? The United States has attracted millions of international students to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":27605,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cis-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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