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The number of international students in the U.S. reached an all-time high – 1,078,822 students – during the 2016-2017 school year, according to a report released today.
The outlook, however, is mixed for U.S. colleges hoping to recruit more international students to their campuses (Ross, 2017)

As of 2017, reports stated that there are about 1,078,822 international students in the united states. While this number has been one of the highest in history, it is surprising that American schools and universities still want to recruit more international students.

International students' reported English fluency, social support satisfaction, and social connectedness as predictors of acculturative stress (Yeh & Inose, 2003)

Research done on the cause and effect of acculturative stress, suggest that factors such as English fluency, Social support satisfaction, and social connectedness serve as good indications of such

Moreover, given the heterogeneity of the group, English language proficiency and experiences with discrimination may be additional hurdles to overcome for some students (DeCapua & Wintergerst, 2016).

The difficulty for international students to assimilate to their peers, who are raised in the country, increases in relation to their need to master the English language and tolerate discrimination.

Perceived support from the university was identified as a significant negative predictor of acculturative stress. The results have important implications for educators and helping professions in higher education settings that serve international students (Bai, 2016).

One of the factors that could affect the amount of acculturative stress that a person experiences coul...