Due to a wide range of challenges, including stress and anxiety, international students are at a heightened risk for developing mental health issues or experiencing poor mental and psychological well-being (Yan & Pei 2018). Compared to other types of tourists, international students are here for educational reasons; as a result, they face unique challenges in adjusting to life in a new country, culture, and language. For college students, leaving home to live on campus is a watershed moment. Nonetheless, it can be difficult for students, especially those studying abroad, to make the change from home to campus life. Academic, cultural, social, and psychological adaptations of overseas students are examined in this article. Mental anguish from things like homesickness, melancholy, and worry all fall under the umbrella of adjustment problems. The purpose of this essay is to help the reader have a better appreciation for the challenges that overseas students encounter as they acclimatize to life at international educational institutes. In particular, the essay delves into the many phases of cultural adjustment and the elements that contribute to them. The solutions to the challenges faced by foreign students may be found in this article, which may be useful to students, educational institutions, and policymakers.
I. INTRODUCTIONInternational students are individuals who travel to different countries for educational purposes (The International Student′S Survival Guide, n.d.).. They comprise an essential part of higher education systems globally, with around five million studying abroad in 2020 (Bista, 2018). Nonetheless, overseas students encounter significant obstacles to psychological transition that impair their academic progress and mental health. Acculturation is the process of adjusting to new surroundings, cultures, and languages; psychological adjustment is the term used to describe the changes that take place in a person's psychological state as a result of this process (Gündüz & Alakbarov, 2019). Some of the most common challenges that overseas students face are feelings of sadness and anxiety, feelings of isolation, experiencing culture shock, trouble financially, issues in their academics, and discrimination against them (Zhang-Wu 2018).