So my name is Jeff and I’m from China and
this is my third year at JMU.
I’m studying Computer Science and Computer
Information Systems.
When I came here, I was struggling with my
English.
My roommate was very helpful to assist me
improving my English and also other students
on campus and also professors.
Sometimes I would talk to professors, asking
do you have any advice or tips to help me
to become more involved in JMU or how can
I make friends with American students with
my non-proficient English skills.
So they gave me a lot of help and also students
here, they are not scary, even though they
can’t understand your English, they are
very patient and friendly.
They will talk to you and they will say “yeah,
you did great!” and “you are amazing!”
and I feel welcome when I talk to them and
they encourage me a lot.
I spent a year at the ISC and we took a few
English classes which we call ISC classes
and some other JMU classes.
Which means while you are improving your English
skills, you also earn some academic credits
to satisfy your graduation at JMU.
I chose to study in the USA because the study
abroad experience always attracted my attention.
Actually, when I first travelled to the US,
I was so impressed with how people here, how
they interact with each other and how beautiful
the culture is.
At that time, I just made up my mind that
I wanted to study abroad in the future here.
