{"id":3580,"date":"2021-06-16T23:25:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-16T23:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2021-06-30T19:37:33","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T23:37:33","slug":"14-hours-ahead-covid-19-presents-unique-challenges-for-international-students-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/2021\/06\/16\/14-hours-ahead-covid-19-presents-unique-challenges-for-international-students-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"14 hours ahead: COVID-19 presents unique challenges for international students abroad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>14 hours ahead: COVID-19 presents unique challenges to international students<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All students were impacted by COVID-19 to some degree, but international students faced some big decisions in the face of the pandemic. Some decided to take classes remotely while others opted to take a break from education altogether, decreasing international student enrollment at Ohio State.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/thumbnail_international-header.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/thumbnail_international-header.png 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/thumbnail_international-header-980x700.png 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/thumbnail_international-header-480x343.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1280px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3611\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">By <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #800000;\">Sue Han Kim<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><em>Published June 17, 2021<\/em><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Li always knew she wanted to work in the consulting industry and investment banking in China, but COVID-19 threw a wrench in earning the degree she needed to do so.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Li, a third-year in finance, was involved on campus. She was an editor for the Korean Broadcasting Station during her first two years and was enjoying her campus life just like any other college student.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, COVID-19 struck and everything changed dramatically. Li\u2019s goal was to graduate in four years and she didn\u2019t want to stop her education due to the pandemic.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-original.png 4200w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1280x914.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-980x700.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-480x343.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-3612\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_5  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Marcy Paredes|Managing Editor for Design<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_6  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many of her peers, she decided to continue taking classes, but from a place where she felt safe from the pandemic. Li spent two semesters taking virtual instruction in her hometown of Chengdu, China \u2014 7,534 miles from Ohio State.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Becoming an upperclassman meant taking on more advanced courses. Upper-level courses are hard for anyone, but for Li, who took Corporate Finance at 3:15 a.m., it felt even more difficult.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe experience is kind of terrible,\u201d Li said. \u201cI always stay up all night to take the courses and exams. It\u2019s so hard to focus and learn in the midnight that I believe my study efficiency is not as good as before.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Li is not the only one struggling from pandemic-induced changes. Many international students were faced with a hard decision: whether to continue their higher education.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-original.png 4200w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1536x1097.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1080x771.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-1280x914.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-980x700.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article-480x343.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/inrnl_article.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-3612\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_7  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Marcy Paredes|Managing Editor for Design<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An analysis of student enrollment data at Ohio State shows that the number of international students dropped over 20 percent in the past two years.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Undergraduate enrollment dropped from 3,924 to 2,984 between fall 2019 and spring 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The top three countries with the biggest drops were China, Malaysia and South Korea. Ohio State lost one in four Chinese students, one in five Korean students and half of Malaysian students between fall 2019 and spring 2021.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_number_counter et_pb_number_counter_0  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_with_title\" data-number-value=\"940\" data-number-separator=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"percent\" ><p><span class=\"percent-value\"><\/span><span class=\"percent-sign\"><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">The drop in international student enrollment at Ohio State between fall 2019 and spring 2021. <\/h3>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_9  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some students chose not to continue at Ohio State at all, others chose to take fully online classes, physically distanced from campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn the United States, the epidemic is not fully under control and in China, you can spend more time with your family,\u201d Ria Wu, a third-year in finance, said March 16. Wu took her classes in China during the 2020-21 academic year and worked as a data analysis intern at China Youzan, an investment holding company.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1253\" height=\"1064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Ria-Wu-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Ria-Wu-2.jpg 1253w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Ria-Wu-2-980x832.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Ria-Wu-2-480x408.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1253px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3614\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_10  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">During the academic year, Ria Wu worked as a data analysis intern at China Youzan, an investment holding company.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_11  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Courtesy of Ria Wu<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_12  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the pandemic, Ohio State realized the challenges its international students faced and tried to support them, university spokesperson Ben Johnson said in an email. Instructors were encouraged to accommodate students who may have had Wi-Fi issues or taken classes from other time zones.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_13  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>A drop in enrollment<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_14  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrollment data paints a dire picture of the university throughout the pandemic as Ohio State lost a great deal of students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In spring 2020, before COVID-19 broke out, 3,087 Chinese students were enrolled to take undergraduate classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the following fall semester, only 2,681 students were enrolled. The university lost 13 percent of undergraduate Chinese students, according to enrollment reports.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students from South Korea, a country that suffered early on from the coronavirus, also showed a dramatic drop in enrollment: 80 undergraduate students in spring 2020 to 63 students in the fall \u2014 a 21 percent decrease. <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseEnrollment-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"ChineseEnrollment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseEnrollment-1.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseEnrollment-1-1280x893.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseEnrollment-1-980x684.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseEnrollment-1-480x335.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1792px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3616\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1792\" height=\"1250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/SKEnrollment-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"SKEnrollment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/SKEnrollment-1.jpg 1792w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/SKEnrollment-1-1280x893.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/SKEnrollment-1-980x684.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/SKEnrollment-1-480x335.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1792px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3617\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_15  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Marcus Horton|Web Editor<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_16  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enrollment data is not the only indicator of change among Asian students at Ohio State. Among those still enrolled at the university are students like Li who chose to take classes fully online at home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yew Li, vice president of the Undergraduate Chinese Student Organization, said 13 out of 93 students from the organization were physically in Columbus this year during spring semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haeun Song, president of Korean International Student Organization, said 40 out of 55 Korean students from the organization were in Columbus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, 72.7 percent of KISO members were in Columbus, whereas only 13.97 percent of UCSO students were in Columbus. There are a few circumstances international students said influenced their decision on whether or not to physically return to campus.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-original.jpg 2500w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-1080x540.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-1280x640.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-980x490.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1-480x240.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/ChineseClub-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-3619\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_17  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Marcus Horton|Web Editor<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_18  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAs an international student, I don\u2019t have proper medical insurance in America. So if I get COVID-19 in America, it will be a hard situation,\u201d Subin Cho, a fourth-year in East Asian languages and literatures who took her classes in Korea for the 2020-21 academic year, said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amanda Li said a United States policy requiring people traveling from China to stop over in a third country made it harder for Chinese students to return to campus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThere is a policy that requires Chinese to stay in a third country for 14 days before going back to America. So, taking flight back to USA is kind of dangerous and troublesome,\u201d Amanda Li said.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_19  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>Challenges for international students in Asia<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_20  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A common issue these students faced while adjusting to distance learning was the time difference. If the class didn\u2019t provide a recorded version of the lecture or required attendance, students had no choice but to stay up late to attend lectures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor me, there are more specialized courses and more real-time live courses in this semester. It is very upsetting for me to attend classes after jet lag,\u201d Wu said, referencing this year\u2019s spring semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attending classes is not the only problem. Besides staying up late, students had to be extra cautious with their school schedules. Jimin Kim, a third-year in psychology who took online classes during the 2020-21 academic year in Korea, said it was difficult keeping track of assignment deadlines in American time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim said online classes also took away opportunities to interact with others in class.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt was inconvenient to set appointment with professors separately and it was a bummer to lose the opportunity to get to know classmates and professors in person,\u201d Kim said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunghoon Jin, a third-year in air transportation who stopped his education at the beginning of the pandemic, said virtual learning is not worth the money he would have to pay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cProper interaction and learning seem to be limited, \u201d Jin said.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Jin-on-holiday-in-Jeju-island-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Jin-on-holiday-in-Jeju-island-2-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Jin-on-holiday-in-Jeju-island-2-1-1280x914.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Jin-on-holiday-in-Jeju-island-2-1-980x700.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/Jin-on-holiday-in-Jeju-island-2-1-480x343.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-3618\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_21  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Sunghoon Jin visits Jeju island in South Korea while on holiday.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_22  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Courtesy of Sunghoon Jin<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_23  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The issue of time and limited resources left no choice for some students but to stop their studies for this year\u2019s spring semester, following problems in the fall.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI had 14-hour time difference. Three of my classes wasn\u2019t recorded so I had to take classes until dawn. During semester, I was very tired because my days and nights mixed up,\u201d Yoo Jin Jeong, a second-year in data analytics who took online classes in the fall of 2020, but opted out of taking courses the following spring semester, said.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_gallery et_pb_gallery_0  et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_slider et_pb_gallery_fullwidth\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_gallery_items et_pb_grid_items et_post_gallery clearfix\" data-per_page=\"4\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_0\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2.jpg\" title=\"MapCheckShanghai2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckShanghai2-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_item et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_pb_gallery_item_0_1\"><div class=\"et_pb_gallery_image landscape\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul.jpg\" title=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-3621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul-1280x960.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul-980x735.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/MapCheckSeoul-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 1920px, 100vw\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_24  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Marcus Horton|Web Editor<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_25  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>How Ohio State tried to manage the issues<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_26  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio State was aware of the difficulties international students faced with distance learning, including issues related to time differences, Ben Johnson said in an email.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ben Johnson said the university asked instructors to be flexible with international students and consider recording lecture content and making it available for those in another time zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instructors were also told to keep in mind there could be internet connection issues. In China, there are network restrictions, so students are forced to use a VPN, which is likely to cause weak internet connections.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe university has worked to support these students in a number of ways,\u201d Ben Johnson said. \u201cFaculty and instructors have been flexible when possible given the differences in time zones and connectivity issues.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To assist international students taking online courses from their homes, Ben Johnson said Ohio State also increased messaging to students in order to deliver resources and support for online learning. <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_27  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><b>What's next?<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_28  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In December 2020, COVID-19 vaccinations began in the United States. Coronavirus cases in the state of Ohio have dropped rapidly since, from 5,099 cases Jan. 1 to 2,035 cases as of April 1, according to the Ohio Department of Health.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, 5.47 million Ohioans \u2013\u2013 46.85 percent of the state\u2019s population \u2013\u2013 have received at least the first dose of their vaccine and the Ohio Department of Health reported only 125 new cases Tuesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ohio State is planning to have students return to campus for the upcoming fall semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOur campuses will be reinvigorated with activity in classrooms, labs, studios and throughout the Ohio State experience,\u201d Kristina Johnson said in the email.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The university urges students to get vaccinated and voluntarily share their vaccination status to better determine the overall vaccination rate and relax health requirements, Kristina Johnson said.<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"IMG_0930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-original.jpg 6240w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-980x653.jpg 980w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930-480x320.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.thelantern.com\/projects\/files\/2020\/02\/IMG_0930.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" class=\"wp-image-3620\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_29  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Vaccinations began in the United States in December 2020 and Ohio State is planning to have students return for the fall semester.<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_30  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><i>Mackenzie Shanklin|Photo Editor<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_31  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The decrease in COVID-19 cases in the United States is making Amanda Li feel safer to return to campus for the fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI will go back to America next semester,\u201d Amanda Li said. \u201cI will go back to OSU.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_space\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_32  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">Web Design by <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; 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