For Foreign Students, Top Choice in US: USC

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This is the VOA Special English Education Report, from http://voaspecialenglish.com | http://facebook.com/voalearningenglish The number of international students in the United States is at record levels. Last year, more than six hundred seventy thousand foreign students attended an American college or university. And for the eighth year the school with the largest number was the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. U.S.C. has about six thousand six hundred international students in regular academic programs. One in four graduate students and one in ten undergraduates come from other countries. In a special class, international students meet with American students and learn about American life, says instructor Vincent Vigil. He says: "We are able to have them interact with American students, but then also ask them any sort of simple questions that you may ask another person: 'What do you like to do for fun? Why did you choose U.S.C.? What do you do on the weekends?' Just simple things so that way they get to understand what it means to be an American student."Sports fans know the University of Southern California for its athletics, but students say they come for the strong academic programs. The university's ties are strongest with Asia.Tony Tambascia, director of the office of international services, says U.S.C. actively seeks international students.He says: "We currently have students from about one hundred fifteen different places of origin around the worl

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