Analysis Of Expectations Vs. Reality: The Dilemma Of International Students

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Expectations vs Reality: The dilemma of international students-Hemant shares his story.
By Mercy Addo and Hemant Odhrani 22 September, 2017

There is a saying that the eminence of your expectations defines the quality of your actions. It has been concluded that the secret to a good self-esteem is lowering your expectations in everything and making it achievable.
To Hemant Odhrani, the thought of negative expectations is unavoidable when you are an international student.
“…when I read my unconditional letter, I had mixed feelings…I was happy but my heart wouldn’t stop beating in fear”
Hemant, like all other international students, started fantasising his journey and they were both positive and negative expectations. These fantasies range

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