college life

There are many similarities between the college life in Taiwan and the college life in the US. They all have beautiful campus, advanced research facilities, quiet environment, and convenient accommodations. In Taiwan, college students can display their talents in different fields. They can organize different groups or clubs to pursue their interests and personal goals. For example, people who enjoy playing music instruments can get together and practice with each other. College students not noly aquire academic knowledge from the school but also gain social experiences from these activities.
In the US, college students also have lots activities beside the classes. The most significant difference is that they have more variety in their activities. In the US colleges, they can give students more resources to support their activities, most are helpful and advantageous to the school, and have students from different countries and different cultures. This unique characteristic of the US college give students a great opportunity to explore the world and gain numerous international experiences, an advantage which is lacking in the colleges in Taiwan. Through the college life, students can learn how to deal with people from different backgrounds and have an open mind to face the dramatic change in the future, a change which is caused by the globalization. That is why the graduates from the US college can adapt to different working environments and fit in different foreign societies so quickly and easily.
In Taiwan, most college students are native residents and they share the same cultures and social experiences. But in the US, most students are from different countries or races and have different cultures and backgrounds. I think the diversity of the student body in the US college is a big advantage to their college students. They can learn more from their school mates and realize why people have different point of view about the same event. In Taiwan, there is still a long way to go to help our college students gain more international experiences and have a global view. In sum, the diversity of the student body in the US college is the biggest difference comparing to the college in Taiwan. This difference make the college life in these two countries become quite different.