Baptist College at Charleston - Cutlass Yearbook (Charleston, SC)

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was completed. the applicants flevt to America. The first students arrived git the beginning ofthe fall semester Xml- ditional Iranian students arrited during Interterm. The Iranian-s found many cultural differences upon their arrival. Ameri- can students at Baptist College hate also become aware of those differences, The thing that everyone, both Iranian and American, must remember is that we should look beyond the cultural dif- ferences, and see each other on a per- son-to-person level. Through working together and becoming friends, we can make the Iranians' visit to America both pleasant and rewarding for every- one. ,AL . T91 as Y I I . ' 0 V

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AS THEY EE S: IRA IA STUDE TS AT BCC l Baptist College has a number of scholarly students from Iran. The Iran- ian students come to America for their education because the universities ,in Iran cannot hold all of its high school graduates. Iran is a rapidly changing and mod- ernizing country. New high rises and other structures are being built every- day. Due to this rapid modernization, Iran needs more engineers and busi- nessmen than its universities can sup- ply. Most of the Iranian students at Baptist College have chosen business or pre-engineering as their majors. After earning masters' degrees at various American universities the Iranian stu- dents plan to return to Iran. Only a small percentage of Iranian students have the chance to complete their education in the U.S. Students must have a good high school average and be a good Iranian citizen in order to receive permission to come to Amer- ica to study. If a student fails a subject in high school, it is very unlikely that he could receive permission to study in the U.S. Mr. Larry Thompson, with the Bap- tist College International Services Of- fice, traveled to Iran to interview the applicants and provide information F. ' , . about Baptist College. Each applicant was given a catalog and a description of the major he was interested in. A signed document of financial responsibility was also required from each applicant. After all the paperwork . -K X it P - -A . .. 5

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DI-EARLY BELO ED . . . For better or for worse . . . through term papers . . . religion tests . . . the MCAT . . . night classes . . . late night studying . . . labs . . . Not like any wedding vows you've heard? They have been revised - to fit the life of a married student! Being a wife and being a student - and being married to a student - pre- sents a challenge unlike any I have ever known. You may lead yourself to be- lieve this situation sounds romantic - walking across campus hand in hand . . . sharing the same book in class . . . that's the way it is, right? WRONG!! It's more like you're coming and he's going . . . eating alone . . . that's romance'?!? Imagine if you can . . . studying for a zoology lab practical while frying ist .. chicken washing clothes between the rise and fall of Rome . . . I could go on! Being a married student is no easy task. Sometimes you think the odds are against you - nothing goes right - added pressure builds up Qand guess who you end up taking it out onj - you begin to wonder if ANYTHING can really be worth the sacrifices you make daily. What keeps you giving that extra bit of all you have, is the reason behind it all - the life you're making together. We have a dream . . . it's foundation is strong . . . we'll make it . . . for the best and through the worst! Kathy Jackson