what I wish I knew as an international student in america.🇺🇸

[@lydiaato04]

I’m Nigerian and we’re taught that it’s disrespectful to call those older than you by their first name. It’s definitely not only an Asian thing😂

[@KatieTracy]

OOH wow thanks for sharing lydia! I didn't know that. I love it😂

[@ryhimereid3306]

Yeah it's the same for us Caribbean folks

[@liumiao6576]

Katie Tracy it also depends where in then USA. In the south Madam is used for women who are older women or used for sign of respect.

[@Philip_J]

I think it's just europe and NA that doesn't

[@thiror100]

@@Philip_J I mean in Greece we don't call elders by their first name as well

[@SamElle]

There’s so many difficulties that international students face that I’m oblivious to. It wasn’t until I became best friends with an international student and heard his struggles where I was like OH WOW

[@chrisyoon47]

you look a lot less stressed! But lol Who looks forward to Katie’s weekly videos ?

[@KatieTracy]

aww thanks chris! you're always first on the DOT :')

[@lifeviz28568]

Agreed

[@paulinefrancez]

i'm not an international student, but when i moved to USA, it was so difficult to shift your pronunciations the American way! anyway, proud to have a filipino at cornell

[@amrithashirley4744]

omg, calling elders by their names is so so weird, i just cant!! even i am used to calling people, aunty and uncle, calling them with their names is so out of comfort zone haha

[@babaofu.s.4055]

Trump

[@kezianathaniel2901]

I’m an incoming freshman from Indonesia (going to study in chicago) and am super stoked and grateful that you’re doing vids for international students!! Do make it a series ;) And maybe make one for essentials to bring/not to bring to the US

[@swxstik]

YOU’RE THE ONLY FILIPINO AT CORNELL?!

[@charlotteaprior]

I'm moving to the US in 2 weeks on a 5-year student visa so this is great!

[@SEBULIS]

Hope you're having a good time in the US

[@eljh7914]

"I am the balikbayan box" GURL

[@darkninja2018]

As an intl student whose family moved to a different country in Asia from where I studied in high school, I don't have too many friends in this country and my friends are all scattered everywhere! Haven't seen some for 2.5 years other than video calls 😂 Also I heard a tip for understanding Fahrenheit is to just think of it like a percentage bar of heat (where 0 ofc is really cold and 100 being hot)

[@aaraujoelisa]

Your percentage of heat idea is GENIUS!!! TY so much for that, I'll never see it the same way!!!

[@makeups18]

So excited for international student series! Finally!🙌

[@MLPPixel727]

Something that helps when I don't know how formal to behave with someone is that I like to start with speaking formally and next learn if that person is an exception, but you can see what works for you!

[@lifeviz28568]

As an international student here in the USA (rising junior here majoring in Comp Sci), I can totally relate to most of the things. My college is in the Midwest, so I had to get used to the accent, lifestyle, and what not but I have gotten so used to it. Great video Katie! You should definitely make more videos like those! Have a great summer break!!

[@KatieTracy]

aw thanks sriram! that's so cool to hear and I hope you have a great summer break as well!

[@andrewveghte5027]

Great post - somebody else should do an expat video about what it is like to visit the Philippines or Thailand - I had a friend from Puerto Rico who died every winter and missed tropical fruit and being able to buy more than one kind of banana

[@KatieTracy]

OMG the different kind of bananas😭😭so true

[@andrewveghte5027]

We used to grow bananas in my old home in sw Miami - so great - raja puri small bananas - we would peel and freeze and use for smoothies and milkshakes - so much better than the grocery store! The only problem is the new shooter trees keep growing all around your yard

[@alimag515]

when I read died I got so worried lol

[@wasicalavisadmam3447]

Wow.... subtitles in so many languages.This will be helpful for many students.

[@veneracionkc]

omygod, I never thought I needed this video until you uploaded it! Take care, Katie! 💓

[@KatieTracy]

YESS hehe THANKS for coming early!!

[@danielaportillahalaby9054]

I am from Colombia and I am applying this fall!! I am super excited

[@aching7245]

I'm completely new to your channel and I'm loving it!Please make more videos about being an international student ❤

[@missp.8017]

im hopefully going to be an international student in 2027 and the difficulties i’ve researched is insane

[@santielewaut]

I didn't get to the podium today as I was having dinner what a bummer. Cool video btw! Celsius is the way to go 🤪

[@obito7365]

This was such a fun video! And the editing was is top notch!

[@KatieTracy]

aw thank you so much!!

[@calpoly123456]

Great video and perspective. I’m actually Filipino-American and went to a California State university(Cal Poly). There’s a lot of international students at my university even when I was there. It seems through the years the California schools has gotten very popular with both domestic and international students and so many people apply each year . A big factor, weather is nicer than the East Coast , not to mention a lot of top tech companies are headquartered in California and they recruit at a lot of the schools here. Plus in CA there’s no shortage of Filipino food , lots of Jolibees, Max’s, Chow Kings, so a lot feel at home :) Good luck with your studies at Cornell!

[@KatieTracy]

That’s awesome and thanks for sharing! I totally agree and believe we’re entering a more globalized world each day. Take care and best of luck to you too!

[@ahmadbhatti4652]

Still figuring out the meaning of most of the slangs

[@juliapelc6726]

I'm not an international student (and probably won't be due to the cost - in Poland you study for free unless you go to a private school), but it was very interesting for me to find out what do international students have to go through and maybe now I can understand their struggles more when I go to college. And as always, love you Katie!

[@KatieTracy]

that's amazing!! I admire poland and a lot of european countries for their education system👏🏼

[@jns150]

ilyy ❤️ stay safee ☺️ also the currency thing also applies whenever we travel 🤣🤣

[@amandabalaba]

aloha Katie!! good luck on your studies in Cornell 😄✨

[@Allymations]

I've been watching your videos recently and hecc I just found out you're Filipino *ray of hope* :DD

[@seaweedjen]

ok as a filipina american i have a lot of issues when older ppl want me to call them by their first name. usually with professors i call them professor too and with older adults i still call them auntie and uncle even if they arent Filipino and usually they're accommodating because culturally that's how i (we) show respect. im also from the bay area and there's a lot of different cultures and specifically Filipinos. i intern with a predominately Filipino staff and it was so hard for me to not call them kuya or ate?? LOL luckily they understood and one of them sees me as their like younger sister so i call him kuya in general now lol

[@emmaengstrom6553]

The coldest i've ever experienced is -15° (33F) and that's on living in Sweden

[@KatieTracy]

wow that's still SUPER cold!

[@cherrycat3685]

Omg the amazon thing is sooo trueee 😂

[@WhitneyAustins]

High school is officially over for me! Yesterday I had my finals 🙈 Now I can watch all your videos that I've missed 😂💕

[@MLPPixel727]

Inches and feet are used in America, while centimeters and meters are part of the metric system.

[@beejay_diaries]

This is good stuff! Thanks

[@RajniSharma-ly8te]

Thanks for this. Helped me get ready.

[@pauljiang5378]

I remembered I asked my teammates "What does stakeholder mean? " in my first engineering class lol

[@hung-tienhuang3640]

The first time I went to Manila, the clerk at Jollibee asked me what drink to you want. But he was speaking with a super weird accent, and I got confused why he is asking me D-LINK, a company that makes router, at a fast food restaurant.

[@dangbinh1549]

Most relatable KZbin video haha! Especially the currency haha, I died everytime spending more than 2$

[@LeyoFernando]

wow very interesting! hope you enjoy your summer break :) looking forward to summer videos

[@MaeMercado]

Four seasons! From all the shock of experiencing Midwest winter to sneezing a lot because of spring. 😂

[@dawnasteriasageturalba6882]

Will be experience those things 😂😂 Thank you for sharing these ♥️❤️ really inspiring :)

[@MLPPixel727]

Thank you for sharing some of your experiences.

[@A-dogg101]

Hahaha, I relate to this so much! I'm come from an Indian family but I've lived in New Zealand and Australia for most of my life. As for addressing elders, I usually stick to the Ms/Mr format or if I'm close to them I use aunty or uncle. Stay safe Katy!

[@hallelujah4331]

Aunty is like we are giving respect

[@moyowaikomi2960]

I’m Nigerian, and I’m going to college in the u.s, and like I have no idea how to dress for colder weather cause in Nigeria the coldest we get is 24•c(76• in Fahrenheit) and that’s only during the rainy season

[@KatieTracy]

Omg I relate so much. I did an entire video about “what college students wear in the winter” because I struggled with this too! Check it out moyowa💛

[@BeaDelRosario]

Yayy new video 😊 I’m always looking forward to your uploads 😊

[@avnisingh189]

I’m Indian and we are not supposed to go out of our houses alone like I can’t go to the market or anything alone even my bro can’t even tho he’s in college but yah I really likes ur video ♥️💕

[@lonelywashi]

Been looking forward for your videos😍

[@KatieTracy]

aww thank you so much!! it means a lot to me.

[@kunsh]

Literally everything here is relatable to me (I'm from India)

[@violaytchen]

HAHA yesss I feel you so much xD I'm from Singapore and study in Pennsylvania

[@adelinepangilinan2979]

love this channel just found it existed

[@KatieTracy]

aw thanks adeline!! WELCOME❤️

[@gracemiller3861]

When I don’t know what to call my friends parents I always assume it’s Mr. and Mrs. last name of my friend. And then their parents are either like oh just call me by my first name or they don’t say anything and that means they want to be called by their last name

[@bhuvidange5799]

make a video on peer pressure exclusively please!

[@alyshab7489]

I did international schooling then moved to ithaca for a year and a half then moved to sydney at the start of the year. I can defiently say that australian system is a lil more brutal than cornell but i LOVE it here compared to US

[@KatieTracy]

Oh wow that’s crazy!! Ithaca out of all place! I LOVE australia too and can totally see why❤️ happy to hear that for you!

[@alysharam3069]

Love you Katie 💕

[@KatieTracy]

ILY MORE

[@andreao1328]

9:39 In spanish we have the pronouns "usted" (very formal, to show respect, usually for teachers and older people, like grandparents) and "tú" (very casual, the one you would use with your friends, siblings or even with your parents). So, I struggle with choosing the rigth pronoun when I first meet someone and usually go for your technique of "just make eye contac and start the sentence without a pronoun". I am very glad english just has "You".

[@KatieTracy]

wow that's really cool! I know other languages that add formal pronouns like that too. thanks for sharing and I hope you're doing well :)

[@andreao1328]

@@KatieTracy Thanks! I hope you are doing well too!

[@akyllaharriesgado7915]

Learned a lot in this vid.😍

[@24_ketutwahyuadisaputra13]

Wow leo edwin were asking you 🤣 He is a youtuber too, who study abroad in US

[@hallelujah4331]

Can u please make a video on one month expenses as a student please

[@FannyaRatana]

YOU’RE THE ONLY FILIPINO AT CORNELL?! love thiss Katie!

[@MeriamMrv]

I felt this whole video. English isn’t even my first language and I went to french speaking schools before comming to the US for college. I am originally from Senegal(west Africa) and went to a small college in Buffalo , NY. Two complete different places lol. I graduated last month tho🥰

[@KatieTracy]

omg CONGRATS on graduating!! that's incredible and thank you for sharing.💛

[@MeriamMrv]

Tech Grid Gaming Merci!

[@zahraaxox1267]

Not an international student nor from America . But enjoyed the video💞 🇬🇧

[@jemamassie]

love the wall😍😍😍😍

[@thefroable]

If you got measured in cm and are converting over, 178 cm is 5-10. 5-9 1/2 would be ~176.5 cm. For your friends' parents, Mr./Ms/Mrs. Last Name is always safe although it's a little formal. If they say "please, call me X" go ahead and do that. You can use "Sir" or "Ma'am" if it's an older adult you want to show respect to and don't know their name at all.

[@KatieTracy]

thanks for sharing! I really appreciate it :)

[@jemymatheaarrieta3365]

Great video!!

[@JustinSmith-ug9wm]

Could you make a video about what it was like going to an international school in the Philippines vs a normal school?

[@ken-ne3ei]

I wish I had found your channel early Now I'm already in college in India hoping to do masters in the US

[@unaizah8030]

Ohmygod that family Amazon service really hit home. I legit once had to pay an overweight fee bec a family member asked me to bring 1 kg worth of some special multivitamins!!! Also WhatsApp>Viber🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[@KatieTracy]

AHAHA FIGHT ME. jk I agree I like whatsapp better but what can I do when all my group chats are on viber😭😂 thanks for watching :)

[@LigayaRM]

Proudly Filipina!!😍 Hello, I hope u noticed me. Small youtuber here😘😘

[@marinkoyama9007]

can you please do a video on application process for american colleges as an international student?? love you!

[@KatieTracy]

I actually did a video on how international students can study abroad for free by getting scholarships, financial aid, and fee waivers! I had several friends join me to share their best tips and I think you’d find it super helpful. Let me know though if there's something I didn't touch on that you're hoping for! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJO7iWyfdsl6htE Good luck!

[@alohaxck]

Not related to the video but you are so pretty! 🤩

[@KatieTracy]

aww you're so sweet. girl you are beautiful too.

[@audreype2647]

STUDY ABROAD QUEEN 👑

[@KatieTracy]

ILYY❤️

[@akshatharlalka5334]

She used pounds She is converted 😱😱😱😱

[@KatieTracy]

😱😱 YOU'RE RIGHT OMG. at least I still remember the conversion factor is 2.2😭😂

[@bryannaholiday8682]

The whole swapping things out of ur closet is a northern US thing I live in the south US (Louisiana) and we pretty much wear the same thing all year aside from like 1 or 2 months of like usually no lower than 60-40 degrees F and the adult name thing u should say “Mr.(insert last name) for men” and “Ms./Mrs.(insert last name) for women” and if they do tell you to call them by their first name just do it because they are doing that so you feel comfortable with them and by not doing it you will give them the idea that you Aren’t comfortable with them and I’m from the south and we are usually very polite down here so I would know

[@KatieTracy]

oh wow this is really helpful advice! I never thought of it like that. thank you for sharing bryanna!

[@bryannaholiday8682]

Katie Tracy no problem happy to help

[@lty9523]

this video was so interesting 😊 i’m actually staying in my home city for university but i really want to do a year abroad somewhere else!

[@isa-bq8id]

Thank you so much for making this video! As a US citizen who has lived her whole life in Spain and will attend university in Miami in the US for the first time ever, this is super helpful! I have been looking for a video like this forEVER -- thanks again for making this

[@KatieTracy]

aw thank you so much isa! this is so cool to hear and I'm SUPER excited to be talking more about our international struggles!😂

[@hershey1373]

Hey have you ever felt homesick?were there times when u were like "I wish my family was here"?

[@KatieTracy]

ooh this a great question and a lot to unpack here. I'm writing it down rn for a full video idea!

[@hershey1373]

@@KatieTracy gr8! Can't wait to see it!

[@mickey4737]

amazing content Katie!!!💜

[@DJdeath55]

I am definitely interested on visas

[@ryhimereid3306]

Felt this!

[@mariee_e]

“I AM the balikbayan box” I’m dead

[@prabh9133]

I’m 13 and i want to join the u’s highschool because i Think America is a cool place. The thing is that i’m afraid of not doing Good in School because i don’t understand English that Well and on top of learning English i also need to Learn math and stuff. Told my mom i want to today, but it seems like a Long proces and i don’t know if my mom want me to but sometimes i speak English to get better at it...

[@S0FIAV]

Hi Katie! Im watching from Perú! Lysm!!

[@KatieTracy]

omg that's awesome!! ily too and hope you're taking care :)

[@S0FIAV]

@@KatieTracy Oh my godness, you and Sienna have literally been my inspiration to get into an ivy. Im working my butt off in highschool, here we don't tak ACR, SAT, nor have a GPA. So is been really struggling my schedule and my hours of sleep. I try to have many extracurriculars as i can, but i swear its just to hard to keep the rythm with all my classmates having soo much workload :(

[@aresee8208]

Lesson 1: Don't live in Ithaca, NY, in the winter.

[@gargi9723]

Usually I call my friend’s parents Mr/Mrs Last Name.

[@tiffanyhuang2192]

I really love your shirt! Do you remember where you got it from?

[@KatieTracy]

I believe bershka! thank you :)

[@sheky__]

Calling older people by their names is so weird to me and I sound awkward saying it lol.

[@lynnpark3161]

What about having a KZbin channel on a f-1 visa?

[@asantewaa1018]

I'm from Ghana and I over relate!!!!!!!!😭 Btw, did you start using cards to pay for items(as in reduce actual cash usage) and how did you know how to make that transition, if you did make that transition? Anyways I really love your videos, I just watched my first one this morning, and I really wish I knew you sooner😪!

[@asantewaa1018]

@@firdausmusah833 Of course!!!

[@asantewaa1018]

@@firdausmusah833 sure it’s jay.shanty

[@ylaalessandra8023]

Legit on that coin part!!! One time< i went to the library to print but I realized I only have coins in my wallet. I pretended I didn't have enough money so she could hold it into my acc. then I went to my friends and shove them my wallet so they can do the counting for me kssjdhsk

[@arnoldtabor3767]

I'm a brit im wondering about tuition in the US ... its somthjng that isn't talked about much tbh... i don't get the conversion as the pound is stronger than the US 😅its like 85p=$1 so its like "omfg thats so expensive" when u look at costs then u convert it to pounds and im like... oh its cheaper there actually"

[@bamranque6753]

I'm just wondering. What are your parents' jobs or business?

[@manuelahernandez4958]

Hey, I'm just suuuuper lost, international students can start university without college at US??

[@suzzaneelliecha9887]

How do you apply in that school?do you have scholarship?

[@franciscojaviermunoz252]

Hi! Thank you so much for the videos! I am applying this year. How can I reach out you?

[@deadify1344]

11:19 LMAO you’re too funny! 😂 great video again tho, I always learn so much from you esp for when I will go to college! 👌🏼

[@kunalgupta1883]

Weyy I made it into a Q&A vid

[@KatieTracy]

EYY thanks for joining kunal!!

[@RajniSharma-ly8te]

I'm Indian and you have to just call everyone of your teachers ma'am/sir and if we call them by them by name they're like "how can they say this? How shameless"

[@anurimaroy9296]

They would literally kill us tbh😂

[@nicolec4011]

the menoo😭

[@kadi2722]

Hi Katie! May I know if you are using an US sim card? I am planning for a 1 year study and was thinking to get a sim card to contact people. What is your advice as an international student?

[@ysabellemendoza3015]

Aloha! Which international schools did you go to in the Philippines? Just a random question 😅