This essay examines the obstacles that students may face in adjusting to normal life in college culture. Barriers include changing student attitudes and experiences, developing metacognitive skills, culture shock, and academic demands such as the IELTS exam and learning. Changing student attitudes and experiences can be an investigation. at five-year intervals in 1994, 1999 and 2004. According to the 1994 survey, there was a decline in the proportion of students feeling that the university did not meet their expectations, while in 2004, students are significantly more satisfied with their program of study and with the quality of teaching they receive. Half of those surveyed believe that staff are accessible to discuss their work and less than a third of students believe that professors are interested in their students' progress and willing to lend a hand with any questions. Australian universities have a different style. learning and a high level of education with the latest technological systems. The use of information and communication technologies (ICT) has played a major role in changing the characteristics of teaching, learning and interaction during the first year. Since 2004, the majority of students have been able to access their course resources online, contact their peers and professors by email, and use computer software designed for their course. This is an advantage for students as it will take less time for them to communicate and interact with their peers and professors. Not only this, it will also be helpful for them in the future to practice in the work environment. The different ways of learning the techniques that the University of Australia tau...... middle of article ......ons.com&rft_val_fmt=info :ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre =article&rft.atitle=Culture+shock+and+the+international+student+%27offshore%27+%5BChoc+culturel+et+%C3%83%C2%A9tudes+%C3% 83%C2%A0+l%27%C3% 83%C2%A9tranger%5D&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+research+in+international+education&rft.au=Pyvis%2C+David&rft.au=Chapman%2C+Anne&rft. date=2005&rft.pub=Sage&rft.issn=1475-2409&rft.volume=4&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=23&rft.epage=42&rft.externalDBID=FRNCIS&rft.externalDocID=16747755Taylor, S. (1999). Learning better through better thinking: Developing students’ metacognitive skills. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 30(1), 34. Wang, T., and Shan, X. (2006). A qualitative study of the learning experiences of Chinese postgraduate students in Australia. [Electronic version]. Retrieved August 12, 2010 from http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.128.6597&rep=rep1&type=pdf