On the 10th episode of Current Events, Al goes an article about international students having a tough time getting visas to study in the United States.

The global pandemic has certainly caused a decrease in the amount of students going to the U.S. to study this year but there are other factors involved. In this article, Al goes over the key reasons why students are finding it hard to get their student visas for U.S. and why they may be going to other countries instead. 

Here are the key vocabulary:

rather
priority
in-person meeting (interview)
embassy
to broaden
to drop
enrollment
talent
to threaten
standing
stress
nonprofit
to apply

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Article used in this episode:

VOA News Learning English:
Classes Starting, But International Students Failing To Get US Visas

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