CULTURAL ADJUSTMENTS FOR OUT-OF-TOWN STUDENTS TO OVERCOMING CULTURAL DIVERSITY

Abstract

Education is an important step to achieving dreams, so that everyone want to get a higher level of education, specifically the college. To achieve this dream, so many people decide to leave their origin area so that they can get into the best universities. Deciding to leave means that they have to adapt to a new environment that has a different culture from the culture of origin in their home. Each person adaptation process is different from other. This research aims to find out the various ways of out of town students in the adaptation process due to cultural differences. This research is a literature study that examines various reading sources such as articles, journals, and documents with similar themes. The study results shows that there are various ways that out of town students can adapt to their new environment. Some ways of adaptation that can be done are by: respecting and appreciating other regional cultures, communicating with members of other cultures, and trying to adjust themselves so that they can do social interactions with others and they can adapt freely.