Studying abroad is the act of a student pursuing educational opportunities in a country other than one's own. This can include primary, secondary and post-secondary students. The number of students studying abroad represents only about 1% of all students enrolled at institutions of higher education in the United States. While the majority of foreign students who study in the United States are pursuing a full degree, most outgoing U.S. students study abroad for one or two academic terms.
The hurricane hit the southeast United States, but caused the most damage to New Orleans, since the city is below sea level. Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls in the US.The first was in southeast Florida as a Category One.The second was near the mouth of the Mississippi River (Category 3 or 4), and the last around Waveland, Mississippi as a Strong Category 3.urricane Katrina first formed as a tropical depression on August 23, 2005 and struck Florida on August 25. Katrina's famous landfall near New Orleans was on August 29. Katrin â¦ a was absorbed by another system on August 30. 3 people found this useful.
Hurricane Katrina wreaks havoc on Gulf Coast. On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina, the most destructive hurricane ever to hit the United States, makes landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast, near New Orleans, Louisiana. Katrina, which formed over the Bahamas on August 23, was the third major hurricane of a particularly severe 2005 season.