What's your tip for international students to succeed in their first year?
You asked, we answered. You asked "What's your tip for international students to succeed in their first year?" and we gathered short videos from institutions, students and our IDP counsellors giving their answers and opinions.
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Victoria University
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Here are my tips to succeed in your first year. First, make new friends. Second, try new things. Third, don't be afraid to ask a question. Four, adapt to the local culture. This will help you to settle faster. Five, join a student club or society, or become a student ambassador. This is a great opportunity to meet people who study the same course or shared a similar interests. And the most important thing is be yourself and have fun.
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University of New South Wales - UNSW (Australia)
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The first steps for students who are in their first year is to be as proactive as possible, Is to network and come out of their comfort zone, not only stick yourself to your academic work, but try to push your limits and try to be somebody different from what you were in your home country. That's what will help you to build a personality which is highly respected in Australian community, not only in your personal life, but also in your professional life.
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California State University, San Bernardino
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Studying in the United States is an exciting experience, so we encourage our students to get involved on campus and academic and social clubs. This is going to be your home for a couple of years. So make friends and get involved.
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Shoreline Community College
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Strong community college has plenty of services that will help students be successful in their first year in the United States from our USC advising services to our tutoring services that are free for all students to the library and support services that the International Education Department does for our students. Students have services for almost any type of opportunity when it comes to living on campus, off campus and support within their classroom every day on campus.
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University of Ottawa
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First-Year, international students get a lot of help and support from the University of Ottawa to succeed in their first year. I am an international student mentor at the international office and we help you succeed in your first year by helping you in the cultural differences. And enrolling in course is the best tip I can give you is to ask for help because there is always someone like us happy to help you.
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Lakehead University
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There are three tips I would give a student starting in their first year, the first one would be get involved and keep an open mind. There are so many activities that students can do on campus or in the community, including volunteering or joining a club. The second would be to make sure that you're familiar with all of your academic support. This includes free tutoring and academic writing support. Last but not least, I would say live on campus or at least close by so that you can access these supports and meet up with friends.
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Claremont Graduate University
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Hi, my name is Nick Lopez, I work with Claremont Graduate University as the assistant director of admissions. Really defining your roadmap and understanding what experience is most important to you both academically and personally that you can combine while you're starting your journey within your first year is the best way to really map out your success and understand that meeting with your support team early and often is the best way to ensure that success, so you don't miss out on opportunities that you're looking forward to.
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Edith Cowan University
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One of the most important things is to join one of the clubs and use student guild. There's a fantastic number of clubs that you can choose between. And also, it's always easy to stick to people from your own country, but make sure that you actually interact with students from all over the world that widens your networks from day one.
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The University of Waikato
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What tips would I give international students for succeeding? I think probably one of the best things a lot of our students have done is the Employability Plus program. This offers students opportunities to participate in community voluntary activities, and they'll get this recorded on the transcripts once they've completed. So a lot of students have told me they get such a great benefit from doing that program.
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IDP Education
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My tips to first the international students is don't be afraid to make friends there, they'll be your connections later on, or if you have any concerns about well-being or you know, your academic related matter, make sure you get to talk to the universities. They're here to help you. And also, don't be afraid to reach out to us, your local onshore counselors. We are here to help you from accommodations to insurance to all kinds of academic related matters.
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UWE Bristol
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I think there's loads of stuff that students can do to succeed in the first year. I think one is joining all of the events and that the university will put on for you when you arrive at the university. Not only will this mean that you're occupied and busy and enjoying yourself, but it's a great opportunity to meet loads of new people, which will be a big part of your experience. And I think the other thing as well is don't be afraid to ask. Lots of students will be in the same situation as you, including UK students as well. So please do ask.
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The University of Waikato
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Hidir, the tip I would give students to succeed in their first year of studying here at the University of Waikato is get involved, get to know your lecturers, get to know your peers, get to know our careers, service, our library facilities, your tutors, make sure you're connecting with as many people as possible so you know where to go if you need help. But you also meet lots of people.
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Queensland University of Technology
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I'm an international student at Gayety, my best advice for international students in the first year of university duty is to take part in every event and workshop you can join in clubs. And attending campus events is the easiest way to get to know the campus. They can help you to adjust to university life and are the best way to meet new friends. Kiuchi has events and workshops all year round for all the students, so you should definitely take advantage of them all.
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Florida Institute of Technology
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OK, guys, my name is Tanner, and I'm from Baltimore, Maryland. I'm going to be answering a few tips international students can use while their time at Florida Tech. My biggest and most important is get involved, utilize travel or international student services, keep an open mind and overall, have fun and relax.
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Western New England University
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One piece of advice that I have for international students studying in the US is to get involved on campus as much as possible. It's a really great way to meet other students, connect with faculty and staff and really integrate with the campus community. Whether you're at the undergraduate or postgraduate level, there are a lot of clubs and organizations you can join and some leadership opportunities that you can take part of too, which is a great way to enhance your resume. Whatever you do, make sure that you're brave, put your name out there and get involved as much as you can.
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University of La Verne
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I think it is extremely important to try not to be shy and make friends with not just people who speak your language, but American friends as well, so that you can truly gain the full experience of studying in the US. Second, also really ask for help if you need it. Don't be shy. Reach out to your professors, your peers, as well as administrators so they can get the help early and not wait until the end where you feel like you're falling behind. Stay positive. That will be my advice.
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Portland State University
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I think in my first year, what was crucial for me, you know, thinking back on where I am now, was building relationships with your professors or faculty. I think these relationships are really important moving forward in your college career because they become such a support, especially that constant support. They know you since you first got in and they will support you throughout your experience. So just having that person that knew you from the start is always super, super special.
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University of Ottawa
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Hey there. If you're a first year international student coming to University of Ottawa, you should check out the International Mentoring Center. They plan lots of activities and have different programs that will help you get fully immersed in the UOttawa life. Meet new people and just get to know the study of Ottawa.
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Carleton University
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My personal tip for international students is to get involved outside of the classroom as best as you can. There are an abundance of options for extracurricular activities, intramural sports and all sorts of ways to connect with other Carlton students on campus. As a former Carlton student, one of my favorite parts about my university experience was getting involved in those extracurriculars and different sports available on campus. It was a great way to meet friends with similar interests and friends across different years at the university. I really enjoyed it.
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Conestoga College
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If I had to give only one piece of advice to an international student who wants to succeed, it would be to get involved and a big part of that is attending your classes. I know that it can be really hard to do that when you're studying online from home, but that's the most important piece. You get the opportunity to participate in class discussions and to meet your classmates. And so that's really important to your success. Outside of that, we also have webinars and online events that you can participate in. So we would be happy to have you join us for those.
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Full Sail University
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They both said I would help our international student is to get involved at Poolesville University, we hold a ton of events throughout the year. So whether it's industry professionals or alumni events, you should go do your homework about the speakers, go talk to them, have meaningful conversations, exchange information, join our student club and become an officer or a mentor. Taught the students that are from outside of your country, teach them about your country, get to know about their country. You know, really, the key thing is to network, network, network.
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Northeastern University
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Then foremost, you are relocating to a new country, so approach this experience with an open mind. My only advice for you would be to make as many friends as possible network with peers, industry leaders, professors, explore all the resources that are available for you on campus, get involved in both in campus activities as well as community service.
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