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United States passport · started 2020–2024
Considered leavingBe patient, seek people who understand your background and don't judge your experience by the first semester.
Before they found their people
Within a few months
What surprised them
How difficult it was to connect with locals due to different cultural references, but I eventually found people with similar international backgrounds.
Wished they'd known
The social belonging matters as much as academics, and adjusting takes time.
Choose it again?
Yes. It helped me become more independent, adaptable, and open to different cultures.
Why they nearly left
I struggled with fitting in socially and feeling like I belonged. I sometimes felt isolated and questioned whether I had chosen the right university.
Across every review here, expected to already be local predicts whether someone belonged. Treated as foreign doesn't. Why that is
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