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TCKHuman — University Experience Review

You grew up between countries. Then you had to pick a university.

We're collecting what actually happened — not the brochure version. This takes about 7 minutes. Your answers help the next kid make a better call than you had information for.

What high school did you graduate from, and in which country?

Which passport or passports do you hold?

Before you started university, which countries did you live in, and how many years in each?

Between the ages of 5 and 18, how many years did you live outside your passport country or countries?

What language or languages were you schooled in?

Which university did you attend, and in which country?

Do you hold a passport from the country where that university is located?

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What year did you start university?

Did you graduate, transfer or leave?

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What did you study?

In your first year, how often did people treat you as foreign? (0 = never, 10 = always)

Did people expect you to already be local — to know the slang, the references, how things work? (0 = not at all, 10 = completely)

How long before you found people you felt at home with?

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Where were those people from? (Select all that apply)

Did you ever seriously consider transferring or dropping out?

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If yes — what was going on?

Socially, how was it overall? (0 = terrible, 10 = excellent)

Academically, how was it overall? (0 = terrible, 10 = excellent)

What surprised you most, socially, in your first year?

What do you wish someone had told you before you chose this university?

Knowing what you know now, would you choose it again? Why?

What would you tell a TCK considering this university?

May we publish your answers on TCKHuman?

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