Student perspective
"He makes an effort to meet twice a term to see how I am doing and he provides advice on how to have a good and healthy work-life balance as an international student."
Settling into life at Imperial can be challenging for any student and may be even more so for those also getting used to life in the UK. The links to ideas and resources below should be useful when supporting your tutees with this process:
- Information from the UK Council for International Student Affairs on culture shock
- Insight into managing academic shock and language shock from the Centre for Academic English
- Services by International Student Support
- Listings of numerous clubs, societies and social opportunities offered by the Imperial College Union
- Advice on coping with Homesickness in the Student Support Zone