The Office of Visa and Immigration Services is certainly the biggest ally of the international student, keeping us from being buried by a snowstorm of visa concerns, cultural clashes and more. But they are not our only allies. Come find out more!
I remember the first time I got really excited about Dartmouth—it was late 2018, right in the midst of college application season, and I had just gotten a fresh edition of 3D, Dartmouth's undergraduate admissions magazine, in the mail.
For a lot of students, myself included, cost and affordability are often the determining factors in our college search.
How is the experience at Dartmouth as an international student?
As someone who grew up in Montreal and Shanghai, I definitely know that it's like to come to a new country and start school as an international student.
Whether it is trying to balance out a new sleep schedule, asking to meet with a professor separately, or getting support from those around me, I'm constantly growing as a student—even if I am miles away from campus.
At this point in my life, I know I still have so much to improve on and a myriad of people I want to be inspired by. I wanted to grow not only as a student but also simply as a person, and Dartmouth was exactly what I needed to do just this.
You can imagine my happiness when one of my friends forwarded an email with the subject: HOT POT DINNER @ International Cafe — RSVPs needed.
This wouldn't be possible without the amazingly helpful resources that Dartmouth offers international students, whether that's OVIS, my international student mentor, or the various other offices and students who are always there to support me.
I was the first in my family to ever study abroad in America, so I was clueless about everything.
