Survey Instructions

Thank you for agreeing to take our survey. Please complete this short survey to tell us about your experiences as an international graduate student. All responses are recorded anonymously, so feel free to provide honest feedback. Your responses will help researchers better understand the lived experiences of international graduate students.

1. Financial

1.1 Do you agree or disagree that you are frequently stressed about your finances as an international graduate student? (Circle one.)

🔘Strongly agree

🔘Agree

🔘Neither agree nor disagree

🔘Disagree

🔘Strongly Disagree

1.2. How do you afford your life in the United States? (Mark all that apply.)

🔲 I have a governmental scholarship from my home country.

🔲 I have a non-governmental scholarship from my home country.

🔲 I receive financial support from my family.

🔲 I work as a Graduate Research Assistant/Graduate Teaching Assistant at GSU.

🔲 I work as an undocumented worker (not authorized to work in the US).

🔲 Other, Please specify: ______________________________

1.3 Which of the following situations, if any, has a serious impact on your life financially. (Mark all that apply.)

🔲 International students are not eligible for loans.

🔲 International students with F-1 visas are with limited work permits on campus and no more than 20 hours per week.

🔲 The high cost of tuition for international students.

🔲 The lack of employment opportunities for international students.

🔲 The high cost of health insurance.

🔲 Other, Please specify: ______________________________

1.4 Please describe any financial difficulties you have faced during your time as an international graduate student.

2. Cultural

2.1 As an international graduate student, is your overall quality of life better or worse than your life in your home country? (Circle one.)

🔘Strongly agree

🔘Agree

🔘Neither agree nor disagree

🔘Disagree

🔘Strongly Disagree

2.2 Which group of people do you most often socialize with at Georgia State? (Circle one.)

🔘 Other international students

🔘 Non-international students

🔘 Both international and non-international students equally

🔘 Neither international students nor non-international students

2.3 How easy or difficult is it for you to understand spoken American English? (Circle one.)

🔘 Very difficult

🔘 Difficult

🔘 Neither easy nor difficult

🔘 Easy

🔘 Very Easy

2.4 Please describe what cross-cultural/adaptation issues you faced during your graduate life at Georgia State?

3. Family

3.1 Do you have a spouse and/or children? If the answer is no, please continue to the next section.

🔘 Yes

🔘 No

3.2 Which of the following describe your accompaning family to the United States? (Circle one.)

🔘 Accompanied with spouse only

🔘 Accompanied with children only

🔘 Accompanied with spouse and children

🔘 Not accompanied by spouse nor children

3.3 Generally speaking, how easy or difficult, if at all, has it been for your family to adjust to U.S. culture? (Circle one.)

🔘 Very easy

🔘 Easy

🔘 Neither easy nor difficult

🔘 Difficult

🔘 Very difficult

3.4 Please describe any challenges you and your family faced during your graduate life at Georgia State?

4. Academic

4.1 How challenging, if at all, was it for you to transition to the academic curriculum at Georgia State? (Circle one.)

🔘 Not at all challenging

🔘 Slightly challenging

🔘 Neutral

🔘 Somewhat challenging

🔘 Very challenging

4.2 How often, if at all, did you meet with your instructors to discuss the course content? (Circle one.)

🔘 Never

🔘 Not at all often

🔘 Often

🔘 Somewhat often

🔘 Very often

4.3 How often, if at all, did you utilize the academic support services offered by Georgia State? (Circle one.)