Abstract: International students have diverse needs when undertaking education in Philippine universities. It is in the interest of both international students and the host institution to ensure these students achieve success in their studies. This study explores, from the students’ perspective, the academic adjustment experiences of undergraduate international Thomasian students. Descriptive design was used for the study. The transcribed data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel. The objective of this study is to determine the academic adjustment experiences of the targeted students. The results of this study shows that most of the student prefer to study in the Philippines because of the friendly Filipinos, and prefer to study at UST because the university offers the desired course. Most informants adjust in studying at UST by using the library and reading in advance. Seeking help from staff, senior students and classmates, and having a group study are also used by informants in ensuring their successful academic adjustment at UST. Of the responses received, first semester was commonly regarded as the most difficult time for making the adjustment to the new environment; however, results show that most international students are already adjusted academically at the 1st to 2nd month of the 1st semester. The factors that aggravate the adjustment of international students are student-staff interaction, student – student interaction, and developing independence while studying in the Philippines.
Keywords: adjustment, adjust, international students, transition.
Title: The Academic Experiences of Undergraduate International Thomasian Students
Author: Juntarciego Gerlene Kay, Maderazo Rei Gilson L., Malipero Lisette Tricia, Masalunga Stephanie
Affiliation: University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines.
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