Share Your Experience — Third Culture Compass Research Survey

Why this matters

There's no public research on what it's actually like to move between school systems as a student. Your answers — anonymized — will be published as part of an original study. Every response makes the picture more accurate.

Question 1 of 10 How many different school systems have you attended?

Question 2 of 10 Which systems have you moved through? (check all that apply)

Question 3 of 10 Did your previous academic credits transfer successfully to your new school?

Question 4 of 10 On a scale of 1–10, how well did your school counselor understand your previous education system?

1 = completely clueless, 10 = fully understood it

Question 5 of 10 On a scale of 1–10, how strong was your sense of belonging in your new school during the first month?

1 = felt completely invisible, 10 = felt immediately at home

Question 6 of 10 What was the hardest academic adjustment when you moved to a new school system?

Be as specific as you want — your answer may become part of a published finding.

Question 7 of 10 What was the hardest social adjustment?

Question 8 of 10 What's one thing you wish someone had told you before you moved to a new school system?

Question 9 of 10 Did you ever have a moment where a teacher or counselor genuinely understood your background? What happened?

Question 10 of 10 Your email (optional — only if you'd like to be featured in a future story or notified when findings are published)

Your response is anonymous unless you provide your email above.
Results will be published as part of original research on the third culture student experience.

Tell us what it was really like

Thank you.