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Settling in


What to expect
When you leave home to go and live somewhere else, you naturally take your own personality and cultural ways with you. This section describes some tips for settling in to the new culture and decrease the impact of culture shock.

Culture shock
Culture shock is the expected confrontation with the unfamiliar. This section will help you understand culture shock and suggest ways of coping more effectively with your new environment.

Academic adjustment
Coming to Australia from another country certainly exposes you to many new things, particularly the new academic environment. This section outlines the variety of programs available to help you adjust to the academic arena at UQ.

Tips from students
Read the experiences of International Students after their arrival, including what they found funny, challenging and different, and how they overcame these differences and adjusted to their new environment.