International Students Quiz

Where is the Office of International Students and Scholars located?

Allen Center

RMC 2nd Floor

Lovett Hall Entrance A 2nd Floor

Lovett Hall Entrance B 2nd Floor

What does an international student need in order to work in the US?

A bone-fide letter from their employer

An F-1 Student Visa

An F-3 Student Visa

A B-78 Form

How long does it take to get over jet lag?

One or two days, depending how far you’ve come.

Jet-lag is a myth created by people who want to sleep.

About one day per hour time-zone crossed.

At worst, about a week.

International Students engage in a program called I-PREP before starting O-Week. What is mandatory for a new student during I-PREP?

Getting legal forms sorted out.

Setting up a bank account

Getting a working phone.

Doing O-Week styled activities

During O-Week, international students will be with you

100% of the time, just like any other new student

Most of the time, but they have daily check-ins with their OISS Advisor

All the time except for a Reconnect event on one day of the O-Week.

They come a day late, because I-PREP.

What is not on the OISS website?

Flowcharts of how to apply to Rice and get a visa

Bios of OISS staff, and contact information

A document on how to deal with culture shock

Past presentations on how to do taxes.

How can you make International Students feel more included in your activities?

Explain pop culture references they may not understand

Just laugh at the funny things others may say and hope they laugh too

Check up on them every now and then to make sure they don't feel excluded

Ignore personal boundaries and stick to them like a barnacle

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