International Student Experience Podcast

About International Student Experience Podcast

Welcome to International Student Experience, the essential podcast for international students navigating life, study, and careers in the USA. We share authentic stories and practical advice to help you thrive. Each episode provides a guide to the biggest challenges of studying in America, with expert advice on everything from the F-1 visa, OPT, and H-1B to overcoming culture shock and building your community.

Publisher

Harshrajsinh Gohil

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Oct 2025

Latest episode

11 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

27 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2026

   18 Years in America, Still No Green Card | An Indian Engineer's Story

   Send us Fan Mail How long does an Indian engineer wait for a green card in the US? Tushar grew up in a joint family in Delhi and came to Chicago in 2008 for his master's in electrical engineering. He did everything by the book: F-1, CPT, OPT, H-1B, and his company filed for his green card in 2013. When we recorded this in 2025, he was still waiting. He shares the whole journey: missing IIT, his first lonely weeks in a Chicago dorm, landing his first job, what a priority date really means, and...

2. 

   27 Sept 2026

   How to Survive Your First Year as an International Student in the US | Tan, Taiwan to UCLA

   Send us Fan Mail Tan grew up in Taipei, Taiwan, moved to the Philippines at 14, and came to the US alone at 18 to study at UC San Diego before transferring to UCLA, her dream school. After 12 years abroad, she shares what actually helped her survive her first year as an international student, and what she'd tell anyone about to make the move. She talks honestly about crying and calling her mom in the first days, feeling like the only international student in her dorm suite, and doubting her E...

3. 

   20 Sept 2026

   English Insecurity as an International Student: How It Affected My Job, Friendships, and Relationship, and How I Beat It

   Send us Fan Mail Please take a few seconds to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or Amazon Music, wherever you listen. . It's the best way to help other international students find these stories when they need them most. Thank you for being here. A cashier once told Alejandra to go to another line because she couldn't understand her accent. That one comment stayed with her for a year. In this episode, Alejandra opens up about the shame she carried over her accent and her E...

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

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