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Bates Beyond Borders

By: Bates International Club
  • Summary

  • The Bates International Club presents you the Bates experience from the eyes of international students. This podcast is brought to you by the warm-hearted students of the international circle who were willing to share their story and put in the time to make this podcast a success. Uploaded once every two weeks. Find us on Instagram! @bates_international.club
    2020 Bates International Club
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Episodes
  • Episode 3 Part 1: Academic Life Before Bates
    Apr 4 2021

    Participant: MinAh Kim '22 (Host), Ana Belén Bernhoeft Gutierrez '22 and Mamta Saraogi '21

    01:00 Where did you study before Bates?
    03:05 Equivalent but Different - the Variety of Educational Systems 1
    04:48 Which language did you use at School?
    07:55 Equivalent but Different - the Variety of Educational Systems 2
    09:12 Preparing for Admission Abroad (Which Country? How do you get all the information? How do you get to know Bates?)

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    17 mins
  • Episode 2 Part 3: Finding Home
    Oct 3 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

    00:16 Who did you get support from?
    00:30 Dean Reese ("If you want to start talking to him....")
    02:07 Fellow International Students
    02:40 Older International Students
    03:03 Don't bet yourself even if it takes time adjusting to the society.
    03:57 When did you feel that you are adjusted to the society?
    04:07 Not Fitting in Different Communities
    06:08 The Tight Community in the Sport Teams
    08:20 Where is Home?
    15:00 Two Sides of Adjustment
    16:40 The Two Last Questions
    17:05 Community and the Support
    18:25 Defining the International Student Experience
    19:40 Be Patient & The Lack of International Student Population

    "Over 200 students comprise the international community at Bates. Citizens of countries outside of the U.S. comprise 130 international students, representing 67 countries. There are an additional 70 students who have resided for a significant period of their lives in other countries as dual-citizens, as recent permanent residents to the U.S., or as U.S. citizens not resident in the United States."
    From https://www.bates.edu/student-affairs/student-support-and-advising/international-students/

    There are usually more than 10 Chinese incoming students each year, and therefore the '67 countries' are represented among fewer than 100 students. This leaves around one to two students per nationality.

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    24 mins
  • Episode 2 Part 2: Adjusting to the US
    Sep 27 2020

    Participant: MinAh Kim '21 (Host), Kyung Phil Ko '22, Khushi Choudhary '23, Yun Zhang '23

    00:20 First US Supermarket Experience & Price Level
    03:53 Why do you have to use a binder? & Stationary
    10:30 Measurement Difference (ft, miles, and fahrenheit)
    15:10 What does it mean to adjust to differences
    17:40 Metalanguage behind Different English
    20:10 Ending & Sneak Peek into Next Week!

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    21 mins

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