This prompt aims to create a comprehensive graduation and departure checklist for international students completing their studies. The checklist will guide students through essential steps such as graduation preparation, document requests, and post-graduation logistics, while also offering advice on maintaining connections with the institution. The goal is to ensure a smooth transition for students as they prepare to leave the institution and the host country.
Important: To ensure the checklist is highly relevant, provide specific details about the graduation process, visa options available for students, and the types of local services typically used by international students. It is not recommended to use this prompt without documentation.
Basic Prompt
Prompt Development:
Include Institution-Specific Graduation Details: Add relevant data and then ask the AI to incorporate specific details about the graduation process, including key dates, graduation rehearsal schedules, and deadlines for requesting transcripts.
Add Visa and Immigration Guidance: Request additional information on preparing documents for post-graduation work or study visas, including specific requirements for different visa types and timelines for submission.
Provide Financial Closure Steps: Ask for detailed instructions on closing financial accounts, such as bank accounts and credit cards, and managing any outstanding financial obligations before departure.
Tailor Checklist to Local Services: Request a customized list of local services to cancel, such as phone contracts, health insurance, and rental agreements, ensuring it is relevant to the host country.
Highlight Alumni Network Engagement: Ask the AI to expand on how students can stay connected with the institution, such as providing step-by-step guidance for joining alumni networks, participating in alumni events, and accessing career support services.
Add Cultural and Emotional Preparation Tips: Include advice on preparing emotionally for departure, such as saying goodbye to friends, managing reverse culture shock, and transitioning back to life in their home country.
Provide Contact Information for Support Services: Request contact details for the international office, alumni association, and other support services available to help students with the departure process.
Developed Prompt:
Refinements:
After generating your response, you may need to ask questions and refine the response to ensure more accurate and relevant results. Refining helps the AI better understand your specific needs, leading to more practical and tailored outputs. Here’s how you can refine the guide:
Expand on Visa Guidance: Ask the AI to provide more specific information about visa options available to students, including requirements and timelines for different visa types. → Example: “Can you provide more details on the requirements and timelines for applying for a post-graduation work visa in [host country]?”
Simplify Checklist Language: Request the AI to simplify the language used in the checklist to ensure it is easily understandable for students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. → Example: “Can you simplify the instructions on closing financial accounts to make them more straightforward for international students?”
Add Emotional Support Resources: Request the AI to add more resources for emotional support, such as links to counseling services or guides on managing reverse culture shock. → Example: “Can you include links to counseling services that can help students manage reverse culture shock after graduation?”
Remove Irrelevant Services: Review the checklist for local services that may not apply to all students and ask the AI to remove them to keep the content relevant. → Example: “Can you remove any references to rental agreements for students who did not live off-campus?”
Provide Visual Aids: Ask the AI to add visual elements like checklists or flowcharts to help students follow the steps more easily. → Example: “Can you add a simple checklist or flowchart to visually guide students through the departure process?”
Enhance Alumni Engagement Section: Request more specific ways for students to stay engaged with the institution, such as upcoming alumni events or opportunities for mentorship. → Example: “Can you include information on upcoming alumni events or ways for graduates to stay involved with [institution name]?”
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Graduation and Departure Checklist
This prompt aims to create a comprehensive graduation and departure checklist for international students completing their studies. The checklist will guide students through essential steps such as graduation preparation, document requests, and post-graduation logistics, while also offering advice on maintaining connections with the institution. The goal is to ensure a smooth transition for students as they prepare to leave the institution and the host country.
Basic Prompt
Prompt Development:
Add Visa and Immigration Guidance: Request additional information on preparing documents for post-graduation work or study visas, including specific requirements for different visa types and timelines for submission.
Provide Financial Closure Steps: Ask for detailed instructions on closing financial accounts, such as bank accounts and credit cards, and managing any outstanding financial obligations before departure.
Tailor Checklist to Local Services: Request a customized list of local services to cancel, such as phone contracts, health insurance, and rental agreements, ensuring it is relevant to the host country.
Highlight Alumni Network Engagement: Ask the AI to expand on how students can stay connected with the institution, such as providing step-by-step guidance for joining alumni networks, participating in alumni events, and accessing career support services.
Add Cultural and Emotional Preparation Tips: Include advice on preparing emotionally for departure, such as saying goodbye to friends, managing reverse culture shock, and transitioning back to life in their home country.
Provide Contact Information for Support Services: Request contact details for the international office, alumni association, and other support services available to help students with the departure process.
Developed Prompt:
Refinements:
→ Example: “Can you provide more details on the requirements and timelines for applying for a post-graduation work visa in [host country]?”
→ Example: “Can you simplify the instructions on closing financial accounts to make them more straightforward for international students?”
→ Example: “Can you include links to counseling services that can help students manage reverse culture shock after graduation?”
→ Example: “Can you remove any references to rental agreements for students who did not live off-campus?”
→ Example: “Can you add a simple checklist or flowchart to visually guide students through the departure process?”
→ Example: “Can you include information on upcoming alumni events or ways for graduates to stay involved with [institution name]?”