Survey template: Student survey about international student support

Struggling to get meaningful feedback from international students? Use and try this AI survey template for international student support and see how Specific’s conversational tools can make collecting insights effortless.

What is a conversational survey and why AI makes it better for students

Gathering real feedback from students about international student support is tough. Traditional survey forms often leave you with low engagement and spotty answers—it’s frustrating. Here’s where conversational surveys, powered by AI, turn things around.

A conversational survey feels like a natural chat, not a tedious questionnaire. Respondents—like your international students—interact in a format they’re used to, just like messaging a friend. This increases participation, deepens the feedback, and ultimately gives you insights you can act on.

How does using an AI survey template compare to building student support surveys manually?

Why use AI for student surveys?

• Completion Rates Skyrocket: AI-driven surveys see completion rates between 70% and 90%, a huge jump from the 10–30% range of traditional surveys. That means more students actually finish and more voices are heard. [1]

• Lower Abandonment: AI reduces abandonment rates to as low as 15–25%—traditional approaches can run as high as 55%. [2]

• Responsive Interaction: Real-time validation and conversational logic keep students engaged, making it feel familiar, friendly, and stress-free.

Specific’s AI survey builder delivers a best-in-class, chat-style experience. It’s smooth for survey creators, and comfortable—even fun—for students. If you want to see this in action, check out our guide on the best questions for a student survey about international student support. Or explore our AI survey generator for more templates and customization.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

We all know that not every survey answer is as clear as we’d like. That’s where Specific’s AI shines—it conversationally asks smart, real-time follow-up questions, getting richer, clearer feedback from every student. Instead of sending endless email threads to clarify ambiguous replies, AI instantly steps in with context-aware questions. This not only saves loads of time, but also means you never leave meaning on the table.

Let’s look at an example:

• Student: “I think the student support services are okay.”

• AI follow-up: “Could you share which specific services you found ‘okay’ and if there are areas where support didn't meet your expectations?”

If you left it at the first answer, you’d have no idea what “okay” really means—which isn’t helpful if you’re trying to improve support. But with automated probing, you get the full context, like what exactly worked, what didn’t, and actionable next steps. Explore our automatic AI follow-up questions feature to learn more about how it works.

This is what makes surveys conversational. Instead of long, generic forms, you’re having a real conversation that adapts as you go—delivering the benefits of one-on-one interviews, but at scale.

Easy editing, like magic

Need to tweak the AI survey template for your school’s unique situation? With Specific, it’s as easy as chatting. You describe what you want to change (“Add a question about support groups” or “Remove the part about financial aid”), and the AI expert updates your survey in seconds—no tedious manual editing or field mapping. The AI survey editor simply handles the details for you.

Whether you’re running a quick check-in or crafting a detailed international student experience study, edits are quick and frictionless.

Ways to deliver international student support surveys

Getting your survey in front of the right students is crucial. With Specific, you have flexible delivery options tailored for student feedback in the international support context:

• Sharable landing page surveys:

  • Distribute via email to international students or peer support groups

  • Embed the link in campus newsletters or student portals for easy access

  • Great for reaching students outside of the classroom or those who access school resources remotely

• In-product surveys:

  • Deliver directly within your university’s student portal or learning management system (LMS)

  • Trigger when a student interacts with international office resources or after attending an orientation event

  • Perfect for reaching students exactly when they’re thinking about support

International student support surveys often benefit from both approaches: use landing pages for broad outreach, and in-product delivery for context-rich, timely input during relevant interactions.

Need a fully custom survey or want to build from scratch? Try our AI survey generator and tailor every aspect to your goals.

Analyze survey responses instantly with AI

Tired of sifting through export files and hand-coding results? Specific’s AI survey analysis handles the heavy lifting. Automated tools summarize student feedback, find key patterns, and detect important support topics in minutes—no more spreadsheets or endless reporting cycles. Features like topic detection highlight the real issues students face, and you can even chat directly with the AI about your results for deeper understanding with the AI survey response analysis tool. Learn more about how to analyze student international student support survey responses with AI for step-by-step guidance.

Use this international student support survey template now

Boost student engagement and get meaningful feedback about international student support with this conversational AI survey template— Specific makes it simple and insightful from start to finish.