Survey template: Student survey about orientation experience

We know how frustrating it is to gather honest feedback from students about their orientation experience—and we get how easy it is for traditional surveys to fall flat. That’s why our AI survey template for orientation experience is designed to help you get richer, more actionable insights from students without any headache, right here on Specific. If you want to truly understand how your latest orientation landed, you’ll want to use and try this template—your feedback process just got a lot easier.

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

Gathering feedback from students after orientation is always a challenge—response rates are usually disappointing, and responses often lack the detail you need to create real improvements. Specific’s AI survey template solves this by offering something totally different: a conversational survey that feels like having a chat, not filling out a form.

What does that mean in practice? Instead of static lists of questions, students answer one question at a time, and the AI shapes the conversation based on their responses. This dynamic approach keeps things engaging, personal, and, most importantly, leads to better answers. Traditional online surveys typically see nonresponse rates over 40% and can result in incomplete data[1]. By contrast, conversational surveys can boost completion rates by up to 40%[2]. That’s a game changer—especially when you’re dealing with busy students who quickly tune out of anything that feels tedious or generic.

Here’s how conversational surveys stack up:

Why use AI for student surveys?

• Higher engagement: AI-driven, conversational surveys feel fresh and friendly, so more students actually complete them. You get more responses—and better ones.[2]

• Data you can trust: AI follow-ups clarify confusing answers, ensuring you don’t have to guess what students really meant.

• Efficiency: Forget the tedious, manual effort—AI survey generators handle the whole process from start to finish so you can just focus on the results.

With Specific, these conversational surveys are not just more effective—they're faster to create and a breeze to use for both the survey designer and your student audience. If you want a deep dive on creating effective questions, see our guide on the best questions for a student orientation survey or learn how to create a student orientation experience survey step by step.

Specific is built to deliver the best experience in conversational surveys—helping you transform the way you collect and act on student feedback.

Automatic follow-up questions based on previous reply

Getting meaningful responses from students about their orientation can be tough. Many write answers that are too vague or incomplete—leaving you with more questions than answers. Here’s where Specific’s AI really shines: it detects unclear or shallow responses and jumps in with smart, context-aware follow-ups, right in the moment.

Instead of a static, one-and-done approach, our conversational surveys act like a skilled interviewer. Picture this:

• Student: "The orientation was fine."

• AI follow-up: "What did you enjoy most about the orientation, and is there something you feel could have been better?"

• Student: "I liked meeting new people."

• AI follow-up: "That’s great! Did any activities or sessions help you connect with others, or did something feel awkward?"

Without targeted follow-ups, you’re left guessing what “fine” or “good” actually means, or what made social aspects successful. With Specific’s AI, you get clarity and richer context in real time—which cuts down on manual back-and-forth emails and helps you focus on what matters: real improvements[3]. Curious how it works? We encourage you to try generating a survey and see these AI-powered follow-up questions in action—or get a more detailed breakdown on our AI follow-up questions feature page.

These follow-up questions turn the survey into a true conversation, making every student feel heard and making your survey conversational—and more effective than ever before.

Easy editing, like magic

We know customizing a survey template can feel like a chore, so we baked in an AI-powered editing experience that feels like magic. Just tell Specific’s AI survey editor what you want: Need to add a question? Want to change the tone or focus on group activities? Simply describe it in the chat and your survey is instantly updated with expert logic. You'll have your unique survey in seconds—no complex setup, no clunky form editors. Learn more about how simple editing works in our AI survey editor guide.

Flexible delivery—landing page or in-product for students

Delivering your orientation experience survey couldn’t be easier. We offer two ways to get your survey into students’ hands, each with its own advantages:

• Sharable landing page surveys: Perfect when you want to reach new students via email, social media, or a student portal link. Just share the link with your cohort and watch the responses flow in.

• In-product surveys: Super useful if your orientation runs on an online platform or university app. Collect feedback in-app while the experience is still fresh—no extra clicks required.

For orientation experience with students, both options work, but landing page surveys are ideal for broad distribution after events, while in-product surveys excel during or immediately after digital orientation modules. Both let you reach students where they are, effortlessly.

Effortless analysis of survey responses using AI

Sorting through student feedback used to mean endless spreadsheets and slow reports—but not anymore. With Specific’s AI survey analysis, every response is automatically summarized and themes are detected in seconds. Want to dive deeper? Chat directly with the AI about your survey results to uncover underlying student sentiments and actionable opportunities. To see exactly how this helps, check out our breakdown on how to analyze student orientation experience survey responses with AI. That’s the power of automated survey insights.

Get instant clarity, skip the manual work, and discover what really matters to your students—AI-powered analysis in Specific makes analyzing survey responses effortless and powerful.

Use this orientation experience survey template now

Discover the next level of student feedback—use our orientation experience AI survey template to boost response rates, collect richer insights, and focus on what truly improves the student journey.