Getting in touch with a current student - what to say?

[gem.]

Hello all

 

One of my prospective grad schools has given me the contact details of a current student to chat to via email. As I am a prospective applicant from Australia I want to make sure I ask the right things.

 

Can I ask in general about this person's experience thus far? Should I have some specific questions ready? What life is like in that particular city?

 

 Thanks

[serenade]

Yes to all the above. You can learn a lot from current students!

[HypenatedAMericans]

Yes to all of them. If that student is doing the same program you're intrested in, also ask about classes and professors you will may working with.