下面列出大部分新生剛抵達時所會遭遇的事情, 詳細的答案可以參考其它FAQ的答案.

1. 入境(在進入美國的第一站過移民局及海關)
   1. 攜帶金錢(現金加旅行支票)超過一萬美金需要申報
   2. 到學校的交通工具: shuttle (about $15), taxi (about $25-30)
2. 找房子
3. 向International Office報到(bring your passport, I-20)
4. 辦理SSN(Social Security Number) (bring your passport, I-20, letter from i-house, parents' names)
5. 報理Wild Card(學生證)
6. 銀行開戶(LaSalle Bank, Bank One, Citi Bank) (bring your passport)
7. Health Insurance
8. TB test (肺結核) (bring your Wild card)
9. 向department office報到(有的系所不需要)
10. change your address (You can change them on the Internet after late-Sep.)
    1. graduate school
    2. office of student account
11. 買家具, 日用品, 雪衣
12. 牽電話線, cable, calling card, cell phone,...
13. 買菜
14. 考driver's license(or State ID) (bring your passport, SSN, lease)
15. credit card (need your SSN)
16. Don't forget to tell us your new address and phone numbers by e-mail: rocsaatnu@yahoo.com

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