Making your way in the U.S.A. New International Student Orientation – Fall 2013

ISP Office Building #1600, Room #1658 Drop In M-Th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm F 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

ISP Website /internationalhttp:// /international Useful links Forms for current students Monthly Newsletter

Housing Homestays – ISP Apartments in area Rooms Craigslist –

Social Security Number History – Retirement Benefits Helpful – not required Banking, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Cell Phones, Buying a new car, Renting an apartment, Credit Cards … I’m not eligible to receive a Social Security Card“I’m not eligible to receive a Social Security Card” Social Security Administration – Hayward Office

On Campus Employment Limited to 20 hours per week Full time during school breaks Where to find? Bookstore Cafeteria

CA Driver’s License Who needs it? International Driver’s Permit Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) – Pleasanton eye exam, written test, driving test (must have car with insurance)

CA Driver’s License Wait until 10 days after you arrive in the U.S. Make sure that your SEVIS record is “Active”. Check with Sean or Cindy before you go.

CA ID Official Identification

LPC Student ID Card FREE Building #1600 (Admissions and Records Office) Take out books from Library Student discounts – theaters, museums, ski resorts etc. 10% discount from Subway and Carl’s Jr. on Airway Boulevard in Livermore Not an official ID

Parking on Campus $2 daily permit Semester parking permit - $30 Parking citation = $35!! Buy semester permit with credit/debit card on Class-Web Need License plate number Permit must be visible in car

Public Transportation Wheels # 12 Bus Every 60 minutes (sometimes 30 min) Last Bus M-F (to East Dublin/Pleasanton BART) 10:18 pm Last Bus M-F (to Livermore Transit Center) 10:17 pm Tickets - $2.00 ONE WAY (exact change required) FareBusters – (10 one way tickets $16.00) – Bookstore East Bay Value Pass - $60/month Includes County Connection

Public Transportation Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART) Transfer from BART to Wheels 85 cents

Choosing classes Counselors ISP Ask your teachers, friends

Buying Textbooks Bookstore – online Required vs. Recommended Textbook Loaner Program Science and Math books $$$ Used vs. New (renting) (renting) plants a tree for each book purchasedwww.chegg.com LPC Bookstore – (renting)

Class Web/ Blackboard Add / Drop Classes Pay your tuition Check grades Order / Activate Parking Permit W # and PIN (date of birth - MM/DD/YY) March 17, 1988 =

The Zone/ Zone Mail ome/displayloginhttps://myportal.clpccd.cc.ca.us/cp/h ome/displaylogin Waitlist notifications are sent to your Zon account.

Computer Access Computer Lab – Building #800 Library (noisy) Wifi on campus – no password Print Card – buy in Bookstore

Student Clubs Student Clubs - udentclubs/NewStudentClubs.php udentclubs/NewStudentClubs.php International Students Club Club Rush – Wednesday, August 31 in Quad (in front of Library)

Shopping Alameda county has banned plastic bags as of January 1, cents per paper bag. Bring own re-useable bag.

Smoking Not allowed on campus – parking lots only Not allowed in restaurants

Cell Phones AT&T Metro PCS Sprint T-Mobile Verizon Wireless

Banking Bank of America Chase Bank Citibank Union Bank of California Wells Fargo Checking Account Pay bills

Writing Checks

Coins 25 cents 5 cents 10 cents 1 cent $1 (100 cents)

ISP T-shirts - $15

FYI: Acronyms/ Slang ISP (International Student Program) ILC (Integrated Learning Center) LPC Las Po UCBC

FYI: Acronyms/ Slang “Freeze!” “hit me up” - HMU “hella” “kick it” “for here or to go” “soup or salad”

Text talk OMG “oh my God” LOL “laugh out loud” BFF “best friends forever” BF “boyfriend” GF “girlfriend”

Text talk cya or cyl8r “See ya (you) / See you later” Ttyl “talk to you later” Jk “just kidding” gtg or g2g “got to go”

Text talk Brb “be right back” IMHO “in my humble opinion” Np “no problem” Omw “on my way” asap “as soon as possible”

Text = “at”. = “dot” edu

Text talk * = “star” OR = “asterisk” in writing # = “hashtag” on Twitter OR = “pound” on landline phone OR = “number” in writing