Transcript Making your way in the U.S.A. New International Student Orientation – Fall 2015

Making your way in the
U.S.A.
New International Student
Orientation – Fall 2015
ISP Office
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Building #1600, Room #1658
Drop In
M-Th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
F 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
ISP Website
• http://www.laspositascollege.edu
/international
• Useful links
• Forms for current students
• Monthly Newsletter
Email
• Update your email address with
ISP
Facebook
1. ISP
2. International Students Club
3. Study in the States
• https://www.facebook.com/Studyi
ntheStates?fref=nf
Global Ambassador
Program (GAP)
• Student Mentor Program
• Exchange contact information
• Meet in person at least 4 times
during 1st semester
Housing
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Homestays – ISP
Apartments in area
Rooms
Craigslist – www.craigslist.org
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”
• Social Security Administration –
Hayward Office
On Campus Employment
• Limited to 20 hours per week
• Full time during school breaks
• Where to find?
• Bookstore
• Cafeteria
• Tutorial Center (later)
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. New I-20.
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, outlets etc.
• 10% discount from Subway and Carl’s Jr.
on Airway Boulevard in Livermore
• Not an official ID
Parking on Campus
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$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)
10:19 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 Transit (BART)
• Transfer from BART to Wheels
$1
• www.511.org
Choosing classes
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Counselors
ISP
Ask your teachers, friends
www.ratemyprofessors.com
Buying Textbooks
• Bookstore – online
• http://www.bkstr.com/webapp/wcs/s
tores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?c
atalogId=10001&langId=1&demoKey=d&storeId=10499
• Required vs. Recommended
• Textbook Loaner Program
• Science and Math books $$$
• Rent
• Used vs. New
Buying Textbooks
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www.amazon.com
Amazon Student = Amazon Prime
Free 2 day Shipping
Free 6 month trial with school email
address
• 50% of Amazon Prime after trial
Buying Textbooks
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www.half.com
www.cheapesttextbooks.com
www.booksprice.com
Renting
www.BookRenter.com (renting)
www.chegg.com (renting) plants a
tree for each book purchased
• LPC Bookstore – (renting)
Class Web/ The Zone
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http://www.laspositascollege.edu/
Add / Drop Classes
Pay your tuition
Check grades
Order / Activate Parking Permit
W # and PIN (date of birth MM/DD/YY)
• March 17, 1988 = 031788
The Zone/ Zone Mail
• https://myportal.clpccd.cc.ca.us/cp/h
ome/displaylogin
• Waitlist notifications are sent to your
Zonemail account.
Blackboard
• Username = Student ID W#
• Password = the first two letters of
your first name, followed by the first
two letters of your last (family) name
(all lowercase) followed by the last 4
digits of your Student ID #
• For example… Mickey Mouse with a
W#10790210 would log in as
mimo0210.
Computer Access
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Computer Lab – Building #800
Library (noisy)
Wifi on campus – no password
Print Card – buy in Bookstore
Student Clubs
• Student Clubs http://www.laspositascollege.edu/st
udentclubs/NewStudentClubs.php
• International Students Club
• Club Rush
Shopping
• Alameda county has banned
plastic bags as of January 1,
2013. 10 cents per paper bag.
• Bring own re-useable bag.
Smoking
• Not allowed on campus –
parking lots only
• Not allowed in restaurants
Banking
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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)
Cell Phones
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AT&T
Metro PCS
Sprint
T-Mobile
Verizon Wireless
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
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OMG
“oh my God”
LOL
“laugh out loud”
BFF
“best friends forever”
BF
“boyfriend”
GF
“girlfriend”
Text talk
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cya or cyl8r
“See ya (you) / See you later”
Ttyl
“talk to you later”
Jk
“just kidding”
gtg or g2g
“got to go”
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Brb
“be right back”
IMHO
“in my humble opinion”
Np
“no problem”
Omw
“on my way”
asap
“as soon as possible”
Text talk
• @ = “at”
• . = “dot”
• sday@laspositascollege.
edu
Text talk
• * = “star” OR
• = “asterisk” in writing
• # = “hashtag” on Twitter OR
• = “pound” on landline phone
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• = “number” in writing