Before you go to America, you need to prepare:
1, booked a dormitory and contacted my roommate in advance.
Taking the initiative to contact feelings will have unexpected results. Generally, schools will try their best to separate China students from Americans, but if China students emphasize living with China roommates, it is ok.
The address of the school can be seen clearly in English.
The school has two campuses, one is on the mountain, mainly where we live, and the other is the main campus. When you go for the first time, you must be able to tell which street and building it is. So that the driver can see you off accurately. Senior sister suffered a little at school because of this, so students should pay attention. Generally speaking, as an international student association, you should report to the international student office first. After applying for the school, the school will tell you how to register your email, and read the information about getting the dormitory key and welcoming the new students in advance in the email. Know the registration information in advance.
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1, about AP
It is recommended to learn AP in summer. If you study abroad, you can save a lot of money at home with 30 thousand, which is about 20 thousand. In Beijing, there are many courses in foreign trade and economic cooperation, and you can take 6 credits in a month or so. It is convenient to learn AP before school. You can save time to graduate early, or you can save time to study minor and study your favorite major.
2. About exchange opportunities
The school provides many opportunities for foreign exchange, and some senior students go to Britain to be political and economic exchange students. The GPA requirement of exchange students is not particularly high, above 3.0. Unless you apply for a Cambridge-level school, you need 3.8. If you want to exchange, make plans early.
3. About course selection
Ask seniors and sisters to choose courses in advance and look at the website. I tried for two weeks and found that I couldn't keep up. I must not insist. Although it is difficult to choose a new course, you should sign it everywhere, but don't bother. If you are the only person in a class from China, don't give up. American students won't tell you important information. You'd better find a senior to help you choose courses. It will be convenient for seniors to choose courses first.
4. About the application season
It is difficult for students who enter school in spring to join student groups. Suggest admission in autumn
5. About visiting relatives
You can find an internship if the summer vacation is long. Foreigners often ask what an internship is. If you don't want to go back to China during the winter vacation, you can ask your parents to visit relatives. The best thing is that parents can live in dormitories without looking for hotels. Hotels in DC are super expensive and can save a lot of money.
6. About mail
It will be particularly convenient to bind the mailbox to the mobile phone. In order to check emails in time, professors sometimes advance the deadline of homework. Invisible children have no chance to remedy. In addition, it is necessary to check the blackboard in time and ask the professor to update it at any time. School mail tends to be social. There are activities near the school or DV will send emails to students. If you want to go, you can click on the link to register. When filling in the mailbox, it is suggested to separate, one for shopping and entertainment, and the other for study. Avoid a large number of emails that have nothing to do with study flooding into your mailbox.
7. About resource sharing
There are eight schools around, sharing resources, and each university is responsible for different kinds of books. There is a shuttle bus, or you can pick it up yourself. Arrive in three days. Georgetown is closer. Courses can also be shared. If you want to take them, you need to discuss with the professor first. Ask if you can transfer credits first. Qin's classmates and friends did go to other schools to study.
8. About the internship
Internship: There are many opportunities, and the World Bank is around. Although you don't want to enter, the school will show you around. There are activities with primary schools, such as lemon day, telling them how to sell them, interest rates and so on. There are special G jobs, and there will be special courses to teach students to write resumes. There are regular lectures given by the founders of enterprises, so it is recommended to listen to them, which will get a lot of inspiration.
9. About safety
The proportion of DC blacks is relatively high, but there is no need to worry about security issues. The school is only two blocks from the White House and belongs to the white area. You will inevitably meet black beggars in subways and supermarkets, but there are police cars and policemen on campus, railings every 50 meters, and distress buttons on the railings.
10, about the exam
It is suggested that you can discuss your homework at ordinary times and never cheat.
1 1. About boarding houses
You can apply for boarding for one year, free of accommodation and pay back your salary. Accommodation application conditions love talking and activities, and need to be responsible for the students in the whole building. For example, the shower and the toilet are broken. These small things are handled by the accommodation manager, who will report to others and coordinate in time when there are internal contradictions. Organize the activities of the whole building regularly and weekly. Boarding apartments are so loving that chocolates are delivered every Thursday night. The boarding house will be the person you have the deepest contact with here except your roommate.