1, books and dictionaries
American books, especially textbooks, are usually very expensive except when prices are reduced in bookstores. Compared with domestic prices, those books that take the TOFEL and SAT exams will not be cheap. Although it is possible to buy cheap books in online bookstores, it will take some time for international students to apply for credit cards when they just come to the United States. Therefore, online shopping that requires credit card payment will not work for the time being. Therefore, bring as many reference books as possible. For example, I remember the TOEFL 600-point strategy that was popular in China in those years when I went abroad. After I came to the United States, I couldn't see such a book at all. The Chinese-English information in China is definitely more comprehensive than that in the United States. You'd better take such a book with you. Especially for those whose English level is not up to standard for the time being. An English-Chinese dictionary should be necessary, and a dictionary that can be translated between English and Chinese is better.
2. Clothes
As far as I know, among ordinary Americans, few people recognize domestic brand-name clothes. For example, few people in the United States knew about the "Top Ten", "Li Ning" and "Deng Yaping" brands in China except Chinese. And American brand-name clothes are expensive at home. I remember that year, I went to a shopping mall in Beijing and saw the popular leisure brand POLO in the United States, which was about 1000 yuan. In America, it shouldn't be so expensive. When you have a discount, you can get the same clothes for about twenty dollars. After coming to America, students need to do as the Romans do. Based on this consideration, you don't need to bring too many clothes. My personal opinion is that for international students, ordinary American brands of clothing are enough. Such clothes are usually very cheap. If the family has the conditions to bring American popular brands from China, POLO, TOMMY and NAUTICA are more common. If you can bring some counterfeit goods from China, you may be able to confuse the real with the fake, and the economic benefits are excellent:)
3. Electrical appliances and other daily necessities
The voltage in the United States is 1 10 volts. Therefore, it should be considered when bringing electrical appliances from China. As for quilts and sheets, if they take up too much space, you don't have to bring them. Because, even if you buy these things in the United States, the price will not be too bad. American beds are divided into the following sizes: TWIN, FULL, QUEEN and KING. In every shopping mall, there will be sheets and quilts with corresponding numbers to match them.
4. Medicine
It is certain that medical expenses in America are more expensive than those in China. International students usually buy medical insurance. Even so, in the United States, it COPAY a registration fee to buy medicine and see a doctor. COPAY is not exactly the same for different insurance companies, which is about $ 10-30, and specialists will be more expensive. COPAY of drugs, according to the degree of drug shortage, is not exactly the same. Therefore, it should be possible to bring some common medicines (such as antibiotics) in moderation. But don't take too much of any medicine, otherwise it will expire. Also, I know that the price of eye ointment in the United States is not cheap compared with that in China. But now the airport inspection is strict, so we should be careful to bring such drugs.
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1. Air ticket 2. Passport 3. I-204. Admission letter 5. Certificate
6. All kinds of notarization (unmarried, born, no criminal record, relatives, transcripts, graduation certificates, degree certificates)
7. Transcripts (bring more copies) (undergraduate and graduate students)
8. Graduation certificates and degree certificates
9. T/G scores
10. passport photos (two inches, more than one inch)
1 1. The most complete address book. It is suggested that you also put a backup in your Yahoo mailbox. Telephone directory (including E-Mail address)
A) The phone number of the person who received you in America.
B) the phone in the department
C) Telephone numbers of relatives and friends in the United States
D) Telephone at home (remember that when you get to the United States, you can dial 0 1 1 first, then 86, then the area code of your city, and then the phone number you want to dial.
12. money: bring enough $2,000, and then try to prepare some more. The whole money (pay the rent), small change (go through the airport, customs, make a phone call).
13. Glasses (3 pairs). Sunglasses.
14. Medicine:
A) indigestion: Huoxiang Zhengqi Pill, Lizhu Changle, Xieliting and Berberine.
B) Allergy: chlorpheniramine and chlorpheniramine.
C) Influenza: Yinqiao tablets, Contac, Ganmaotong, Xiaoyan, Xiaohuo Niuhuang Jiedu tablets and watermelon frost Runhou tablets.
D) Analgesia and anti-inflammation: APC, Fenbid, trauma, scald, Yunnan Baiyao, Band-Aid and safflower oil.
E) Skin: Piyanping and Dyclonine Cream.
F) Hemorrhoids (essential for men): Rongchang Anal Thai
G) BTW: Get the flu vaccine in autumn (free).
15. CD, VCD, tape, software, walkman (for tape), MP3.
16. Software (the more the better):
The basic principle is that the essence should be more than the quantity. You should sort out the data and documents accumulated in your past work and record them on Zip or CD-R. After coming, you usually have to make a Presentation, and it is best to prepare in advance.
A) Win xp, Win2K, Chinese Office2000.
b) Photoshop, PhotoDelux,Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator8.0,Adobe PageMake r, Adobe Premiere,
c)Matlab, Maple, Origin
d) Visual Studio, Delphi,JBuilder, C++Builder
e)Macromedia Fireworks,Authorware, Flash, Dreamweaver, Drumbeat2005, Shock wave
F) Kingsoft 2005, Chinese Star, Magic Win, Njstar (invivo), Richwin, RichView, EditPlus, Ultraedit, Folder Guard, Quikview, WinEdit, WinZip, Winrar, Ultera Zipkey (Nebula House),
G) kv 300, rising, Norton antivirus, McAfee antivirus, av2005, cih terminator (nebula house), Kill2005,
H) Gostview, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft DirectX SDK, Install shield Professional6.0.
I) Winamp, Realplay, hero super DVD, super stutter, CoolEditPro2005,AudioCatalyst, Adaptec Easy CD Creator v4.0 Deluxe,
j) Norton Utilities,NotronAntivirus, Notron ghost, Symnatech Sppeddisk
17. Book:
A) Dictionaries: New English-Chinese, New Chinese-English, Science and Technology, Specialty, and Fast Translation (Double Translation).
B) Mathematics (Mathematics Manual, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Complex Variable Function).
C) professional books
D) Three hundred poems of Tang and Song Dynasties, recipes and cooking knowledge.
18. Clothes:
A) Formal clothes: suit (1), tie (2) and tie clip.
B) coat:
1, T-shirt( 12): T-shirts of various textures, colors, lengths and thicknesses.
2, long-sleeved cotton casual shirts with more. Short sleeves are suitable for a shirt with a tie. The color of clothes can be diversified, but solid color is suitable. The style is simple and simple, but the texture is good, such as the drop of pants (not easy to fold).
3, coat: jacket, casual shirt (3-4, different thickness). Waterproof or windproof jacket (1-2). A windbreaker (with a windproof hat).
4, a set of sports shorts. A set of sports clothes.
5. One or two coats/furs. Long down jacket, you can take it apart and wash it separately.
6. Sweaters: One or two pieces are thin, one round neck and one chicken collar.
C) pants:
1, jeans (3)
Casual pants (3-5). Can't you change the length of pants at will? I suggest you buy home hot water to wash it first, and then change the length of pants, so as to prevent drying shrinkage.
2, spring and autumn pants and line pants don't have to be much.
3. Beach pants (12). 4, swimming trunks.
D) underwear (12 sets).
E) socks (6- 10).
F) a pair of leather gloves.
G) Shoes: two pairs of casual leather shoes, one pair of hairless boots, one pair of travel shoes and one pair of sports shoes. Very comfortable. A pair of slippers. Insole (10).
H) sunglasses, so-called depolarized (this is what I heard from others, I don't understand the physical principle). You need it to drive.
I) Quilt: 1, one bed is thin, silk quilt or space cotton can be considered, not too thin, and it is considered as 20 degrees indoors. A thin blanket is optional Quilt. 2. One vacuum pillow, two pillowcases and pillow towels. A double bed has two sheets (the average bed in the United States is much wider than a single bed in China) and a double bedspread.
J) a warm hat.
19. Luggage:
A) A backpack, of good quality, and maybe a laptop. A backpack slightly larger than a schoolbag is used as carry-on luggage for boarding a plane, which is needed for traveling in the United States.
B) Boxes: I suggest you buy good ones. I can't imagine that a box of 100 can be used. A better box should be between 400 and 600RMB. The high-grade box is an engineering plastic shell, which can stand on people. It is heavy and expensive to more than 400RMB. The more common one is the one with canvas surface and substrate, which is semi-hard and not hard, about 200RMB. It is recommended to buy one as usual, and put expensive and pressure-sensitive things in a decent box. Small box 1 piece.
C) attached:
Instructions for free checked baggage:
Passengers to the United States: two checked baggage and one hand baggage. The maximum weight of each piece of checked baggage is 70LBS/32KGS, and the sum of the maximum three sides of each piece is 62inches/3950px. The maximum weight of hand luggage is 40LBS/ 18KGS, and the maximum sum of three sides is 45inches/2825px. The weight of the luggage carried by plane is two large pieces of checked baggage, each of which is 32kg, and the dimensions are length+width+height =158cm, but not the circumference. I went to the store and said to buy Box 76, which is this size. A piece of hand luggage, theoretically 5 kilograms, seems to have a length, width and height limit of more than 50 centimeters, but nobody cares.
20. Tableware/cookware:
A) Plastic lunch boxes and bamboo chopsticks that can be heated in the microwave oven. Spoon.
B) Cookware: a single-handle pot for cooking (with a lid and shovel). Electric cookers and ceramic electric cookers for stewing soup can be bought here. A kitchen knife, don't bring a knife to cut bones. You bought ribs in the supermarket and let people there cut them for you. A cutting board, preferably plastic. Bring a small stainless steel pot to cook milk cereal or something, and it doesn't take up space, because you can put all the CDs in it, and X-rays can't pass it. As for CDs, there should be no problem going through customs (only based on personal experience). If you like to drink boiled water to make tea, bring a kettle, and then put all the medicine you brought in. Some people say that there are no thermos bottles for sale in the United States, so I bought one, which is very similar to that in China. Many Chinese people will buy an electric hot pot when they come, so it is convenient to invite friends to dinner without cooking a lot.
2 1. Daily necessities:
A) Necessary items such as sewing box, scissors, nail clippers, comb, towel, toothbrush, etc. You'd better take it with you, because the luggage may arrive a day or two later than you. Shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, nail clippers, soap, trial cup, skin care products, sewing kit, folding umbrella, pen, notepad, small alarm clock, slippers, hairdressing tools and so on. Bring more toothbrushes and towels
B) calculator. Small microphone for computer.
C) A compact camera with good quality can be carried around. You can take two films. KODAK is very popular here.
D) Rechargeable battery, 4×2 is recommended. Dry batteries can also be equipped with two groups.
E) electric shaver, buy a decent electric shaver here. Blades don't need to be worn.
F) photo album.
22. Racket.
23. Small gifts: prepared for the boss and friends who have helped. It doesn't need to be particularly expensive, but you should prepare more copies. If it is a Japanese, it is recommended to send silk: men send ties and women send scarves.
24. Stationery: mechanical pencil, ballpoint pen, ruler, triangle, eraser, schoolbag.
25. Map of the United States.
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1, air ticket
2. Passport
3、I-20
4、Offer Letter
5. Transcript (bring more copies) (undergraduate, graduate)
6. Graduation certificate. Degree certificate
7. T/G scores
8. Address book
9. Money: If you can, change some small bills. The airport may have to call, buy water or buy something to eat.
10, glasses (3 pairs). Be sure to include a pair of short-sighted glasses that can be clipped with sunglasses and polarizers. Don't wear colored short-sighted glasses, which only dyes the lenses, not real sunglasses, and can't block ultraviolet rays. Polarizers are needed for driving. You can consider buying some contact lenses, because optometry glasses in the United States are expensive, and insurance is not necessarily covered. Contact lenses are necessary during exercise.
12, clothes:
A) Formal clothes: suit (1), tie (1-2) and tie clip.
B) coat
B 1, T-shirt (12- 14): Take at least one week's change of undershirt, of any length, and change the undershirt every day, and usually wash the clothes once a week or two, so at least one change is enough for one week.
B2. Shirts: It is not advisable to bring more, because there are not many opportunities to wear them. You can bring1-2 pieces of good quality suitable for tie, and American shirts are also very cheap at a discount.
B3. Coat: jacket, casual shirt and windbreaker (1-3)
B4, sports shorts 1
B5. Woolen coat/leather coat (1-2). Medium and long down jacket (2).
B6. Sweater (1-3) should not be too thick and the neckline should not be too high, because the heating is not generally hot, and you can cope with it by wearing an undershirt indoors.
C) pants:
C 1, jeans (1-3), casual pants (1-2).
C2. There is not much need for long trousers, and there are not many opportunities outdoors. Indoor and indoor air conditioners are very hot.
C3. Swimming trunks. It is recommended to buy the knee-length ones in the United States, and it is not necessary to bring them from China.
D) underwear (> 12 sets). Pajamas (2-3 sets)
E) socks (6- 10)
F) a pair of leather gloves.
G) Shoes: two pairs of casual leather shoes and two pairs of sports shoes. One pair of plastic slippers, and one pair of wool slippers. Proper insole.
H) quilt:
H 1, thin quilt for one bed, silk quilt or space cotton can be considered. A thin blanket is optional The quilt should have a quilt cover.
H2. One vacuumized pillow, two pillowcases and pillow towels. A double bed has two sheets (the average bed in the United States is much wider than a single bed in China) and a double bedspread.
J) Warm scarf, hat.
Second, medicine
You don't need to bring more. First, it's easy to expire. Second, it's recommended to go to school and hospital to see a sick person and pay the bill with insurance. Third, antibiotics in the United States are better than those in China.
Iii. Tableware/cookware
A) a kitchen knife.
B) Bring a little stainless steel pot to cook milk cereal or something, and it doesn't take up space. You can put all the CDs in it.
Fourth, daily necessities
A) You can bring nail clippers, because this one is more expensive in America. A set of necessary items such as comb, towel and toothbrush is enough, which is easy to buy in the supermarket. You'd better take it with you, because the luggage may arrive a day or two later than you. It is not recommended to bring sewing kits, folding umbrellas, pens, notebooks and small alarm clocks, because they are very cheap in supermarkets. Hairdressing tools can be considered, because many boys need to have their hair cut frequently.
E) electric shaver, I don't advocate wearing more, just one. Because manual razors are more comfortable to use, and they are easy to buy in supermarkets. On the contrary, electric ones are prone to voltage mismatch.
22. Racket. You can bring a good badminton racket. But tennis rackets are unnecessary, because I think American ones are more expensive and better.
23, small gifts: ready to give to the boss and friends who have helped.
24, the schoolbag can be used with one, plus a bag for notebooks. Other stationery is unnecessary.
V. Others
1, CD, VCD, software
2. Book:
A) fast translation (double translation).
B) Mathematics (Mathematical Handbook, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Complex Variable Function).
C) professional books.
d) Unix，C/C++
E) recipes and cooking knowledge.
Because almost all the rooms are equipped with air conditioning and heating, the clothing structure in North America is different from that in China. The diversity of clothing changes with the seasons in China, and the focus is shifted to the singleness of about 25 degrees Celsius. Therefore, you have to prepare more shirts and trousers of various colors. Interestingly, most of the shirts in China are white, while few people wear white shirts in North America. There is a very important skill, that is, the temperature difference between entering and leaving the room in winter is too great. When you come in, you have frequent opportunities to wear it when you go out. Therefore, when you choose winter clothes, you'd better choose draped clothes with buttons or zippers, such as coats and sweaters. The upper one is easy to add and subtract, but the lower one is troublesome. There are two countermeasures: First, when you choose winter coats, you should intentionally buy longer ones to keep out the cold. Second, you should try to wear some thick jeans and trousers that can prevent wind and cold.
Sunglasses are not just decorations, they can be used in many ways. Sunlight and ultraviolet rays in the south are very strong; The sunshine after snowing in the north is very irritating to the eyes; In addition, the wind is strong in many places, which can prevent sandstorms; Driving on the highway often encounters the strong stimulation of reflection from other cars in the distance.
Bring a headset and a camera. These things are not cheap when there is no discount here in America.
Washing clothes here is drying, so clothes that shrink will shrink even more. For clothes that need to be changed frequently, such as T-shirts, pay attention to the types that are not easy to shrink.
Need to bring a light and warm quilt (including quilt cover). Blankets are heavy, and there is generally air conditioning in the room here, so it is not recommended to bring them. Need to bring pillowcases and sheets. Pay attention to the sheets. Buy a double queen size. If there is enough room in your box, bring a double bedspread.
Cooking utensils: no need to bring them. They are sold in supermarkets, and the price is not necessarily expensive. These things are too heavy and take up too much space. Some small things, such as lunch boxes for eating, spoons, forks, dishcloths for washing dishes, cleaning balls, are available in supermarkets and are not expensive. According to my observation of the current domestic prices, some are cheaper than those in China.
Thick sweaters are the least necessary, because T-shirts and shirts are worn in spring, summer and autumn, and there is heating in the room in winter. Just put on a down jacket or something when you go out, which is convenient to put on and take off.
At least 10 pieces/set of underwear: You will gradually get used to taking a bath and changing clothes every day and going to the laundry once a week.
T-shirt, bring a lot.
One mobile hard disk and one network cable. All kinds of wires here are more expensive, and you can also bring some S- terminals. If there is an electrical appliance with a three-hole plug, there are two conversion plugs:1-2. Pay attention to whether the voltage meets or not. "
Stationery is basically unnecessary. It is available in schools and laboratories, such as calculators, paper and pens, which are widely available.
Kitchenware contains knives, shelves for steaming things, and everything else.
The following//is followed by other people's opinions, which I think are very reasonable, and my opinions are also added in brackets:
I found that most of these articles teach you how to burst your bag. We are not international profiteers. Why do we bring so much? My opinion is that we don't bring what we can buy here. If you don't care about the difference of a little money (you won't care about the first month's salary), you can go to the supermarket to buy everything.
(1) "A single-handle pot for cooking (with lid and shovel), be sure to bring it. //Don't bring it. Buy a set for twenty or thirty yuan here.
(2) A kitchen knife, not too big. //Don't bring it unless you have a big kitchen knife for cutting meat. You can buy it here.
(3) A cutting board, preferably plastic, to reduce the weight, which is sold in the store. //Buy it here, the price and quality are good.
(3) If you have a down jacket, please bring it. I think that place may be useful in winter. //One or two things in the north are enough
(4) Don't bring too thick sweaters and trousers, it's useless at all, I brought everything in the box. You can bring sweaters and things like that. //
(5) Other commonly used ones, such as towels, toothbrushes, and a pair of slippers, may not know where to buy them when you first arrive. //Take one each. You can buy it later when you have enough.
(6) The more shorts and T-shirts you wear in summer, the better. It's best to wear a dozen, because you usually go to the laundry once a month, and you should have enough clothes to change. //It's very cheap in the supermarket, so it's unnecessary to bring more clothes (in my opinion, the clothes in the supermarket are of average quality and style, so it's most cost-effective to wait until thanksgiving and other discounts).
(7) Underwear worn in winter is handled as (6). Be sure to bring more, at least 5 or 6 sets, and several pairs of thick socks. //ditto
(8) A suit is enough for future job hunting, but it is not needed at ordinary times. //
(9) Take several pairs of Jackshirt and casual clothes, such as jeans (if you like), and several sets of other clothes//It's very cheap to buy here, but it doesn't necessarily fit you _
(10) If there is room in the box to bring a quilt, American quilts are too bad. If there is no place, you should bring a thick blanket. You can buy a quilt in the future. //American quilts are harder, but they take up a lot of space.
(1 1) Take more specialized course books, which will be useful in the future. //Especially the English photocopy of CS, there are several textbooks in the department.
(12) The CD can be taken or not, as you like.
(13) "leather shoes, sports shoes, travel shoes, at least = 1. //Shoes are very cheap here, so don't take more.
(14) You can bring some commonly used drugs. // right, but there is no need to bring more, for the reasons above.
(15) A sewing box, if you think you need it. //There is no need at all
(16) There are two or more spoons (chopsticks) for eating, and these junk things in America are a little more expensive. //Chopsticks can be brought with one board, which is available in all China stores/
(17) COOKER who cooks rice can buy it here. //
(18) A pair of gloves in winter. //You can buy it here.
(19) Some photos of relatives and friends. // right
(20) A bottle of shampoo for the first time. //It's not necessary. It's cheaper in the United States. For example, Pan Ting and dove are better than domestic ones.
(2 1) A calculator, if commonly used in your major. // no opinion
As for the jukebox, don't bring it if you don't want to listen to it on the road. //The cheapest tape recorder (with AM/FM) 10 knife. The radio doesn't have short wave, but it is free.
There are good music CDs in China to buy.
(23) Prepare some COINS, which you may need to call after you get off the plane. It doesn't matter if you don't have them.
Contact a friend to the airport or ask your tutor's students to pick you up. If no one answers, listen to the route to school.
(25) I brought a pressure cooker when I came here last year, but it's useless, but I may reuse it in my married life in the future, just 22CM.
Ok, if you are good at cooking delicious food in a pressure cooker and there is room in your box, take one, and forget it if there is no room.
(26) Don't bring electrical appliances, the voltage here is 1 10V. Forget it.
(27) A new English-Chinese dictionary. //Just bring a Wenquxing or Kingsoft.
Prices of some reprinted items:
Stereo headphones (the lowest 15 USD, the lowest in China 12RMB, but I have seen sony headphones sold at a discount), mice (the lowest 15 USD, the lowest in China 12RMB) and mouse pads are free. USB connection and printing line (parallel port) (if you buy a printer in the United States, you need to buy the printing line separately); Compressed auricularia auricula, longan.
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Summary: personal document: passport I-20 Offer letter Admission letter
I-94 (it will be sent on the plane, and you will be given the stub when you enter the customs. Keep it well. It is an entry and exit certificate)
Vaccine certificate contact this change.
Make two copies of all important documents, one with you and the other at home, and keep them properly. Prepare some self-adhesive stickers
Clothing:
T-shirt 25 is short and 5 long; Leather shoes1; Sports shoes1; Sandals 2; Slippers 1 cotton; Socks 20 cotton; Shirt 2; Tie 2; Suit1;
2 sets of autumn trousers; Bring as many underwear as possible, at least > 20 ； Thin sweater 2; Jeans 2; The jacket 2 is thick and thin.