1, books and dictionaries
Books in the United States, especially textbooks, are usually very expensive, except when prices are reduced in bookstores. Compared to the prices at home, those books for TOFEL and SAT will not be cheap either. Although, it is possible to buy cheap books at online bookstores, international students just came to the U.S. and it takes a while to apply for a credit card. Therefore, online shopping that requires credit card payment is not feasible for a while. Therefore, you should bring as many books as possible. For example, I remember that in the years when I went abroad, the TOEFL 600-point test was popular in China, but after I came to the U.S., I couldn't see such a book at all. The Chinese/English materials in China are definitely more complete than those in the United States. It's a good idea to bring such a book with you. This is especially true if your English is not good enough for a while. An English-Chinese dictionary should be necessary, and one that can translate between English and Chinese is even better.
2, clothes
As far as I know, the domestic brand-name clothing, in the United States among the ordinary people, basically not many people recognize. For example, when the domestic "Top Ten" "Li Ning" "Deng Yaping" brand, in addition to the Chinese, the United States almost no one knows a few people. And the United States of America's brand-name clothing, in the country and expensive. I remember that year, I went to a shopping mall in Beijing to see the United States more popular casual brand-name POLO, about one thousand dollars. In the United States, it should not be so expensive. On sale, you can get the same clothes for about twenty dollars or so. After coming to America, students need to follow the customs of the country. For this reason, you don't need to bring too many clothes. My personal opinion is that for international students, clothes of common American brands are enough. Such clothes are usually very cheap. If your family has the means to bring American popular brands from home, POLO, TOMMY, NAUTICA, etc. are more common. If you can bring some counterfeit goods from home, may be able to fake the real, the economic benefits are excellent :)
3, electrical appliances and other daily necessities
The U.S. voltage is 110 volts. So be considerate when bringing appliances from home. As for quilts sheets and such, if they take up too much volume, you don't necessarily have to bring them over. Because, even if you buy these things in the United States, the price will not be too bad. U.S. beds are divided into the following numbers: single bed (TWIN), double bed (FULL), queen-size bed (QUEEN), king-size bed (KING). In each mall, there will be the corresponding number of sheets and quilts with it.
4, medicine
The cost of medicine in the United States is more expensive than at home, that's for sure. International students usually buy medical insurance. Even so, in the U.S., it costs a registration fee (COPAY) to buy medicine and visit a doctor. The COPAY for doctor's visit is not exactly the same for different insurance companies, it is about $10-30, and the specialist will be more expensive. The COPAY for medication also varies depending on the availability of the medication. Therefore, you should be able to bring some common medicines (e.g., antibiotics) for emergencies. But don't bring too much of any medication, or it will expire. Also, I know that the price of eye ointment in the US is not cheap compared to that in China. But now the airport check is strict, bring such medicine should also be careful.
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1. air ticket 2. passport 3. I-204. acceptance letter 5. documents
6. various notarizations (unmarried, birth, no criminal record, relatives, transcripts, graduation certificate, degree certificate)
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7. Transcripts (more than one) (undergraduate and graduate)
8. Graduation certificates and degrees
9. T/G scores
10. Passport photos (two-inch and one-inch prints)
11. The most complete address book. It is recommended to put a backup in your Yahoo or something mailbox. Phone book (including E-Mail address)
a) Phone number of the person who receives you in the US
b) Phone number of the department
c) Phone number of friends and relatives in the US
d) Phone number of your home (remember to make a phone call to your home country after arriving in the US like this: dial 011, then 86, then the area code of the city you're in, and then your phone number to call. then the phone number you want to call.
12. Money: Bring 2,000 dollars and try to get some extra. You'll need to pay for your rent in full, and you'll need to pay for your phone calls at airports, customs, and in change.
13. Glasses (3). Sunglasses.
14. medicine:
a) indigestion water and soil: Huoxiang Zhengqi Pill, Rejuveno, diarrhea and dysentery stop, Huanglianxin
b) allergies: Xismin, Paracetamol
c) influenza: Yin Qiao tablets, Contac, cold Tong, anti-inflammatory, anti-inflammatory oxalic acid detoxification tablets, watermelon cream lubricating tablets
d) analgesic and anti-inflammatory: APC, fenphenol
e) Skin: dermatitis, dakinon cream
f) hemorrhoids (men's essential): Rongchang anal Thai
g) BTW: go to the flu vaccine in the fall (free)
15. CD, VCD, cassette tape, software, Walkman (for tape), MP3.
16. software (free)
16. software (for tape), MP3. p>16. software (more is better):
The basic principle is that it is better to be precise than more. You should organize the data and documents you have accumulated in the past work, record in Zip or CD-R to bring. When you come, you usually have to make a Presentation, and it is better to prepare it beforehand as well.
a) Win xp, Win2K, Chinese Office2000.
b) Photoshop, PhotoDelux,Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator8.0,Adobe PageMake r, Adobe Premiere,
c) Matlab, Maple, Origind) Visual Studio, Delphi,JBuilder, C++Builder
e) Macromedia Fireworks, Authorware, Flash, Dreamweaver, Drumbeat2005, Shockwave, and more. Drumbeat2005, Shock wave
f) Kingsoft WordBuster 2005, Chinese Star, Magic Win, Njstar (NJStar), RichWin, RichView, EditPlus, UltraEdit, Folder Guard, QuikView, WinEdit , WinZip, WinRAR, Ultera Z ip Key (Nebula Lodge),
g) Kv300, Rising, NortonAntivirus, McaFee Antivirus, Av2005, CIH Terminator (Nebula Lodge), Kill2005,
h) GostView, Adobe Acrobat Reader,Microsoft DirectX SDK (Nebula Lodge), Install shield Professional6.0.
i) Winamp, Realplay, Howdy Doody SuperDVD, Super Stammer, CoolEditPro2005,AudioCatalyst (Nebula Lodge),Adaptec Easy CD Creator v4.0 Deluxe,
j) Norton Utilities,NotronAntivirus, Notron ghost, Symnatech Sppeddisk
17. Book:
a) Dictionary: New English-Chinese, New Chinese-English, Science and Technology, Professional, plus Express Translation (double translation).
b) Mathematics (Math Handbook, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Functions of Complex Variables).
c) Specialized books
d) 300 Tang and Song poems, recipes and general cooking knowledge.
18. Clothing:
a) Formal wear: suit (1), tie (2), tie clip.
b) Tops:
1, T-shirt(12): all kinds of texture, color, length, thickness T-shirt.
2, long-sleeved cotton casual shirts multi-tie. Short-sleeved suitable for tie shirt one. Clothing colors can be diverse, but solid colors are appropriate. Style strive to be simple and plain, but the texture should be good, such as the fall of the pants (not easy to fold).
3, jacket: jacket, casual shirt (3-4, thickness varies). Waterproof or windproof jacket type jacket (1-2). Windbreaker (with windproof hat).
4, one set of short sportswear. One set of sports outfits.
5, one or two coats/leather jackets. Mid-length down jacket, to face the face can be detached and washed separately.
6, sweater: one or two thin, a round neck, a small chicken heart collar.
c) pants:
1, jeans (3),
casual pants (3-5). Nowadays, the pants can not change the length of the pants at will, it is recommended that you buy home first with hot water to wash a water, and then go to change the length of the pants, so that or can prevent drying shrinkage.
2, spring and fall pants and line pants do not need more.
3, beach pants (12). 4, swimming trunks.
d) Underwear pants (12 sets).
e) Socks (6-10).
f) One pair of leather gloves.
g) Shoes: two pairs of casual leather shoes, one pair of hairless boots, one pair of traveling shoes, one pair of sneakers. One pair of very comfortable slippers. Insoles (10).
h) Sunglasses, to the so-called polarized light (this is what I heard from others, I do not understand the physical principle). Driving with
i) quilt: 1, thin quilt a bed, you can consider the silk quilt or space cotton, do not be too thin, according to the indoor 20 degrees. A thin blanket is optional. The quilt cover. 2, a vacuum pillow, pillowcase two pillowcase, pillowcase. Double bed sheets two (the United States usually bed than China's single bed is quite wide), double bed cover.
j) Warm hat.
19. bags:
a) shoulder bag, to be good quality, may want to put the laptop. A slightly larger than the schoolbag shoulder back travel bag as a carry-on luggage on board, in the United States to go out and travel with.
b) box: I recommend that we buy a good, I can not imagine 100 dollars in the case can be used, the better the case should be between 400 to 600RMB it. High-grade case is engineering plastic shell, the top can stand people of the kind, heavy, expensive to 400RMB or more. More common is the canvas surface with the bottom of the kind of lining, half hard not hard, 200RMB or so. Suggested to buy a same, valuable and afraid of pressure things in a decent box. Small box 1.
c) Attachment:
Free checked baggage:
To the United States travelers: two pieces of checked baggage and one piece of hand luggage. The maximum weight of each piece of checked baggage is 70LBS/32KGS, the maximum sum of three sides of each piece is 62inches/3950px. The maximum weight of each piece of hand baggage is 40LBS/18KGS, the maximum sum of three sides of each piece is 45inches/2825px. The weight of carry-on baggage for the airplane is two large pieces of checked baggage, each piece is 32kg, and the dimensions are length+width+height = 158cm, not perimeter. Note that this is not the circumference. Go to the store and say that you want to buy a suitcase size 76, and that's it. A piece of hand luggage, theoretically 5 kg, as if there is something like fifty centimeters of length, width and height limit, but no one cares.
20. Crockery/cookware:
a) Microwaveable plastic lunch boxes and bamboo chopsticks. Spoons.
b) Cookware: One single-handled pan for stir-frying (should have a lid and spatula). Rice cooker and ceramic pot for stew can be bought here. A chopper, do not bring a knife to cut the bones, you bought the ribs in the supermarket can let the people there to help you cut. A chopping board, preferably plastic. Bring a small stainless steel pot, cooking milk cereal or something, and it does not take up space, because you can put all the CDs in it, X-ray can not pass, about the CDs, through customs should not be a problem (only based on personal experience). If you like to drink boiled water and make tea, bring a kettle and put all the medicines you brought inside. Some people say they don't sell thermos flasks in the US, so I bought one, which is very similar to the Chinese ones. A lot of Chinese people will also buy an electric hot pot, so that invite friends to dinner is convenient, do not have to do a lot of dishes.
21. Daily necessities:
a) Needle and thread box, scissors, nail clippers, comb, towel, toothbrush and other necessary items. It's best to bring them with you, as your luggage may arrive a day or two later than you. Shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrush, towel, nail clippers, soap, test clippers, skin care products, needle and thread kit, folding umbrella, pens, notepad, small alarm clock, slippers, hairdressing tools and so on. Toothbrush and towel with more.
b) Calculator. Small microphone for computer.
c) A good quality and compact camera to carry with you. Two rolls of film can be taken, KODAK is very popular here.
d) Rechargeable batteries, 4 x 2 are recommended. two sets of dry cell batteries can also be taken.
e) electric razor, here to buy a reasonable electric razor to be above. Blades do not need to bring more.
f) Albums.
22. racket.
23. Small gifts: ready to give the boss and helped friends. Do not need to be particularly expensive, but to prepare a few copies. If it is a ghost, recommended to send silk: men send ties, women send silk scarves.
24. Stationery: automatic pencils, ballpoint pens, rulers, triangles, erasers, school bags.
25. US maps.
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1. Airfare
2. Passport
3. I-20
4. Offer Letter
5. Transcripts (bring more than one) (undergraduate, graduate)
6. Graduation certificate. Degree Certificate
7, T/G scores
8, Address Book
9, Money: if you can, change some change, the airport may have to make a phone call, buy water or buy something to eat.
10, glasses (3 pairs). Be sure to include a pair of nearsighted glasses that you can clip on sunglasses lenses and polarized lenses. Do not come with tinted nearsighted glasses, that just tints the lenses, not real sunglasses that block UV rays. Polarized lenses are to be used for driving. Consider buying a little bit of contact lenses to bring with you, as US optometry is expensive and insurance doesn't always cover them. Contact lenses are necessary for sports.
12. Clothing:
a) Formal wear: suit (1), tie (1-2), tie clip.
b) Tops
b1, T-shirt (12-14): bring at least a week's worth of change of sweatshirt, long or short, every day you need to change the sweatshirt, and usually a week or two to do laundry, so bring at least one enough to wear for a week's worth of change.
b2, shirt: should not bring more, because there is not much opportunity to wear. Can bring a good texture suitable for tie 1-2 pieces, the U.S. shirt on sale is also very cheap.
b3, jackets: jackets, casual shirts, windbreaker (1-3)
b4, sports short one
b5, tweed coat / leather jacket (1-2). Mid-length down jacket (2)
b6, sweater (1-3), not too thick, the neckline does not need to be too high, because the heating is not generally hot, indoor sweatshirt can cope
c) Pants:
c1, jeans (1-3), casual pants (1-2).
c2, fall pants don't have to be much, not many chances to be outside, indoors, air conditioning in the car is hot.
c3, swimming pants. It is recommended to buy the U.S. kind of knee-length, do not have to bring from home.
d) Underwear pants (> 12 sets). Pajamas (2-3 sets)
e) Socks (6-10)
f) A pair of leather gloves.
g) Shoes: two pairs of casual leather shoes, two pairs of sneakers. One pair of plastic slippers, woolen slippers can bring a pair. Shoe insoles are appropriate.
h) Quilt:
h1, one thin quilt, consider silk or space cotton. One thin blanket is optional. The quilt should have a cover.
h2, one evacuated pillow, two pillowcases, pillowcase. Two sheets for a double bed (the usual bed in the United States is quite a bit wider than a single bed in China), double bedspread.
j) Warm scarf, hat.
Second, medicine
Commonly used can be, do not have to bring more, one is easy to expiration date, the second to advocate the sick to the school hospital to see, with the insurance to pay the bill, the third to the United States of America's antibiotic drugs better than the Chinese.
Three, cutlery/cookware
a) a kitchen knife.
b) Bring a small stainless steel pot to cook milk and cereal, and it does not take up space, you can put all the CDs in it.
Four, living supplies
a) can bring nail clippers, because the United States this is more expensive. Comb, towel, toothbrush and other essential items can be a set of supermarkets can buy. It is best to bring along, because the luggage may arrive one or two days later than you. It is not recommended to bring a sewing kit, folding umbrella, pen, notepad, small alarm clock, because the supermarket is very cheap to sell. Haircutting tools can be considered, because many boys need to cut their hair often.
e) Electric razor, I do not advocate bringing more, one can. Because the manual razor is more comfortable to use, and the supermarket is easy to buy. Electric instead of easy voltage does not match.
22, racket. Can bring a good badminton racket. But tennis racket is unnecessary because I think the American ones are more affordable.
23, small gifts: ready to give to the boss and friends who have helped.
24, the schoolbag can bring a use, plus a bag with a notebook. Other stationery unnecessary.
V. Other
1, CDs, VCDs, software
2, books:
a) Express Translation (double translation).
b) Mathematics (Math Handbook, Calculus, Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Functions of Complex Variables).
c) Specialized books.
d) Unix, C/C++
e) Recipes and general cooking knowledge.
Because of the air-conditioning and heating in almost all rooms, the structure of clothing in North America is not the same as at home. Clothing has shifted from the diversity of the seasons at home, to a focus on uniformity at around 25 degrees Celsius. So you'll want to pack a variety of shirts and pants. It's interesting to note that while most shirts in China are white, very few people in North America wear white shirts. An important tip is that in winter, the temperature difference between inside and outside is so big that you have to take them off when you come in and put them on when you go out. Therefore, when choosing winter clothes, it is best to choose clothes with two pieces in the front, with buttons or zippers, such as jackets, sweaters, and so on. The upper part is easy to add or remove, but the lower part is troublesome. There are two ways to deal with this: When choosing a winter jacket, buy a longer one to protect the bottom from the wind and cold. Secondly, try to wear thick jeans and long pants that can protect you from the wind and cold. Of course, if you're not afraid to get too hot inside, you can add a pair of wool pants or fleece underneath.
Sunglasses are not just for decoration, they can be used for many purposes; the sunlight and ultraviolet rays in the south are very strong; the sunlight in the north after a snowfall is very irritating to the eyes; in addition to the windy places, you can protect against wind and sand; driving on the highway is often encountered in the far distance of the other car reflections of the strong stimulus. Domestic ones are necessary.
Bring a headset and a camera, which are not cheap here in the U.S. without a discount.
Washing and drying is the norm here, so clothes that shrink shrink a little more. For clothes that need to be changed often, such as t-shirts, be sure to buy the type that doesn't shrink easily.
Bring a lightweight, warm comforter (with cover). Blankets are heavy and are not recommended as they are usually air-conditioned indoors. You will need to bring pillowcases and a number of sheets. Note that sheets should be bought in a double queen size. If you still have enough room in your suitcase, bring a double bedspread.
Cooking utensils: no need to bring. Supermarkets sell them all and they are not necessarily expensive. They are too heavy and take up too much space. Some small things, such as lunch boxes for eating, spoons, forks, dish rags, cleaning balls, supermarkets are available and inexpensive, according to my observation of the current prices in China, some are cheaper than domestic.
Thick sweaters are the most unnecessary, because spring, summer and fall wear T-shirt, shirt, indoor heating in winter, go out and set a down jacket or something can be, in and out of the easy to put on and take off.
At least ten pieces of underwear/set: you will slowly get used to showering and changing clothes every day, as well as going to the laundry room once a week.
T-shirts, bring lots of them.
One portable hard disk, one internet cable of each length. All types of cables are more expensive here, so bring some S-terminals too. If you have a three-pronged plug for an electrical appliance, bring 1-2 two adapter plugs. Note that you also have to consider whether the voltage is compatible."
Stationery is basically not necessary to bring, the school and labs have it, such as calculators, paper, pens and so on, all greatly available.
Kitchenware inside with knives, steaming things with the rack can be, and everything else
The following / / / followed by other people's opinions, I think it is very reasonable, brackets also added my opinion:
Found that most of these articles are to teach you how to break the bag, and we are not to do the international businessman, to bring so much for what I am the opinion of the buyer here on the do not, if you do not care about the difference of so little money, I will not take it. If you don't care about the difference in money (you won't if you get your first month's salary), you can go to the supermarket and buy everything you need.
(1) "Stir-fry with a single handle pot (with lid and spatula), must bring.
(1) A single-handled wok (with lid and spatula), a must-have.
Don't bring it, it's 20-30 bucks for a set here
(2) A cleaver, not too big.
(2) A kitchen knife, not too big, unless it's a big meat cleaver, don't bring it, buy it here
(3) A chopping board, preferably plastic, to save weight, they sell them at the store.
(3) "If you have a down jacket, please bring it, I think it may be useful in winter in that place.
(4)
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(4)Don't bring sweaters and pants that are too thick to be useful, the ones I brought are all in my suitcase. You can bring a wool sweater or something like that. //
(5) "Other commonly used such as: towels, toothbrushes can bring more than a few, a pair of slippers, because when you first came here may not know where to buy.
(6) "Summer shorts, T-shirts, preferably a dozen, because usually go to the laundromat once a month to wash clothes, you should have enough change of clothes. // Supermarkets are very cheap, there is no need to bring more (my opinion is that the quality and style of supermarket clothes is average, you have to wait until thanksgiving and other discounts to buy the most cost-effective)
(7) "Winter underwear such as (6) to handle. Be sure to bring plenty, at least 5 or 6 sets, and a couple pairs of thick socks. //
(9) "JACK SHIRT and casual clothes, such as jeans, bring a few pairs (if you like), and other clothing to bring a few sets of // buy cheap, but not necessarily fit you _
(10) "If there is a place in the suitcase, you can bring a quilt, the American quilt is too bad, there is no place to bring a thick blanket, so that in the future, you can buy a quilt. // American quilts are just harder, but they take up a lot of space.
(11)
Bring more books for your specialized subjects. //right, but there is no need to bring more, see above for reasons.
(15) "A needle and thread box, if you think you need one.
(16) "Bring two or more spoons (chopsticks) for eating, they're a bit more expensive in the US. // Just bring a set of chopsticks, they're available at all Chinese stores. //
(17) "You can buy a rice cooker here. //
(18) "A pair of winter gloves. // You can buy them here.
(19) 】Some photos of your friends and family. // right
(20) "A bottle of shampoo for when you first arrive.
(20) "A bottle of shampoo for when you first get here. // No need, American ones are cheaper, like Pantene and dove are better than domestic ones
(21) "A calculator, if you use it in your profession.
(22) "As for the tape player, if you don't want to listen to it on the road, don't bring it. // The cheapest tape recorder (with AM/FM) is $10, and there are no shortwave radios, but there are free ones
(22) "There are good music CDs available in the country, so you can buy some.
(23) "Prepare some Coins, you may need to use them to make a call after you get off the plane, it doesn't matter if you don't have them.
(24)
Contact a friend to pick you up at the airport or ask your mentor's student to pick you up, if no one is there to pick you up, listen to the route to the school.
(25)
When I came here last year, I brought a pressure cooker, which I didn't really use, but I'll probably use it in the future after I get married, a 22cm one will do
If your GF is good at cooking in a pressure cooker and your suitcase has a place for it, then you should bring one, but there's no place for it.
(26)
Don't bring electrical appliances, the voltage here is 110V. Forget it.
(27) "Bring a copy of the New English-Chinese Dictionary.
Reprinted prices of some items:
Stereo headphones (minimum 15 U.S. dollars, a minimum of 12RMB domestic, but I've seen sony headphones sold at a discount is still very cheap), mouse (minimum 15 U.S. dollars, a minimum of 12RMB domestic), mouse pads a lot of free; USB wiring and print line (parallel port) (in the U.S. to buy printers, the print line need to be bought separately); compressed fungus, cinnamon.
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Summary: accompanying documents: passport I-20 Offer letter Admission
I-94 (issued on the plane, the stub will be given to you when you enter the customs, keep it, it is the entry and exit credentials)
Vaccination certificate Contact book Zero money
All the important documents to make two copies, one with you, and the other left at home, keep it in a safe place. Prepare a few self-adhesive stickers
Clothing:
T-shirt 25 short 5 long; leather shoes 1; sneakers 1; sandals 2; slippers 1 cotton; socks 20 cotton; shirt 2; tie 2; suit 1;
Autumn clothes and pants 2 sets; underwear as much as possible to bring, at least > 20; thin woolen sweater 2; jeans 2; jackets 2 thick and 2 thin