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Making your way in the U.S.A.
New International Student Orientation – Fall 2013
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ISP Office
• Building #1600, Room #1658• Drop In• M-Th 9:00 am – 4:00 pm• F 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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ISP Website
• http://www.laspositascollege.edu/international
• Useful links• Forms for current students• Monthly Newsletter
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Housing
• Homestays – ISP• Apartments in area• Rooms• Craigslist – www.craigslist.org
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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 I’m not eligible to receive a Social Security CardSecurity Card”
• Social Security Administration – Hayward Office
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On Campus Employment
• Limited to 20 hours per week • Full time during school breaks• Where to find?
• Bookstore• Cafeteria
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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)
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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.
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CA ID
• Official Identification
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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
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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
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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
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Public Transportation
• Bay Area Rapid Transportation (BART)
• Transfer from BART to Wheels 85 cents
• www.511.org
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Choosing classes
• Counselors• ISP • Ask your teachers, friends• www.ratemyprofessors.com
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Buying Textbooks
• Bookstore – online• Required vs. Recommended• Textbook Loaner Program• Science and Math books $$$• Used vs. New• www.amazon.com• www.half.com• www.cheapesttextbooks.com• www.booksprice.com• www.BookRenter.com (renting)• www.chegg.com (renting) plants a tree for
each book purchased• LPC Bookstore – (renting)
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Class Web/ Blackboard
• 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
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The Zone/ Zone Mail
• https://myportal.clpccd.cc.ca.us/cp/home/displaylogin
• Waitlist notifications are sent to your Zonemail account.
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Computer Access
• Computer Lab – Building #800• Library (noisy)• Wifi on campus – no password• Print Card – buy in Bookstore
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Student Clubs
• Student Clubs - http://www.laspositascollege.edu/studentclubs/NewStudentClubs.php
• International Students Club• Club Rush – Wednesday, August 31 in
Quad (in front of Library)
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Shopping
• Alameda county has banned plastic bags as of January 1, 2013. 10 cents per paper bag.
• Bring own re-useable bag.
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Smoking
• Not allowed on campus – parking lots only
• Not allowed in restaurants
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Cell Phones
• AT&T• Metro PCS• Sprint• T-Mobile• Verizon Wireless
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Banking• Bank of America• Chase Bank• Citibank• Union Bank of California• Wells Fargo
Checking Account• Pay bills
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Writing Checks
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Coins
25 cents 5 cents 10 cents 1 cent
$1 (100 cents)
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ISP T-shirts - $15
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FYI: Acronyms/ Slang
• ISP (International Student Program)
• ILC (Integrated Learning Center)
• LPC• Las Po• UCBC
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FYI: Acronyms/ Slang
• “Freeze!”• “hit me up” - HMU• “hella”• “kick it”• “for here or to go”• “soup or salad”
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Text talk
• OMG• “oh my God”• LOL• “laugh out loud”• BFF• “best friends forever”• BF• “boyfriend”• GF• “girlfriend”
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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”
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Text talk
• Brb• “be right back”• IMHO• “in my humble opinion”• Np• “no problem”• Omw• “on my way”• asap• “as soon as possible”
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Text talk
• * = “star” OR• = “asterisk” in writing
• # = “hashtag” on Twitter OR• = “pound” on landline phone OR • = “number” in writing