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--(Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Princeton


UniversityACSSPU, http://www.princeton.edu/~acsspu/ )
Volunteer bus
acsspu@princeton.edu email,
Newark International Airport (EWR)
50 PHL
JFK, LGA
NY JFK 2
ddmm
-- Housing, Housing contract.
Graduate College Graduate College Porters lodge
9am-11pm Housing Office
MacMillan Building 11pm public
safety (258-3134)twin size, ~2 X1
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--Graduate Collegecomputer room,

http://web.princeton.edu/sites/oit/studentservices.htm 1
netID
netID@princeton.eduemailemail
https://webmail.princeton.edu/ emailOIT (office of information technology)
171 Broadmead 8:30am-4:30pm.cable . hardware
supporthttp://braveheart.princeton.edu/services.html cable
: 1. free, 9 international channel; 2.
$190/year, 26 DiscoverCNN; 3. $300/year, 2
http://www.princeton.edu/tigertv/
--
office 8XXXX, 6XXXX 9, local

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PIN (Personal Identification Number).


voice mailbox, voice mailbox # netID
PIN Frist Center activate voice mail
activate ACSS
Graduate College

.
9 International students Orientation,
student ID, Gym locker,
Visa Office
(120 Alexander Street, 2nd floor), Payroll Office (New South building, some floor),ID office (New South
building) Orientation info

SSN SSN
birdf
. http://www.ssa.gov/pubs/10002.html
OfficeTrenton (NJ~~~),
CPTL CTR BLDG 2ND FLR, 50 EAST STATE STREET ,TRENTON , NJ 08608,
9am-4pm. SSN

I-20 ,
account : checking saving.checking account
fee. saving account

Princeton Credit Union (Frist Centercounter, website http://www.princetonfcu.org/ ),


Princeton Community checking account
Credit unionvisa card, check card ATM card,
visa cardcheck cardATM
check card,Check card
credit card,check card,
credit card
Credit union
office, WAWAFrist Center
charge
Credit UnionPNCChaseNassau Office.
bonus,checking account $50
$50.

cancelcredit history
credit card
cancelcharge
office ATM

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payroll office direct deposit, payment automatically


deposit .
CD(Certificate of Deposit)
promotion
Citibank(www.citibank.com) Netbank(www.netbank.com)
http://www.princeton.edu/main/visiting/
building
35 campus shuttle service,
http://www.princeton.edu/pr/visitors/shuttles.shtml ,

birdf SSN ITIN


: birdf (), : Princeton
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. , , ITIN ,
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Princeton University Federal Credit Union.
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, . , ...
, -- GRE Toefl ( ETS ).
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credithonor

FBI

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credit
honor code
CreditPei: What's Credit?
( http://www.peizhang.com/guides/chinese_guides_credit.htm ) (Pei 10
creditinternational student
credit history, )
SSN

Visa, Master card, American Express, Discover.


popular Costco, American Express,

Credit History
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karlspupil (
) 6
Credit Card 1-2 Credit
union 2003 VisaSSNcredit limit
$2000-$4000,
http://www.princetonfcu.org/products_services/loans/visa.asp
Credit UnionVisa, Princeton U Store mastercard, American
Express student blue. American Expresscredit
limitcredit limitcredit line,credit card
credit
limitcredit limit. credit limitAmerican Express
Visa Master card.
Princeton U Storemaster card
credit limit
randomPNCFleet

Pre-approved
trick
Pre-approved means before approval. Everyone is before approval.
pre-approved,

permanent resident
Discover :(
permanent resident.

tuition 54,000 credit line


Annual Fee,
APR ,
Grace period,
20

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Discover card up to 2% rebate,$1000, $20,

rental car insurance, BVG (best value


guarantee), 90

.
money :(. , automatic payment

apartment
credit history,

: credit card
Princeton Credit Union: http://www.princetonfcu.org/products_services/loans/visa.asp
American Express: http://www.americanexpress.com
Discover: http://www.discovercard.com/
Citibank: http://www.citibank.com
Chase: http://www.chase.com
MBNA: http://www.mbna.com
Capital One Providian
signup charge
personal information, SSN
birthday,

At last, but not least, New Jersey resident, Credit Bureaus


credit report. Credit Bureaus (from
https://www.freecreditprofile.com/central/creditBasics.jsp )
To obtain a copy of your credit report from Experian, Mail request to: P.O. Box 2002, Allen, TX
75013, or call toll-free (888) Experian (888-397-3742)
To obtain a copy of your credit report from Equifax, Mail request to: P.O. Box 740241, Atlanta, GA
30374, or call toll-free (800) 685-1111
To obtain a copy of your credit report from TransUnion, Mail request to: 2 Baldwin Place, P.O. Box
1000, Chester, PA 19022, or call toll-free (800) 888-4213

F-1.
Office of Visa ServiceMary F. Idzior International Graduate
Student AdvisorInternational student orientationVisa Office
120 Alexander Streethttp://web.princeton.edu/sites/visa/

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--I-20 I20
Visa I-20

2002 4

2005 check
check check
check
2003 12
()
(https://www.nvars.com/use/ )
(http://www.usembassycanada.gov/content/content.asp?section=travel&subsection1=usconsulates&docum
ent=usconsulates )I-20,
statement, reenrollment
researchI-20,
nice,
100
tip:
1.,
2. montreal
78 update,
3. entry
4. mitbbs.com visa overseas
--


Application $20-$120

1.
I-20 single entry, multi-entry. single entry
6
mutil-entry

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/applications/visa.html single-entry
55 multi-entry 110 money order, exact change

2. http://www.consulmexny.org/eng/english.htm
I20, I94bank statement36
I9490%
US citizen

argue...

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3. popular

(2004 2
5 5 3
walk in
http://www.britainusa.com/visas/visas.asp#visarequired )

visamaster
cashexact change.
http://www.britainusa.com/visas/YesVisit.asp
:(

If you qualify from one of the following exemptions you are not required to hold a Direct Airside
Transit visa and may still benefit from the Transit without Visa concession
(1). you hold a valid US or Canadian visa who also hold a ticket to or from the US or Canada
rounded via the UK. This will include a period of 48 hours after the expiry of the US or Canadian
visa for those leaving the US or Canada to allow for those who choose to leave at the very end
of the validity of their visa.
...
(6). You hold a diplomatic or service passport issued by the Peoples Republic of China
If you intend to change airports in the United Kingdom you will require a visit visa
4.:

(Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden.)
http://www.consulfrance-newyork.org/us/visas/schengenvisa.htm
9am-1pm 6 77 74
(~44 )I-20,
confirmation(city hall)
statement 3
reservationfax, email()
Lexington/78stKinko's
2006

5.
http://www.eda.admin.ch/newyork_cg/e/home/visa.html
8:30am-12pm 10 6 42 41st/3ave
633
30
ppmm
renew passport

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6.
http://www.congenargentinany.com/eng/servitu.htm bank statement,
employer letternotarization
30
muchas gracias
7.
http://www.uruwashi.org/ 9
visa has been approved, visa
visa. smallx? P

8.
50 FedEx
1-2
http://www.kenyaembassy.com/home.htm
http://www.tanzaniaembassy-us.org/
http://www.zambiaembassy.org/
9.
72
10. ... :)
--Photo ID. Photo ID, ID. Photo ID,
ID18
21 MPAA rating
(http://www.mpaa.org/movieratings/),
G: General Audiences, all ages admitted
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested, some material may not be suitable for children
PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned, some material may be inappropriate for children under 13
R: Restricted, under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
NC-17: No one 17 and under admitted
Photo IDCredit Card
Photo ID
Drivers License
karlpupil
I-20, SSN card Copy (
SSN, !)
--
(IRS
http://www.irs.gov/) , Federal

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Fellowship,

Fellowship

2004
Glaciers(http://www.nraware.com/)
email.
(File Tax Form)
1 1 W-2
Fellowship 1042S
1099INT
W-8
~~~
2
Download,
salaryfellowshipFederal
1040NREZ (non-resident, easy) 1040NR 8843 Grant Statement,
payrolldownload
OKinstructionIRS
(http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/lists/0,,id=97401,00.html). New Jersey 1040NR
(http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/taxation/index.html?forms.htm~mainFrame), $10,000 (
Fellowship)
3
SSNPrivate

http://www.internationalstudent.com/tax/TuborTax
(http://www.turbotax.com/) .
4(W2 instruction
)
4.15

Honor Code. Honor Code system


Caltech Honor Code
TA going out No member of the Caltech
community shall take unfair advantage of any other member of the Caltech community
Princeton,Honor Code

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ridiculous,
master/Ph.D honor system
take home

. bbs
Caltech TA,

stupid
TA
unfair disadvantage

GRE ETS

GRE
GRE
GRE

Honor Code
research
http://www.princeton.edu/score .:
http://blackboard.princeton.edu
50

Honor CodePrinceton U-store


(http://www.pustore.com/) ,usedU-storeT-shirt
10 Ustoremembership
salepopular
http://www.firstandsecond.com 5

http://www.addall.com

orientation
http://libweb.princeton.edu/ , catalog. E-Journal

clusterhttp://lib-terminal.princeton.edu/ejournals/by_title_zd.asp
N ~~
DGS (director of graduate studentDGSDOG)

Writing Center
http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/ Program ,

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General,

EE 90%

Karlpupil()EEGeneral Exam.
smallx general 9

http://www.ee.princeton.edu/grad/generalexam.php
oral partoral fail
written part..
general,. part
circuit, probability, logic design, optical electronics. CE, ISS, EMD, OOE
xdjm.popular, CE
logic design, algorithms(Jan.2003 )switching, computer architecture (
); ISSsignals and systems, linear system theory, random
processes.
DSPfall 2003 (bt). Linear
systemProf dickinson
ISSCE, ISS, EMD, OOE
Chemistry:
MAE: interview oral presentation Q&A

MolBio: Chemistry
Rotation
CS: A- general.
Physics:
80%
famously hard, General Exam Archives http://www.princeton.edu/~yuanliu/research.htm

research, TA

SPEAK

by icy

2002 SPEAK SPEAK

SPEAK

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SPEAK TSE SPEAK


TSE trick
SPEAK

presentation
presentationSPEAK
Princeton

TSE

trick

Princeton SPEAK
SPEAK

quit

SPEAK

tutor

presentation mm presentation

stretch "stre--tch"
Princeton

:)

by karlpupil

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Ph.D.
POPT(Princeton Oral Proficiency Test)

POPT SPEAK
POPT
POPT,
POPT,

1.SPEAK
TSE TSE
>=50 SPEAK POPT

Rutgers
school bus
school bus TSE
50 SPEAK
23
TSE
2.
2002
8 enjoy life
SPEAK
orientation 2002 3
SPEAK SPEAK >=40
POPT
POPT POPT

Miki POPT
POPT POPT raters
Miki Susan Damon

friends season 1 n n

presentation, presentation presentation


POPT
1012 3
34 presentation n
n>=5 friends season 1 m m>=5, Feynman
... Damon presentation presenter
23

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2 international graduate student a native undergraduate student

presentation
3.POPT
POPT fall 2002 and spring 2003
24 email presentation

woodrow wilson school


DGS(Director of Graduate Studies)
DGS SEAS-School of Engineering and Applied
Sciences vice dean(David Mende presentation

presentation English program

interaction... presentation
undergraduate
good question...
undergraduate
undergraduate presentation conversation

presentation fail
fall 2002

spring 2003 fail

:WAWA (http://www.wawa.com), 24 grocery,


.

return policy
Google (http://www.google.com) , Froogle
(http://froogle.google.com) Google

--Nassau Park. 10 Wal-mart


(http://www.walmart.com ), Sams club
(http://www.samsclub.com/), Target (http://www.target.com)

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Wal-mart cheap, 11 90

Target Wal-mart
GardeningDesigner
Michael Gravs Design Collection (http://target.com/graves) ,
10
30 Sams Clubmembership 50
memberWal-martSams
ClubCostco (http://www.costco.com/) Costco
40
Nassau ParkPlazaBestBuy (http://www.bestbuy.com/) ,
CompUSA(http://www.compusa.com/).
Michaels
(http://www.michaels.com/) craft Home Depot
(http://www.homedepot.com/), hardware, PetsMart
(http://www.petsmart.com/) ~~~
:)
Wegmans (http://www.wegmans.com/) ! Food Market, theme

soda,
(hazelnut)Wegmans
sushi bar
Quaker Bridge RdShoprite(http://www.shoprite.com)
Wegmans
(organic food)Whole Foods (http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/ )

-- New Jersey

Plainsbobo (Asian Food Center), 660 Plainsboro


Road 10

(Great Wall), 3151 ROUTE 27 FRANKLIN


TOWNSHIPSOMERSET COUNTY 15
(Kam Man Food Inc.) 511 Old Post Road, Edison, 1721-1723 Route 27, Edison,
(HK Supermarket) 275 Route 18 South, E. Brunswic.

30
(Golden Mushroom Grocery Store) 354 Nassau
St.,

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-- 2c 5c
email
24 Onesuite(http://www.onesuite.com) 1-800
4c, 2.2c,
access number,
1-800
http://www.1stphonecard.com, http://www.cybercalling.com/, http://www.phonecardonsale.com
: Access number(local 800
), , (: 011+ 86 ++
).

Amazon (http://www.amazon.com)
local
pp
T-mobile Verizon. Verizon,
T-mobile Verizonlocal
T-mobileVerizonGSM
$-200~50, $30 plannational wide 300
$40 plannational wide, 600 $20
planfamily plan, $60 700 10 T-mobile

plan pre-paid cell phone.


mm pp
--
BestBuyCompUSACircuit City (http://www.circuitcity.com/)
3350 Brunswick Pike, Lawrenceville. Staples (http://www.staples.com) 3495 Route 1
computer

ThinkpadiMacdeal,
(rebate)
www.dealsea.com
www.fatwallet.com , deal
--Ikea(http://www.ikea-usa.com/) ,
1000 IKEA Drive Elizabeth, NJ
07201, 908-289-4488Salvation Army
(http://www1.salvationarmy.org/), Trenton
(http://point.princeton.edu/tigertrade/public/ )
deal! Charity

--Sports Authority (http://www.thesportsauthority.com/) 3360 Brunswick Pike


Quakerbridge MallWal-Mart, Target

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-- Gift. Tigercool (http://www.tigercool.com) Sharper


Image (http://www.sharperimage.com) electronics toys, Hallmark
(http://www.hallmark.com/) Target
-- Princeton shopping center supermarket:
CVS(http://www.cvs.com/ ), Nassau
Princeton Shopping Center (http://www.shoppingprinceton.com/), 301 N. Harrison St.
Princeton Forrestal Village (http://www.princetonoutlets.com/), 2 Village Blvd.
Market Fair (http://www.mymarketfair.com/), 3535 US Route 1.
Super Stop and Shop Supermarket (http://www.stopandshop.com/), 4095 US Highway Route 1,
passion fruit!
Super Fresh Supermarket (http://www.superfreshfood.com/index.asp), 10 Schalk Crossing Rd Unit-31

Pathmart Supermarket (http://www.pathmark.com/), 561 Route 1, 24


Costco Warehouse(http://www.costco.com/), 325 Promenade Blvd and 2210 SR-27
50
-- Mall,
--
--
--

mm
http://www.mitbbs.com fashion
mitbbs.com
fashion

mm
mm

1....
~~~ :(
2.

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4. :)

5. quarter 25
.
6.

7. mm
8.

Walmart, Targetsupermarket,
Princeton 40
NassauQuicker Bridge Mall
(http://www.quakerbridgemall.com/) , beachboy jj
Mall(department store)
Macys (http://www.macys.com ), Lord and Talor (http://www.lordandtaylor.com) .
mallMall. .
Bridgewater Mall (http://www.bridgewatercommons.com/),
Bloomingdale department store (http://www.bloomingdales.com/) , fashion,
Sephora, Short
Hills Mall (http://www.shopshorthills.com/), Bloomingdale,
department store: Saks Fifth Avenue (http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/)
DesignerGucci, Prada, Amarni, Versace 2
Woodbridge Outlet center (http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=7) , 8
Outletdesigner
Gucci, Prada, Amarni, 4 80% off,
fashion
outlet, 20
:P . department store: Saks Fifth Avenue
(http://www.saksfifthavenue.com/) . Nike, $30,
! MallWoodbridge Mall (http://www.woodbridgecenter.com/),
Jersey Garden Mall (http://www.jerseygardens.com/index.asp), Franklin Mills Mall
(http://www.franklinmills.com/index2.html)

Banana Republic (http://www.bananarepublic.com) , Gap


(http://www.gap.com) , Guess (http://www.guess.com) , Armani Exchange
(http://www.armaniexchange.com/), DKNY(http://www.dkny.com/), elegant,

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Express (http://www.expressfashion.com), Forever 21(http://www.forever21.com),


dELiAs (http://www.delias.com/) . J.Crew, Ann Taylor
TSE
Test of Spoken English!,
designer store, Loehmanns (http://www.loehmanns.com/ )

10 deal
New Brunswick 18
TJMaxx
(www.tjmaxx.com/ ), Ross (http://www.rossstores.com/ ), Marshalls (http://www.marshallsonline.com/ )
Mercer MallFilenes Basement (http://www.filenesbasement.com/ ),

DSW(https://www.dswshoes.com/), Mercer MallTimberland


(http://www.timberland.com/), Nine West (http://www.ninewest.com), Skechers (http://www.skechers.com)
Nike(http://www.nike.com/main.html) Swatch (http://www.swatch.com) Skin
Furla (http://www.furla.com/) , Coachhttp://www.coach.com/
Victorias Secret (http://www.victoriassecret.com/),

Xwhy jj
walmart

KoseBorghesetoner,
http://www.strawberrynet.com
Bloomingdale Lord & Taylor

Bridgewater Mall
Sephora(http://www.sephora.com/)
reviewhttp://flowerpod.org/ ,
facial, nailshave
http://www.huaren.us http://www.mitbbs.com fashion

Chiasso
(http://www.chiasso.com/),

Swarovski (http://www.swarovski.com/), the Magic of Crystal,Bridgewater Mall

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post-doc
:) pp

--Meal Plan ~~~ Meal Plan


Meal Plan
Brunch , 11:30-1:30,
cocktail Graduate
College Theme dinner,

Salad Bar Salad dressing (), Ranch Thousand Island

9:30am.
Meal planhttp://facilities.princeton.edu/dining/boardplan.htm. +50points
Frist CenterLate Meal, $3.75,
$5 weekday
--seminar, career
day, reunion day, perspective student visit day Sandwich Pizza. Engineering
SchoolPizza International Center (http://www.princeton.edu/~intlctr)
$3.5 Picnic, BBQ
5 :)
--
:(

!!
McDonalds (http://www.mcdonalds.com/) Nassau ParkWal-Mart
KFC (http://www.kfc.com/), 40 PRINCETON-HIGHTSTOWN ROAD EAST WINDSOR
Washington Rd, wuwuwu
Wendys (http://www.wendys.com/index.html),
Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Staplesplaza 3477 BRUNSWICK PIKE,
Princeton Quaker Bridge Mall
Burger King (http://www.burgerking.com/),
84 Nassau St
Arbys (http://www.arbys.com/), roast beefcurly fries 3371
US Hwy 1
Boston Market (http://www.boston-market.com/), 770
ROUTE 33 878 US Rt. 1 North
Taco Bell (http://www.tacobell.com/)
91 SLOAN AVE
Pizza Hut (http://www.pizzahut.com/), coupon, (609) 243-9363
Staples PlazaB121 3495 US ROUTE 1Meat Lover Pizza, Buffalo wings.
Dominos (http://www.dominos.com/), 2901 Us Highway 1

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609-895-1555
White Castle (http://www.whitecastle.com/),
680 Somerset St. New Brunswick
Subway (http://www.subway.com/) , , 17 Market Hall, Forrestal
Village
Papa Johns (http://www.papajohns.com/) , PizzaPizza Hut 175
Washington Road(609) 419-0900
soda free refill,
--Nassau Meal Plan

Tomo Sushi
Ivy Garden
Tiger Noodle, Ivy
Garden
Thai Village, Ivy Garden|
Kalluri Corner, .
Masala Grill, 15 Chambers Street, Kalluri
baby eggplant(bread)
Nassau Sushi, !!! !
Bent Spoonpalmer squaregelatonuts

Thomas Sweet, E-quadHalo Pub, Palmer Square

ChucksBuffalo wings
Chez Alice Bakery, Palmer Square
P.J. Pancake, pancake,

Triumphs (http://www.triumphbrew.com/), Bar + restaurant


SottoBar+restaurant
:
http://www.math.princeton.edu/~ellenber/princetondinner.html , Prof
http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~arora/nicethings.html Prof

--.

ACSS

review

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15% - 20%, 10%,


22%
Chinese-
Dynasty http://www.dynastim.com/ NJDim Sum,

Wonder Seafood 1984 Route 27, Edison, NJ, 08817, (732)2876328, , 10

happy city Staples Plaze


Chinese-
1167 Raritan Ave. (on Rt 27) Highland Park, NJ, 08904, (732)5729510,
busboy

Dragon Palace 1635 Oaktree Rd. Edison, NJ, 08820, (732)549-7554/7675,

http://www.ckgarden.com/
Chinese-,
700 Rt 1 North, Edison, NJ, 08817, (732)8198830,

239 Raritan Ave (Route 27), Highland Park, NJ, 08904, (732)2478813/8573
, 21 , . , .
. Princeton Shopping center
Chinese-,,
43 Easton Ave, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, (732)8288188
New Brunswick

Penang Malaysian Cuisine & Sushi Bar


Edison, , Nassau Park Wal-Mart Plaza
Super Star East Buffet Wal-Mart Plaza
:)

World Buffet 368 Route 33, Hamilton, NJ, 08619 (609)689-3688

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Japanese + Korean:
Blue Fin 1017 Germantown Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462, (610) 277-3917 sushi
the best in this region fat tuna white tuna.
Benihana http://www.benihana.com/default.asp 60 Parsonage Rd., Edison, New Jersey 08837, 732-7440660, sushi, sushi.
, Hibachi
! .
Morimoto http://www.morimotorestaurant.com/ Ion Chef
- Morimoto sashimi
10 hour pork
kakuni 10 Uni sashimifavorite

Lobster Epice

Minado http://wwwminado.comTodaiBuffetbuffet 25

Makkoli http://www.makkoliseafoodbuffet.com/ MinadoMinado


, 558-560 Old Post Rd., Edison, NJ 08817 (732)287-1234,

Hanchon Korean Restaurant 6783 N. 5th Street, Phila., PA 19126, (215)4240260

Jong Ka Jib Soft Tofu Restaurant6600-6606 N. 5th, St., Phila, PA 19120, (215)9240100
Hanchon
:D

:).
WinTV program
serial port $50, USB $80. $80
27 inch
: P http://tv.yahoo.com/
Fox 9 The Simpsons (http://www.thesimpsons.com/) ,

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10 6pm,7pm,
.NBC 11:35-12:30 Tonight Show with Jay Leno (http://www.nbc.com/tonightshow)
2009 JayJay

12:30am -1:30amLate Night Show with Conan OBrien


(http://www.nbc.com/Late_Night_with_Conan_O'Brien) Show
Conanstupid
(hehe, )
11 NBCABC
talk show, Oprah (http://www.oprah.com/),
8
international channel:) , Cable TV
Discover CNN, MSNBC Comedy
Central Daily Show, South Park
Movie Yahoo (http://movies.yahoo.com/)
zip code 08544 AMC24
(http://www.amctheatres.com/) , Quaker Bridge Rd. and Sloan Ave,
$6.5-7.5 ()
(http://www.movietickets.com/) market fairUA(http://www.uatc.com/)
$5.5
!
Dillon Gym,
,
http://www.princeton.edu/~campusre/ Gymlocker,
GCPorters Lodge
:(.
Ballroom Dance, Hip-hop,

http://www.princeton.edu/~campusre/pe/online_registration.html
Cheer Leaderppmm

GCSocial Party, OGC common room


Coffee HouseGame Night,
OKDVD,
Graduate School New HopeJersey
Garden MallShow, Camelback (http://www.skicamelback.com/) ,
Atlantic City

mitbbs.comTravel (http://www.princeton.edu/~yuanliu/writing_travel.htm )
--

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New York City (Big Apple)



blog

Status of Liberty,
19 South Ferry. $10, Ellis Island,

Empire State Building (http://www.esbnyc.com/) , . 911


$13
Broadway and Time Square
42 42nd
Street 53 53rd street BroadwayEighth Avenue
Broadway ShowLion King, Phantom of the Opera Mama Mia

Metropolitan Museum of Art (http://www.metmuseum.org/)

Central Park,
MOMA, Museum of Modern Art (http://www.moma.org/), 2005 . modern art
, ,,,The Persistence of Memory
, .
Chinatown, Chinatown
Flushing,
ParadeMacys Parade, San Patrick ParadeParade
12/31
Philadelphia, ,

City Hall Tower


Independence Hall20 Tour, Declarations of
Independence
Liberty Bell Pavilion,
Muttter Museum (http://www.collphyphil.org/muttpg1.shtml), Discover
mm
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Chinatown
Washington, 4 Newark

White House, 911


Capitol Building
15 35
9001545
Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Museum of Art, Museum of Airspace, Vietnam War Memorial
Mall

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Atlantic City,
Beach
bus 1
Baltimore, Harbor
:P National Aquarium
Fort McHenry

Boston,
BostonChinatownBoston Chinatownbus, 10

Museum of Fine Art, Museum of Science, New England Aquarium, Old North Church,
Old State House, City Hall, USS Constitution, Prudential Center and Skywalk Observatory.
mmDowntownFilenes Basement (http://www.filenesbasement.com/) ,
MIT, BU, BC

--
Ground for Sculpture (http://www.groundsforsculpture.org/), Hamilton20

Longwood Garden (http://www.longwoodgardens.org/ ), 2 Garden,

Shenandoah National Park (http://www.nps.gov/shen/ ) 4


National Park. Luray Cave,
Niagara Falls (http://niagara-usa.com/ )6-7 Maid of the
Mist, Cave of the Winds, :D
Letchworth State Park (http://nysparks.state.ny.us/parks/info.asp?parkID=12 )
(Grand Canyon of the East).

NJ
:) Coney Island (http://www.coneyislandpark.com/) ,
Point Pleasant (http://www.pointpleasantbeach.com/) .
--

Six Flags Safari & Great Adventure (http://www.sixflags.com/) , 10


2005
weekday
buy one get one free,

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Hersheys Chocolate World (http://www.hersheyschocolateworld.com/) ,

Corning Museum of Glass (http://www.cmog.org/) ,

Haunted House 10
Six FlagsUniversal Studio
Terror Behind the Wallsmm

Dorney Park ( http://www.dorneypark.com/ ) snoopy, ,

... :P

Graduate College

Lawrence Butler apartment


Housinghttp://facilities.princeton.edu/housing/ Housing2007
http://facilities.princeton.edu/housing/b_graduate/Rates.htmDorm 9 -5 apartment

--Graduate College (http://www.princeton.edu/~gradcol/) . GCOGCNGC, double


single. doublewalk through
bath room
. private. roommate,
Housingroommate,OGCmm
NGCprivateOGC
GCdouble single,
popular,double
: http://www.princeton.edu/~gchouse/roomdraw/2004/ .
GCcomputer room (entry* 8 ), 3
(entry 4 entry 8 NGC common room)common room (
social ), TV room (entry 15 NGC common room), (entry
15 ),weight room (),D-bar, party,Coffee
house, Procter Hall, porters lodge
porters lodge housing
contract porter
complaintporterPorters lodge
http://www.princeton.edu/~gradport/DVD
11pm, Meal planGCmeal plan
Meal plan

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socialMeal
planGC 100
GCsocialparty, BBQHalloween ()
FormalGC
Your name,
The Graduate College,
Princeton University,
88 College Rd. West,
Princeton, NJ, 08544.

GC
(http://facilities.princeton.edu/Customer/workrequest.htm)

GC
50 money,
inspection and regulation Housing
http://facilities.princeton.edu/housing/d_inspections/ .
GC meal plan,
GC

-- Lockhart. Lockhart Lawrence


apartment buffer,

-- Annex. Annex NGC


meal plan,
GC,
-- Lawrence Apartment. apartment Lawrence.
Lawrence GSG shuttle

-- Hibben Maggie Apartment. apartment, 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom,


graduate student share, Shuttle popular,

-- Butler Apartment. apartment.


shuttle

-- Millstone Apartment. park

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-- Living Off Campus. Lawrence Apartment


shuttle parking space.
:)
apartment
retain housing draw ()
roommate, draw, contract, Housing
(http://facilities.princeton.edu/Housing/ )email
pets policy "Only pets which may be humanely confined to cages, bowls or aquaria may be kept
in the Graduate College and Annexes, Lawrence, Hibben-Magie and upstairs Millstone and Edwards Place
apartments, and only by the agreement of all roommates (where applicable). Butler apartment occupants,
and downstairs Edwards and Millstone residents, may keep dogs or cats, provided they are not destructive,
noisy, obnoxious, or in any way a nuisance to others. Should such a situation arise, permission to keep pets
may be revoked by the University."
*entry : GC 10-20 entry, entry
1-19 OGC, NGC. OGC (entry1-15)

--Bicycle.
GC Shuttle Wal-Mart
$50-$200 GC
U U $10
~~~
--Bus & Train. NJ Transit
http://www.njtransit.com,
600, 605, 606
porters lodgemail room

$20 (http://www.njtransit.com/pdf/rail/r0070.pdf) Princeton


Penn Station. Long Island () Long Island Rail Road.
Penn Stationhttp://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/ ,
$2, $7. Newark JFK
Penn Station
Amtrak

Amtrak http://www.amtrak.com/ .

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--Airporter. Airporter shuttle.


http://www.goairporter.com/ $23 from Newark, $46 from JFK,
JFK
--Greyhound. Greyhound (http://www.greyhound.com/) ,

Student Advantage http://www.studentadvantage.com/,


Amtrak, 15% off
--Taxi.Newark $90!
Yellow Pages
, online search (http://www.yellowpages.com/), Frist Center
--Airplane. http://www.itasoftware.comsearch
enginehttp://www.travelocity.com/,
http://www.studentuniverse.com/ , http://www.orbitz.com/
25000
programUnited Airline(www.united.com) EWR
Continental
www.mitbbs.com Travel
--Car.

Parking permit, Karlpupil


,PeiHow to get and keep a car? (http://www.peizhang.com/guides/guides_cars.htm),
New South Parking departmentpermit, 100
GC
Pepboys (http://www.pepboys.com/), Firestone (http://www.firestone.com/) ,
Local Edison
--Maps. google
map (http://maps.google.com) Mapquest (http://www.mapquest.com) MSN Live map
(http://local.live.com/ ) Yahoo
GPS+laptop
AAA (http://www.aaa.com) , 50 (with 7miles),
Tour book, triptik. AAAStaples
Plazamembership
--EZPass. EZPass,

$1 $1 discount,
http://www.ezpass.com/
--Rental Car. Enterprise (http://www.enterprise.com)
pickup. airport
busHertz (http://www.hertz.com/), Budget (http://
www.budget.com/), Thrifty (http://www.thrifty.com/), Dollar (http://www.dollar.com/)
. Hertz 25 Dollar
Fee, Fee, 25 under age fee,

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cover liabilitycover
CDW/LDWAmerican Expressprogram
https://www152.americanexpress.com/fsea/travel/car_rental/product.do

--mitbbs travel
http://www.travelsuperlink.com/

Photo ID,
NJ Karlpupil

by Karlpupil

1.

GRE NJ
200
30 6 24 30

fail
Trenton NJ

DMV(Department of Motor Vehicles, NJNew Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission,


http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/ ---smallx)
5 7 1.7 1 0.45 1

23 DMV
9 7

learning
permitpermit

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permitlicense
driver license
2.(Road Test)
Quaker bridge mall DMV
permit
21
21

parallel parkingK-turn, U-turn()

1 popular
$25
$65, warm-up $25
$35

parallel parking
fail stop sign full stop for 3 seconds
fail

50

New Jersey

Health Insurance Health Center. Princeton Health


service http://www.princeton.edu/puhs/, appointment, 8-3141.

International student orientation

Health insurance$250 deductible. Deductible


$250 Insurance
$250,

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jjmm dermatologist

Health center
prescription,
CVS (http://www.cvs.com) ,
Nassau. Target, Wal-Martover-counter(prescription,
),pharmacy
Dental Plan Vision Plan, xwhy jj
Dental and Vision Plan by xwhy
dental and vision plan
http://www.princeton.edu/uhs/si_optional.html ,

plan
deadline

deadline
VISION PLAN

$375
$10 mm $200

210 cover$155
$102$460
mm
coofie $44

DENTAL PLAN

plan

English tutor

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Health insurance Dental


$120 Optional Dental Plan,
health plan

-- English Tutor and Host Family


by xwhy
programs international Center
tutor host family
English Tutor
English Tutor 73

bike
club
Host family
host family family

bigfacecat
Thanksgiving host family

--ftp 40M,
http://www.princeton.edu/~netID . ftp://netID@arizona.princeton.edu,
SSN 8 email. :
public_html, index.htm (or index.html)
EE CS department, IP Domain
http://www.net.princeton.edu/tools/dnslookup.html
-- xdjm
Caltech
B2 ( :p),

1. international student office


2.
3.$6000
4. Registrar
5. I-20,
:
1.
2.

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3.
OK
4./
5.
6.
ahuang19 gg
I-20
I-20
BBS

F-2 G
F-2
-- Complain.
complain,

--$10 10% Nassau


St mm
mm
( 145 Bowery, 212-625-0806)
$30
--Yellow pages. Frist Center
(http://www.chinese411.com/), 34
-- 96%
ACSS

--Guide for Graduate Students


http://www.princeton.edu/pr/admissions/g/ggs/index.html,
--bbs http://acss.princeton.edu/bbs.

karlpupil, xwhy, icy, ahuang19, birdf


Pei
(yuanliu@princeton.edu )

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