Must-read guide to American life abroad

American college students for higher education expenses include: tuition, room and board, books, stationery, personal expenses, travel expenses. Fees are generally more expensive to finish a master's degree in general need to
2-4 million dollars, more famous universities, tuition fees more expensive.
【Clothes】
Continental United States, a large diurnal temperature climate, particularly at the turn of summer and fall, often during the day shorts are still sweating, but after the sunset, but the temperature plunged, so go and who would always bring one, so cold. U.S. winter, even in Los Angeles, known to hot, or when there is the lingua franca of the heater, so layers of winter clothes to the upper body (layer) as the principle, that entry to be off, go out and wear. Best prepare for a, two sets of formal clothing to prepare for a formal dinner or attending Symposium (conference) needs. Of course, not many such occasions. General wear simple family gatherings, unless the owner specifically stated.
【Accommodation】 best choice for the first year of study in the United States live on campus, a person a good environment, safety, and second, and convenient transportation can save time and transportation costs, especially in the first came when no cars. But the school dormitory is not easy to apply, is required before leaving the country, after the receipt of admission, immediately to the Accommodation Office to obtain the relevant accommodation information and an application form and submit the application. Some schools in the application that is required to pay the application fee and deposit, the two costs are usually not refundable, so applications should consider carefully before the school dormitory, change your mind and the application fee deposit will be forfeited. To the U.S., wants to be moved into the school dormitory, you can contact the Accommodation Office, in accordance with regulations apply. If you do not apply to the school dormitory, or do not want to live in dormitories may be to off-campus housing.
Select off-campus housing, have the following information available channels:
(1) bulletin board: advertising near schools and other post offices or supermarkets or levy the roommate rental ads.
(2) community newspaper or campus newspaper about rental classified ads, published a call for the above contact.
(3) the school to stay outside the office to provide on behalf of the rental housing services.
(4) an acquaintance introduced.
【Insurance】
Studying in the USA, certain mandatory to insurance, most schools do not have insurance expressly provided, it can not be registered. "Student insurance will cost about 500 to 1000 yuan. The whole family between about 2000 to 3000 yuan. Select the insurance should pay attention to the disease may occur frequently, whether the scope of the Cover, as well as the proportion of the Cover . United States security is part of the benefit, but also more than a certain amount, call it (deductible). General Insurance Cover the area is "medically necessary" in.
【Power】
North America uses AC voltage is 110 volts, from domestic appliances to be brought into account. Audio-visual products in China is PAL system format, common in North America is NTSC system, so do not take video.
【Others】
`The charges in the United States, including optometry, spectacles, spectacle frames, lenses and other select functions and insurance, among others. Currently the price is way more common: the optometry fee $ 40-50;
Cheap glasses frame generally have 100 U.S. dollars; the basic price of ordinary lenses 30-40 dollars, plus film, anti-UV, anti-flash, ultra-thin, feature color, etc. additional charge.

In addition to buy other commodities with the same tax, with the average price of a pair of spectacles at least 200 U.S. dollars. And even if you buy insurance, the cost of glasses can not be reimbursed, so before leaving the country, the best optical shop in a reliable deputy to spare a few more with. Restrictions in the United States to buy drugs, many drugs have only prescription pharmacies sell it to you, when Chinese students in the United States with some commonly used drugs to prepare for minor illnesses, first arrived in the United States to cope with disaster by the use of small.
In American life, is not used to be the biggest cultural differences, not eat Chinese food, hear Chinese songs, do not see the Chinese books, therefore, must be prepared to go abroad luggage classical Chinese music, including tape, CD,
VCD and so on. Although the network developed, can be easily downloaded, but still with a more convenient. There are other classical works of Tang. 等，还有专业类工具书。" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" onmouseout="this.style.backgroundColor='#fff'">In addition, the best time to go abroad with language and professional dictionaries, including "New English Dictionary> and so on, have a professional class tool. If the country can be original or photocopy of the textbook, the best band, because the United States textbook printing quality, low print run, prices are generally in the tens or hundreds of dollars.