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LET’S TALK ABOUT...
Budgeting ............................................................... 01
Photo ID Card ......................................................... 03
Finding New Friends ............................................. 04
Getting to Know American Culture .................... 06
Document Your Documents ................................. 08
Banking and Other Necessities ......................... 09
Understanding the Educational System ........... 11
Coping with Being Overwhelmed ....................... 12
On-Campus Resources ......................................... 14
ISO Student Health Insurance ............................ 14
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Written by Samyuktha Viswanathan, MA Performance Studies
An international student from India, graduated from NYU, class of 2018.
BUDGETING
HOLD UP...
WHERE’S MY MONEY GOING?
So, you’ve just travelled across the world (or at least across the
nearest sea) to follow your dream. You stop to buy a donut or a
coffee and cannot help but do the currency rate conversion in
your head, “Wow, that much?”
Let’s face it: things are expensive here, maybe not all the time,
but more often than not. I mean, back where I’m from - I could
have a full meal and it would cost me just about 90 cents – no
joke! And this is why - budgeting is so important. You will find
that the opener, “As a broke freshman…” is a pretty popular one.
Allow me to help…STUDENT DISCOUNTS! Many online
shopping websites, restaurants (especially those around
the neighborhood of the school), office supply and retail
stores offer student discounts. The easiest way to find out
if they do is to check out if they have a poster out front or
just walk in and ask them. When it comes to websites, do
what we would normally do for most things – Google.