Berkeley Chinese Students and Scholars Association

A Guide for New Chinese Students & Scholars

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Berkeley Chinese Students and Scholars Association, BCSSA

BCSSA 2008

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4. .........................................................................................................................................10
4.1. Prelim ...............................................................................................................................11
4.2. .................................................................................................................................11
4.3. English Speak Test/OPT...................................................................................................11
4.4. Fellowship, GSR, GSI......................................................................................................12
4.5. Rotation ............................................................................................................................12
4.6. Qualifying Exam ..............................................................................................................13
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Office, Acrobat

4.

E7 Matlab ()CS61 series

Python, Java, Autodesk, Auto Cad, photoshop

5.

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(schedule.berkeley.edu)
Syllabus

1.4.

1(bbs.newsmth.net) AdvancedEdu feiyuelaoyou 2) BBS Berkeley

(bbs.zixia.net)3Google
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2.1.
/PHD UC Village (Family housing)

() university
owned and operated house I-House
$500~750

2.2.

Cal Residential
Unit1, U2U3Martinez
Foothill Bowles
SternClark Kerr
Campus 15

$1400 $1700
Cal Residential
$300

2.3.
1. BCSSA mailing list
(http://bcssa.us/cms/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=2) mailing
list
Craiglist (http://sfbay.craigslist.org/)
2.
1
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Email

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700-1200
2 utilities
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3.
3.1. /

http://www.bcia.com.cn/harbor-guide/ileave.shtml,

1.
2.

3.
4.

5.

www.flysfo.com/
Visiting/Guest
I20I94
I94
form

board protection

Level 3 Boarding area G

BARTBART To Richmond
Downtown Berkeley
$5.90 Berkeley 1
BART

Passport Visa Page I-94 on White page ()

Certificate of Eligibility (I-20 or DS-2019)

3.2.

1 Debit Card

2
3

1. Class pass
110 Cesar Chavez Center(Sather Gate)
Student ID , ,
Photo ID
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2.
3. Card Key
funding
4. ()
SSN
Check-in
International Student Orientation Orientations

3.3.
(1)
() 3 6:20
9:20 15 (=12+3)
(2)
IP
(Ranch99) IP

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4.1. Prelim
Prelim

(ME) Prelim (
)()
(IEOR) Prelim

4.2.

1 Prelim 2

:Phase IPhase IIPhase I

Phase II
()

0-99 100-199
200-299 300-399
100~199 200~299
A

Prelim
( add or drop)
add class (5$) drop class($10)

1. Schedule: http://schedule.berkeley.edu/

2. Telebears: https://telebears.berkeley.edu/telebears/home

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4.3. English Speak Test/OPT

Graduate Student Instructor, GSI( TA) TOFEL
English Speak Test Oral Proficiency Test (OPT)

1 Language Proficiency Program(Langpro@berkeley.edu>)

Email
2 Email English Speak Test

3 2 OPT
() OPT
4 OPT TA OPT
OPT (
) Speak Test

(Educational
fee, Nonresident fee ) Reader
GSI Graduate Student
Researcher,
GSR( RA)

4.4. Fellowship, GSR, GSI

Fellowship
GSI GSR
10 ( 8 20 ) GSR
$1300~$2000 Fellowship Student employee

GSR GSR

GSI GSI

offer 49.5% GSR or 50% GSI

GSRGSI 100% 50%
50% Student employee 100%
GSR
Reader()
GSR
Reader ( 50%) Fellowship

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4.5. Rotation
rotation
Rotation

publication

rotation student

4.6. Qualifying Exam

prelim
Qualifying exam Qualify
MCB
researchQualify
thesis project
Qualifying exam committee
proposal
proposal

proposal qualify
practice talk

project committee member qualify

committee prelim
qualify

4.7.
1. http://berkeley.edu/map/

http://berkeley.edu/map/maps/large_map.html
2. Bearfacts: http://bearfacts.berkeley.edu/
Bear Facts for Students/Student Resources Students

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3. Blu Berkeley:
direct deposit
W-2
4. bSpace: https://bspace.berkeley.edu/

5. Student Calendarhttp://registrar.berkeley.edu/GeneralInfo/stucal.html

6. http://sunsite5.berkeley.edu:8000/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/BIOS/renew.html
(Recall)

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5.

5.1.
AT&T( Cingular); Verizon, T-mobile
Family Plan Plan
500min, 700min

Family Plan

family plan

2 Plan 500min/month
( QQ MSN

)
3

Family Plan

5.2.
Citibank, Bank of America, Wellsfargo
Checking account, Saving accountChecking account checks
ATM Saving account
6

I-20
(Social Security Number,
SSN) SSN Secure Credit Card
SSN

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()
Promotion Cash Back
( 1%cash back )

5.3.
Social Security Number (SSN)
() TA RA SSN
fellowship ITIN SSN
passport(including the I-94 sheet), I-20, Employment verification letter
I-house
SSN
http://internationaloffice.berkeley.edu/multiple_use/socialsecurity_apply.php

5.4.
AT&T Yahoo ADSL
()
$22000 (
) AT&T
LifeLine $10 3M/s Lifeline
$28.07(
300k/s) 2008 6

5.5.

$4~$7

1. (T.C Garden)

2. La Val's 25cm pizza

$4.3
3. Asian Gatol Durant Telegraph

4. University Ave Shuttuck Shuttuck University

Ave. Great China
Shattuck & Center
little mandarin
5. Shuttuck Tripple Rock( Hearst) Jupitor ( Bart )
6. Shuttuck Hearst Liaison Bistro

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7. Telegraph ave. Derby Sushi Martin Luther King Jr
Way 2040
Sushi Cal
8. Ohgane 3938 Broadway Oakland 40th

9. OK 4 22

5.6.

1. AC Transit
AC Transit Class Stick (
) AC Transit

2. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
AC Transit
BART Downtown
Berkeley, Berkeley $5.90 (2008.6)
http://www.bart.gov

5.7.
Craiglist
VIN number DMV.org
CarFax
VIN number:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_identification_number
check engine

Timing Belt
full coverage liability
coverage Full coverage Liability coverage
Full coverage liability coverage
liability coverage

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5.8.

Berkeley 10

Amazon Wal-Mart
$200 Craigslist

U $30

University Ave Mikes Bike$20

5.9.
(1)

$15-$20
$15
(2)
Recreational Sports Facility (RSF) Gym

$10 Visiting Scholar $140

300 Gym
(3)
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
(http://www.uhs.berkeley.edu/Students/insurance/index.shtml)
Tang Center
1/3

(4) Photo ID
Photo ID Driver License/ California ID
/ Photo ID
SSN
(5)

1. The Sather Gate Post office, 2125 Durant, Tel: 6493152.

2. : The Berkeley Main Post office, 2000 Allston Way, Tel: 649-3100.
3. Post Office - North Berkeley1521 Shattuck AVE.
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6.
6.1.

2AC Transit() BART()

Google http://maps.google.com get directions

Store
locator
(Weekly Specials)

(1) http://www.99ranch.com/
3288 Pierce Street Richmond, CA 94804 ()
UC Village ( Albony)

52L BARTEl Cerrito Plaza

40min BART 4min ( 4min

10min ) $1.50BART
BART
(2) Safeway http://www.safeway.com/
1444 Shattuck Place Berkeley, CA 94709( 15min 18
) ()

(3) Berkeley Bowl http://www.berkeleybowl.com/ Weekly Ads

2020 Oregon St. Berkeley, Ca 94703 ()

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Berkeley Bowl 15min

Berkeley Bowl
(4) Monterrey Market
1549 Hopkins Street, Berkeley, CA

(5) Costco http://www.costco.com/ Weekly Ads

4801 Central Avenue, Richmond, California 94804()

~$50

(6) Walgreens http://www.walgreens.com

(7) Oakland Chinatown

Oakland 7th,8th,9th Street AC Transit 1540L Harrison Street BART 12th
Street Costco

(8) Trader Joe's http://www.traderjoes.com/

225 El Cerrito Plaza El Cerrito, CA 94530 ( BART )
El Cerrito Plaza
(9) ROSS http://www.rossstores.com/
2000 El Cerrito Plz El Cerrito, CA 94530

El Cerrito Plaza Trader Joes Albertsons
El Cerrito Plaza BART

(10) Grocery Outlet http://www.groceryoutlets.com/home.aspx

University & 6th
Berkeley Marina

(11) ACE hardware http://www.acehardware.com

2145 University Ave Berkeley, CA 94704

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Target, Albertsons
IKEA and Home
Depot in Emeryville, a Target in Albany and at El Cerrito Del Norte, and a Bed, Bath, and Beyond
at the El Cerrito Plaza.

6.2.

deal , Rebate CouponDeal

deals
dealRebate deal
Mail-in-Rebate () 100 Mail-inRebate $30 100 (
)

$30 rebate
share Coupon 20 OFF 200 200
20 Rebate Coupon
Rebate
deal
Ben's Bargains: http://bensbargains.net/
Deal2buy: http://www.deals2buy.com/
Deal Sea: http://www.dealsea.com/
Dealnews: http://dealnews.com/
The Bargains: http://www.techbargains.com/
deal

deal(Price comparison)

My Simon: http://www.mysimon.com/
Price Grabber: http://www.pricegrabber.com/
Bizrate: http://www.bizrate.com/

http://www.amazon.com/
Reference
Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/

Buy.com: http://www.buy.com/
deal
circuit city, compUSA, Target

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Frys: http://www.frys.com/

Used
www.amazon.com
www.bn.com/

www.half.ebay.com/
www.textbooks.com

6.3.

www.lenovo.com, www.dell.comwww.hp.com

local
Office Depot, Bestbuy, Circuit City, Office Max
Staples

locator

(http://www.tsw.berkeley.edu/) Lenovo Mac

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7.
1.

2.
3.
4.

5.

6.
7.
8.

ATM
Bearwalk(510-642-9255) Night Safety Shuttle
drop-in-door

http://police.berkeley.edu/programsandservices/campus_safety/index.html
blue lamp emergency alarm, emergency alarm
UCPD
www.crimemapping.com

UCPD 510-642-6760

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