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PRACTICAL MATTERSISI HOUSING INFORMATION:You may choose to live on- or off-campus during the month of August when ISI is insession. Staying on-campus in August will allow you to have a place to stay as soon asyou arrive. You will be able to meet other ISI students and stay in a location that isconvenient for traveling to classes and social events. It will also give you time to find anapartment for the academic year if you wish to do so; there are plenty of affordable andcomfortable apartments in Evanston and Chicago, but it does take time to find them.For these reasons, we do NOT recommend that you try to find an apartment on yourown as soon as you arrive. Your schedule will be packed with classes and social eventsduring the first week, and you will not have enough time to hunt for an apartment rightaway. We will also be covering apartment-hunting strategies during the course of ISI.HOUSING APPLICATIONS: Space in Engelhart will be limited and availability of housing is notguaranteed. Apply as early as possible to make certain that you will get a room: werecommend applying within one week after you accept the offer of admission fromNorthwestern, and absolutely no later than May 2, 2011.To apply for academic year housing in Engelhart Hall, download the Graduate Housingapplication for Engelhart from the Graduate Housing Webpage, and submit yourapplication directly to Graduate Housing.http://www.northwestern.edu/gradhousing/accommodations_evanston.htmlFREQUENTLY ASKED ISI HOUSING QUESTIONSCan I move in before the start of the month?Yes, you can, but you will need to pay an additional fee (see below).Will I be charged extra if I move in early?If you arrive early and are staying in a twin studio, you will pay an additional fee pernight before the start of your lease in August. For a twin studio, the additional cost willbe 25.00 and for a one bedroom the additional cost is $40.00 per night. You must let theHousing Office know when you plan to arrive on your application form. If you arriveon a Saturday or Sunday, the Office will be closed, and you will have to make specialarrangements to get into your room.I don’t have a NETID yet. How can I submit my application online without one?You must have a NETID to submit your application online. If you do not yet have aNETID, please contact the director for an electronic copy of the application, whichmay be returned to Graduate Housing by e-mail.Is there a separate form for ISI housing?No. But do please indicate on your application that you are an ISI student.Can I continue living in Engelhart Hall after the ISI period?Yes, but you must apply for housing for the academic year BEFORE you arrive,because many students want to stay in Engelhart during the academic year. If you waituntil you arrive to request housing, there will not be any rooms left for you. If you wanthousing for the academic year, apply as soon as possible to get the best possible roomchoice.Can I email the housing application back to the Graduate Housing? If so, what is the address?Yes, you may email your application to graduate housing. The address isgrad-housing@northwestern.edu. Signed leases cannot usually be faxed or e-mailed, butyou may ask for an exception.Can I stay in Graduate Housing though August and Fall Quarter and then leave?No. There are only two options:Stay for the month of August onlyStay from August through the end of the academic year (June or September).What is the housing deposit fee?This deposit is used to reserve a room for you ONLY if you intend to stay in Engelhartfor the entire year. This is not a damage deposit and can be used to pay part of your rentfor August. Once you arrive, this deposit will appear as a credit on your studentaccount towards your first month’s rent.Do I need to pay a deposit if I am only staying through August?No, you are only required to pay a deposit if you will be staying the entire year. If youwill only be staying in Engelhart in August, you do not need to pay a deposit, and youdo not need to pay in advance. You may pay your August rent when you arrive.I didn’t get my lease in time to return it by the deadline! What should I do?Contact the Graduate Housing Office and let them know that you still want your lease,but that it may be a few days late. They will make arrangements for you. Also, contactthe ISI Director, and we will work with Graduate Housing to make sure that they hold aroom for you.Can I pay my deposit or rent by credit card?No, you will need to pay by check or money order.If I am only staying in August, when do I have to move out?You will need to move out on Wednesday, August 31, 2011.WHAT SHOULD YOU BRING WITH YOU TO THE U.S.?The weather in Chicago in August varies a lot from day to day. The average temperaturein July is 23 C and the average temperature in January is –5 C. In August, the averagetemperature is 22 C and the weather can be hot and humid, or cool, rainy, and windy.We strongly recommend that you either bring a large, sturdy umbrella with you, orpurchase one as soon as you arrive. A good rain jacket is also very helpful. Dress forISI is very casual; shorts and t-shirts are appropriate for hot days. The one exception isour end of program banquet. For the banquet, gentlemen will need to wear a suit, orlong pants (not jeans) and a long sleeved shirt. Ladies will need to wear a dress, suit, or anice shirt and slacks or a skirt.One other word about packing involves our “Culture Night”. This is one of the first bigactivities we will have as a group. Each student shares a little bit of his or her culturewith the rest of the group. Students from the same country work together on a grouppresentation. Each presentation is limited to ten minutes, and is meant to beinformative, creative, and fun. We end the night by sharing some home-cooked foodfrom around the world.
When you are packing, you may wish to bring a special reminder of home with you toshare during the presentation, whether it is the ingredients for a special dish, a piece ofclothing, a music CD, or an object with special cultural meaning. A photo of yourhometown or family can also be very special.Past presentations topics have included:DancingSportsFood, fine cuisine and beveragesGeographyCultural customsMusical InstrumentsHistoryClothes, costumes, and fashionLanguagesFine and folk artsISI STIPEND:All participants will receive a stipend of approximately $1,635 USD for housing andexpenses for the month of August. This is the equivalent of one month of a UniversityFellowship stipend. Please note that your ISI stipend check will be issued on the LASTday of August. It is important for you to arrive with enough money to handle set-upexpenses. We suggest bringing $1,000 USD if possible. If necessary, you may apply foran emergency loan of up to $500 at the beginning of August, after you have arrived atNorthwestern; you will repay this loan when you receive your paycheck.ARRIVAL INFORMATIONARRIVAL DAY. Our official arrival day is Monday, August 1, 2011. You must arriveon or before this day to participate in ISI. If you wish, an ISI representative will pickyou up from the airport on August 1 and take you to campus. Please note that August 1is the ONLY day that we are able to provide transportation from the airport to campus.You should use the Arrival Information Form to make a pick-up reservation.EARLY ARRIVALS. Students who arrive on weekends may not be able to check in toGraduate Housing until Monday morning. If you must arrive earlier than August 1, youmay apply for a temporary home-stay with a CCIS family (see the CCIS website athttp://www.northwestern.edu/international/ccis/index.html) or make otherarrangements for a place to stay. Also, please note that if you wish to check intoGraduate Housing upon your arrival, you should schedule your flight so that you arriveas early as possible in the daytime.ARRIVALINFORMATION FORM. As soon your flight information is confirmed,complete the Arrival Information form and send it to ISI. Please fill out the formcompletely; we need all of the information on the form. ISI must receive your arrivalinformation form by 17:00 on Friday, July 1 2011 (Central Standard Time) at the latest.You may send it through the mail, fax the form to us, or e-mail it as an electronicattachment.ATTHEAIRPORT. Upon arrival you will be given a folder with an orientationschedule, maps to all ISI locations, and emergency contact numbers. These materialswill give you all the information you will need until official programming begins thenext day. If our ISI volunteers pick you up at the airport, they will give you your folderas soon as you arrive. If a friend, a department representative, or CCIS host family picksyou up instead, please give us contact information for that person on your Arrivalinformation form. We will send your folder to them, so that you may still have it assoon as you arrive. If you are making your own arrangements or are coming early,please contact us so that we can arrange a time to greet you and give you your folder.ORIENTATION TOURS and ASSESSMENT. A special orientation to Northwesternfor ISI students is held on Tuesday, August 2., as well as two kinds of assessment tests.You must be present for both the orientation tour and the testing in order to participatein ISI.The NU orientation is designed to help you quickly find all the necessary administrativeoffices and complete most of the paperwork necessary to begin life as a Northwesterngraduate student. The assessment is a way for us to create a language profile of eachstudent, so that we can customize your instruction to your needs. You do not need tostudy for the assessment, as we want to determine your needs at the time of theassessment.ISI VISA INFORMATION:Like all foreign Northwestern students and scholars, ISI participants must obtain theproper visa status to legally study in the United States. All visas are handled through theInternational Office, and the International Office is your best resource for accurateinformation about visa policies and procedures. However, please understand that theInternational Office must process many visa applications each spring; although they willdo their best to answer questions as quickly as possible, you may need to wait a day ortwo to receive a response. In the meantime, please feel free to send questions to the ISI.We will know the answer to some of your questions, and can act as a liaison to theInternational Office in case of emergencies.Because ISI students arrive on campus six weeks earlier than most Northwesternstudents, you must be very prompt in all stages of the application process.Step One: REQUESTING A VISA FROM NORTHWESTERNFill out a request for visa documents as soon as you have been admitted toNorthwestern and return it to The International Office You should receive directionson how to access the proper I-20 Request form from the Graduate School along withyour acceptance letter. Please do so as soon as possible. This will allow sufficient timefor the International Office to process your request. Also, make sure to fill out theforms accurately and check the accuracy of the forms you receive from the InternationalOffice; errors will delay the processing of your visa. Always check that your first andlast names are listed in the correct order and with the proper spelling and that allinformation about your financial support is accurate. It is very important that you sendyour visa request form in as soon as possible. If you are waiting for final transcripts orother pieces of information, you can send those in later, but the form itself must be sentas quickly as possible.
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