| What is the
most convenient way from India to Clarkson? |
| As you may know,
Clarkson is situated in Potsdam, a very small town in northern New
York state. It is about eight and a half hours' bus from New York
city. But usually people take a plane (from wherever they landed in
the US) to the city of Syracuse, which is 140 miles away. This is
the nearest convenient airport from Potsdam. From there, you can
take a Trailways bus to get to Potsdam. There are two buses daily
from Syracuse to Potsdam - one at 0715 hrs and the other at 1715
hrs. The bus stop is just outside of the airport building. It takes
about four hours to get to Potsdam from Syracuse. The ticket usually
costs $30. You can get on board the bus without a ticket and the
driver will allow you to buy it on the way.
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| Can you pick me
up at Syracuse airport? |
| When any new
students come here, our FIA committee will be sure to help you
settle down. When you arrive at Market Square (last stop of bus in
Potsdam), there will be somebody to meet you there, if you let us
know your arrival time ahead. But because of the limited hands, and
our tight schedule, and also the distance between Potsdam and
Syracuse airport (140miles), we are sorry that we cannot pick you up
at the Syracuse airport. |
| What is
necessary to be brought from India? |
- A Pressure cooker (for 3-4 people)
- Steel vessels like cups/saucepan/karhai/degchis etc.
- Two full sleeve sweaters ( real good ones). Leather jackets
are not of use.You can buy a good winter jacket after coming here
for about $30-$40 The ones you get at home aren't enough for the
climate Potsdam has.
- Masalas / Spices for one month
- Formal suit ( for interviews etc. )
- A pair of formal leather shoes
- Buy Jeans/shirts in India. Its expensive out here( though you
can get the good brands cheaper on deals from time to time )
- Do not get electronic goods which requires AC. Out here its
110V.
- Books are very costly out here. On average costs around $80 so
try to get the books that you might be needing
- A wallet which can carry at least three credit cards
- Get some cash in 1 dollar notes(about 10-15 say). Try to get
Quarters (25 cent coins) as many as possible-typically 15-20.
It'll be useful at the airport and for making calls. Get rest of
the money in the form of travellers cheques. Its safer and can
also be directly deposited in the bank
- A few passport size photos
- Medicines (get some vitamins too for initial use)
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| Will the
unfilled health form have any influence on my joining Clarkson?
Besides, whom should I ask to fill it? |
| Don't worry about
this. That is not a problem in Clarkson. The deadline is not rigid.
But please ask some physicians to fill it out for you before you
come here. And be sure to take it with you. Otherwise there will be
some extra injections which will cost you some money. |
| What amount of
money should I bring with me at least? |
| It is difficult to
say. Do you have the full assistantship from Clarkson? If yes, don't
bring too much money, about $1,500 should see you through the
settling down period comfortably. Here in Potsdam, living cost is
relatively cheap. |
