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- Bring appropriate winter clothing, as the temperature in Lexington does go below -10°C during winter. Heavy clothing can also be bought here.
- We strongly recommend that you bring your Original Indian driver's
license (or
IDP) with you, because a Kentucky license can then be obtained easily.
- It is advisable to have all eye/dental examinations done in India and also to carry an additional pair of glasses/contact lenses, to avoid incurring high expenditures in the US. Also carry medications for allergies and common aliments.Even health insurance given by the university doesn't cover Eye/Dental ailments.
- It helps to bring some cooking utensils (e.g. a pressure cooker). Flat-bottomed vessels are preferable, as there are mostly electric stoves in the U.S. Indian groceries and spices are available in Lexington. It is a good idea to learn a few basic recipes.
- Books are expensive here(Each might cost around $100) and it is very difficult to get textbooks solely from the library. Try to bring relevant textbooks from India. This will save you some money.Generally every major has some set of core courses which are mandatory. Find out the core courses from the Director of Graduate Studies(DGS) of the particular department(links are provided on ISA website) or mail us so that we can direct you to some student in the department who might give you the information.
- Note that it is generally difficult to transfer to another school in the US without attending at least one semester in the school on whose I-20 you received the visa. It is advisable to leave behind I-20's of all other schools besides UK, to avoid problems at the port of entry in case your bags are opened for checking.
- Other articles that you might want to carry along and save spending on them out here would be :audio cassettes of your liking, a formal dress in case you were to attend conferences, a pair of formal shoes, a backpack, a couple of passport sized photographs.
- You will have to under go a TB test on arriving here. The test is a must and is administered free to all UK students. No TB test certificates will be acceptable from any doctor in India or abroad. The test has to be carried out at the UK medical center. You may choose to inoculate yourself for any disease in India. Try to do all vaccinations around 20 days before leaving for the US so that these vaccines do not interfere with your TB test.
- You might want to leave behind the following with your parents : a copy of all your important documents, the list of e-mail addresses and phone numbers they could use to get in touch with you (given below), letters of authorization in the name of your parents.
- UK is a wonderful place to meet people from other countries.We would like you also to be a part of this International Community. UK has an International Hospitality Program (IHP) through which you might be adopted by an American family and make occasional visits to their place for lunch/dinner. So if possible, please bring some photographs, posters of India, a traditional dress, small gift items, and maybe a musical instrument that you play. We hope you will find this international experience to be a special kind of education.
- We look forward to seeing you here in Lexington. Have a pleasant and safe journey.
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