Pigments of life in AA Housing, Banking, Transportation, Phone, Health care

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Pigments of life in AA-Housing, Banking,
Transportation, Phone, Health care

• Li Xu
• 2008 new student seminar

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Housing

• On campus
• Northwood community
• Close to north campus
• Convenient to both NC and CC
• Including all the utilities
• Expensive, 1100/2 bedroom 1200/3 bedroom
• University tower
• In the heart of CC
• Study room and gym in the building
• Expensive, 1300/2 bedroom
• Co-ops (http//www.icc.coop/)
• Furthering communication skills and life skills
  by sharing food, work and decision-making.
• Price, 600 including everything (food)
• Off campus
• Apartments
• NC Willow Tree, Green Brier, Traver Knoll,
  Highlands
• CC Arbor Village, Arbor Hills, Ann Arbor Woods
• Economic cooperatives
• Arrowwood Hills http//www.arrowwoodhills.com/

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Banking

• Credit score is a number that is based on a
  statistical analysis of a person's credit report,
  and is used to represent the creditworthiness of
  that personthe likelihood that the person will
  pay his or her debts (from wikipedia).
• Debit card vs Credit card
• Debit Card (check card) is connected to your
  checking account and the charges made are
  deducted from your checking account immediately
  upon purchase.
• Credit Card allows you to charge items without
  having to pay the costs immediately. A monthly
  statement will show the charges made on the card
  and the amount you have to pay the credit card
  company. If the full amount is not paid by the
  due date, fees and a high interest rate might
  apply.
• Banks in AA
• UM Credit Union
• Local branch ATMs on campus low rate for loan
• Contract discount, such as AAA insurance.
• Chase
• National network
• good credit card chase freedom, chase BP card
• Bank of America (BOA)
• National network
• Easily withdraw cash in the ATM of China
  Construction Bank w/o transaction fee
• TCF, Key bank, 5/3 bank, etc.

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Transportation

• Public
• Magic Blue bus http//mbus.pts.umich.edu/
• AATA http//www.theride.org/routes.asp
• Zipcar www.zipcar.com/umich
• Taxis Yellow Cab 734.663.8898 Blue Cab
  734.547.2222
• Michigan flyer to DTW http//www.michiganflyer.c
  om/
• Door-to-door transportation to DTW Custom
  Transit (www.customtransit.com)
• Megabus to Chicago http//www.megabus.com/us/
• Greyhound http//www.greyhound.com
• Amtrak www.amtrak.com
• Driving by your own
• Getting a Driver's License
• IDs SSN/Passport/I-94/I-20/Proof of your
  Michigan address
• http//www.internationalcenter.umich.edu/life/lice
  nse.htm
• Buying used/new car
• Sources
• Ann arbor craiglist, detroit craglist
• Ann arbor news www.mlive.com Michigan Daily

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Phone and phone card

• Cell phone
• http//www.mcard.umich.edu/discountsfacultycompute
  rs.htm
• Long distance call
• Onesuite www.onesuite.com
• ???????
• Skypie

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Health Care

• Primary Care
• UMHS
• PCP (Primary Care Physician)
• Symptom fever, allergy, acne
• Health emergency UM-hospital
• Dental care/insurance
• Option I Full Mouth X-rays once in a three-year
  period Cleanings twice in a calendar year
• Option II Option I 1,000 maximum for fillings
  and simple extractions, etc.
• Vision care/insurance
• Eye care clinic and optical shop (part of UHS)
• Vision insurance http//www.umich.edu/benefits/p
  lans/vision/high.htm

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Miscellaneous Information

• Library http//www.lib.umich.edu/aael/
• Study room request
• Ride Home daily service from 200 a.m. through
  700 a.m. (request a trip from librarian)
• Recreation
• NCRB,CCRB,IMSB, www.umich.edu/umove
• CSSAOA (cssaoa_at_umich.edu), Tennis
  (tennis2008_at_umich.edu), Volleyball
  (cssaVB07_at_umich.edu), Table tennis
  (tabletennis_at_umich.edu), Soccer (zuqiu_at_umich.edu)
• English (writing/speaking)
• English Language Institute (ELI) offers
  writing/speaking clinics, http//www.lsa.umich.edu
  /eli
• ELI conversation circle program
• (http//sitemaker.umich.edu/conversation/home)
• Safety, legal, student affair, and career
  counseling
• Department of Public Safety (DPS)
  www.police.umich.edu
• S.A.F.E WALK provides daily from 1000 p.m.-300
  a.m. Call 763-WALK
• Night Ride operates M-F(1100 p.m.-600 a.m.) and
  Sat./Sun.(700 p.m.- 730 a.m.) with a fixed fee
  of 5.00 per person . Call 663-3888 (service and
  information).
• Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)
  www.umich.edu/caps/
• Student Legal Services (SLS) http//studentlegals
  ervices.dsa.umich.edu/
• Rackham Graduate School, Graduate Student
  Affairs www.rackham.umich.edu/student_life/advice
  _support/grievance_academic_support/
• The Career Center http//www.careercenter.umich.e
  du/
• Taxes and social security

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Help?

• www.youmebbs.com
• UM international center
• My email lixum_at_umich.edu

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