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There are many things you may want to take care of when you reach Pittsburgh. Most of this list can be translated for other cities as well. · Get an SSN (you can't get paid without it and you need it for bills) · Get a state ID (its easy to get and then you don't need to carry your passport around) and driver's license · Enroll for gas and electricity (check with landlord about service provider or google it) o Ask to get a budget plan for equitable gas:https://www.equitablegas.com/faqs/default.aspx?f=bus: This allows you to pay an equal amount every day. If you're an international student, you may be required to pay a security deposit initially as you don't have prior credit history. · Get a secure credit card (particularly if you want to stay in the US, you want to build a credit history) For discounts and other perks: · Get a CVS card (medical store and basic grocery) · Get a Giant Eagle card (grocery) · Get an Amazon STUDENT Prime Account. Not the regular prime. STUDENT prime. Use your .edu email address for this. o This is important because Amazon has really cheap things (it has everything!) and you need a Prime account to get FREE shipping, along with FREE streaming of various shows and movies. o With your .edu account (e.g. CMU) you get 6 months of Prime membership for free. o Once you enroll, remember to go to Manage Prime Membership and switch off automatic renewal of membership. Else, you might forget and get charged once the 6 month period expires. o One person can also use it twice because we have an andrew.cmu.edu account and a cmu.edu account. I'll tell you how to make the latter below. · Get a groupon account for deals on everyday things as well as getaways · Woot.com is another great website for deals. Especially for the tech savvy. CMU Get on the CMU list serv o Subscribe to the CMU Misc market for up to date info on the latest sales (furniture etc), and housing offers o Log onto andrew mail o Go to folders o Subscribe to "cmu.misc". This should include cmu.misc.job, cmu.misc.apartments etc. Create @cmu.edu address • http://www.cmu.edu/computing/new-user/graduate/before/email.html Using the above link, you can also find directions to forward andrew mails to a gmail account. It's SO much easier to use than the andrew interface.
