Contact Information

• Staff and Hours
• Student Staff and Hours

Students

• International Student Statistics
• New Students
• Mentor Application
• Travel
• International Student Handbook
• Letter Requests
• Summer at Macalester
• Mail Policy

Programs

• Host Family Program
• Mentor Program
• Ametrica

Government Regulations

• Work Options
• Taxes
• Downloadable Forms
• Social Security
• Useful Government Links
• Visas to Canada, Mexico and the UK
• Schengen Visa
• Local Immigration Lawyers
• Driver's License & State I.D.

Alumni

• Change of Address Form for OPT
• Alumni Website

Pre-Orientation for International Students (PO4IS)

Tuesday, September 1 (afternoon)

• Airport Pick Ups by Mentors (complete online arrival form)
• Check into dorms, obtain student ID, get TB tested
• Shopping if needed

Wednesday, September 2

• Airport Pick Ups until 4 p.m.
• Check into dorms, obtain student ID, get TB tested
• Shop
• Open Bank Account (Kagin)
• Get Cell Phone if desired (Kagin)

(All PO4IS Sessions below in Campus Center unless otherwise noted)

7:00 p.m.  PO4IS -- Introductions of ISP staff, Mentors and You

               Mentor Mediation I: The Foundation

Thursday, September 3

8:45 - 10:00 a.m.     Government regulations paperwork session            

• Complete employment and tax documentation (W4, I-9)
• Hand in passports and I-20s (or DS2019s) for copying.

10:00 a.m. - noon    Aaron Colhapp, International Student Programs Director

• Immigration and Other Laws Affecting International Students
• Cultural Adjustment: The Student Experience, America, Academics, Finances, Health, and other Q & A

Noon - 1:00 p.m.     Lunch with Mentors

1:00 - 2:00 p.m.      Host Family Orientation

2:00 - 3:00 p.m.      Mentor Mediation II: Adjusting to US Academic Life

3:00 - 4:00 p.m.      Mentor Mediation III: Sex and Drugs

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.      Dinner with Mentors

6:30 - 7:30 p.m.  The Macalester Intercultural/International Experience

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.      Sarcasm 101: An Introduction to Humor in America

Friday, September 4                                  

9:00 - 1:00 p.m.    Drop-off

1:00 - 5:00 p.m.  TB Testing Part II

6:00 p.m.              Orientation Begins

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