<p>Can anyone create a shopping list??</p>
<p>Is there anything particular I should buy from India which would be more expensive in the US?</p>
<p>If you google "college checklists" you'll get several variations of lists of things you will need for your dorm. You can't buy sheets etc because the sizes will be different. you may want to buy towels, except they are heavy to pack and carry. You can also shop online and have things delivered to your dorm. Often for International students the school allows things to be delievered before you get there. check with your school.</p>
<p>You can also search cc and there are major threads of what to bring and where to find it.</p>
<p>I have been thinking about this a lot too- but except for clothes - i think almost everything else will have to be bought there. Also if your college gives you your book list it would be smart to find out the one's available here and buy them.</p>
<p>Also don't forget to take all the original copies of your transcripts, TC, Sat Score reports etc.</p>
<p>I had a roommate in grad school who arrived from China with everything she would need for several months, including laundry detergent! We were amazed! But she didn't have to shop for anything for a very long time which meant that she was fully able to cope with life until she had made friends who knew where to find the things she needed, and could advise her on the local equivalent products (I don't recall what brand of laundry detergent she finally settled on).</p>
<p>My personal advice is for you to think through everything you do use on a regular basis (toothpaste, shampoo, pain-killers, etc.) and bring enough of that item to get you through your first two weeks to one month. Then, make friends with locals who can advise you on where to shop and maybe have a car to get you there.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best on this big adventure!</p>
<p>why does anyone need original copy of transcript?? what if that gets lost or whatever??</p>
<p>Through bring copies of all your certificates, but i'd advise against carrying originals with you leave those at home .</p>
<p>In the US it is possible to ask for multiple copies of transcripts from your HS or college. When they are issued as "official" transcripts they are printed on special paper and/or have a raised seal and/or official signatures or some other way of getting them classified as "official". The ones that the HS or college secretary makes for you with the nearest photocopier when you are in the office, or that the school gives to you for your own personal files is not considered "official". This may be what your university means when it asks for originals. The true original never leaves the HS or college itself.</p>
<p>Check with your receiving university to find out what they are looking for. You may have to take copies of your documents to your home country ministry of education or the like in order to fully "legalize" them. And yes, if there only is one real, true original of whatever it is, you probably do want to leave that at home and bring a legalized copy instead.</p>
<p>^ In India- the students get the originals and the school keeps copies of their mark sheets. My college tells internationals to bring their original transcripts and sat score reports with them- maybe for verification- so i thought all colleges do that.</p>
<p>I expect they are asking for this to verify everything. The international students' office at your college should know about the precise kinds of documentation that you will need. It may be that you do have to carry these one-of-a-kind originals with you. Check directly with Carleton to find out what they want.</p>