LobsterQuadrille

Thanx guys for all the tips and info, they are quite helpful. Can you also please tell me how to look for jobs on campus, and how to approach professors for any form of assistantship.

Well EE is Electrical Eng. Thanx for the info and advice about checking accounts. I'm really not planning on buying a car just yet, wouldn't want more costs than what I already have. I'm 21, just graduated and will be totally dependant on my parents, atleast for the first year of my master's. Are there usually banks on university campuses to open an account?? While using credit/debit cards, one will have to pay a nominal fee on every transaction of about $2. It is quite a lot for international students to pay for every small transaction. Any other cheaper ways??

Help & advice needed from international and domestic students..... I am an international student and will be starting MS EE program in US. Money is definitely the next thing to reckon after admissions. I'd like to know how to do international students manage their finances. Many questions coming up: How to pay the college fee,... credit card or any other way?? Which is a good method?? How to convert international currency into $$$, the most efficient (money saving) method, since the us $$ is costlier?? Do international students open a bank account there??And how to?? The best money pinching methods for managing books, clothing, supplies, food, housing etc... (domestic students, please help with this.....) How much money to carry on arrival?? Please add more words of advice if you can.

Help & advice needed from international and domestic students..... I am an international student and will be starting MS EE program in US. Money is definitely the next thing to reckon after admissions. I'd like to know how to do international students manage their finances. Many questions coming up: How to pay the college fee,... credit card or any other way?? Which is a good method?? How to convert international currency into $$$, the most efficient (money saving) method, since the us $$ is costlier?? Do international students open a bank account there??And how to?? The best money pinching methods for managing books, clothing, supplies, food, housing etc... (domestic students, please help with this.....) How much money to carry on arrival?? Please add more words of advice if you can.