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GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

Welcome to GW! This Welcome Guide will help you familiarize yourself with GW, the Foggy Bottom Campus, and Washington, D.C. area. Raise High!

NEW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT CHECKLIST SAFETY TIPS

Get your GWID (log on to go.gwu.edu/myGWid for more information) IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL 911 or GWPD/EMeRG (202-994-6111) Register for Classes (banweb.gwu.edu) D.C. FIRE SERVICES (202-462-1762) Get your U.S. Phone Number Open a Bank Account Stay Informed Crisis Hotlines Complete your eCheck-in on ISOGateWay (go.gwu.edu/GWISO) GW CHC Suicide Help Update your Contact Information (Address and Phone Number) on GWeb go.gwu.edu/covid19 (202-994-5300 and press option 2) Attend the New International Student Orientation Campus Advisories GW Sexual Assault Response Check out the The HUB videos (go.gwu.edu/gwisoevents) to learn (campusadvisories.gwu.edu) & Consultation Team (202-994-7222) important first year tips that will help you get settled into GW GW Alert Get connected and join a Student Organization (safety.gwu.edu) Sign up for SMS alerts (gwu.campuslabs.com/engage) Visit website for alerts Don’t stress! You are in for a treat! Alert DC (hsema.dc.gov/page/alertdc) GW Information Line Take self-defense classes offered by WELCOME TO GW (202-994-5050) the GW Police Department for free!

PHONE PLANS AND SERVICES

Phone Services Price/Month Plan International/Additional Services

• $10 off/month on Unlimited plans for students • Free calls/texts to Mexico and Canada Verizon $75 – $95 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Free Disney+, Discovery+, Apple Arcade, Google Play Pass, and Apple Music for 6 months

Prepaid $15 – $30 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Mint Mobile • Free unlimited calls to Mexico and Canada

2G data in Mexico & Canada $60 - $85 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • T-Mobile • Free roaming in 210+ countries

AT&T $70 – $80 Unlimited Talk, Text, and Data • Unlimited talk, text, & data in Mexico & Canada

CT Excel Internet $20 – $50 Unlimited Talk, Text, and 7GB Data • Free calls/texts to Asia

Note: Prices may vary based on your specific plan. Please contact individual service providers for more information. Family plans available without SSN Student discount available Coverage

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

FOOD: GLOBAL CUISINE FOOD: AFFORDABLE OPTIONS

Asian Roti ($) A. Litteri ($$) Meal Delivery Services Jinya Ramen ($$) Lebanese Taverna ($$) Bullfrog Bagels ($) DoorDash Chalin’s ($$) CopyCat Co. ($$) American Postmates Bul Korean Food ($$) KoChix Chicken ($) Himalayan Heritage ($$) GrubHub Busboys and Poets ($$) Panera Bread ($) Uber Eats European Founding Farmers ($$) Poppa Box ($) Duke’s Grocery ($$) The Pretzel Bakery ($) Meal Deals and Discounts Alta Strada ($$) TED’s Bulletin ($$) &Pizza ($) Ambar ($$) For more details, visit All Vegetarian/Vegan Bistrot du Coin ($$) All Vegetarian/Vegan go.gwu.edu/mealdeals ll Canale ($$) Chaia ($) Elife Restaurant ($$) For a full list of GW Dining Partners Toki Underground ($$) African Fare Well ($$) who accept GWorld, visit: Vegz ($$) Fruitive ($$) dining.gwu.edu/where-eat Chercher Ethiopian Restaurant ($$) Equinox Restaurant ($$$) Keren Café and Restaurant ($) HipCityVeg ($$) Das Ethiopian ($$) Latin American Shouk ($$) Less than 2 miles from GW Bukom Café ($) Los Hermanos ($$) * Limit eating out at restaurants | Call and More than 2 miles from GW El Tamarindo ($$) Middle-Eastern check-in with restaurants regarding dining GWorld accepted El Chalan ($$) options | Opt for contactless delivery Amsterdam Falafel Shop ($) Sol Mexican Grill ($) George’s King of Falafel ($) Mi Cuba Café ($) Yafa Grille ($$)

BANKING OPTIONS

Bank Benefits Credit Card Options

$12 monthly fee can be waived for college students under age 24. Bank of America (Core Checking) • • Students are protected by $0 liability guarantee. Discover Bank Capital One • No minimum checking deposit and no overdraft or ATM fees. Citibank (Basic Banking) • $10 - $30 monthly fee. Bank of America • Monthly fee can be waived if balance is above $1500. Petal (no annual fee)

• No monthly service charge (up to 6 years). Deserve EDU PNC Bank (Virtual Wallet Student) • One incoming domestic or international wire (no SSN required) transfer per statement period at no charge.

SunTrust (Essential Checking No monthly fee for students for 5 years. Please contact • individual banks for Students) • Can transfer money using Zelle. for more information.

For information on international payment options, please visit studentaccounts.gwu.edu/international-payments.

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GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

COLLEGE TEXTBOOK RESOURCES FUN THINGS TO DO IN D.C.

Step 1: • Smithsonian Museums and • Explore the different memorials Galleries. Check go.gwu.edu/ in the course of your daily walk Check your class syllabus on GW Blackboard smuseums for opening dates & plans. or run! Lincoln Memorial, Korean War Veterans Memorial, Vietnam Veterans Spend the day exploring Step 2: • Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Georgetown! We recommend a Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial You can choose to rent or buy books 20 minute walk while you admire the scenic waterfront, the beautiful • Take a bus tour of the city and architecture, and the mesmerizing stop at different tourist attractions. Step 3: cobbled pathways of Georgetown. Check bigbustours.com/en/ Check out these useful resources: Need a relaxing escape washington-dc/washington-dc-bus- • tours/. from the city? Great Falls, Rock • Gelman Library, Himmelfarb • GW Campus Store Creek Park, Theodore Roosevelt Island, Health Sciences Library, Jacob • Chegg.com National Harbor Burns Law Library and Eckles • Abebooks.com Library (Mount Vernon Campus) • GetTextbooks.com • Amazon Prime Student

SELECT SERVICES

Office Services Website

International Services Office (ISO) Immigration, adjustment, and advocacy support for all international students internationalservices.gwu.edu

Career Services Career and professional development support and resources careerservices.gwu.edu Hosts international events, cross-cultural communication, and Multicultural Student Services Center mssc.gwu.edu community building for all ethnicities and backgrounds Primary health care services, vaccinations, counseling, Colonial Health Center healthcenter.gwu.edu mental health support, and student health insurance. Disability Support Services Assistance and support to students with disabilities disabilitysupport.gwu.edu Resources related to sexual or gender-based harassment, sexual assault, Title IX- Haven haven.gwu.edu sexual exploitation, intimate partner violence and stalking Student Services Hub Offices of Student Financial Assistance, Student Accounts and Registrar studentserviceshub.gwu.edu

Tax Department Resource for tax issues taxdepartment.gwu.edu

IT Support Center In-person technology assistance it.gwu.edu

Academic Commons One-stop shop for academic services and support across campus academiccommons.gwu.edu

University Writing Center Free tutoring and support to help you become a better writer writingcenter.gwu.edu

Language Center Facilitates and promotes foreign language studies languagecenter.columbian.gwu.edu

Lost and Found 2145 G Street, NW safety.gwu.edu/services-we-offer

Campus Recreation Campus recreation center campusrecreation.gwu.edu Provides residential hall security and patrol services to the Foggy Bottom and Mount GW Police Department safety.gwu.edu/police Vernon campuses and oversees security at the VSTC campus

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GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

HOME ESSENTIALS CLOTHING GROCERY

Downtown D.C. (City Center) ALDI ($) Amazon ($) Giant Food ($$) Bed, Bath & Beyond ($$) Gap ($$) Safeway ($$) Best Buy ($$) Macy’s ($$) Trader Joe’s ($$) CVS Pharmacy ($) Nordstrom Rack ($$) Whole Foods ($$$) Ikea ($) Zara ($$) 7-Eleven ($) Target ($$) Georgetown Walmart Supercenter ($) International Market TJ Maxx ($) Banana Republic ($$$) Euro Foods International ($$) H&M ($) Good Fortune Supermarket ($$) Loft ($$) H Mart ($$) The North Face ($$$) Less than 2 miles from GW India A1 Grocery ($) TJ-Maxx ($) More than 2 miles from GW Lotte Plaza Market ($) GWorld accepted Malls Patel Brothers ($$) Online Shopping Available Fashion Centre at Pentagon City ($$) Time is of the essence Mall in Columbia ($$) Plan your trip to the grocery store: Potomac Mills ($$) • Limit your exposure by making a shopping Tysons Corner Center ($$) list to speed the shopping process Outlet Malls • Visit the store website and make a note of the items you wish to purchase and their location Arundel Mills ($$) at the store Clarksburg Premium Outlet ($$) Online Shopping Leesburg Corner Premium Outlets ($$) Tanger Outlets National Harbor ($$) Instacart

WHAT DO WE HAVE PLANNED FOR YOU? CONNECT WITH THE ISCAs

The HUB: Connect with the ISO! The International Student Community Ambassadors (ISCAs) are international students (just like you!) who are committed to helping you make the most Watch The HUB videos on our website Internationalservices.gwu.edu of your time here at GW! We serve as peer mentors to newly admitted to get important tips that will help you /isoGW students and are here to answer any questions you have about GW, living in navigate your first-year at GW! Topics @gwuiso D.C., and many more. You can ask us anything! We also provide advising (on include: GW Academic Life, U.S. Culture, @GW_ISO career and general issues) and host events (professional, cultural, and social) and Community and Support at GW. specifically designed for all international students. To learn more about ISO Career & Immigration Workshops: events and to register, visit Meet with an ISCA Designed to help you in your job/ go.gwu.edu/gwisoevents. Want to review your résumé or practice for an interview? Interested in internship search and work authorization learning about how to get involved at GW? Just need someone to talk process. to about anything? Schedule an appointment to meet with an ISCA on Handshake! We are here to help you! You can also send in urgent concerns Social and Cultural Events: or queries via email and an ISCA will get back to you as soon as possible. Explore diverse cultures and socialize with international students from all over the Connect with US! To schedule an appointment world. Hint: there is always FOOD! [email protected] @gw_isca with the ISCAs, visit /GWUISCA @GW_ISCA go.gwu.edu/iscaadvising.

ISCA INTERNATIONAL STUDENT COMMUNITY AMBASSADORS (ISCA) PRESENT:

GW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS’ WELCOME GUIDE

MAP OF D.C. AND GW Dupont Circle

Embassy One of Spain Washington Circle Melrose FOGGY Hotel

K STREET

ONE WAY BOTTOM ONE WAY ONE

WASHING TON Milken CIRCLE S THE VERN EXPRESS STOPS Institute PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Georgetown The School of River Public IMF-IFC RESIDENCE HALLS Inn Health Building HOTELS The George Hotel P PARKING Washington H.B. Burns Lombardy University Memorial 2112 Pennsylvania Ave Bldg. UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Hospital The Avenue STREET 21ST 25TH STREET Restaurants/ Grocery 2100 Pennsylvania Ave TO THE WHITE HOUSE FOGGY Ambulatory BOTTOM/ Care Center GWU School of Nursing Offices I STREET Embassy of Mexico Himmelfarb Kennedy Munson 2000 Pennsylvania Avenue Health Onassis Hall Hall Lafayette Shops & Restaurants ISCAs Hall Arc Hotel Sciences Academic Rome District Building XX are here Library Science and Center Hall House (Theatre & Dance) Residence Inn University by Marriott Ross Hall School Engineering Hall Smith School of Building YY Fulbright Hall Student Center Media and NEW HAMPSHIRE AVENUE P Phillips WAY ONE of Medicine Hall Title IX Office International Monetary Fund of Art Hall P Public Affairs

Nashman Center H STREET Philip for Civic Amsterdam Madison Hall Engagement Gelman Lisner Auditorium Samson Burns Hall Tompkins Library Hall Law GW Hillel Hall of Library Engineering Corcoran Duquès Hall UNIVERSITY International The World Bank Hall YARD Monetary Fund KOGAN University Honors GW Museum & GW Law School Staughton Hall Program of Business PLAZA The Textile Museum School

Lerner Health and 20TH STREET 19TH STREET 24TH STREET 23RD STREET Lisner Hall Funger Hall 22ND STREET Wellness Center GW Police MSSC Monroe Hall Hall of Bell Hall Stuart Hall Watergate S Govt. Complex G STREET ONE WAY

Embassy of Graduate School Strong Tonic at G Street Garage and Law Clinic Saudi Arabia of Education & Hall Quigley’s Kelly Law Learning Center Townhouses

Shenkman Townhouse Human Development P ONE WAY Hall Row Charles E. Square 80 Park The GW Hatchet Francis Smith Center GW Townhouses GW Townhouses Scott Key Potomac Hall White House The Guthridge 2109 WAY ONE South Hall Support House The F Street GW Hall F Street Building JJ Building Townhouses House 9TH STREET

F STREET ONE WAY 1 VIRGINIA AVENUE Newman GW Townhouses State Center The 1922 1918 Columbia Plaza Dakota Thurston ANNIVERSARY Hotel F Street F Street Hall Plaza International House PARK Marriott Courtyard Washington, DC/Foggy Bottom Mitchell Embassy Hall of Bosnia P Waterfront 7TH STREET 1959 E Street Elliott School of 8TH STREET 1 1 Georgetown and International Affairs TO LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND CONSTITUTION AVENUE AND CONSTITUTION MEMORIAL LINCOLN TO Herzegovina S ONE WAY E STREET E STREET National Mall National

Corcoran School of the Arts and Design Visit ONE WAY E STREET E STREET virtualtour.gwu.edu to experience our interactive campus map.

ISCA TRANSPORTATION

Cab Services Other Options GW Services Uber Capital Bikeshare ($25 annual Safe Ride (free rides around campus from 8pm - 4am. For Lyft membership for students) more information, visit transportation.gwu.edu/safe-ride) Via *Electric Scooter (Lime, Bird, Lyft, Spin)

Metro and Bus Car Rental Services *Driver’s license required WMATA *Zipcar For more details about how to get your license, look out for handouts Transit *Free2Move at The HUB sessions, hosted by the ISCAs. Moovit *U-Haul (trucks for moving) DC Circulator

All information is accurate as of July 2021, please check individual websites for up-to-date information.

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