new york ORIENTATION GUIDE FALL ���� TABLE of CONTENTS: �� Move-in and Housing Information �� Registration WELCOME �� Placements �� Required Classroom Supplies �� Attire to AMDA! General Attire Dance Attire We are eagerly awaiting your arrival on campus in October. �� Attendance Policy This will serve as your orientation guide for the weekend as well as a guide to the city and upcoming events. During orientation you will move-in, register, participate in �� Student Resources placements, be introduced to the AMDA campus and student life, and take your first Library steps as a New Yorker on the Upper West Side. We encourage you to bring this guide Student Store with you during orientation and to share this information with your parent, guardian or support team. If you have questions regarding orientation or any information Healthcare Services contained in this guide, do not hesitate to contact your Admissions Advisor. Campus and NY Safety �� Frequently Asked Questions ORIENTATION ORIENTATION �� Directions/Getting to AMDA SCHEDULE ACTIVITIES �� NYC Public Transportation Wednesday, OctOber ��: Students are expected to participate in all • Integrated, LA Transfer and NY orientation events, seminars and placements Information experience students: Move-in upon arrival through Sunday evening. • Integrated students: Registration and Parents are welcome to assist with housing Area Hotels �� Orientation Activities begin through move-in and registration, and there will be a Sunday, October 20 parent Q & A session following registration. �� New York, New York A detailed schedule will be distributed during Fall/Winter Events thursday, OctOber ��: registration. • studio and dance theatre students: Performing Arts Free Move-in Please nOte: attendance at and Discounted Tickets • LA Transfer, NY Experience, Studio and ALL ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES IS MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS. Greenmarkets dance theatre students: Registration and Orientation Activities begin through Museums Sunday, October 20 �� Fall 2013 Academic Calendar Dates For additional orientation schedule information, visit: www.amda.edu/student-life/student-orientation/ AMDA FALL ���� orIenTATIon • � GooD To know: Your housing assignment will follow in a separate mailing and MOVE-IN AND will include: The type of room you HOUSING INFORMATION have been assigned to Your Housing Assignment contains information about your assigned residence hall and The name of your where to check-in. This will be sent to you prior to your arrival. If you are not living in roommate AMDA housing, you should report to the 61st Street campus for registration. Contact information for your roommate Move-in day is the only day and time that keys will be made pack lightly. This applies to the things you bring with you on available. Please make your travel plans according to your move-in day as well as anything you wish to send in advance. AMDA Housing License move-in date. A list of hotels is included in this mailing for Personal items should arrive no sooner than the Monday before individuals who will be arriving in New York prior to their move- move-in. Packages received earlier than the date specified may in. If you have a conflict with your move-in time, please contact be returned. Please see your Housing Assignment for specific AMDA New York your Admissions Advisor. mailing instructions. Family Visitor Form Please be sure to contact your roommate, if applicable, to introduce yourself and to coordinate anything you might need IT and Cable Information to bring for your new home. Each student will receive their room AMDA provides free Wi-Fi throughout the residence halls to number and keys at housing check-in. allow you access to your AMDA Student Portal and AMDA WHAT TO BRING? THE AMSTERDAM RESIDENCE email. However, this internet is not intended for excessive We recommend bringing ��� West ��th street, new york, ny, ����� Overnight Guests downloading, gaming and streaming movies. If you are the following items: For security reasons, overnight guests are prohibited. Your interested in upgrading or adding services (internet, phone and/ Housing License explains in detail all rules and regulations or cable), you are welcome to install these private services in LINENS: Standard twin-size bedding, of student housing. Immediate family members (parents, your room. If you choose to install these services, you must pillows and towels grandparents and siblings) with an approved Family Visitor Pass be present for installation and you are solely responsible for may visit student housing between the hours of 9:00am and all charges and fees for installation and monthly usage. If you TOILETRIES 11:00pm. An AMDA New York Family Visitor form will be request or are required to change rooms during a semester, mailed with your Housing Assignment. the arrangements and the costs involved in having the services ALArM CLoCkS: transferred are your sole responsibility. AMDA recommends that � electric, � battery-operated you choose a cellular phone as an alternative to a land line. Mailing Items to AMDA before you arrive Students who will be living in AMDA student housing may AMDA will have a Time Warner representative available during HANGERS wish to mail some of their belongings to New York in advance. move-in for students and parents to discuss any upgrades and Remember that space is limited and it is important that you cable/internet/phone packages. EXTENSION CORDS and POWER STRIPS Additional items, such as kitchen supplies, should be purchased after you’ve seen your room. Remember that space is limited. It is best that you pack lightly and acquire additional During orientation AMDA has a Housing Seminar where students are welcome to address questions items as needed after your arrival. Basic regarding housing regulations, rules, or any other concerns during their time at AMDA. Attendance furniture is provided in student housing; you do THE STRATFORD ARMS RESIDENCE by all students is mandatory, regardless of campus housing participation. not need to bring any with you. ��� West ��th street, new york, ny, ����� • AMDA FALL ���� orIenTATIon AMDA FALL ���� orIenTATIon • � REGISTRATION, continued: STUDenT eMpLoyMenT Students may apply for on-campus employment upon arrival to AMDA. Where possible, we recommend that students not work during their first semester, allowing time to acclimate to their new environment and focus on the rigorous program at AMDA. Students who choose to work while in school can work part-time, no more than 20 hours per week while classes are in session. Due to the intensive nature of the program, students should realistically anticipate working 6-10 hours per week. It is best to anticipate using student employment paychecks for living expenses, rather than for tuition or housing costs. If looking for employment outside of AMDA, it is important to find a job that offers a flexible schedule. Remember that your work hours cannot interfere with your REGISTRATION course of study at AMDA. Applications will be given out after class schedules are received. Welcome table: individually prior to the start of classes. NOTE: You will need to You will receive your orientation packet and schedule detailing the bring your passport with you to the international student check-in. Please bring a business resume and the appropriate International students events of the weekend, a welcome bag, your group assignment identification papers (social security card or birth Where possible, it is advisable to access your I-94 arrival As a provision of the F-1 Visa, International students can only and name tag for the weekend. certificate, for example, along with Government issued information and bring a printed a copy of the arrival record to the work for AMDA. International students must obtain a social photo ID, or just a passport). For a full list of acceptable international student check-in. You can retrieve this information security number from the Office of Social Security before admissions: ID’s, please visit http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/I-9.pdf. within 24 hours AFTER your have gone through U.S. customs by beginning to work for AMDA. AMDA will provide you with This will be your last chance to turn in any missing documents. Students cannot be paid without a completed I-9 Employment going to www.cbp.gov/I94 and entering your name, date of birth, the proper documentation of employment in order to obtain Admissions will have copies of missing forms. In order to Eligibility Form. Only original documents will be accepted. expedite the registration process, please be sure that you have passport information and most recent date of entry to the U.S. your social security number. Student employment is based mailed in all documents before you arrive. Remember that your Class of Admission is F-1. While there are few jobs open to students, AMDA’s staff on an application and interview process and the availability of representative for on-campus student employment can help job openings. International applicants should be realistic about Financial aid: education services: with placement outside of AMDA, as long as you have a living expenses in the U.S. as student employment at AMDA is At this table you will have the opportunity to meet with Student Please make sure to complete your Entrance Interview, www. business resume. not guaranteed. studentloans.gov, and mail in your MSP (Master Promissory Affairs to discuss any pre-existing health concerns, as well as Note) prior to orientation. Financial Aid counselors will be options for local health care professionals to continue treatment, available for any questions that students or parents may have. if necessary. Please note that you cannot start classes if you are missing the Health Certificate Form. This will also be an FOR THE PARENTS: student accounts: opportunity to discuss any questions that you may have about the ALSO AT REGISTRATION: Please be sure that your payments are current; that you have FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act) release. SELECT LOCAL VENDORS AMDA ADMINISTRATION Q&A verified your billing address; and that Student Accounts is up-to- WILL BE AVAILABLE date on stipend and refund contacts before your arrival.