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Info For New Students: This attempts to address questions new students might have about UTD. You will find it most informative when you have already admitted to UTD and planning to come to U.S.A. |
Q. Will BSO give me a ride from the DFW airport ? A. BSO will try its best to arrange your ride from DFW airport . If possible, a BSO volunteer would be present at DFW to receive you. Please try to make sure you have some place to stay; even if it is for a temporary basis. Q. What is the best time for me to reach in the DFW airport? A. Week end. Week end (Friday evening/Saturday or Sunday) is the best time for you to arrive in Dallas. The volunteer who would go to receive you might have class on weekdays and it would be very tough to arrange transportation in week days. A. Contact the current BSO executive committee. They are the best persons to contact. Send a mail directly to the BSO president requesting for a ride. Also cc the same mail to the vice president and general secretary. Please go to http://www.utdallas.edu/orgs/BSO/ec.html for information about the current BSO executive committee. Q. What should I do after reaching DFW ? A. By time you arrive DFW some of you might already have the immigration and some of you might do it in DFW. Don't panic about the immigration. Answer the question politely. If you need to fill up any form please fill up it in BLOCK letter and clearly. Show your I-20 and other school papers to the immigration officer. Its a regular process and everybody entering U.S.A must go through it. SO don't worry, you will be fine. Don't change your terminal where your carrier left you. DFW is a very large airport, so don't wonder around the airport terminals. We will locate your terminal using your flight number before leaving for DFW. SO if you are not in the terminal your flight left you it would be really tough to find you out. Q. I think I have lost my luggage? A. It happens. Don't panic. You have the token(s) of the luggage with you and go to the airline lost luggage counter (the carrier which get you in DFW is the responsible to carry your luggage to DFW) and show your luggage token(s). If you are confused, don't worry wait for a BSO volunteer to take care of your luggage. Q. Well, I am in the DFW for an hour and called several times and left messages? A. Sometimes it happens. We are human being and sometimes the person from BSO gets wrong information and goes to wrong place to pick wrong person. Don't panic if this happens to you. Wait for 30 more minutes and if you can't see anyone from BSO please arrange your own transportation. Please see the answer of "I missed everything, is there anyway to get out of this huge concrete jungle?" for the ground transportation to UTD. Q. I missed everything, is there anyway to get out of this huge concrete jungle? A. Well, sometimes it happens too. Don't panic and arrange your transportation. One of the best (and most cost effective ways) is to take the discount shuttle . In the terminal where you are, you will see signs for Ground Transportation. Follow those, they will take you to something that looks like a telephone / intercom booth. Look up the code for Discount Shuttle ,and call that number. Tell the person who answers, that you need a discount shuttle for UTD, which is in Richardson city, which is in North Dallas. Also tell him/her the number of the gate and terminal where you are. You might have to wait for sometime. The shuttle will eventually reach you, and take you to the school campus. This is the address that you give him/her - University of
Texas at Dallas (UTD) If you are having problem in finding any ground transportation then ask help from any police or just call 911 to find a police to help you out. Once you have decided to come to UTD, the best place to live in is Waterview Apartments. If you don't plan to live off-campus, you should submit a housing application with them. It is best to submit your housing application 2-3 months before your arrival.
A. Nearest social security office is 7 miles from UTD. It’s located at 10600 Steppington Drive, Dallas. Phone: (800) 772-1213
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