AttendingUniversityAtBuffalo

Congratulations for making it to University at Buffalo. Welcome to UB! This is a repository to help you have a smooth transition from your homeland country to UB! This repository was last updated on April 15 2022.

This repository is a major contribution of Snigdha Gupta. A lot of her UB friends have helped her out during the creation of this repo. The sole purpose of this repository is to help you out with onboarding. Please do not try to misuse this information.

• To download a file, click on the file and then click on the download option in the right corner.
  

• Here’s a copy of the presentation Onboarding Spring-2021.pdf which was delivered in the webinar for Spring 2021 students on December 23 2020.

• This webinar/presentation was not an official one so kindly do not share this presentation with everyone. It is for student usage only. Kindly don’t print it.

• This presentation is based upon a senior’s experience and is not an official one. Do not rely on it completely.

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• UB related QnA here
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• Unable to find houses in Buffalo, HELP!

• Important note for CSE students

• CSE course reviews

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• Confused b/w A univ and B univ? Or cannot decide between 'MS in X' vs 'MS in Y' course?

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Contents

Here is a list of the documents present in this repo.

#	Folder or Document	Description
1	Complete VISA Document Prep Guide by Snigdha Gupta	Read this if going for Visa Interview. This has a list of all documents you should be carrying to your visa consulate. This file also has an excel sheet of visa interview questions, so you can prepare for you interview well in advance.
2	Computer Science Important Tips	A detailed document on everything you need to know about UB's CSE deparment.
3	Blood tests and other health checkups by Disha Ravipati.docx	Information regarding getting blood tests done.
4	Complete Packing Checklist by Snigdha Gupta.xlsx	Not sure what to bring to USA? Use this checklist to pack your luggage.
5	Flight related Information by Parth Rajput and KLV Rohan.docx	Information related to flights.
6	Health-Background-Form.pdf	UB's health background form.
7	Housing (Spring 2021) by Disha Ravipati.xlsx	Housing information and landlord details
8	Legal Issues with Landlord	If experiencing legal issues with landlord, seek help from these contacts.
9	Miscellaneous Information for life in the US by Ashwad Pandit.docx	Misc. information for adapting to life in USA.
10	Onboarding Spring-2021.pdf	Presentation to the webinar that was held on December 23, 2020 at 10:30 AM EST.
11	Questionnarie for 23rd December 2020 webinar.docx	Common questions that were asked in the webinar. Check Webinar video for the answers. Can be watched at 1.5x. Majority of the audience in the webinar was from India.
12	README.md	Read this before anything!
13	Things Required in the Kitchen by Disha Ravipati.xlsx	Important items you will need in the kitchen.
14	UB Housing related Information by Disha Ravipati.docx	How to search houses in Buffalo. List of contacts also available.
15	US Bank List by Harshith Jain.xlsx	Information related to USA Banks
16	US Visa Checklist.pdf	A checklist to make sure you have necessary documents for your VISA interview.
17	VISA Interview.doc	Check this document to see how to carry your documents for the VISA interview.
18	Visa Experience File Fall 2018.pdf	Read VISA interviews of previous students and get an idea of what to expect.
19	Visa Interview Questions and Answers by Vivek Nichenametla.docx	Read VISA interviews of previous students and get an idea of what to expect.
20	Visa Related Documents.jpeg	Short index for VISA checklist.

Note: If you want to contribute to this repo or update an information please contact me at: https://topmate.io/snigdha_gupta

Contributors

• Snigdha Gupta
• Dixit Thiya
• Raunaq Jain
• Disha Ravipati
• Parth Rajput
• KLV Rohan
• Ashwad Pandit
• Harshith Jain
• Vivek Nichenametla