Student Handbook

PC Checklist

This checklist will help make sure you have done everything for your week at PC.

Tuition Information
( ) Look over the invoice that came with the Welcome Packet and make sure all the information is correct.
( ) Give the invoice to your sponsor, if you are sponsored by someone other than your parents.
( ) Send in the tuition and invoice by the deadline listed at the top of the invoice.

Student Affairs
( ) Review the Terms of Participation.
( ) Pack carefully – bring only what you need.
( ) Pick up travelers’ checks.
( ) Label clothes, camera, bags and other personal items you plan to bring.
( ) Select clothes according to the dress code (pages 6 - 7 in the Student Handbook).
( ) Pack medications you may need.
( ) Pack a camera as well as extra film and batteries.
( ) Pack postage stamps.
( ) Attach the luggage tags included in the Welcome Packet to your bags.
( ) Get plenty of sleep the night before leaving for Washington.

Travel
( ) Make your travel arrangements, at least 4 weeks in advance.
( ) International Students: Apply for and receive passport and visa.
( ) Send travel & Crossfire choices to Presidential Classroom on the Student Scheduling Form.
( ) Pick up plane/train tickets.
( ) Confirm all travel arrangements a week before your departure.
( ) Carry enough change (or a phone card) for phone calls in case of an emergency while travelling.
( ) Be sure to bring a government- issued photo ID. You will need it for travel as well as for admittance into different locations in Washington, D.C.

Program
( ) Give the Running Mate Application to a friend.
( ) Know the names of your Senators and Representative and their party affiliations.
( ) Know the number of your Congressional district.
( ) Prepare questions for Capitol Hill visits.
( ) Prepare for your Crossfire sessions by following the topics in the current media.

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