You are on the threshold of  SEU the time you have received the Admission Notification and JW202/201 from CIS, SEU, which means that you are going to study at Nanjing for a couple of months or years. As studying abroad is a kind of big event, you should attend to the following things:

1. go to the Chinese Embassy or Consulate in your home country for visa application to China with valid passport, Admission Notification and JW202/201.  

2. book an air ticket according to the registration date indicated on the Admission Notification.  It is advised that you take an airliner directly to Nanjing Lukou Int’l Airport (NKG) or Shanghai Pudong Int’l Airport (PVG),  and after entry you can go to Shanghai Train Station to take a train to Nanjing ( about 3 hrs from Shanghai to Nanjing).

3. carry along proper clothing as Nanjing boasts a distinctive four seasons with the highest temperature of 40 Celsius in summer and  the lowest temperature of -15 Celsius. Of course, you are able to buy any clothing you like in Nanjing if you don’t like heavy luggage. You don’t need to prepare bedding if you choose to live at SEU’s Int’l Students Dorm as we provide basic bedding of around RMB400 for each long-term student.

4. learn to ride bicycle, which is in some way an optimal riding tool in China in spite of the popularity of automobiles.

5. take along some household medicine and your health record certificate with you.

6. bring 10 plus passport-size photos.

7. take around RMB2000 in cash with you for the ride from the airport to SEU, the deposits of renting dorm and the 1st-week living expense, etc.  

8. prepare a pair of spectacles if you are near-sighted, which is very important for a long-distance journey.

9. emial your itinerary to admission@seu.edu.cn before your departure for letting us know your arrival time to SEU. CIS wll designate a room for each new student  after we have received your email.  The registered student can also apply for change of rooms using Dorm Management Information System. For the students arriving to SEU on holidays or at nighttime, it is advised that you  check in at SEU’s on-campus Liuyuan Hotel first at your own expense (around RMB300 per night). The address of  Liuyuan Hotel is: 38 Jinxianghe, Nanjing. Phone: 0086 25 83680666.

10. SEU does not provide the transportation and reception service from the airport to the university. Hence, it is advised that you locate SEU first at http://ditu.google.cn and print a map for future use.  

   当你收到东南大学海外教育学院寄出的录取通知书和Jw202（或201）表后，表明你即将成为东南大学的一名外国留学生，要到中国南京学习生活几个月甚至几年时间。出国留学是一件大事，你需要认真准备以下事项：

１，持有效护照、录取通知书、Jw202/201表到当地中国使（领）馆申请办理中国签证（x或f）。

２，机票，按照录取通知书上说明的报道时间购买机票，推荐购买直到南京禄口国际机场（NKG）,也可以到上海浦东机场(PVG)入境、然后到上海火车站搭乘上海到南京的火车，每半个小时一班，三个小时左右车程。

３，带随身衣物，南京气候四季分明，夏季最高温度可达40度，冬季最低温度可达零下15度，你需要事先准备相应的服装；当然你也可以在南京买到任何你想要的价格合理的服装。你如果选择住在东南大学留学生宿舍，不需要准备床上用品，我们对每一位长期生提供价值人民币400元的基本床上用品。

４，学会骑自行车，尽管汽车在中国已比较普及，但自行车仍然是最佳代步工具。

５，带适合自己的常备药品及（健康记录证明）。

６，带十张以上的与护照同底照片。

７，带大约2000元人民币的现金，支付从机场到学校的交通费用、租赁学生宿舍的押金，前一周的生活费用等。

８，如果你近视的话，请准备一付备用眼镜，对于长途旅行是非常重要的。

９，事先将行程用Email发给admission@seu.edu.cn，便于我们了解你的到校时间，收到邮件后，我们会为每位新生指定留学生公寓，到校后学生也可自行进入宿舍管理信息系统申请换房。对于夜间或节假日到达学校的同学，建议先入住学校榴园宾馆，费用自理，大约为每晚300元，地址为：南京市进香河38号，电话：86-25-83680666。
10, 我校不提供接机或接站服务，建议你事先在http://ditu.google.cn网上了解有关东南大学的位置，打印地图．