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If you're starting a graduate degree in the Stony Brook physics department, here are some of the things you need to know:

The 2017 orientation schedule is available here.

Getting housing - if you don't know where you'll be living when you get to campus yet, or you're thinking of moving out of on-campus housing

Health Form Information - What you need to know about the health forms you'll have to bring

Mentorship program - as of 2017 every student gets two faculty mentors and two senior graduate student mentors

Methods of transportation - for getting around the Stony Brook area once you've arrived

Fees and finances - What you need to know about the money situation of a new student

Taking the comprehensive exams (Should I take the comps?) - Tips on whether or not to take the comprehensive exams, and information for if you decide to

SIM cards - Information about SIM cards for international students who will be arriving without working phones

Applying for PhD Programs - tips for Masters (or undergraduate) students who are planning to apply

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-If you're starting a graduate degree in the Stony Brook physics department, here are some of the things you need to know
+If you're starting a graduate degree in the Stony Brook physics department, here are some of the things you need to know:
 ===Before you arrive===
+The 2017 orientation schedule is available [http://graduate.physics.sunysb.edu/orientation/2017/ here].
 *[[Getting to Stony Brook|Getting to campus]] - for when you first arrive, especially if you're flying in