4. On campus jobs pay very little and may be sufficient to only support you housing and groceries. It depends on where you live. I live in the NY areas and the housing costs are so high that my on-campus job did not even cover my monthly rent.
5. Groceries and living costs are very affordable in the US. For a moderate living in a student budget, I would say $20 a week would be sufficient (provided you do most cooking at home).
6. Entertainment in the US is in plenty but it comes at a cost! You will not be able to enjoy much in a student budget but again that is fine as there is always a other day. Once you establish yourself the options are limitless.
7. INS rules and immigration procedures have been tightened like never before. Please keep that in mind. Worst case senario make sure that you take into consideration the limited H1 numbers and the possibility of having to go back home upon graduation. From my experience given that there are only 65,000 H1 visa available and about 600,000 Int'l students graduating each year, it does not hurt to plan ahead.
