Inspections
Not too long into his first trimester, my DS asked for a sleeping bag. Doesn't KP provide linens and blankets (I thought)?? I was worried that he was cold. He assured me that he wasn't-- the sleeping bag was so that he didn't have to make his bunk up every day for inspection. Your...
Taxi
I'm sure this has been said before, but doesn't hurt repeating.
Once a New York taxi crosses the county line (i.e, airport to Long Island), the fare doubles. Call ahead and have a Long Island taxi pick you up at the airport.
Visiting Campus
My DS didn't visit campus prior to Indoc (we live multiple states away). He did talk with with a former schoolmate who was attending and we relied heavily on our field representative.
He happily turned down a merit scholarship as he/we were grateful that KP offered an...