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The Handbook

The Handbook

Everything you need to feel at home

A practical guide to arriving, settling in and navigating student life in Baltimore — built for the order you’ll actually need it in.

Start your arrival checklist

Find your starting point

Where are you in your journey?

Tell us roughly where you are and we’ll point at the parts of the Handbook that matter most right now — nothing is hidden, the rest of the route is still right below.

Six stops, one route

The journey through the Handbook

01 · Arrival Checklist

Arrival Checklist

Everything to complete before and after arrival, staged by how close you are to moving day.

4 min read·Interactive

First 48 hoursMove-in dayBefore you fly

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02 · Arriving From Abroad

Arriving from Abroad

Immigration, airport arrival and the essentials for your first day in the country.

6 min read

Visas & documentsAirport to BaltimoreBank account, no US history

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03 · Getting Around

Getting Around

Buses, trains, bicycles, walking and campus shuttles — how to actually get anywhere in Baltimore.

5 min read·Worked example

Shuttles & TransLocMTA & CirculatorBikes & scooters

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04 · Staying Safe

Staying Safe

Emergency information, an honest read of the neighbourhoods, and habits worth having.

5 min read

Emergency numbersEscort servicesNeighbourhood notes

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05 · Living Guides

Living Guides

Shopping, healthcare, banking, utilities and the daily-life logistics of a first apartment.

7 min read

BankingUtilities & internetFurnishing on a budget

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06 · Support & Campus

Support & Campus

CAMP-US contacts, university resources and wellbeing — who to reach and where they sit.

4 min read

CAMP-US contactCampus resourcesWellbeing

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You’re home ♥

Looking for a room as well?

The Handbook stands on its own whether or not you live with us — but if you still need a place, the finder will show you what fits.

CAMP-US is an independent student housing provider. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Johns Hopkins University or any other university. Services described in the Handbook are run by the university or by the city, not by us — details change, so check them against the operator’s own page before you rely on them.