Pay Advance - Accepted a SA offer

So I've received and accepted a summer analyst offer for an international firm (I am from the U.S.), and I got the official paperwork today. Pay is generous, but the letter mentions that it is payable on a monthly basis. The problem is I will not start work until the last day of May, meaning I will be living abroad in an expensive city for about 5 weeks before getting any kind of paycheck.

To put it simply, neither I nor my parents will have enough money to front 5 weeks of living expenses (I will have to pay my own rent, company does not cover housing).

Is it okay to request a weekly check instead, or some kind of advance on my June check?

Thoughts?

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Just liquidate as many non-vital assets as possible before your move. Then, live cheaply until your paycheck comes in. You might even consider a youth hostel.

 

Go to as many banks and credit unions as possible (in or out of state) on the SAME day, apply that day for a credit card and live it up on cheap credit until you get the "paper"...

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You realize he's not talking about hunting lions or getting out of Mogadishu right?

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