Orientation

Before you leave for school, you will most likely have to go to some sort of orientation. These are usually scheduled for sometime in July or August (it depends on whether your school is on semesters or quarters).

Incoming freshman will probably have to arrive early in the morning. You’ll check –in and wait for a while. You’ll get some sort of welcome speech, and then you might get a tour. At some point you will have to take placement tests. You’ll have some form of advising – it will probably be in a group. Someone will explain your school’s general education requirements (the classes everyone has to take) t you. Then you’ll have some time to look through the requirements. Either via book or Internet you will be able to look at courses. Some schools will let you register right away, some don’t. Often you will have to spend the night (either in a dorm or hotel). In the morning you’ll take care of things like your student ID.

Transfer students only have a day-long orientation. You’ll arrive in the morning, get your welcome speech (and possible tour), and then meet with an advisor to schedule classes. I highly suggest becoming familiar with course offerings before you go. I say this, because that allows you to manipulate things to create your dream schedule. In the past this has helped me to make sure that I haven’t had any classes before ten or eleven. I think that this fall I won’t have any classes on Fridays. In the afternoon you might have to take a placement test or two, and that just depends on the courses you have already taken at other school(s). Depending on how far away you live, you might make it home for dinner.

PS Your parents (at least one of them) will probably go with you. Don’t be too upset, because they might take care of some financial things