Orientation

Orientation usually involves a day or two of sessions that provides the students and parents with an overview of what to expect the first year. This will be the first glimpse of college for most students as they prepare for the days leading up to moving on campus. Orientation includes many tours of the campus and sessions filled with valuable information that the students and parents will find useful. Some sessions covered in orientation may include financial aid, residence halls, campus activities, and registering for class. This experience will also be an opportunity for students to get to know new people and establish a group of friends to hang out with. Though this day or two may be fillies with a number of sessions to attend, orientation is not always boring. Some schools provide many opportunities for students to network and get to know each other as well as a number activities that make this experience an enjoyable one.