bananaslug

How helpful was orientation, IYO? What do you think they should've done differently?

To me, it was useful to understand the whole Gen ed thing, and then I felt it got too repetitive. Most of the presentation for my major, Environmental Studies, was online and provided in several emails. I felt like we werent connecting with each other, just listening and listening.

feedback from anyone else? And if you havent gone yet, any questions?

Ricky

ahaha it was ok. 3/5 maybe? (i think i might transfer to another UC) lol we'll see..

bananaslug

ouchh poor slugs. we'll be sad to see you go then.

Ricky

i said we'll see!!! ahaha

bananaslug

okay good. so you didnt find it very useful?

orangepurple

what time did you get there? It seems hard to get there by 8. What was the most useful part?

Ricky

I think the orientation did help a little. I wish they spent more times talking about general ed's and like sample schedules to help others that were struggling. i saw a lot of kids that needed help.

beneath_my_feet

I found it a little confusing and I actually got lost in the redwoods which was not that bad but I totally wore the wrong clothes and shoes. Did anyone stay in town for a while, I did and I found that it was very strange at first but it kind of grows on you

bananaslug

I got lost trying to get to the Bookstore...like seriously lost where I stopped seeing cars and buildings...
The town, IMO, is just really cool and crazy and theres a lot of homeless people (my rude mother always says that you cant tell the homeless people from the real people, though) I could definitely see myself living there, however, and thats all that matters I s'pose

Beneath_my_feet, what did you wear that was so wrong?

N8man3

They mailed all this stuff to me prior to orientation and told me to get familiar with it (i.e. college handbook, schedule of classes, etc.). There was also that checklist of things we had to do before orientation. Then when I got to orientation, they went over everything I had already reviewed on my own. I knew everything they were telling us. The only thing I really got out of it was ID picture and math placement exam. However, it was nice just being in Santa Cruz. Its so beautiful.

beneath_my_feet

I wore shorts and a tank top so I was freezing in the morning... and I wore shoes that hurt my feet and gave me killer blisters

WC Annihilus

If nothing else I made at least 2 friends =O

bananaslug

oh yah. they werent kidding when they said wear layers and comfortable clothes. i got really hot in my jeans and sweatshirt.

CaliGirlKate

Yeah, I usually go from sweatshirts in the morning to tank tops in the afternoon here.

I had fun watching all the orientations I guess.

Cali Trumpet

I'll throw my few words in.

I got quite a lot out of orientation, considering my expectations were average at best. Everyone said that it was pretty much a day of busy work that you could have just done online. Okay, I agree with that, because I did not learn anything new while I attended orientation. However, I was able to see the kind of students within my college for the first time. On top of that, I met two new friends that I spent the day with. Prior to orientation I felt kinda strange about leaving my high school safety bubble that I have been sitting in for four years, and post orientation I feel pretty good about going away to college, because there are plenty of very cool and nice people attending. It was a big plus to meet some of the advisors that I will see a lot of for the next years as well, because they were awfully nice.