Colonial Inauguration - is it worth going?

spwll08
Thu, 07 May 2009 18:30:56 +0000

I LOVED CI!! There’s an international/transfer CI right before school, but like everyone else said…go during the summer! Virgin and Southwest have reasonable flights cross country (virgin in $200 round trip from LA)

Colonial Inauguration IS freshman orientation. Except waaaaaaay more awesome than your typical “orientation”…! Can you tell I had a great time??

As far as parents: I went alone (I flew down on my own from Boston). I know people whose parents came, and there’s a parents CI, but honestly, they didn’t see their parents that much. Also, I think it’s better for kids to go on their own, just so they can get a feel for what being on their own will be like (it’s only 3 days). I don’t think I would have made as many friends during CI had I had to hang out with my parents at night instead of being forced to hang out with my classmates (“forced” but it was a great experience).