<p>Orientation was pretty cool. A little useless information at some times, but overall since it was my first visit to USC (and LA) it was an amazing experience. </p>
<p>You guys should have signed up for the first one since even then many of the GE classes were filled. But the people said more spots should open up so I dunno.</p>
<p>I’ll answer any questions you have in this thread.</p>
<p>I too went to orientation and it was great! They tried to make it genuinely intersting and fun.</p>
<p>Yeah, the GE classes fill up quite quickly. It took me about 5 tries before I could find one that wasn’t already closed.</p>
<p>fortunately, i was in the first comp. registration group of F1, so there were relatively a lot of choices. but i keep looking at my schedule, trying to see if i can get better times…</p>
<p>don’t they stagger and spread the spots evenly for GE classes for all the orientation dates? so that people who are on later orientation dates don’t have a disadvantage?</p>
<p>There was no way I was missing graduation for the first orientation… hopefully I’ll be happy with my schedule. I’m going 21-22. Where did yall stay? I really want to see Fluor since I’ll be living there next year. Stayed in Pardee in March though, not bad.</p>
<p>i’m going 21-22 also. how are registration sessions assigned?</p>
<p>They do open up spots for later orientations.</p>
<p>We stayed in New/North. You can tour Fluor during the residential hall tours on the second day.</p>
<p>For registration, it’s after lunch. They basically call out your major and then you go with that major to a building and then the advisors will explain to you how to register for classes.</p>
<p>Plus, remember that not only freshmen take GE classes. For example, I’ll be a senior and I’m taking a GE this fall.</p>
<p>The thing is though, the students who went to the first orientation can still change their schedule. So if you really wanted a class, you could keep checking if spots have opened up =P</p>
<p>Just one question:
What is the maximum amount of credits you are allowed to sign up for?</p>
<p>I believe it is 18
(4 units +4 units + 4 units + 4 units + 2 units)</p>
<p>Or 6 3 unit classes like I’m doing in the fall…<em>kills self</em></p>
<p>So… I heard some of the sessions and seminars and stuff are really boring and super repetitive. Is it ok if you just ditch one of them, like Money 101, or do they flip out because your just chillin on campus? I’d rather just meet people and hang out than sit in a classroom listening to what I hear from people is the boringest lecture you’ve ever sat through. </p>
<p>Second Question: What’s the social like? Is it awkward and stuff? I imagine it kinda has to be really awkward. lol… Can you do whatever you want after the social? I heard rumors that there was a frat party going on, but those might just be fake rumors. lol… That was a few questions. hahah</p>
<p>Last Question: Are roommates assigned? I know we stay in the Rad if you come in the night before and then move to New/North the next night. If you arrived the night before, what do you do that Wednesday night? Did they have something planned or did people just party?</p>
<p>Yeah… I know… My questions are probably a bit more shallow than some, but they’re important! lol</p>
<p>hahah all right, here’s what i know, cowtipper1:</p>
<p>1) yeah. the sessions are pretty boring. and nobody will flip out if you just chill on campus… i know from personal experience lol. two friends and i just went to the bookstore and library during the campus presentation, and nothing happened. they don’t take roll or anything, so it’s all right if you decide to ditch. i will warn you that most ppl do sit in the lectures, so you prob won’t meet many ppl outside.</p>
<p>2) the social’s slightly awkward, i guess. they have games and refreshments and a dance, and people just kind of mingle. i heard that there was a frat party, too, but i don’t really know if orientation participants were welcome to join. you pretty much do whatever you want after the social; you don’t even have to go to the social if you don’t want to.</p>
<p>3) yup, roomies are assigned. i didn’t arrive early, tho, so i can’t tell you what happens for early arrivals.</p>
<p>The dance floor at the social was awkward… I went there, stood for about 10 sec and left cuz i didn’t kno anyone…</p>
<p>On Wednesday, you still go to New/North, we jus chilled and played pool/foosball/pingpong there… Me and a bunch of other people also went for a walk around the campus at night and got In and Out to eat.
We were also supposed to watch a movie, but the TV wasn’t working, and I assume its not gonna work for the other orientation sessions as well…</p>
<p>and yea, you really don’t HAVE to go to any of the sessions other than class registration and when ur supposed to be with ur OA…</p>
<p>When you’re checking, the person at the front of the line will basically just tell you to go to the next available table for checking-in. The person before you or after you who is also checking-in at that table (of the same sex of course) will most likely be your roommate. I don’t know if that made any sense or not haha.</p>
<p>haha… that made sense. that’s an easy system</p>
<p>in regards to idlanva’s comment, yea you don’t really have to go to any of the sessions/workshops. Most of them are just a waste of time because they repeat the same things over and over or say things that were pretty obvious. My friends and I skipped the evening events on the first day in order to plan our schedule in the library.</p>
<p>Yu shouldn’t skip all the events since you’ll be wasting your $140, but it’s okay if you skip some of them. haha</p>
<p>so just how difficult is it to pick your classes? i know my major (business), but thats about it. im clueless to how difficult classes will be, how tough of a schedule i want/should have, etc. any advice?</p>
<p>also, on the schedule it says on the last day of orientation you should prepare to leave by 5, but is it ok if i leave at 4 since i have a plane to catch at 6:30?</p>
<p>you’ll definitely want to know what classes you want to take ahead of time, and if possible, at what times too (so basically your whole schedule). I knew what classes I had to take and which GE I wanted, but getting everything to fit into my schedule and finding a GE that worked with it (I didn’t end up with any of my top choices haha) I finished at about 3pm. so yeah its possible to leave at 4. just so you know, if you dont check out early, you wont be able to check out until after 3:30pm. I think I did it before lunch so I didn’t have to wait until 3:30 to check-out. for as for as the difficulty of picking classes, it all really depends. for my major, there is a 4-year plan for what classes we need to take and when we should take them. I’m not sure if there is one for business majors or not, but that 4-year plan made it easier to know what classes I should take.</p>