<p>MommaJ,
My son and I will be at AU for the first orientation session too, and we are looking forward to it! I’ll be spending time in DC with my older son and soon-to-be daughter in law as well.
From what my son understands, the guide constitutes the registration request, and after some sort of review by the advisor/computer, the schedule received is what the student will be taking unless during the personal advisor meeting the student or advisor want to make changes.
One thing my son wants to do at orientation if find out if there are any computer specs (including software recommendations) for students in Kogod, and then go buy his new laptop at the bookstore because his laptop recently died. From my older boys’ experience, I’ve learned that the student discounts on software can be huge even if the hardware discounts are nothing special.</p>