Is staying overnight required for freshman orientation?

jlewis1193
Wed, 20 Jun 2012 21:30:00 +0000

I’m scheduled to have orientation tomorrow and Friday (two of the hottest days of the year so far! Hooray!) and I was wondering if it was absolutely mandatory for freshmen to stay overnight in the dorms. I live less than an hour from College Park, and I think it’s unnecessary to spend the night when I can just as easily go home and come back the next morning (I understand that many people live too far away to go home, so obviously it’s not unnecessary for them). I have a friend who had orientation a few weeks ago, and he said the whole thing was run by college kids who couldn’t have cared less if people left. Is this for certain?

Also, what time does day 2 start, so I know what time to be there the following morning? Thanks!