Well that’s certainly a good reason not to attend an OOS university. I far prefer to have all freshmen on the same footing with the orientation right before classes begin.
We went to the orientation that U had at S’s HS especially for HI new admits. It was in May on a Sunday and lasted several hours. In August, we went up several weeks early, to have S meet several MDs via appointments, in case he had any medical issues arise that were above the simple first aid that the health center offered. We also enjoyed being tourists in LA and San Diego. We dropped him off, got him his “stuff,” and then bought him more stuff. We attended a brief talk by residential life about living in the dorms and said “Bye.” It was just right.
The reason for attending the orientation was for the kids to be able to register for classes & take any testing for placement in math and English, as well as meet other new admits. We also opened an account at the campus credit union, for easy access by the kids during the orientation.
HImom, If I’m reading your post correctly, your son, who (I thought) went to a California college, had an orientation at his home High School in Hawaii. That seems easy enough, and then you dropped him off at the regular orientation in August. Is that right? My kids did their placement tests as well as picked out classes on-line. I agree that August orientations just seem to make more sense. I don’t think any college just has freshman start at the same time as returning students.
Yes, you are right that they had the private CA U orientation in the HI HS that S attended in May on a Sunday.
He went to “move in day” when it was scheduled. There was no other formal orientation, but lot ts of activities for all in the days between move in day (wed?) And when school started on monday.
We did go up early to get S introduced to the disabilities office and meet some docs. There was a very brief talk that the residential life folks had for parents, introducing the staff hefilore gently telling the families to go home.
When D was a transfer to the same U in Jan., as a sophomore, she just had orientation in Jan., just a few days before classes began.
“hefilore”?