<p>International orientation is right before school starts.</p>
<p>And about the parent question, many people did have parents with them, but most of the orientation things are separated (so parents won’t be with the kids most of the time). A lot of people did like it since they had someone there, but by no means is it a necessity. My mom went to the USC orientation with my mom when she was entering and both had a great time. I went by myself and also had a great time. Either way works, though if you REALLY want to learn about “important” things (ie paying, health coverage, etc), that wasn’t really talked about with the students and I believe they go over that with parents.</p>