Pre-Frosh Weekend-How critical?

moralityjustice
Thu, 10 Apr 2008 01:03:08 +0000

I felt that pre-frosh weekend was an okay, completely optional experience. I had never visited Harvard before, so I found it nice familiarizing myself with the place. I met a lot of people there, but I don’t think most of us have kept up communication ever since. The acquaintances you make at freshman orientation (dorm crew, especially) however last throughout your first year.

Pre-frosh is mostly a self-driven experience. They give you a packet with things to do. You go to the neat concerts, dances, etc. You go to the department open houses, chat with the professors, they’ll give you their cards, they have amazing memories, so nice first impressions won’t hurt.

I knew my host beforehand, and he didn’t have any other hostees, so I kind of figured out everything on my own. I didn’t find any pre-frosh that lived near me. Nights were entertaining. My hosts got drunk and had a lot of funny moments. I also got the futon for the weekend. I believe they tend to sign up two students per host these days. And I looked forward to hosting for the first time this April.