What to bring to orientation

lewisstrawberry
Sun, 03 Jul 2011 12:31:27 +0000

You are being unnecessarily nervous but that’s natural. If you are coming in early (the night before orientation actually starts) you might not see your roommates that same night in your room like me. Usually people will settle down in the lounge which is right next to the Community Center where you check in. In the lounge everyone pretty much is a stranger to everyone else. It’s really easy to have a conversation with anyone because no one wants to be bored to death. A good “icebreaker” is to ask “Hey, whats your name. Where are you from?”. Even during breakfast, lunch, or dinner its easy to have conversations with people you don’t know because ultimately you’ll find a table that actually has a seat but may not have people you’ve met yet.

Trust me, the hardest part about orientation is getting through the boring tours/lectures…Meeting and talking with new people is the easy part.