<p>I will be signing up for Orientation soon and I was wondering what is invoved in those 2 days?</p>
<p>Will there be a campus tour? Dorm tour?
Why does it take 2 days?</p>
<p>We did the parent side, so didn't see our son much. He had a good time, found it informative, I think. It's been two years so I don't remember too much, except that we felt we got more out of the parent part than we had at UF two years earlier. It was all very directed at student success.</p>
<p>Thank you mom2three. I am glad to hear that UCF cares about the success of their students.</p>
<p>There is a short campus tour for students, which is heavier on academic resources than say, the open house tour. Students are also split into small groups of 15-20 (at least in honors) and listen to many different presentations concerning housing, financial aid, advising, UCF police, etc. Students also go to a group advising appointment where they devise their first class schedule.</p>
<p>The first day is the most busy. The second day is only about how to sign up for classes using MyUCF. Again, at least in honors, at the end of the day they take you down to a computer lab where you can sign up for courses. Advisers and other current honors students will also be in the room to help.</p>
<p>Also, dorm tours were available (2 years ago) the afternoon of the second day. They weren't part of the basic orientation, but you could go on one if you wanted to. We almost did a Towers dorm tour, but we were tired and had to drive home, and we knew he was living there anyway, so we skipped it.</p>
<p>computer dead, playing with a kindle. lol anyway, icouldn't makeorientation. son and i planned first semester schedule using catalog and class search on myucf. wrote down course numbers, etc. when told to register, he was way ahead of kids struggling to figure this all out. he was done before most started. remember you switch out classes if you need to, but he got perfect schedule and times. granted he had priority reg thru honors. but it still helped coming in prepared. zebes</p>
<p>Thanks for the information and advice.</p>
<p>I am enrolled for the Summer 2009 term, so that I could get the summer requirement out of the way.
When I go to the summer registration, will I be signing up for both my summer and fall classes, or just summer?</p>
<p>I am curious about orientation, too and whether you sign up for summer and fall class during summer orientation.</p>
<p>also, if D takes the last orientation, which is right before the first day, how does she have time to buy books 2nd hand?</p>
<p>During orientation you will sign up for both summer and fall classes. Many kids don't get the books until after the first class because frequently the profs change their minds about which books they really need. It may be more difficult to get used books just a few days before class but you will be able to look for your fall books early too (if you don't want to wait and check with the prof first).
The best idea to get into the classes that you want is to choose what classes you think you will need ahead of time (look at the summer/fall catelog on MyUCF when it is posted). Write down all the classes (with their course number/code) and plan it in advance. My daughter did that on the evening before the second day of orientation/registration and got into every class she wanted and was FINISHED within 20 minutes.</p>
<p>Thank you seiclan.. I am glad that it works that way. Does this mean I can get every class I want for fall before other fall students?</p>
<p>You will be registering for Fall classes before the kids who start in Fall register. UCF does save spots in classes for each orientation session but don't despair if you don't get the teacher that you wanted. Just wait until the next orientation session and log onto your registration account just before 1 PM...they will release more spots in each class just before 1 PM on the second day of each orientation session so you can slip in and grab a spot ;0.</p>
<p>An example is English 1101. The website may say that the class takes 15 kids and that there are 5 open spots but it is clear that other English 1101 classes have 27 kids in them. They will open 5 more spots every orientation session until the class is up to quota (27). Same thing with the other classes. The key is knowing/guessing how many will ultimately be in the class. Use rate my professors website to find good teachers...it will be your bible.</p>
<p>If there is a class that you need that you just cannot get into, you may be able to get an advisor to get you in via an "override". Don't ever give up if you really want or need a particular class. Kids drop/add all summer long while everyone is tweaking their schedules...keep logging in and checking and you will get what you want.</p>