<p>Hey everyone! So I had some questions myself and have seen some other questions on the board, so I thought we could discuss it here in one spot. I realize that there is another topic, but this one is a little different. </p>
<p>What events/seminars will they offer? Anyone go to one last year or know more information?
Is this something we should do alone or should we bring our parents with us?</p>
<p>If anyone has answers/ more questions, put them uppp!</p>
<p>CONGRATS EVERYONE :)</p>
<p>what time does it start?? I heard 8 am- is this true? if so uh oh that means I’ll leave my house at 5 am!</p>
<p>yeah they really need to clear this stuff up.
I don’t want to “register” at 8am and sit there for two hours and watch it officially start at 10am.</p>
<p>wheres the itinerary? :(</p>
<p>I agree. I have heard the 8 am rumor, but nothing directly from the university. Didn’t the website say they would have an itinerary up by the end of January? Maybe we will be hearing something soon, I hope. Is this something that we should bring our families to? Meaning Mom Dad and little Sister? I don’t know, what are you guys doing?</p>
<p>I forget what time it began last year. I was probs late anyways. </p>
<p>But I do know that they had stuff for parents to go to. I didn’t bring siblings though.</p>
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<li>I received an email saying that “registration” starts at 8 AM</li>
<li>You have to rsvp on your student account (myneu or something like that)</li>
<li>There are some samples of what might happen here
[Northeastern</a> University Undergraduate Admissions > Welcome Days](<a href=“http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/welcomedays/]Northeastern”>http://www.northeastern.edu/admissions/welcomedays/)</li>
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<p>thanks for the info everyone. I haven’t received an email that it starts at 8. Is it like the visit days in the fall, where there are all sorts of different programs and you pick and choose what you can?</p>
<p>How beneficial is attending the Welcome Day in February if you have already visited and don’t know if you are officially attending? I was accepted to the PharmD program and the welcome day is Feb. 19th. If I don’t go to the Welcome Day will I miss out/ is it one of those info sessions that you can skip out on? Is there another Welcome Day later on in the year that EA students are welcome to go to?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m going on the 20 for Humanities and Social Sciences. My dad and I are flying in from Chicago, so he’ll be coming with me.</p>
<p>I’m going on February 20 also for the Bouve Health Sciences EA Welcome day. If we have to get there by 8, then that means I probably have to fly in the middle of the night :/</p>
<p>First of all, calm down people. It’s just a welcome day. If you miss it, oh well, no harm done. I certainly didn’t go to mine, cause I’m from florida. </p>
<p>But I worked last years, and don’t freak out about the registration. It starts at 8am to encourage people to not be late. For example, one college might start their first lecture at 10am, so they want people to get there between 8 and 9:30 (to have time to sit and get settled). Another college might be using the same room for their first lecture at 11:30, so they might ask people to show up from 9:30 to 11. It doesn’t really matter, and the registration tables are staffed until midday sometime. </p>
<p>Parents usually like using the time during welcome days to talk to the financial aid officers posted at desks or other such things. I know a few parents who went to welcome day because originally when the kid first toured, only one parent went on the tour. Sometimes it is people’s first time even seeing Northeastern. </p>
<p>But seriously calm down if you think you’ll be missing out on some hugely important wisdom or secret if you don’t get to go (or feel like sleeping in that morning and decide to spend the day in bed instead). </p>
<p>Orientation in the summer, however, is required.</p>
<p>^^ do you know if it’s also required for international students? cause i read somewhere that it’s in june, but i’m not planning on going to boston until mid-July and don’t want to be hogging my uncles appartment the whole time from june until i move in.</p>
<p>Orientation? Yes, it’s required of absolutely every student. The orientation for international students is held right before the semester begins (early Sept), so that they can just come a week or whatever early and not have to go back home again. At least that’s how it was when I entered, can’t remember what it was last year but I’d guess it’s the same.</p>
<p>To those who went to Welcome Day: How useful was it?</p>
<p>I know it helped people decide to come to Northeastern. It was nice because I got to revisit the campus and because I got to see the architecture studio and hear more about the program. I also got to see an honors dorm which is where I will be. Plus, I got to go to a hockey game and buy a sweatshirt :)</p>
<p>Because Northeastern wasn’t a super-serious consideration for me before, I felt that the welcome day really solidified it for me. I also visited the honors dorms, which are the nicest college dorms I’ve seen. I was really excited while listening to the political science presentation (that’s what I’ll be studying). It was informative and convincing.</p>
<p>hah, this is funny that this thread is dug up from the dead the one day I decide to check and see what people are saying about NEU. I posted here before I was a freshman last year. </p>
<p>Welcome day actually put Northeastern from the bottom straight to the top of my list. I didn’t want to come here-- not at alllllll. But when i came to welcome day and saw how …well…welcoming the students, campus, city and classes were, it made it a big possibility (Scholarship didnt hurt either). NEu was my best financial choice, and i’ve absolutely fallen in love with the school now that i’m almost done with my first year. </p>
<p>Welcome day wasn’t cruicial, but i found it more important than another campus tour. i really love this school, the people really are as welcoming as they seem.</p>