<p>Ha, Laura, the drinking responsibly skit was actually the only event from orientation I could remember off the top of my head. (So maybe it made a stronger impression on me than I thought.) Do they still do that horrible Playfair thing? Because if they do, I amend my statement above to say that you don’t have to, nor should you, go to that.</p>
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I really didn’t feel, at least in my circle of people, that taking all the no-frills courses had any sort of stigma attached. (I took 5.111, 8.01x [no longer offered, but was considered easier than 8.01], 18.01, and 9.00 first semester.) I mean, despite what it seems like on CC, a lot of people do that. It’s more reflective of your high school background than it is of you, and people understand that.</p>