<p>Hellooo, so I turned in my BC deposit yesterday and they automatically sent me an e-mail about registering for an orientation. </p>
<p>I live in Miami so I want the orientation on the days August 29-31 so I can just stay there for the remainder of the week until classes start in September 7th. </p>
<p>But, is that possible? When I go to orientation those days can I just automatically move into my dorm and stay there until classes start? Or do they charge you for that week?</p>
<p>I think they suggest the 7th orientation for people outside of New England so that you can move directly in and do not have to move. So, yes, I think you do automatically move into a dorm,</p>
<p>Yep, you’ll be moved in before the majority of the people in your building since your orientation date will be a few days before the first day of move-ins. I don’t suggest going to the last orientation because the majority of your freshman year courses will be closed by then. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>Dear collegebound79 : Generally, Boston College starts classes on the Tuesday after Labor Day. Move-in days start on the Thursday/Friday/Sunday before Labor Day if there is a home Saturday football game to kickoff the season. Otherwise, the move-in days will typically be Friday/Saturday/Sunday.</p>
<p>You might want to check out the following link for more details :</p>
<p>Actually, i attended Eagle Admit Day and the closed classes isn’t a problem. They split up the enrollment amongst the orientations. For instance if a Calculus class has 7 spots they will give one spot to every orientation session. This way, you can move in later if you need to!</p>
<p>Yes , my d was told that as well, regarding reserving classes for each orientation session. However, we still decided to do an earlier orientation day because we were told it might be a great way to find a roomate.</p>
<p>@ tcormier: there’s a way around it. if you go to the earlier orientations and you’re in one of the last groups, you probably wont get your classes, but like I said, there’s a way around it ;)</p>
<p>brojas30, don’t worry about attending the last orientation session. My son did and getting the classes he wanted wasn’t that big of an issue. He ended up being in the very last group of freshmen to register and he had to settle for his #2 choice for his freshman topic seminar. The only other class that he wanted but didn’t get was one that was closed even before any freshmen registered – a religion class that was filled by juniors and seniors – so being in an earlier orientation session wouldn’t have helped in that case anyway.</p>
<p>Attending the last orientation session really makes life easier for people who travel a long way to BC. You move into your assigned dorm room the morning that your orientation begins. (It starts in the late afternoon.) So you are basically all settled in by the time other freshmen begin to arrive – usually the day after orientation ends. There are lots of “welcome” activities scheduled for Labor Day weekend so you’ll be kept busy on those few days before classes officially start.</p>
<p>@ BCDAD2014 - Yes and no. With the exception of perspectives and possibly a few other classes, you will probably be able to get into most of the classes you want. However, there’s a low chance you’ll get the schedule, time, and professor you want. You can always get the freshman only classes during the second semester of freshman year, again with the exception to perspectives since it’s a 2 semester course.</p>
<p>Getting the right professors not only makes a class more enjoyable, but also helps facilitating the learning process. I personally match up the classes I want with the professors I want and if the times do happen to work out the right way (back to back classes), it makes my life that much easier.</p>
<p>The Undergraduate Government of Boston College (UGBC) has a student evaluation system for the professors. I generally use that to look up the professors I want. I also ask my friends who have taken a certain course with a certain professor for suggestions.</p>
<p>Peps is great! I always check that before I choose a class. When you are registering at orientation, make sure you have a lot of choices for classes. If you are taking a lot of core classes, you will have a lot of choices because a lot of freshmen take them.
If you don’t get classes you want at orientation, you can change your schedule over the summer and during the first week of classes. And don’t worry about going to a later orientation, they divide up spots in each class for the 7 orientations.</p>
<p>Dear BartleDoo : Students will be given room assignments in Vanderslice dorms (nice area on lower campus). Parents attending orientation (highly recommended as the parent’s track is wonderful for many reasons) should book their hotel rooms for the desired nights soon. Parents and students are separated about two hours after the program commences and will not meet up until some 48 hours later. </p>
<p>Without getting into more details (and spoiling some of it), all we can tell you is that the orientation experience at Boston College will leave you changed, whether a parent or student.</p>