<p>anyone else planning on attending one of the "co-curricular" programs that are held for the 3 days prior to freshman move-in day?!</p>
<p>they look pretty fabulous - expecially "Exploring DC".
would love to D to get to know how to move about in the city!</p>
<p>if anyone attended any of these, particularly "Exploring DC", please feel free to share your thoughts!</p>
<p>benefit of moving in early and getting the lay of the land?</p>
<p>did you eat on your meal plan at school or does that plan not begin until Aug 30? </p>
<p>the brochure says that two meals a day, transportation, and entrance into city locales are part of the registration fee - extra money needed?</p>
<p>would love to hear more!</p>
<p>I signed up for the Emerging Leaders Program 
I’m thrilled!</p>
<p>All these programs are good for is to bond with other students early and have some fun prior to the semester, not to mention help avoid the move-in day chaos, since you can move in like 5 days priorly! I didn’t do it, but my friend did, and loved it, besides, if you do so, you get to chose your bed before the roomates come on move in day.</p>
<p>S did “Exploring DC” his freshman year. As a parent, getting to move him in early was a big advantage…it was still somewhat chaotic, but nothing like the all-school move-in. One of the kids he met in his group became one of his closest friends (they didn’t live in the same dorm so likely wouldn’t have even met each other) & they’ve been roommates since soph year. S was somewhat familiar with DC, so didn’t really need to learn how to get around the city, but for a kid who’s not that familiar, it would probably help them feel more comfortable.</p>
<p>super info - thanks!
sounds like it’s well worth the $150!</p>
<p>I would highly recommend participating in one of the pre-orientation programs. I participated in Project Exploration: Multisport and the Emerging Leaders Program. Besides the advantages of moving in early, being grouped together in one of the pre-orientation programs allows your son or daughter to make friends with people who have a similar interest to them. For example, the only thing I knew I had in common with people I was attending CI with was that we would be attending GW next year. However, I knew that the other kids who chose to engage in PE had a love of the outdoors, just like me. It provides a built-in foundation for friendship, or at least having a friendly face around campus.</p>