<p>This might be a stupid question, but what happens if you can't go to orientation? Aside from the fact that I'm OOS and I'll have to pay a lot of money to travel, house there, and attend it, my parents and I will both lose money b/c we won't be able to work those days. So I was wondering if you HAVE to go to orientation, and if you don't, what will I miss and how do I take care of those things.</p>
<p>You can do the fall orientation, a week before school starts, no problem. Save the extra flights to Texas but still get some help and advise registering for fall classes.</p>
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If you applied for and are admitted to the fall semester but are not able to attend one of the Summer Orientation sessions, you should plan to attend orientation on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 and Thursday, August 21, 2008. No additional fee is required to attend, but you will need to register for Fall Orientation. (Online registration will be available in mid-June 2008.) </p>
<p>Meals and housing accommodations are not provided. However, if you have a confirmed Housing contract, you may want to consider moving into your room before orientation. Contact the Division of Housing and Food Services for more information. For orientation questions, visit the Orientation web site or call New Student Services (NSS) at 512-471-3304. NSS is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
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Orientation</a> - Freshmen | Be a Longhorn | UT Austin</p>
<p>The international students do their orientations at this late summer session.</p>
<p>Only bad thing is, that you will probably get stuck in the worst timings of the classes you want.</p>
<p>^True! My son just got back from the first session and only was able to get 2 out of the 5 classes he needed. He is waitlisted for the other 3. He's number 620 on the waitlist for one of the classes. The advisor told him many students do add/drop and he will hopefully, get what he needs to take at least 14 hours in the fall.</p>
<p>BTW, Foxshox,</p>
<p>I met several parents whose children got capped who also got admitted but turned down: Rice, Vandy, Duke, Northwestern, Cal, etc. Their children were starting this summer. They all had very high SAT's-1400+, but they were not ranked or in the top ten. I have to admit you were right about some the the non top ten percent students.</p>
<p>Wow, I really feel for those families!</p>
<p>My opinion has been a little skewed due to my son's 1500+ SAT and being # 3 in his class.</p>
<p>Wow is getting the classes you want really that hard? Im not going to orientation until the 7th of July. Im a bit scared now about getting my classes. It seems even though orientation is not required officially you almost have to go if you want your classes.</p>
<p>They save spots for different orientations. They will open a set amount for during each orientation registration time so don't be to worried about your major specific classes. But for the more broad classes, like your math and sciences, be prepared to get crappy teachers.</p>
<p>Foxshox,</p>
<p>Thanks for the info that helps! My son did go to pickaprofessor.com to check out the the professors, but he didn't get the ones he wanted. Oh well, he'll have to keep trying.</p>
<p>Just wait until drop add. Last year, my son hardly got any of the sections that he wanted at the orientation registration date, but when he dropped/added, he got everything he wanted with only one 8 am class, and it was only because he wanted that professor specifically.</p>
<p>I got a question for those that already went to orientation.</p>
<p>Registration starts at 2:30 so what time should I be in the room and in line?</p>
<p>shoot! So basically what you're saying is that I'm going to get the hardest teachers? This is not good b/c I initially started as pre-med, but now want to do business, and I really need a high GPA to transfer to McCombs (preferably BHP too!!!). So does anyone know what kind of classes I should/need to sign up for? I know I started a thread asking about engineering before, but I don't want to risk getting a low GPA in those pre-med weeder classes and not be able to switch out of CNS (yes, I'm a pre-med for now). What classes can I sign up for to avoid science classes as much as possible?</p>
<p>UThopeful, what registration starts at 2:30?</p>
<p>It says it 2:30-4:00 is registration in the schedule of events for orientation. I am a transfer student. I guess its probably different for freshman orientation.</p>
<p>UThopeful</p>
<p>Where did you find out about the orientation? I'm also a new transfer student but haven't received anything about orientation yet. In fact, when I looked online, it said it wouldn't be available to sign up for until July.</p>
<p>hookem, my son specifically took an easy load 1st semester last year because he was pledging a fraternity and playing a sport. He took an econ class, chemistry for non-majors, a humanities and a philosophy. He got A's. They all go toward his major (business) as pre-req's and electives.</p>
<p>The main thing is GO TO CLASS. </p>
<p>Another easy A he took this last semester was a theater appreciation thing that had been recommended to him - EASY A!</p>
<p>Chemistry for non majors (1 & 2) is considered the easiest of the required science courses. I have heard this from multiple sources, and it proved to be so with my son, A's in both, but it is hearsay, I surely haven't taken it.</p>
<p>Don't worry about getting stuck with hard professors, wait til drop/add and you can adjust your schedule.</p>
<p>Some classes just say "staff" as the professor, so you don't know who you'll get, others show who the prof is, use pick a prof to adjust your schedule.</p>
<p>My son was only unable to get a couple of classes that he wanted, MIS in particular, so he is taking it this fall. It doesn't take him off his schedule to graduate though. Be flexible, but keep your eye on the goal of making sure you are taking classes that apply to your major.</p>
<p>Good luck - it will work out. All the kids I know ended up getting what they wanted, or needed, and all, except a couple in particular who bombed (in other words - partied too much), did great academically.</p>
<p>I cannot stress enough - GO TO CLASS - it makes it so much easier.</p>
<p>Fiyero,</p>
<p>Here is the link to some info on orientation
Office</a> of the Dean of Students - New Student Services - Summer Orientation</p>
<p>The orientation dates depend on your major. Im in the school of natural sciences so my next available session is the 7th of july. You just have to login with you uteid and you should be able to sign up for orientation and it will give you the available dates in a pull down menu.</p>
<p>If you are a transfer who dosen't get an admissions decision until june/july when the 30 hrs are submitted I don't know how it would be for you.</p>
<p>Thanks UThopeful. I've tried various parts of the website but hadn't found that yet. I'm now registered for July 7th. See you there!</p>
<p>is there a website that lists the requirements for transfers for both McCombs and the College of Engineering? That way instead of making you guys do the work for me, I can look at the requirements, see what I might be able to do, and then only post here for further advice. I tried googling, but I couldn't find the requirements for transfers for some reason.</p>
<p>engineering:
How</a> to Change Your Major (Internal Transfer) - Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin</p>
<p>business:
Undergraduate</a> Programs - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin</p>
<p>i don't know if this is what you're looking for.</p>
<p>I don't know for sure, but I bet many things like humanities and electives requirements will be the same, but things like economics and sciences will be different. I bet that you have to take science for science majors for engineering vrs the easier version for business.</p>
<p>Anybody know for sure?</p>
<p>During orientation, there are sessions on transferring into Cockrell or McCombs</p>