Entering freshmen queries: roommates, colleges, summer?

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<p>Hello, some entering freshmen/class of '13 questions :]]]</p>

<li><p>When do res college assignments usually come out?</p></li>
<li><p>Roommate questionnaires?</p></li>
<li><p>Do we have (gasp) summer homework or reading assignments?</p></li>
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<p>thanks! wooohoo go Rice!</p>

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<ol>
<li><p>When do res college assignments usually come out?
the first/second week of july</p></li>
<li><p>Roommate questionnaires?
due mid-june- we receive them later this month with our big packet of materials</p></li>
<li><p>Do we have (gasp) summer homework or reading assignments?
there’s a summer reading book.</p></li>
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<p>thank you :]</p>

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<p>there is also a test we have to do in order to see if we belong in the writing class or not…</p>

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<p>I’m glad they moved this to the summer. That means you can relax and enjoy O-week without the fear of that test!!! :)</p>

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<p>@anxiousmom, oh it hasn’t always been over a summer?</p>

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<p>Hey, for international students or students abroad, did you get your packet through regular mail, or through fedex/dhl/light speed mail?</p>

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<p>

Nope- used to be a “pen and paper” part of O-Week. Inspired dread, although it really wasn’t that dreadful. Glad that it’s done online and graded before you arrive! ;)</p>

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<p>I know at least 2 years ago it was done online because my son wrote his essays at home long before O-Week. He would really have hated to have to write those essays during O-Week – it would have sucked all the fun out of it :eek:.</p>

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<p>Even if you take it there, there is a small amount of time you have. so it isnt too bad.</p>

<p>And I got my package by FedEx. I was living abroad at the time</p>

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<p>we (2013er) have summer reading to do? What’s that? and how’s the composition test gonna be like?</p>

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<p>I did the comp test in one day…you have a couple “sources”, which you have to quote in your paper…i just highlighted the important info and banged out the paper, it’s only temporary. </p>

<p>As for the book, it’s somethin by a lady originally from Africa who came to America…forgot what it’s about. You should probably attempt to read it, cause there is an informal discussion of the book during O-Week, but don’t feel bad if you don’t read it cause some people don’t read it period.</p>

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<p>You should read the summer book! </p>

<p>It is part of your total O week experience and is carefully chosen by the Common Reading Selection Committee, composed of faculty, staff and students. </p>

<p>This year’s choice is called The House At Sugar Beach: In search of a lost African childhood. By Helene Cooper.</p>

<p>A joy to read.</p>

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<p>since i am going to be out of the country over the summer, can i request that all forms, etc be sent over email?</p>

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<p>Don’t buy the book, though! It will be sent to you by Rice. If you search for an earlier thread called “Common Reading”, you can find out more about it.</p>

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<p>This thread had a lot of information on what to do if you’re going to be out of town over the summer:</p>

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