<p>Does anyone know when the dates are?</p>
<p>General Studies Undergraduate New Student Orientation
Date: August 27, 2007 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm EDT
Location: Alfred Lerner Hall, Morningside Campus</p>
<p>Postbac Premed/Pre-health New Student Orientation
Date: August 27, 2007 from 8:45 am to 5:00 pm EDT
Location: Alfred Lerner Hall, Morningside Campus</p>
<p>That's all that's posted for now...</p>
<p>Way to answer the question with 3 posts about orientation, when OP was asking about admit weekend which is obviously in April.</p>
<p>thank yoU! your post was SO much more helpful! ; )</p>
<p>I identified the correct month, at least!</p>
<p>clap clap clap clap clap : )</p>
<p>days on campus is either the week before or the week after easter (90% sure)</p>
<p>its 1 night for DoC and perspectives on diversity is 2</p>
<p>Sunday, April 15, 2007 ? Monday, April 16, 2007 Columbia College Days on Campus #1
Friday, April 20, 2007 ? Saturday, April 21, 2007 SEAS Days on Campus
Sunday, April 22, 2007 ? Monday, April 23, 2007 Columbia College Days on Campus #2</p>
<p>Perspectives on Diversity (minority student program) is on Saturday April 21.</p>
<p>These are the official days for "DAYS ON CAMPUS" the weekend program for admitted students to explore the campus, tour New York City, stay overnight and interact with current students, enjoy entertainment from the renowned Varsity Show and a Capella groups and many other performance troupes, and of course, bond with fellow Class of 2011 members:</p>
<p>Columbia College Days on Campus #1: Sun Apr 15-Mon Apr 16
Columbia College Days on Campus #2: Sun Apr 22-Mon Apr 23
Columbia College Perspectives on Diversity: Sat Apr 21-Mon Apr 23</p>
<p>SEAS (Engineering) Days on Campus: Fri Apr 20-Sat Apr 21
SEAS Perspectives on Diversity: Fri Apr 20-Sun Apr 22</p>
<p>You can register online at the Admitted Students website they direct you to in your admissions packet.</p>
<p>For whom is the Perspectives on Diversity program designed, exactly? I realize this may sound silly, but I was simply wondering if it was for all minority students or simply under-represented ones. Also, is it worth attending?</p>
<p>the site and info CC sent said that families are welcome to join in... do people usually bring parents or is it generally a student only thing?</p>
<p>I am not sure if I will be able to attend this. My mom thinks that I shouldn't "waste my time and money" in attending because it's pretty much "the most prestigious school that accepted me." (don't ask, we're asian). </p>
<p>Anyways, my question is, is the Admitted Students Weekend helpful (ie. informative, exciting, comprehensive, etc.) even though I'm 97.4% sure that I'll end up at Columbia, whether my experience during the weekend was good or not?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>(This comment/question is mostly directed to current Columbia students who have gone to the Admit Day weekends in previous years.)</p>
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Anyways, my question is, is the Admitted Students Weekend helpful (ie. informative, exciting, comprehensive, etc.) even though I'm 97.4% sure that I'll end up at Columbia, whether my experience during the weekend was good or not?
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<p>It's fun, it'll let you meet some people, it'll give you the chance to get to know the campus, etc. I met the friend from CU I'm closest to today at Days on Campus.</p>
<p>here's what i posted at a similar thread in the Parents Forum. The most important point is #2...</p>
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<p>I'd like to take this chance to urge everyone to attend an Admitted Students program, especially if it contains an overnight program.</p>
<p>I can only speak for Columbia, but having seen several different sides of that process, it is valuable in many, many ways. For example:</p>
<p>1) The prefrosh who bother to show up to such things are much more likely to be attending, based on their (obvious) interest levels, so their opinions will matter more to you and they're a good cross-section to meet.</p>
<p>2) The people you meet at Days On Campus form the start of your freshman-year friend network. Maybe a quarter of the people I met when I arrived for orientation had attended Days On Campus, and had several friends, which made much easier to meet more people faster. A bunch also attended an Outdoor Orientation Program where a group of incoming first-years would bike, swim or hike together for a week, ending up in NYC together. These connections they made gave them a leg up in filling the hectic social vacuum that exists during orientation - not that there's a lack of social life, but people start out lonely and there's a feeding frenzy to make friends.</p>
<p>3) When you stay overnight, the students hosting you will give you the real deal. They'll be actively interested in answering the real questions you have, with real answers. You'll meet enough of them to get a sense of the atmosphere and attitudes on campus (unless you're unlucky and get some whackjobs).</p>
<p>My freshman year, everyone who hosted someone on my floor got together and we hung out, met the prefrosh, some of us went around campus or even the city with them. My senior year, admissions was hard-up on space for all the interested kids to attend Days on Campus, so when I offered my 5-bedroom dorm apartment they dumped 8 kids on me, and 6 more on the girls down the hall. So we threw a party. Got at least two of them laid. These things can go all over the spectrum, but basically everyone who stays overnight, and escapes the scripted propaganda-based sessions drummed up by admissions, gets a close-up peek at what life is really like. At least, that's true for my school, and I imagine it's true for others as well.</p>
<p>If it's a stay-overnight deal, it's well worth the cost of transportation. You'll learn a ton, and probably have a lot of fun. Don't pass it up if you can make it.</p>
<p>"So we threw a party. Got at least two of them laid."</p>
<p>0__0'' ... I'll pretend I didn't read that...</p>
<p>pretend what you like. the guy was really short but REALLY smooth. they waited till everyone else had left to go to classes the next day. kid had game.</p>
<p>Is this kid going to CU right now? I'd like to ask him about this story... and of course to return the favour to one of this year's prefrosh, <em>wink</em>... this should become a tradition at CU, lol, or no better even: prefrosh hook up contest, whoever gets the most prefrosh ... will win 10 cakes, ^^</p>
<p>Don't forget: Tuesday, April 17th (the day after Days On Campus) is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's! </p>
<p>hahaha. completely irrelevant but I'm pysched nevertheless!</p>