<p>I noticed that in addition to the Admitted Student Days (which my son does not want to attend because we already did the school tour), there are Freshman Orientations.</p>
<p>There seem to be a few 2 day sessions in June and July - and then another 2 day session on August. The August one is free and there is a charge for the ones in July.</p>
<p>The one benefit I see to the July sessions is a student can choose their classes during that sessions.</p>
<p>Can anyone that attends Binghamton currently let me know if they feel that it is worth the trip to Binghamton in July for this program - or is the August one just as good (if not better because there will probably be more students taking part in the August one).</p>
<p>Also - if you attend the orientation in July, is there any part of the August orientation that you still need to attend?</p>
<p>Accepted Student’s Day is basically another tour.</p>
<p>Here is the Agenda:
Student-led tours of campus and residential communities
Student support services information fair
Student clubs & organizations fair
Financial Aid Services open house</p>
<p>I don’t consider admitted students day “basically another tour.” I think there is a big difference in how the student looks at the school on the initial visit/information session compared with a full day program after they’ve been accepted. To me, the initial visit is really just getting the lay of the land, seeing the style of the campus (suburban, rural, old, new, etc) and getting a bit of a feel. On admitted students days there are more opportunities to meet other students via the club fairs, spend more time wandering around and targeting what is relevant to the student (we plan to visit all of the residential colleges, not just the one we saw on the tour), eat in a different dining hall than the one we ate in during the initial visit, talk to representatives from the relevant departments, get a better sense daily life, etc. It’s also a chance to get a feel for other students who might be attending. I compare it to viewing the school as an outsider versus as a potential insider. Maybe upon first look it’s a nice place to visit; now make sure you want to live there.</p>
<p>For the original question… I know that it’s first come first serve with classes. I think attending the July sessions would be best if you want to be sure to get into your classes. While you still choose if you are at the august one you could be locked out of some classes or times that you would have liked. And you only attend one orientation there’s no need to attend the august one after another.</p>
<p>re course registration at orientation – at least what they have done in the past – they set aside a certain amount of seats in typical freshmen classes and open up a block of them for each orientation so that there will still be seats available at the last orientation. but those held seats aren’t in ALL classes. so it depends to some extent what the student plans to take.</p>
<p>Some of the classes fill very fast, regardless of “spots” held open. Writing 111 is especially competitive because people think it’ll be an easy intro class (which it can be). Intro Bio and Chem classes are often competitive too.</p>