<p>How important is UC Davis’s orientation? I’ve been planning to travel out of the country, but for some reason the CAS orientation is right smack in the middle of summer, which means I’d have to cut my traveling short significantly. </p>
<p>If it’s something I really should do (actually required/really good experience/good networking etc) I’d definitely go, but if it’s the equivalent of high school orientation I think I might skip it…</p>
<p>Anyone have advice for me? Is it worth it (also, doesn’t it cost money)?</p>
<p>Please help as this question is time sensitive (I have to get tickets tonight!)</p>
<p>The most important part of orientation is meeting up with your faculty advisor (who they assign to you) to discuss your major, any specializations (if applicable), and to help plan courses for your first quarter at UCD. I don’t think you get that opportunity with make-up orientation (which you MUST go to if you skip summer orientation). </p>
<p>I think if you go to orientation, your registration date for signing up for classes will be the day of your orientation–if you don’t go to orientation, I think you have to wait until Pass II (which is in August) to sign up for classes. Someone correct me if I’m wrong on this.</p>
<p>Everything else during orientation is just useless crap. Those are the useful/important ones (plus, if you get your student ID during orientation, you don’t have to walk/bike in hot weather all the way to the MU to obtain your ID during the first week of school)</p>
<p>so there is a make up orientation and it’s possible to meet up with your adviser at a later time?</p>
<p>@ MssAlyCat: Make-up orientations are during the first week of school. You can meet up with your adviser at a later time, but you’d have to contact the advising center of the department of your major to find out who your faculty advisor is, if a specific one has been assigned to you. I know for my major (animal science), I can find out who my adviser is online (there are several different faculty advisers for my major), but I’m not sure if it’s like that for other majors.</p>