<p>I am having trouble with my laptop order and might not be able to recieve it by my orientation date. However, lets say I had to compete to use the computers at UCLA, and ended up as one of the last in orientation to sign up. Would my chances of getting my desired classes decrease? Since I am going to the first session, would I still have better class selection than if I went to the other sessions?</p>
<p>yeah, you would still have a better chance than later orientations but a slightly lower chance than the guys at this orientation. relax, some of the orientation staff don't even let you use laptops to register according to some of my friends at ucla. still, i heard it is better to bring one if possible for that slight edge. </p>
<p>btw, are you an art admit?</p>
<p>No, but I hope I can still take art classes at UCLA :P</p>
<p>My Orientation Counselor didn't let us use our own laptops to sign up for classes, so it wouldn't put you behind the other students at all.</p>
<p>However, it's definitely convenient to have a laptop to search what classes you are going to sign up for. But there's a lot of methods of finding what classes to sign up for without a laptop. You can also search for classes by using a friend's laptop or something.</p>
<p>NO, as MadeInChina said, please do plan your fall schedule on MyUCLA at HOME. If you're bored, do it now. Make multiple schedule plans. That way, you won't need to bring your laptop and have it locked up.</p>
<p>People who stress and freak out during orientation are those who didn't do this. They caused this themselves.</p>
<p>so is it recommended to bring a laptop even though you dont need it to sign up for classes.</p>
<p>such as using it late at night to talk to friends or what not. Is there a curfew for us to go back in the dorms? I also have first session orientation</p>
<p>ic, same, i want to take some art classes in college.</p>
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such as using it late at night to talk to friends or what not. Is there a curfew for us to go back in the dorms? I also have first session orientation
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You probably won't be chatting with friends at Orientation, unless you are completely introverted and don't enjoy meeting new people. There should be plenty of better activities to do, such as Carpe Noctum.</p>
<p>Unless you are very antisocial, you may bring a laptop and end up locking yourself in your room, playing games. There is no curfew; this isn't a camp. You get a taste of the independence that awaits you in a few months.</p>
<p>If you're in the first orientation session, there should be no need to bring a laptop, and the majority of people don't (getting the classes you want should not be a problem especially if you're in the first orienation session). There is no curfew for you to go back to your dorms (you're adults now), and everything you could possibly need are provided for you. It may be a little more convient having access to a computer when planning out your classes but they are by no means necessary, and you can do all your planning during your orientation session, which most people do. They'll be computers that you can access on campus, but it'll most likely be crowded and they're completely unnecessary since they have print-out of available classes that they will post up. Just relax and enjoy your summer.</p>
<p>And MadeInChina, that is one stupid RA that won't let you use your own laptops that you bring. They don't control your ability to sign up for courses (the block on your account is lifted for everyone during that orientation session at the same time from some central control that the RAs have absolutely no access to), so all you have to do is stay behind in your room and sign up from your classes there on your laptop. Your RA will not find out unless you want to snub him/her and rub it in her face, and your RA cannot do anything to you/your account or the courses you signed up for because of the stupid rule they made.</p>
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<p>Enrolling in classes should be an even independent of Orientation. This could be done at home. Seriously, there is no last minute advice a counselor can give, or anything special of enrolling in a class with the group. I guess since people have to pay $300+ for this event, they want to make this sound like the counselors are giving a quality attention to the students. BS! I'm saying this even though I am looking to be a OC next summer.</p>
<p>There is even a downside, that everyone is registering at the same time, causing the enrollment to be slower.</p>
<p>^That's true. Plus the rationale for that idiot counselor was probably: "I want to make things fair" which is idiotic because (1)Everyone else in the university has already signed up for the courses they wanted except for those that have "freshmen only" blocks on them (2)Other counselors don't care because (3)it is not their place to say nor do they have the power to enforce it. I think they just want to flex their muscle and feel important when really you don't gain any knowledge from going to orientation that you couldn't get by clicking around UCLA websites for an hour (and it takes them 3 days to feed you the info, although you do get actual interactions with other students during orientation, which is the only real advantage of going to orientation)</p>