<p>So basically my parents are gonna be out of the country and i'm going to have to go to orientation alone. does most students who go actually come with their parents? would it be much more helpful if one of my parents were there?</p>
<p>I went alone and I never thought having a parent would have been of any help. If anything they would be company when your just sitting around but that's all. You'll just have to pay attention more closely since there won't be anyone to pick up on the stuff you miss.</p>
<p>I went without parents. Orientation is for YOU. Parents just do informational stuff that could have more easily been read online.</p>
<p>You are fine.</p>
<p>Mine didn't go, either.</p>
<p>Basically you see them for 20 minutes at the end of the first day... and other than that, parents and students are completely separate. I was talking to some of the parents while waiting for friends in the ID line, and basically I heard it wasn't exactly vital information they were supplying the parents with.</p>
<p>You should be fine doing it alone. Only time I felt awkward without my parents there was during the 20 minutes family meet-up.</p>
<p>What exactly will I be doing at Orientation? Do I have to introduce myself in front of a large crowd of people and explain my major? I hope not, I hate doing stuff like that. I was hoping I could just register for classes, learn a little about the school, and then leave.</p>
<p>That's pretty much what you'll do. </p>
<p>The most social part of the thing (if you're not staying in the dorms) is when you're in your small groups touring the campus and whatnot. At some point they'll sit you all down (maybe fifteen of you) and you'll have an icebreaker get-to-know-you but it's not in-depth at all.</p>
<p>If you're staying in the dorms... well, I suppose you could avoid all that by hiding in your room the first night, but mostly it's a huge group of kids just hanging around and there will be a million times that you introduce yourself, where you're from, and your major and whatnot.</p>