<p>Several threads here indicated that having at laptop at Orientation allows you to register for classes online instead of standing in line. My questions are -
How do you obtain internet service?
Is the an open Wifi or do you need to be on UT network? and if so, how to you get log on credentials?</p>
<p>I believe that UT has a free wi-fi network for students/guests. All you have to do is search for it on your laptop and it should show up.</p>
<p>Even if you needed UT student credentials, your EID should work. You should look this up on the ITS help page.</p>
<p>If you have upgraded your eID to a secure one you log on with that, but there is also a guest log-on option for the WiFi. As soad mentioned check out the ITS help page ahead of time to make sure you have everything set up.</p>
<p>You have to setup the wifi connection, just look for it in the networks and use your EID and password to get in. Also, if you register on your laptop and not go to the FAC where everyone else does it, you won’t get a chance to ask questions if you need help. If you applied to be in a FIG and didn’t get in, you can still get into one at the FAC on registration day, which would mean that all your courses are laid out for you to simply go in, put in those particular unique numbers which are open only to your FIG, and you’re done. No waiting or searching for anymore classes.</p>
<p>So far everyone above is right, but I’ll re-explain it with some more information.</p>
<p>A laptop for orientation is useful for both registration and passing some time. The lines at the FAC where you will register can be long, but there will be Advisers there to help you choose classes and answer any other questions. You’d have to really know what you were doing to register on your own without their help. So if you know exactly what you want, then I suppose a laptop would be great to grab those classes first.
With respect to FIGS, you can actually sign up for them when you talk to your Academic Adviser on the 3rd day of orientation as opposed to going later on registration day (last day) as kaygar09 said.
For wifi, you’ll find 2 networks as other have said: a guest access and restricted access one. When I attempted to sign into the guest wifi, it asked for my UT EID and password anyway so I’m not so sure about how it works. Either way, you should probably go to get your UTEID upgraded on day 1 because you also get your ID and food card at the same time (these are pretty useful). Once you’ve upgraded your EID, you can log into the “Restricted” network with your UT EID and “Set Up” your computer by installing some sort of plug-in from their website. </p>
<p>I’m at orientation right now.</p>
<p>and another correction, you get your food card at check-in, not when you get your upgraded UT EID</p>
<p>My D just called - I had told her to bring her laptop. She spent yesterday figuring out classes/sections/profs, and had backups. Registered on her laptop this am in about 10 minutes. They were doing it alphabetically if you didn’t have your own laptop - since she is S would probably have been out of luck on many classes. There were a couple already full, but backups weren’t so she ended up with classes and profs that she wanted. Based on her experience, I’d highly recommend bringing a laptop to the later orientation sessions.</p>
<p>I registered this morning too. Bringing a laptop was not only extremely helpful with the planning process but also with registering itself. The lines for registration were building up something like an hour before the “allowed” registration time. The OA’s suggested u go to the FAC in case u ran into any trouble but if u have a decent grasp of the process then their help isn’t really needed. I’d personally suggest getting in line with a laptop and registering while u wait. The orientation advisors are there if u need help and u dont have to wait to get on to a computer. (BTW I think something like half of the computers there were Macs so many students were generally unfamiliar with how to use them and therefore probably lost some of the classes they wanted)</p>
<p>So you talk to your academic adviser on the third day of orientation and you sign up for classes on the fourth day?</p>
<p>Yep. The guide for the orientation programs is available online in the form of a pdf</p>
<p>Yeah, i didnt even bother going to the FAC building. not because it wasnt useful but i knew what classes i wanted (and it helped that i was in a FIG so i only had to choose one class) so i just did it in my room right when i could, and was done in less than ten minutes.
however, if you dont know what you doing or might have some questions, i guess the OA’s could help.
i just didnt because the lines were so long and i was worried that by the time that i got to the line with my question the classes would already be full. .</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>Do you have a link to that PDF?</p>
<p>EDIT: Oh, is this what you’re talking about? <a href=“http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/nss/downloads/2010SummerOFreshmanGuide.pdf[/url]”>http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/nss/downloads/2010SummerOFreshmanGuide.pdf</a></p>
<p>frever- you get your first chance to sign up for a FIG when you talk to your advisor. However, for some majors such as biology, there’s no guarantee that you’ll get into a FIG that day (most natural science majors apply in their advising session and have to see if they got into one by going to Welch later in the day. This is different from say, communications majors who know instantly if they got into one) and if they don’t get into one that day, then there is usually a table when you walk into the FAC on registration day where you can ask to be in a FIG and they’ll search for one that still has openings so that you have those unique numbers before your register.</p>
<p>kaygar09- I guess you’re right. I was able to get in when I talked to my adviser so I didn’t know about all the other possibilities.</p>
<p>soadquake981- Yeah, that booklet/pdf will be your main guide during orientation. You’ll get it when you check in. On pages 8-11 you’ll find all of the organized events that you can attend. Dark green boxes are mandatory while the lighter boxes are optional.</p>
<p>Sweet. Now I just have to get myself to not read the PDF now… I want to wait until I get there!</p>
<p>definitely take one. I will pretty much save your life, Especially for registration. I attended orientation this past week and I decided not to go to the FAC on day 4, where you register for classes. What i did was i went to PCL, the library infront of jester. and i registered there. i arrived there at 8:30 and made sure i had the correct unique numbers for each class. my Registration time was 9:30 so i was constantly checking if the classes i wanted closed because of the first group, and they did so i looked for back ups. </p>
<p>I was able to register 10 minutes before the time alloted so not going to the FAC and going to PCL was a better choice.</p>