<p>Hi all,</p>
<p>Sorry if this might sound stupid but I was wondering if there were any necessary things I needed to bring to the orientation which for me starts tomorrow (welcome to my world of procrastination lol). I know that I need to bring the Freshman Registration guide and changes of clothes (or do I??? j/k). Are there any other things I need to bring to the orientation? Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>D is going to orientation on June 29. She never got a Freshman Orientation Guide! What's that??</p>
<p>Terri</p>
<p>Hey Terri,
I am pretty sure you recieved it in the mail but I could be wrong... in any case, the guide I am talking about is a small booklet of listed courses that one could take while as a Freshman...the full name of the book is "A Guide to Freshman Registration." Err.... on the last page is a trial registration sheet. Hope this answers your question! Reply if you need a fuller explanation</p>
<p>Not to rush anyone but the orientation is tomorrow and I am currently getting stuff packed...if anyone has anything to add or confirm what I put previously it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>It's a pale yellow-ish color and has dark purple writing on it. It's thick and describes all of the basic policies of degree requirements and major fulfillments etc. It's really cool.</p>
<p>When do you get it????</p>
<p>Mine's July 6-8, but I'm leaving for Boston next Friday the 1st!</p>
<p>Am I gonna miss it? I'm starting to get anxious all of sudden b/c I really don't want to miss anything important during orientation that I will have to take care at the beginning of the semester.</p>
<p>well i got mine a few weeks ago and my orientation starts tomorrow so I guess it should be coming in soon...</p>
<p>Don't worry about the book! It's only for CAS kids.</p>
<p>Well, how nice of them! LOL...</p>
<p>Just got back from orientation and I have to say, wow. Those were two of the most hectic, strenuous yet fun-filled days of my life. I can honestly say that I had a great time and made many new friends. I learned so much and, for the first time, I felt like a real college student. They really gave us the chance to learn what college life is like for ourselves. For example, I came to Boston with my father on wednesday afternoon. He left at about 3:00 in the afternoon and I didn't see him again until 1:00 on friday afternoon. We, the students, were left to discover and learn on our own with the assistance of student advisors, students who spend all day guiding the students and truly making them feel at home at BU.
One of the first activities was a trip to a popular area in Boston. We were given choices such as Harvard Square, Fanueil Hall, Copley Plaza and more. I chose to go to Harvard Square. My group, all of whom I had never seen before in my life, hopped onto the T (Boston subway) and took the ride to Harvard Square. Once there, our student advisor told us that we had 2 free hours and we could spend it however we liked as long as we were back on time. This gave us the perfect opportunity to make friends. I met many new people and we all ate and had fun together that night.<br>
Registration was hectic but our student advisors did a great job of explaining everything in detail. We spent about 3 hours in a classroom reading thorugh class descriptions and forming our schedules for the fall semester. The next day, we actually used the WebReg online registration system to finalize everything.<br>
All in all, I can honstly say that BU feels like home and I can't wait to come back. For everyone who still has orientation ahead of them, don't be shy and don't hold back anything. Ask every question that comes to mind and explore all you can in order to become more well aquainted with the school. Also, be social, very social. Everyone there is a stranger to everyone else so you are all on the same boat. Introduce yourself and join up with groups and you are sure to meet many new and interesting people from all over the country and the world. Once again, I had a great time and can't wait to see you at BU in the fall. If you would like to ask me any questions regarding orientation, what went on and what I did, feel free to IM me at my AIM devilsrule61287.</p>
<p>Wow, that's awesome!</p>
<p>Now I feel better and I'm excited-yaaayyyy!</p>
<p>My D and I are going to orientation June 29 and our flight gets into Boston quite early. Does anyone know if there was a place to at least drop off and hold luggage until official check-in?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Same place as usual. . . Rich Hall in West Campus.</p>
<p>I just got back too---It was awesome!! But tiring. My roomate and I stayed up until 3 or something and had to go back at 8. Eek. Anyways, you meet LOTs and LOTs of people, I can't believe our orientation group was only 1/8 of our class!!! </p>
<p>Oh and beware, almost all decent writing classes are gone.</p>
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You can thank my session for that gift. Have fun, session seven-ers, with your time slots. : )</p>
<p>I really recommend that parents stay in the dorm on campus for $55 a night. I went alone and was in an apartment with three other moms. We each had our own bedroom which locked. There were two bathrooms, one across the hall from two bedrooms. There was a kitchen and living room area. BU left 4 bags of microwave popcorn on the kitchen counter and 4 bottles of water (with a Terriers label) in the frig.</p>
<p>Besides the obvious $$$ savings, it was so convenient to stay close to all the activities. And it was easy to go back and change clothes for the evening reception, or if the weather changed during the day. The rooms were VERY CHILLY. Definitely bring a light jacket or long sleeves to wear inside.</p>
<p>The student union gets stacks of free copies of the NY Times, there for the taking.</p>
<p>Kinshasha,</p>
<p>How were the parent sessions and side trips? Did you find them worthwhile?</p>
<p>S and I arrived Tuesday night from California. He did Common Ground (OK) and tried to meet as many people as he could. He was chided for being "too nice" and the local kids told him that in Boston, people were more rude and pushy. Interesting.</p>
<p>The speakers on a whole were entertaining, informative and amusing. You could tell the pride everyone had in being associated with BU. I did pick up some tidbits I hadn't known. One highlight was the director of security dumping a shopping bag full of fake IDs onto a table and seeing them spilling all over the floor. I didn't know that fake IDs could get kids in so much legal trouble. </p>
<p>One of the closing sessions was about homesickness, roommates, etc. A few of the student program assistants performed skits. As S is the youngest of my four kids, I don't think I'll have as much trouble as some other parents seeing them go off on their own.</p>
<p>One night a couple of parent groups went out to dinner. I heard that the food at Sunset Cantina was good but service was terrible. Also, the restaurant gave one check for 20 people! Another group went to Maggiano's near the Arlington T stop. The next night student program assistants took us downtown to Faneuil Hall. We were each given one T token but had to buy our own return. That was right before the evening reception so we had about an hour to spend down there. The dessert reception was lovely.</p>
<p>At the CAS luncheon, a BU professor sat at each table of ten. Very lively conversation. The food was fabulous.</p>
<p>The logistics of orientation amaze me. Last week there were about 600 kids and 600 parents. And this happens almost every week! I enjoyed meeting many of the other parents, especially the mom who stayed in the room next to mine. I was surprised at how many kids were from California, Texas and Florida.</p>
<p>S wasnt too impressed with his advisor. He did register for classes he needed but didnt get some of the sections he wanted. Almost no one places out of WR 100. He heard of one kid who did, and he was an English major.</p>
<p>I felt as if I was in a big sorority rush. Even though were all committed to BU, the administration made a concerted effort to pump up the school and convince us we made the right choice.</p>
<p>The orientation was pretty exhausting but fun and informative. I had a great roommate who was from California and though we lived on different coasts him on West and me on East (New York) we still clicked and had blast. I managed to get all the classes I want but not necessarily all the "times" but it turned out well in the end. BEWARE: Most of the time slots are filled and sections closed especially for the Writing Classes...but ones shoulf already know this from the previous posts...Ummmm.. yea I also went to Harvard Sqaure where our group made fun of each other by stading in front of Harvard and joking that this is the place we "could" have gotten into had our SAT scores been a little higher, participated in one more extracurricular course, etc. Dorm rooms were pretty stuffy but if one opens the windows and leaves them open for the whole day, it should be ok at night where it most counts. There were a few Yankee fans here and there, I being one of them ;) but we were sorta drowned out by the bandwagon crew of Red Sox fans :P And I think thats about it.... I'll post more when if I remember anything else</p>
<p>Yes, my S is a Yankee fan (even though we live in CA) and one of the first things he said to me after orientation was, "They REALLY take this Red Sox stuff SERIOUSLY."</p>