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Word of advice: don't go to anything you don't really want to go to. When they say "required", they don't mean it. Spend the time meeting people and exploring with them. Deck out your dorm room, take care of all administrative stuff, but ignore NSOP's BS.
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<p>Completely agree. Something "required" that requires you to sit in a room and listen to a boring speech isn't going to allow you to meet anyone, anyway.</p>