<p>On day 1 of orientation, we'll have our math placement testing and apparently these results will drive our ability to register in classes that have a math prerequisite.</p>
<p>Lindz - to clarify - is the placement testing done online so we get immediate results - is that how we can go on to register for classes that day?</p>
<p>Also - does anyone know about how many people go to each orientation session? I think we get divided up into majors - so I guess that carves the group size down somewhat.</p>
<p>If you've signed up for orientation - how about posting on this thread and early attendees - let us know how your experience goes and any questions you heard/asked that we haven't covered here that would interest the group. Also - any questions you forgot to ask that you want us to bring up if we are in a later program.</p>
<p>Placement testing (at least 2 summers ago) is done on a scantron. They grade it right away so that you get your results before you register.</p>
<p>I have no idea how many people were there at orientation...a few hundred I would guess? I went to an Honors orientation and there were a few different majors there, and there were probably about 50 business majors that I traveled around with. Good question, anybody else know a more exact answer??</p>
<p>It lookes like everybody takes the placement test for math - although a SAT of 600 or higher will exempt you from "fundamental studies math". I scored just below and didn't take pre-calc or calc in high school because I had the teacher who teaches all the calc stuff for Honors Geometry my freshman year and he's a butt-head/horrible teacher and math is my weakness. I took AP Stat my senior year instead.<br>
You can check the freshman math stuff out at:</p>
<p>be sure that if you're a little 'sketchy' on any test subjects, you review them beforehand. you might feel stupid going over your trig functions or inverse functions and stuff, but they are on the test and if you've forgotten them (for me it had been 4 years since i'd seen some of that stuff) you will score lower than you should.</p>
<p>also, if you do well on all the trig and stuff you'll probably be placed into math140. if you aren't an engineering/science major, you really really don't need 140, and taking 220 instead is just fine. i "dropped down" to 220 even though i placed into 140, and i'm very glad i did because even though i had taken calc in HS (and failed the AP test, ha), i had to take it again here and 220 was much easier than 140 would have been.</p>
<p>another question about orientation, about what majority of out of stater's parents come along for the parent orientation? Would I be put in awkward situations if my parents dont come? Would this cause problems traveling to and from NY (airport --> metro --> umd campus)? Any input on this would be great... my parents dont think they want to/can come but i really feel strongly that they should...</p>
<p>My parents are planning to come - but we live only an hour away. I'm the first to head out to college. If you're following siblings - they may already understand what's coming their way and not need to. According to the orientation website - we get separated almost right away and meet up briefly at the end of Day 1 - then their deal is over and they leave while we head to evening activities and the dorms.</p>
<p>Have you registered yet? Which one are you attending?</p>
<p>I haven't registered yet because im still trying to convince my parents to come :) but im going to the july 10-11th orientation. yeah... im the last of 5 to go off to college so i guess my parents have had enough but i feel like getting to and from teh campus for the first time when im not familiar with the campus will be nervewracking. Also, what time does orientation start on day 1 and end on day 2?</p>
<p>kuplunk -- i'm assuming you're flying into reagan national?? you'll have no problem getting there by yourself at all--you'll get right on the metro at the airport, arrive at the CP metro station, and from there take the bus onto campus just a couple minutes walk from where you'll need to go for orientation.</p>
<p>also...my parents went to parent orientation (i'm an only child so they were all excited about it). i don't remember seeing them at the end of the 1st day, but maybe i did. either way, it is not any different for people whose parents are there and not there.</p>
<p>You can take amtrak or the marc train (marc is cheaper, but only runs on weekdays) to the New Carrolton station (1st stop after BWI). From New Carrolton, you can pick up the DC Metro.</p>
<p>Since I can't make orientation will I still have to take a math or English placement test on arrival? I'm transfering in as a junior with math and English GE requirements completed.</p>
<p>marinerfan, are you actually a junior transfer student (as in, you're around 20) or are you a freshman with junior standing from AP/college courses you've taken in high school??</p>
<p>i don't think that transfer students are required to take the math placement test, especially not if you have math credits transferring. and there is no english placement test so dont worry bout that :)</p>