<p>Great that your HS gives out money--ours just takes money via private school tuition. Oh well, they got a great education & have made wonderful friends. Will start with lots of credits from APs as well.</p>
<p>to anyone who has already gone to orientation: it says to bring a bookbag or backpack; is that necessary and do most kids wear one?</p>
<p>one more question: is the orientation confirmation letter (that we are told is a must to bring) an actual letter or was it an e-mail?</p>
<p>I brought a bag to hold all the "stuff" we picked up. The USC credit union also handed out plastic bags for folks to use, as desired. They also handed us each a plastic "envelope" to hold some important documents.
We never needed the orientation confirmation letter, but I can see how it would be helpful to have SOMETHING (either the letter or e-mail) in case for some reason your info/names aren't on the official USC list & you don't want to be turned away & asked to pay twice.</p>
<p>
[quote]
to anyone who has already gone to orientation: it says to bring a bookbag or backpack; is that necessary and do most kids wear one?
[/quote]
</p>
<p>It's nice to have but not ABSOLUTELY necessary. You receive a bunch of papers, pamphlets, packets, etc, and its helpfult to have one.</p>
<p>Ahhhh, I remember my orientation. It was in a hotel in New Jersey!!!!!</p>
<p>I received an orientation confirmation e-mail. I brought along a tote bag which literally carried all of my overnight stuff as well, but somehow it all fit!</p>
<p>Hope everyone who's gone to orientation so far has gotten into his/her top choice classes.</p>
<p>Anybody going on July 13th-14th?</p>
<p>i am. </p>
<p>....</p>
<p>Are we allowed to choose the professors we want? I ask because while I have heard about some great professors, I have also heard about those at the other extreme.</p>
<p>Yes, you choose what professors you want, but most of the time you have no choice. :(</p>
<p>Oh... no choice in terms of fitting the schedule or no choice in terms of high demand but lack of spots.</p>
<p>Take a look here: <a href="http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/si.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/si.html</a></p>
<p>All of those Cat6 classes have 1 lecture, so in other words your professor is pretty much set and the time is set.</p>
<p>If you take a look at General Bio here (<a href="http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/bisc.html)%5B/url%5D">http://www.usc.edu/academics/classes/term_20063/classes/bisc.html)</a>, you can see that you have a choice for lectures, which is pretty rare.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. I noticed that a lot of the courses were closed, which I assume is because they have all been filled up.</p>
<p>From what I've read, they close classes & then reopen a few slots periodically, so that folks at different orientation sessions can have a chance to register for the courses. You can keep checking to see whether the course re-opens. Another option I've read about is you can try just going to the course & seeing whether the prof will allow you to add it after the year begins.</p>
<p>Oh, thanks HImom. I guess that makes sense because while some of the lectures were "closed," the number of discussion spots available were open... which didn't make sense.</p>
<p>if you're observant and fast a few people will drop in most classes, so if you keep an eye out through the first few weeks of classes you might be able to get in. Though, if you're planning on doing that, you have to go to the first few class sessions anyway - and hope there are extra seats :)</p>