<p>This is just my opinion, but does anyone else feel that the $250 for mandatory orientation is a little ridiculous? I mean, food and lodging can't cost that much for a couple days.</p>
<p>do they pay for plane tickets?</p>
<p>i had to pay around $1500 for my trip to campus day. plane tickets (2, $500 each), hotel, rental car, food.. </p>
<p>i can buy plane tickets in advance if i have to for orientation. btw im coming from la</p>
<p>I don't think they pay for transportation. It's only the actual fee for orientation, which is like one night overnight, and some other things.</p>
<p>Personally I think the 250$ if a little bit too hefty, maybe a value around 100-150$ seems more right to me :S</p>
<p>W/e :(</p>
<p>Does the airline discount code work for anyone?</p>
<p>I tried it but it doesn't do anything to the cost of the plane tickets.</p>
<p>University of Chicago' fee is $575 - for comparison.</p>
<p>Wow...$575 for two nights? Sheesh.</p>
<p>Huh, I guess I just expected something a little bit less, especially because it's mandatory, and it doesn't seem like we do anything too special there, besides talk to advisors whose job it is anyway to meet with us. Oh well, what's another couple hundred bucks?</p>
<p>do you lose anything by going to orientation in late august? like will certian classes be filled up or something?</p>
<p>For important required classes that are traditionally taken by freshmen, positions in the class are gradually made available in waves over the summer so that they aren't all taken by people in the early registration sessions. Dedicated people could get around this by changing their schedules online a few weeks after their orientation when spots open up, but I don't think too many people are proactive enough to do that.</p>
<p>That being said, you're still better off doing orientation and registering as soon as possible. It'll give you a better chance of getting into interesting courses that don't get spots reserved, and will probably give you more freedom to choose discussion sessions that fit around other classes you want to take. So if you register in late August, you'll still be able to get into all of the classes you need to take, but you be less likely to get into some elective courses you may be interested in, and you'll have less freedom in choosing when your classes are.</p>
<p>The fee for fall orientation is $108.50 and they aren't even providing housing.
Way back when I was a student I attended fall orientation and ended up with the worst possible schedule - well, other than the no classes on Fridays which I came to really enjoy. My Tuesdays were almost straight from 8-5. Not the best way to adjust to college life.<br>
I was also a fall orientation leader though and the number of students who chose this option was huge and it is a fun way to start school.</p>
<p>Orientation provides you a chance to meet your new classmates and is the first real opportunity to make friends at your new school. I enjoyed orientation immensely. Basically I only got 4 hours of sleep the 2 nights I was there.</p>
<p>International Students only have a fall orientation. And from momtn's post , the vibes are not good. They release classes in waves dont they , so that previous orientation students do not have an advantage over the fall students? </p>
<p>Incidentally , whats a fall orientation leader?</p>
<p>HA, who cares about 250</p>
<p>If you haven't realized yet, Michigan will eventually ROB you poor</p>
<p>they're greedy bastards. (statistically)</p>
<p>Well, this grateful in-state parent feels otherwise.</p>