<p>13) Figure out my.american.edu before school starts. The layout makes no sense, but eventually one “gets used to it.” @ My American you can (eventually) find your schedule, your housing assignment/ roommates, choose your meal plan, accept your financial aid package, select a meal plan and much more. </p>
<p>14) If you submit a photo to AU before you go to summer orientation, you can pick up your student ID card at orientation. Having the card is nice if you want to get student discounts over the summer, but don’t lose it because you’ll have to pay for the replacement. </p>
<p>15) You may get neat “gifts” at orientation, such as lanyards. Keep the lanyards for your keys come fall. (Come fall, you can usually identify fellow freshmen because their keys are around their neck.) </p>
<p>16) Look at all the stuff AU sends you over the summer. I almost missed a paper telling me that I had summer reading for college writing.</p>