<p>So my orientation is on the 11th-13th, and apparently my mom and brother, who is 2 years younger than me, wanted to tag along; I guess so both of them get to experience the campus for themselves, especially my brother. We're not doing the family orientation and I had to cancel my on-campus housing plans to get a hotel since they decided after I had signed up. I just have a couple questions regarding all this:</p>
<p>1) I really don't mind my family tagging along. I understand their questions and concerns about the campus so why not? Besides, my parents are paying for college so not allowing them to come with me just wouldn't be right. I don't know what they're going to be doing for 2 1/2 days on their own at the campus but fortunately I don't have to worry about it. I was just wondering everyone's thoughts on this situation?</p>
<p>2) I feel like this question is obvious but I just want to make sure. If my orientation is on the 11th, I would have to make reservations at the hotel for 3 nights correct? Meaning I would have to arrive at the night of the 10th since orientation starts at 8 AM?</p>
<p>3) As said before I cancelled my on campus housing accommodations and hoping I don't regret it. I cancelled it too late to get a refund and now that I think of it, the whole thing might be easier if I just stay in the dorms while my mom and brother stay at the hotel since I wouldn't have to drive to the campus and worry about parking. Do you think I should change my mind? And if so, will I be able to change my registration back to accommodate for housing without paying again since I have already paid and didn't get a refund?</p>
<p>I was thinking why pay for both housing accommodations AND a hotel. The fact that I wasn’t able to get a refund isn’t the only thing on my mind when I was reconsidering. There was also ease of staying on campus on top of all other things. I’ve changed it back to on campus housing, for now. The site processed it through and doesn’t say I owe anything extra. I read that all changes must be made within 8 days prior to my orientation so I’m still on the fence about what I want to do about housing.</p>
<p>If I remember my orientation experience from last summer correctly, I think it’d benefit you the most to stay on campus. There were some late night programs/comedy shows and even a dance. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet new people while the novelty of college is still there! Also, given how late some of these programs run, it might be more convenient for you to just head to the dorm afterwards instead of returning to your parents’ hotel room.</p>
<p>Thank you for pointing out some very good points. I’ve already put myself on on-campus housing again. I was thinking it would be a pain having to drive up to campus every morning also. I also agree that this allows me the chance to associate with other people.</p>
<p>You should stay on campus. I stayed far off campus with my parents last year and it was so inconvenient to have to drive back and forth all day. Plus, I ended up not meeting one person, which I feel might have happened if I had stayed in the dorms. And as annematronical said, there are several things (game nights, dances, etc) that run until late at night. Also many people go to parties if that’s your thing.</p>