<p>hey guys! i committed to USC already but wont be able to go to any of the orientations days since im going on a long vacation. i was hoping they have orientations in august but that does not seem like the case. </p>
<p>what do i do now? do i get last priority in class selection? will i get to meet my advisors? </p>
<p>i think i might be able to make the orientation in hawaii? should i fly over there to do the orientation? is it worth it?</p>
<p>thanks guys!</p>
<p>You can do orientation by mail… check out the website for details</p>
<h2>Here is the letter I got when I asked about it.------</h2>
<p>Hi! First off, Orientation is not a mandatory program, however it is highly recommended that your daughter attend, as there is a wealth of information covered at Orientation that will assist her in the transition process.<br>
However, if you are entirely unable to come, The first thing I would recommend is making a materials request on the orientation. It is the same process as making an orientation reservation, however for the session, choose “materials request”. This will let out office know to mail your daughter a packet of materials that she would have otherwise received during orientation.<br>
Also, as advising and registration is handled at orientation, she will need to fulfill those two things on her own. She can call and schedule an appointment, as well as talk to an adviser over the phone. Do know though, that as the advisers are working with an excess of 400 students a week for orientation, this make take a few days to book an appointment, so do this as soon as possible.<br>
Then, for course registration, if she does not attend any session, her registration date will be July 23rd. As of that date, she can log on to her my.usc.edu page and follow the directions under web registration.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions!</p>
<p>“i think i might be able to make the orientation in hawaii? should i fly over there to do the orientation? is it worth it?”
that might be a really good idea. A freshman from HK last year who did not do early orientation was locked out of the science classes he needed to take, because he waited until he got to USC to register. His mom was frantically posting from HK what he should do to try to get into some classes he needed to take for his major. Don’t make the same mistake. Register as early as possible.</p>
<p>im not sure if i can go to hawaii to do it anymore… its almost a thousand dollars for a ticket just for the one day i will be there… that definately not worth it. </p>
<p>i talked to them also and they said i would have to most likely do the international orientation during welcome week if i dont want to do the mail in one… im not really sure what to do anymore and i really do not want to be locked out of any of my classes</p>
<p>however i have heard that even if you are locked out of a class during registration, you can just go into the class and register yourself into it durign the first 3 weeks of class, especially if you talk to the professor and ask to sit on classes</p>
<p>PM pixeljig- it was her son from HK[?] who had so much difficulty registering for classes his first semester last year since he missed the International registration Cant you break free for a few days during your vacation to attend an orientation? it will be worth your while…</p>
<p>honestly i wish i could but im going to be in India and we already book our tickets… i might be able to come back for the LAST orientation in july? do you think that is worth it? i heard they keep a set of class spots open for all the official orientations so they wont all be filled up by the earlier orientations… </p>
<p>do you think i should rebook my tickets so i can make it back by the last orientation?</p>
<p>do you think i should rebook my tickets so i can make it back by the last orientation?
YES</p>
<p>"i heard they keep a set of class spots open for all the official orientations so they wont all be filled up by the earlier orientations… "
TRUE , and that is why it is important to go to a registration event. By the time orientation starts you will have a hard time and the additional hassle of trying to get into closed classes. That is NOT a good way to start your College life, believe me. As I said, PM pixeljig for info about what her son faced last year. He was very frustrated.</p>
<p>Although our S does plan to fly in from Chicago to attend an orientation, I know there will be many students who cannot afford to do so (and indeed it seems unreasonable to me to expect students who are not within driving distance to attend). Stalkermom said that students who do not attend orientation can register on July 23. However, I seem to recall another post that said the registration site will be open on the second day of each orientation session from 1 to 5, and that anyone (not just those attending the orientation) could access the site during that time and register for classes or make schedule changes. I’m not sure if this is true, or whether the site is only accessible to those who are registered for that particular orientation.</p>
<p>^ Steverino, yes, when the classes are released for an orientation session, any student cleared to register can register for them. The problem is that students are not cleared to register until they attend orientation. So the trick of grabbing classes as they are released only works AFTER you attend orientation.</p>
<p>“Open registration” starts August 15th, and if you don’t attend any Orientation sessions then this is the earliest date that you can register for classes.</p>
<p>My D still hasn’t received the confirmation email that they received her commitment deposit despite the fact that when we called they said they received it on April 14th. We cannot register for orientation until we get that email and are worried about not being able to attend the one session we have available time for because its filled. Is anyone else experiencing this problem?</p>
<p>I had the same problem Marthajp59. The email was sent to your D’s USC email address, and you have to log into <a href=“http://www.usc.edu/firstlogin[/url]”>www.usc.edu/firstlogin</a> there you will see where you can set up her account. It is very easy just fill in the spaces and you will find the email there.</p>
<p>Martha, I had the same concern. We had just one session we could attend as well. So here is what we did.</p>
<p>The Orientation brochure that came in the mail has a list of steps called “Making Your Orientation Reservation”. I reread it a couple of days ago and saw that it did not mention this confirmation email we all had heard about. It just says you can establish your USC user name 24 hours after your deposit is processed. Once I saw that, my son set up his user name. It then says you have to wait 24 hours before doing orientation registration for the system to update. We figured out though after a few hours that since he could log on to the USC system that the system must have him and we went ahead and registered for orientation. Hope this helps. If you need further info, pm me.</p>
<p>Thanks 2manykids and nc mom! It’s nice to get such a clear answer to our problem</p>
<p>does anyone know for orientation day if family should go? I’m not sure if my parents would want to go if it’s things mainly focused for the student</p>
<p>The orientation isn’t just for students. They have activities for adults too, like complimentary psychiatric therapy sessions for those paying tuition.</p>
<p>We are just back from orientation. Both Dh and I went, many families sent one parent with the student. I would say it’s good for a parent to go, but not critical. I do think it’s very important for the student to attend. </p>
<p>If both parent/student attend, don’t expect to spend much time together. Most of the program is designed for separate sessions for the students and parents.</p>
<p>funny grabbit!!!</p>