<p>Thank you guys so much for all the info!!! I really really hope I get that nice lady too, Jimmy!!! I am going for the afternoon session too, did you have to stay until 6 PM??? I sent the health stuff already and they took it off my SOLAR “To Do” list so I guess I won’t have to wait on that line. I am going with my mother, can I eat lunch with her or are we split up by that time?</p>
<p>Jimmy just FYI, I’m a 3rd-year student now, lol. It’s probably the exact same system as I had two years ago though.</p>
<p>pitbulls, you probably won’t have many problems then with your English department classes since this is a science/engineering school. However with my experience, my humanities and language classes in Asian studies filled fast and I registered as soon as I can, but then again I don’t know about the English department. You don’t have to meet the department head as sugababe did unless you want to ask many questions about the program which is always a good thing, but go ahead if you would like to. If you look at your majors criteria [url=<a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/ugadmissions/programs/majors.shtml]here[/url”>Academics]here[/url</a>] and the classes you need to take, and plan out your schedule, you’re mostly set. A word of advice: Do NOT blindly follow the “sample schedule” that they include in there, follow your own schedule by just looking at the classes you need, see what is being offered and tailor it to your current and future needs. For humanities majors, this really doesn’t matter as much for you guys as you have a wide variety of choices of classes to take that meet your major requirements at many times throughout your college career. This is different for science/engineering majors where some classes have I and II components (where the I class will be offered in the fall only and the II class in the spring, only,) and where many classes have prerequisite courses that each have their own prerequisites and so on and so on, so you must plan out well! I can especially observe this difference when I’m selecting and planning classes for each of my majors (Chemistry and Asian Studies[Japanese conc.]), but the bottom line still is to plan ahead still.</p>
<p>pitbulls, I’m pretty sure you are split up that time. I remember when I had that I didn’t see any parents around, just the advisor people and the student.</p>
<p>If you guys have any more questions, please feel free to ask and I’ll try to answer them all in a timely fashion :).</p>
<p>Quick question, for later orientations, (mine’s july 17th) will the advisors have your AP scores already even if you didn’t receive them by mail yet? ( I chose to send my scores to stony when I sat for this years exams) In other words, does collegeboard send your scores to respective colleges on July 1st?</p>
<p>Mine was around july 17th too and they had mine and everyone elses AP scores ready there. Theres a guy on a table in the lobby with a packet that lists everyone and their respective AP scores.</p>
<p>Orientation went really good. I was lucky and had an awesome advisor who helped me pick everything out. She had lists of what classes were still open so that was a big help. I had pretty good choices but the times suck- I am going 5 days a week now and I did like the Friday off thing I had at my other college. Guess that is not happening this semester. Otherwise it was very helpful, the campus looked great and everyone was very nice.</p>
<p>Liking all these happy reviews coming out of Orientation so far!</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Yes, Chris, orientation ended up being great- and I was all worried for nothing!!! My mother went to the parent part and she loved that as well. They kept her in one room the entire day and she was a little nervous about that but she said the program was great and very informative. We will both fill out the surveys they said are coming about our orientation experience and of course we will give it positive comments! Now I am getting excited for Experience Stony Brook in August and starting classes. And the best thing is I AM DONE WITH MATH and didn’t need to take any math classes!!</p>
<p>Just to be sure…Chris, Stony will have our AP scores after July 1st right? If I call sb before orientation and ask will they read off my scores?</p>
<p>We should have them, yes. However… and this is my guideline for any of you who haven’t been to Orientation yet:</p>
<p>BRING COPIES OF EVERYTHING. AP scores, any college transcripts you may have, your health records, proof of high school graduation, etc. Stick 'em in a folder and bring it. On the off chance that something’s not here, or not filed correctly, you’ll have a copy you can provide. The vast majority of you won’t need any of the stuff, but it doesn’t hurt to have it with you.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>Oh, yes, Chris, you are SO right about that!!! I sent my final college transcript from this May, my HS transcript (as I was being excused from the foreign language requirement because I earned over an 85 on a HS NY state Regents exam and this was my proof) and all my health forms. Well, when I got to the orientation I saw that my entire last semester at college was not transferred over- because they never did receive the transcript I had Suffolk CC send. Fortunately I brought with me sealed copies of the college and HS transcripts and a copy of my health form- just incase. My advisor was able to open the college transcript envelope and enter all those courses right onto my worksheet! That’s a very important point to bring all that with you- you never know!!!</p>
<p>Do the planning advisers at orientation just help you figure out what classes you should take, or do they register you for classes right then and there? I want to be able to talk to my older friends/look at ratemyprofessors before choosing teachers/sections, but I don’t want to be like “Sorry I need to ask people other than you” to the advisor.</p>
<p>I did register for classes with the advisor but then I went home and checked out all the professors and saw that one had a thick accent so I deleted that class and found another one to get into. I did it all myself when I got home on SOLAR.</p>
<p>Great, thanks for the response!</p>
<p>You’ll register on the spot, but once you’re in, you can certainly go back and make changes. Just know that if you drop a class – especially while other Orientations are still going on over the next few weeks – that spot might then be taken quickly by someone else.</p>
<p>Chris</p>
<p>When I was at orientation, they had a nasty attitude in letting my friend come in from another room just so we could talk about registering for the same sections. I just blew them off and then did the changes at home. I would have not gone in the first place if I knew it would have been a waste of time for us…</p>
<p>I have a few friends from HS attending SB, and none of us have the same orientation date - so it has me wondering, about how many students attend each orientation date (and is everyone on each date in the same UG college)?</p>
<p>Few hundred, and yes.</p>
<p>Orientation was actually fun. Good enthusiasm level and i met a few other people in honors that i befriended on FB. The Orientation leaders were great, mine especially was fun and ran all over the place to accommodate my slightly funky schedule. Courtney, the RA i think, was also an awesome guide.</p>
<p>I went back to change my WRT class though for a better teacher. wanted to move chem somewhere else as to have Honors writing but man do spaces fill up fast. In the end i just let it be.</p>
<p>Only gripe I have is that they really have to turn down the AC. i was freezing in there!</p>
<p>So I had my orientation July 16th and thought I’d share my experience. </p>
<p>When I first got there I had to wait on the health form even though I already sent in my forms (no big deal). Then we went into the main room, where there were tables set up for 6-7 students to sit at. We filled out a long survey and got to know each other a little bit. Then we met our orientation leader, learned the fight song, and listened to introductions. Commuters and residents were separated (I’m a commuter). The commuter presentation was very helpful, I learned a lot about parking/lockers/meal plans etc. and the commuter events they have sound fun. </p>
<p>After the presentation, we went on a short tour and came back for lunch. We watched a video about technology (I would have liked to seen it but everyone was talking/getting food), and learned about the book (which sounds pretty good). I’m in the GLS college so we watched a clip from Invisible Children, discussed it, and then played a game where we had to guess what country the rap music was from. The activities were actually fun, I thought they would be cheesy and forced, but they were really cool. </p>
<p>Then we went to make our schedules! There are 20-30 students in a room, and like 6-7 at a table. They had a good system worked out, we looked through the lists of open classes/DEC requirements, and planned out our schedule on paper before going to SOLAR. Questions were answered by orientation leaders but advisers were available as well. I think it would have been a little easier to separate people into rooms/tables by major, but I know lots of people change their mind/are undecided.</p>
<p>Overall the experience was great and I almost didn’t want to leave campus! I live very close to campus, so I wasn’t excited at all to go here, and saw it as being stuck here another 4 years. But after orientation I can honestly say I’m glad I chose this school. The handouts were great, and my mom and I (bargain hunters) were glad to get so many coupons for the bookstore!</p>