<p>So I'm in WRC and I have a few questions.</p>
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<li><p>Is there somewhere I can see what my room looks like and what it comes with?</p></li>
<li><p>Am I supposed to have gotten my rooming assignment? I got my roommate but a couple of people were talking about a manifest of everyone in WRC that came with the O-Week book.</p></li>
<li><p>How important is the common reading book? Long story short, I haven't really had a chance to start it until now.</p></li>
<li><p>How is O-Week? I'm somewhat shy and especially apprehensive of things I've never done before but if everyone is out enjoying themselves and having fun then I'm not just going to sit around doing nothing</p></li>
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<p>Well I can’t really help you out with any of your questions… but I’m a rising senior hoping to get into Rice. What do you think it was that clinched your admission?</p>
<p>Well, I can’t speak to specifics of Will Rice’s O-Week, but I think I can still help with some of your questions. I’m not sure what you mean about the rooming assignment, but I wouldn’t expect you to receive anything beyond the roommate assignment. As far as the common reading, I encourage you to read as much of it as you can in the time you have left. Rice has generally made an effort over the past few years to incorporate discussion of the common reading into various O-Week events, and it’s not much fun trying to discuss a book you have not read.</p>
<p>The question “how is O-Week” is far too vague to be answered simply, so just rest assured that O-Week is an amazing experience, and I encourage you to try to overcome your shyness as much as possible during the week, as it is a time when all incoming students are excited to meet the other new students in their college, and many lasting friendships have started during O-Week.</p>
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<p>we have a Chances forum for stuff like this.</p>
<p>As for your questions</p>
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<li><p>You can ask Joyce Courtois the college coordinator to see. Id say just wait. You have a desk, a bed, a chair, a 3 drawer chest of drawers and a wardrobe for furniture</p></li>
<li><p>You will meet everyone when you get there. As far as I know, you only get your roommate</p></li>
<li><p>No clue. probably wanna get started</p></li>
<li><p>Find out and tell us what you think. I cant even start to describe it</p></li>
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<p>So, is the O-week as good as it is hyped up to be? I am a junior transfer to Rice and have been placed as WRC but having been through one orientation already my freshman year, is it just going to be some silly games that half of the people don’t want to participate in? Also, is the dry campus for o-week strictly enforced?</p>
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<p>yes. please dont try to get around it. Upperclassmen who are 21 also adhere to it, and the penalties are very severe.</p>
<p>as for the games - yes there are a lot of icebreakers. Just roll with it and enjoy. People put a lot of time into this</p>
<p>There are going to be silly games, but certainly not “just” silly games.</p>
<p>Also, it is mentioned you won’t get much sleep during o-week? Does the activities running late into the night have to blame for this (I am fine with this) or we are supposed to wake up really early(like around 7 to 7:30). It generally takes a fire alarm to wake me before 8:30(I am for sure not taking any 8 o’clocks).</p>
<p>pots pans and screaming people will do a better job than a fire alarm.</p>
<p>and yes there are important mandatory presentation sin the morning</p>
<p>O-Week is stultifying.</p>
<p>I have a quick question. My parents were planning on getting a mini fridge for me in Houston cause we are flying in and they suggested that I come shopping with them on night during O-week so I could show them exactly what I needed. However, I’m getting the impression that students are constantly busy during O-week so I probably won’t have time to beast to get a mini fridge one evening so I think they should just get it themselves and drop it off at my college. What do all you O-week vets have to say on this?</p>
<p>its a minifridge. they are pretty much all the same and your input wont have much impact on that.</p>
<p>Just ask them to get it for you. better yet, get it before o-week. parents normally leave on sunday evening.</p>
<p>Yeah, you won’t have time during O-Week to go out with them. It’s actually a university policy that after parents say goodbye at 1 o’clock on Sunday they’re not supposed to see you again until Saturday at noon.</p>
<p>Alright thanks guys, that’s what I was thinking</p>
<p>any mini fridge that fits under the size clause in your housing contract will be good. Make sure that it is ok because there is rumor that the rules will be enforced this year.</p>
<p>Ohhh good call. It says nothing over 3.6 cub ft. which isn’t too bad I guess.</p>
<p>people bring whatever, but with more frequent breaker outages, the rules will be enforced more strictly. A small cube mini fridge will do plenty good imo</p>
<p>This will probably sound silly but a little birdy told me something about jumping into pools during o-week. Should I just leave my phone in my room? Phones and pools and I haven’t exactly had a great track record…</p>
<p>I’m soooo looking forward to o-week and I’m pretty outgoing but I don’t really like being put on the spot and being thrown into the center of attention. Is this something I’m gonna be freaking out about thw whole time?</p>
<p>Also, I know the residential colleges are competitive but I want to meet people from other colleges and stuff. If I’m walking around another residential college am I gonna get weird looks or something?</p>
<p>your advisers will ensure that your phone doesnt get wrecked. Just stop listening to birdies and roll with it when it comes around. more fun that way</p>
<p>You definitely won’t get weird looks walking around other colleges (although you won’t have much time for that during O-Week, anyway). Competition between the colleges is generally limited to certain specific times, like Beer Bike and games between the college sports teams.</p>