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*Tell people about your sophomore standing. It's not as special as you think. | *Tell people about your sophomore standing. It's not as special as you think. | ||
*Worry if you haven't met your best friend/soulmate, picked your major, or discovered the meaning of life by the end of Orientation. Adjusting to new things takes time. | *Worry if you haven't met your best friend/soulmate, picked your major, or discovered the meaning of life by the end of Orientation. Adjusting to new things takes time. | ||
| − | * | + | *Leave your email for every single club at the club fair, because you will get a billion emails a day. |
| + | *Get too frustrated about all the repetitive introductory conversations that revolve around majors and hometowns. It fades with time. | ||
Revision as of 21:03, 1 August 2007
Orientation Week is intimidating and weird. This guide should help you navigate the mystery and keep you safe from common pitfalls.
Things You Should Do During Orientation Week
- Go to the library orientation; actually completing orientation gets you an entry for free bookstore cash.
- Get your student ID from Dining Services on your own time so that you can skip your orientation group's trip and avoid just waiting around the whole time.
- Sign up for work shifts as soon as you get hired so that you don't get stuck with the bad jobs or hours.
- Wash your hands before and after Pumphandle.
- Make friends with your advisor. They're your best grown-up friend, and can help you adjust to more than the workload.
- You will forget something. Set time aside for a trip to Target.
- Get a lay of the land if you won't have a car. Be particularly aware of the surrounding neighborhoods, the stores on Cherry and Main, and the north end of Henderson.
- The moment you find out your classes, buy your books online. The bookstore is a ripoff.
- If desired, put in a work-order for bed rearrangement as soon as possible. Maintenance is swamped during move-in day, and they need time to get to you.
- Be excited about Knox. It's not everyone's first choice, but if you're too maudlin, it sure as hell will be your last.
Things You Should Not Do During Orientation Week
- Skip all the social events.
- Tell people about your major. You don't have one yet.
- Buy too many furnishings. Like it or not, you'll have to store it or pack it at the end of the year.
- Call it The Outpost.
- Tell people about your sophomore standing. It's not as special as you think.
- Worry if you haven't met your best friend/soulmate, picked your major, or discovered the meaning of life by the end of Orientation. Adjusting to new things takes time.
- Leave your email for every single club at the club fair, because you will get a billion emails a day.
- Get too frustrated about all the repetitive introductory conversations that revolve around majors and hometowns. It fades with time.
