At first, when I looked at the orientation confirmation e-mail and saw that I started at 7:30 in the morning I freaked! I'm really not an early morning person in the summer. But once I arrived at Miller Hall with two of my friends (because of course we wanted to room together), my spirits became lifted and I was excited to be at orientation. The SOSers had music blasting and were dancing as we walked in to get our room keys. The lines to get the keys were long but luckily there were many social people in line and I began to make friends by just talking about how early we had to get to up and such things.
The first day of orientation really got started once I met my group and my SOSer. Then it was off to a day of talking and informative information sessions. Now, one might think this was boring and yes, at times, it was but the SOSers tried and succeed in keeping everyone entertained. My biggest advice to future orientation attendees is to become friends with the people in your SOS group because you will be spending a lot of time with them during the course of orientation. Even though you will be with your group a lot of orientation there is still a lot of free time which can be used to socialize and make some new friends. The food during orientation for lunch and dinner is different each day of orientation and the food that I experienced was pretty good but the time when you eat is a little spread out so I would advize bringing a little bit of extra food for your dorm room for the free time you might have and might become hungry. Also, the evening entertainment is another time where you can branch out and meet new friends from all over the country and even the world (I meet a girl from Russia).
Day Two begins with a grab bag breakfast which is pretty good and they also have free massages and Starbucks so that is an incentive for waking up early. Now, day two of orientation is the most important day of orientation because it is when you actually register for your classes. The biggest thing is to try to win the Cardinal Challenge Scavenger Hunt because the winning teams get to register first which is a must so you will not be stuck in Saturday classes or classes really late at night. After you register for classes then orientation is sadly over and you have two months left before you officially start school in August!
I chose the University of Louisville because it was financially feasible and also because it has a great program that is nationally recognized for my major (biology) and has a fantastic medical school. Like most other incoming freshman, I am excited about starting classes in the fall because of the new found freedom that I will be able to have and possess. Even though you probably have heard horror stories about Miller Hall all of them are not true. My dorm room was fantastic and the whole experience had me thinking about living in a traditional dorm even if only for a little while. A big piece of advice I could give you is to pay attention when you walk around campus and get tours of the campus because it will not only help in the Cardinal Challenge but will also help when you start school in the fall. I hope you enjoy orientation and make a lot of new friends!
P.S.- You will learn more about why I titled this "Do the stanky legg" when you actually attend Orientation.
- Annetra Taylor (Session 5)
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