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Ways and means are possible. If everyone misses the bulk of their orientation and doesn't enrol when they're scheduled to, it's a nightmare. It one person does, it's a tiny inconvenience. It's possible that the admin people will be able to shoot you through enrollment in the morning.
The problem will be with your department, course and advisor meetings as they're all scheduled for the afternoon. If it works like former years, that's when they'll be handing out tutorial times as well as the useful but less necessary introductions to faculty and that sort of thing. If you really really want to go, you have the option to either hightail it out at 4 and make your debs wherever that is or skip the afternoon (which ideally you should go to).
Obviously there's the problem of the second day but if you go to your debs you'll miss that anyway. The most important thing you must do during orientation is to enroll. Everything else is highly useful (like the course meeting) or just useful (like the campus tour) but enrolling is essential. If you cover that, you're missing out on other useful stuff but nothing that absolutely locked-in essential (incidentally, a tiny number of people enrol on the "wrong" day every year. As long as it's a tiny tiny number (as in ten or so) it doesn't throw the universe out of kilter).
For the rest of you, I didn't say any of that - if you've not got a debs you reckon is essential to attend then you should go through your entire orientation as it's very important to your future happiness and well-being. But if you have a debs or a funeral or wedding to go to, there are things that can be arranged (and by "things" I basically mean getting someone to sort it the people in the enrollment hall so you can skip the queue if necessary if that's what it takes to get you there).
Thank you so much for this info.
But to be honest if my Orientation "week" does begin on the Thursday I reckon I will have to give the Debs a skip.
I really do not want to miss any of this stuff and as you say it is super important in order to get into the swing of college life.
I'm not too upset. The Debs is more trouble than it's worth and is only one night. The orientation is the beginning of 4 years!0 -
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Ahem!!!
I didn't rain on your parade when you and the lads were organising stuff for orientation week!!!
During orientation week you will be able to try out a number of clubs and societies (mainly clubs as societies are less activity based), go to gigs each night (which will be FREE...yes FREE*)
So I'm doing business so I Should or Should'nt go Tuesday I sense an arguement approaching:D 0 -
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alexcorb1991 wrote: »So I'm doing business so I Should or Should'nt go Tuesday I sense an arguement approaching:D
Yes, most definitely!
Business has massive numbers every year, so meeting some of your class on the first day will be daunting, but knowing some of them from orientation week ought to make the transition easier.
I know this, as I was in your shoes 4 years ago, and I am still good mates with 4 people I met during my orientation day for BBS.0 -
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alexcorb1991 wrote: »Okay good because I'm kindka flying solo up there and the last thing i want to happen is showing up and jus wandering around with nothing to do or not knowing anybody
Well, if u want to meet for a drink, send me a PM during orientation week, and I'll meet up if ya want.
And anybody who is coming as an Access Student, the week prior to orientation week will get to meet me also 0 -
Cant believe this time last year I was going through all this. Everyone worries about knowing nobody in UL but you make friends so easily! Especially when you live on campus
We used to wander around our building in thomond making friends with our neighbours its soo fun Cant wait to be back in 3 weeks time! Hope my timetable is nice this year! 0 -
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bluedolphin wrote: »Sceptre, all those years as a guide and senior guide have paid off. Well done!
To all the incomings, one VITAL piece of information that NO ONE tells you: the photo they take for your ID card during enrolment is the SAME photo that UL will always use for you if you ever need a re-issue or you enrol as a postgrad. Smile cos you're stuck with that image for at least four years.*
*There are ways and means. But again, I didn't say that. /runs away.
i actually look like a 14 year old in my student id picture. I hate it.0 -
Well, if u want to meet for a drink, send me a PM during orientation week, and I'll meet up if ya want.
And anybody who is coming as an Access Student, the week prior to orientation week will get to meet me also
Thanks but i guess its sink or swim time. Plus trying to find a job could occupy me for quite some timeSmellySockies wrote: »Cant believe this time last year I was going through all this. Everyone worries about knowing nobody in UL but you make friends so easily! Especially when you live on campus We used to wander around our building in thomond making friends with our neighbours its soo fun Cant wait to be back in 3 weeks time! Hope my timetable is nice this year!
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Blondiegirl2009 wrote: »Okay.. I'll be starting business so I'll head up the Tuesday. Will classes be starting the following week or is there a break in between?
Classes start the following week: Monday 7th Sept...you will receive your timetable during orientation week anyhow, so you will know when your lectures are on.Thanks but i guess its sink or swim time. Plus trying to find a job could occupy me for quite some time
Shot down for a pint already! Whats with these new 1st years! Never has a boardsie declined the offer of meeting for pints! :eek:
Best of luck with orientation anyhow!
*Reminds me to start a BULBS for early sept*0 -
Classes start the following week: Monday 7th Sept...you will receive your timetable during orientation week anyhow, so you will know when your lectures are on.
Shot down for a pint already! Whats with these new 1st years! Never has a boardsie declined the offer of meeting for pints! :eek:
Best of luck with orientation anyhow!
*Reminds me to start a BULBS for early sept*
I'll come anyway. Unless you're a weirdo;)0 -
Blondiegirl2009 wrote: »I'll come anyway. Unless you're a weirdo;)
Aww thanks! I'm not that much of a weirdo!
*waits for the abuse from other regular posters here*
Send me a PM with a time and place
*Stables in d evening is good!0 -
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Classes start the following week: Monday 7th Sept...you will receive your timetable during orientation week anyhow, so you will know when your lectures are on.
Shot down for a pint already! Whats with these new 1st years! Never has a boardsie declined the offer of meeting for pints! :eek:
Best of luck with orientation anyhow!
*Reminds me to start a BULBS for early sept*
Well if your buying?:D
Btw is that accomodation opening day worth anything because my debs is that saturday and I do not fancy a hungover bus ride0 -
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Deleted User wrote: »Got 510 in the LC(540 with maths bonus:)) so Ill be seeing ye all this year coming!
Doing Music, Media and Performance Tech!
I have a feeling with all this talk of pints, the first two months of college are going to be hell as im still 17!:(
Congrats on your results, and see you around UL.
While I dont condone underage drinking :rolleyes: and would never offer advice on how to get drink to underage students god I cant even write this sincerely...
You dont need to drink to have a good time in UL! That much is true...there will be plenty of nights out, but you can go to most of them even @ 17.0 -
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