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Pre-Orientation programs bring first-years together before arrival day

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Every year, pre-Orientation programs allow first-years to arrive on campus early, learn about some of 新澳彩开奖结果鈥檚 clubs and activities, and make friends within the program before their official first-year orientation begins. Here, members of the Class of 2017 talk about their experiences with their respective programs.

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Jake Mahr 鈥17 hosting a radio show

鈥淚 moved into 新澳彩开奖结果 early to attend WRCU pre-Orientation. At the , we learned radio skills, including managing the switchboard and utilizing CD rotations. We also practiced hosting both talk shows and music-based broadcasts. Being on air and hearing your own voice through the headphones and monitors for the first time is simultaneously a unique and strange experience, but it gave me the confidence to be myself and speak my mind. Our walks downtown let us experience Hamilton and helped us all to form solid friendships.鈥
Jake Mahr 鈥17 (Manhattan Beach, CA)

 

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Caroline Hurwitz 鈥17 (left) in the midst of caving

鈥淢y Wilderness Adventure program was a six-day caving trip. Caving is a physically taxing endeavor, that would have been incredibly overwhelming if I didn鈥檛 have my group members alongside me, giving me a literal and emotional leg up. Mentally, it鈥檚 really important to hear 鈥榶ou can do it鈥 when army-crawling through a cave, and having eight people encouraging me and pushing me forward gave me confidence in my physical and mental strength. It empowered me right before entering my freshman year, a time of vast uncertainty. It also created an environment of congeniality and respect among our group, since we were all watching each other overcome challenges on a daily basis.鈥
Caroline Hurwitz 鈥17 (Aurora, OH)

 

The Pep Band Pre-Orientation group

鈥淚 have to say that joining the Raider Pep Band was my best decision since deciding to go to 新澳彩开奖结果. The people were so amazing and the music was awesome. Final Countdown AND Seven Nation Army? I admit that I鈥檓 already having a better time with this band than I did in high school. They accepted all the freshmen immediately and kept showing us such a great time and filled our days so that we didn鈥檛 even have time to feel homesick. They are such amazing people, and I can鈥檛 wait for the rest of the year with these guys.鈥
Luke Musetti 鈥17 (Damascus, PA)

 

 

 

Masque & Triangle Pre-Orientation group on stage in the Brehmer Theatre

鈥淲e arrived for , stepping into a fun, immersive collaboration in Brehmer Theatre. Our student counselors introduced us to the 新澳彩开奖结果 theatre community and the crafts of acting, directing, technical work, improvisation, and singing. Their most valuable contribution was their support as we tried to muster the confidence to perform less than 48 hours after starting the Pre-O. Stepping into our characters鈥 shoes was a daunting task, but when Friday night arrived and I performed, and as I watched my friends persevere and surpass their expectations, I was proud of the strong bonds that we rapidly formed and thankful for our awesome, welcoming theatre community.鈥
Jason Alexander 鈥17 (Rumney, NH)

 

                                           

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Meagan Klebanoff 鈥17 (left) and Emily Zhou 鈥17 at Wanderer鈥檚 Rest

鈥淚 participated in the Outreach pre-orientation program at 新澳彩开奖结果, because I wanted to make new friends and get to know the area surrounding 新澳彩开奖结果 through community service. We volunteered in both Utica and Hamilton, with projects ranging from gardening to playing with children to working at an animal shelter. The evenings provided us downtime to eat as a group and create new friendships. It was an amazing experience and a great way to form a relationship with the surrounding community, as well as get to know new people!鈥
Meagan Klebanoff 鈥17 (Bethesda, MD)

 

 

The Maroon-News Pre-Orientation group

鈥淚 wasn鈥檛 sure what to expect when I signed up for the Maroon-News pre-orientation program. I didn鈥檛 write for my high-school paper, but because many of my friends did, I got to see the hard work they put into it. With that in mind, I mentally prepared myself for arguing about the proper use of Oxford commas 鈥 it鈥檚 never 鈥 and whip cracking editors. Instead, I got the opportunity to explore the virtually empty 新澳彩开奖结果 campus with a group of fun upperclassmen against the backdrop of working on the first issue of the Maroon-News. I鈥檝e had a blast, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone.鈥 鈥 Brian Challenger 鈥17 (Long Grove, IL)