Making the college transition
About this video
An admissions officer explains the next steps after choosing a college: tell the school, register for orientation and classes, choose housing, and connect with other incoming students. She stresses meeting every deadline and getting ready to enjoy the experience.
You'll be able to
- list the main steps to take after choosing a college.
- explain why meeting deadlines matters for starting college.
- describe ways to connect with other students before arriving.
Key words
- Orientation
- Welcome sessions that show new students what it's like to attend the college.
- Adviser
- A staff member who helps you choose classes and plan your studies.
- Matriculation
- Officially enrolling as a student at a college.
- Deadline
- The last date by which something must be done.
Transcript
- So now that you've made your choice where you would like to attend college the next steps are to let us know that you've chosen us. That's the thing that will then trigger the opportunity for you to register for your orientation so you get a sense of what it's like to attend the college.
At that point you'd be able to register for classes and speak with advisers. You'll also have an opportunity to select your housing. On some campuses you may actually have some input as who will be your roommate, but you certainly would be able to select, to take a look at the housing options and to select where you would like to live.
You'll also have an opportunity to meet with other students. Many of us have Facebook pages where you have an opportunity to go ahead and chat with students and to become familiar with other students who will also be coming so that you don't come in and meet a bunch of strangers when you get there.
You wanna make sure that you meet all deadlines. There are many deadlines that you'll see for your housing, for registering for classes, for registering for orientation. Deadlines are gonna be very important because if you miss deadlines then that can have an impact on your matriculation on to the campus.
And then after that I would say that you just want to make sure that you prepare yourself to have a wonderful experience at this next part of your life because it's very exciting going to college. I honestly believe that it's one of the best parts of your life and you should enjoy it very much.
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