Opinion
WANG | O My O-Week
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I have learned a couple of useful tips that I wished Wendy from two weeks ago knew.
Cornell
First-Year Students Reflect on All-Online Orientation
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In compliance with Cornell’s compact agreement and COVID-19 regulations, this year’s orientation week rarely held events face-to-face, and instead, took place either through masks or computer screens.
Columns
DERY | A Letter to My Incoming Freshman Self
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To my incoming freshman self,
It feels like just yesterday when I was in your shoes, dead-set on fall 2019’s much-anticipated move-in, orientation week and first day of classes. As of now you tell those who ask that you’re excited, but we both know that’s a grand oversimplification. Behind that excitement, you’re afraid of the uncertain, terrified you won’t fit in and anxious to see how high school had prepared you for this next big step. As I recall, you’re also getting bombarded with congratulations and advice ranging from alumni graduating decades ago to current college students — whether here at Cornell or those you met back in high school. Allow me to join the chorus and offer my two cents on what to expect, from someone who came out on the other side.
News
Solar Flashback: A Look at the History of Cornell’s Freshmen Orientation
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From formal academic meetings with peer advisors in the daytime to informal social treks to Collegetown at night, orientation week is a universal experience shared by freshmen across all seven colleges to get them started on their Cornell journey.
o-week
Freshmen Praise Orientation Events, Critique Dorms After First Week at Cornell
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Although many students were excited about starting their four years at Cornell, some expressed frustration at the conditions of their dorms.