Many universities now provides two pathways for students to adapt to campus life as soon as possible. Some of the students prefer regular meeting at their first years with a senior to orientation and introduction program before the classes. However, my standpoint is the opposite of their. In the following sections, I will explain from three aspects why orientation is more appropriate than meeting.
First, orientation and introduction program provides more objective information. Orientation is the official start of the semester. Students who attend orientation are more likely to feel prepared for university and succeed in their studies plus it gives students an opportunity to meet staff and new friends before the first day of classes. The information obtained by students can be attached to the latest policy of the school, which is comprehensive and specific about the school. For example, the University of Toronto has a number of different frosh weeks organized concurrently by different student groups within the university; including college societies, professional faculties and the students’ union. By contrast, as freshmen, if they ask the seniors in their major, the information they get is usually a biased personal preference. While those who have been at this school for several years are more familiar with school facilities and more experienced in choosing courses, the their solution is usually consistent with their personal circumstances, and it does not apply to each of the freshmen.
Secondly, attending orientation before class can help students cultivate their personal abilities. Orientation is to assist students to have a comprehensive understanding of school facilities and policies before the beginning of term, so as to ensure that students can calmly solve it or seek help from teachers when they encounter problems. Through introduction programs, students can learn the professional content in advance and know their classmates. They can also familiarize themselves with each other and cultivate a sense of cooperation from some team work. However, new students ask the seniors for help on a regular basis when they face with the problems in their first year, which will make it easy for students to become dependent, and then avoid solving problems themselves. Consequently, they can' t adapt themselves to college life. To my personal example, as I was learning interior design, which has only a few Chinese students but I am one of them, there were many juniors asking me about the specialized courses in each summer. some of them even contacted me once or twice every week. Even sometimes, when I was busy with my own project without timely reply to them, they kept calling me rather than tried to solve problems. Some sophomores were even still asking me for help.
Thirdly, participation in orientation costs less to new students. The cost here includes time and mental cost. To begin with, the orientation and intro programs are hold one week before the commence day, guaranteeing that students complete all the preparation before the start of study, so that they will concentrate on their schoolwork. When they encounter a problem, they are able to communicate with their peers and work together to solve it. Nevertheless, if they keep regular meeting with the seniors, some of their learning time will be occupied. In reality, the first year course is the most vital part to help them build the consciousness of thinking individually. Also, keeping in touch with the seniors itself is a process of interpersonal communication, which is definitely draining them.
In a nutshell, it is the most effective to attend orientation and introduction program before the classes.
Many
universities
now
provides two pathways for
students
to adapt to campus life as
soon
as possible.
Some of the
students
prefer regular meeting at their
first
years with a
senior
to
orientation
and
introduction
program
before
the
classes
.
However
, my standpoint is the opposite of their. In the following sections, I will
explain
from three aspects why
orientation
is more appropriate than meeting.
First
,
orientation
and
introduction
program
provides more objective information.
Orientation
is the official
start
of the semester.
Students
who attend
orientation
are more likely to feel prepared for
university
and succeed in their studies plus it gives
students
an opportunity to
meet
staff and new friends
before
the
first
day of
classes
. The information obtained by
students
can
be attached
to the latest policy of the
school
, which is comprehensive and specific about the
school
.
For example
, the
University
of Toronto has a number of
different
frosh weeks organized
concurrently
by
different
student
groups within the
university
; including college societies, professional faculties and the
students’
union. By contrast, as freshmen, if they ask the
seniors
in their major, the information they
get
is
usually
a biased personal preference. While those who have been at this
school
for several years are more familiar with
school
facilities and more experienced in choosing courses,
the their solution
is
usually
consistent with their personal circumstances, and it does not apply to each of the freshmen.
Secondly
, attending
orientation
before
class
can
help
students
cultivate their personal abilities.
Orientation
is to assist
students
to have a comprehensive understanding of
school
facilities and policies
before
the beginning of term,
so as to
ensure that
students
can
calmly
solve it or seek
help
from teachers when they encounter
problems
. Through
introduction
programs
,
students
can learn the professional content in advance and know their classmates. They can
also
familiarize themselves with each other and cultivate a sense of cooperation from
some
team work.
However
, new
students
ask the
seniors
for
help
on a regular basis when they face with the
problems
in their
first
year
, which will
make
it easy for
students
to become dependent, and then avoid solving
problems
themselves.
Consequently
, they
can&
#039; t adapt themselves to college life. To my personal example, as I was learning interior design, which has
only
a few Chinese
students
but
I am one of them, there were
many
juniors asking me about the specialized courses in each summer.
some
of them even contacted me once or twice every week. Even
sometimes
, when I was busy with my
own
project without timely reply to them, they
kept
calling me
rather
than tried to solve
problems
.
Some
sophomores were even
still
asking me for
help
.
Thirdly
, participation in
orientation
costs less to new
students
. The cost here includes time and mental cost. To
begin
with, the
orientation
and intro
programs
are hold one week
before
the commence
day, guaranteeing that
students
complete all the preparation
before
the
start
of study,
so
that they will concentrate on their schoolwork. When they encounter a
problem
, they are able to communicate with their peers and work together to solve it.
Nevertheless
, if they
keep
regular meeting with the
seniors
,
some
of their learning time will
be occupied
. In reality, the
first
year
course is the most vital part to
help
them build the consciousness of thinking
individually
.
Also
, keeping in touch with the
seniors
itself is a process of interpersonal communication, which is definitely draining them.
In a nutshell, it is the most effective to attend
orientation
and
introduction
program
before
the
classes
.