Summer Orientation!

So now that you’ve been admitted to the new Bruin Class of 2011, what do you do? Get ready for Summer Orientation! My name is Bank Chantaruchirakorn, and I am an admissions officer for UCLA Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools. I just graduated this past spring, and, prior to working at UARS, I worked for three years at the UCLA Orientation Program as an Orientation Counselor, or “OC”. Orientation is highly recommended for all our students, and over 96% of first-year students attend a session. Why do so many attend? Because it’s both fun and informative. During Orientation you will spend three days on-campus, living in a residence hall and meeting other newly admitted Bruins. You will be a part of a group of about nine students and one OC, who is a current student. Your OC will be with you for the entire three days as a resource, helping you pick out and enroll in classes for fall quarter, answer all your questions, and equip you with the knowledge you will need to maximize your UCLA experience. There are 11 sessions that run throughout July and August. When I attended Orientation (Session 109) back in 2002, it was the first time my UCLA admissions felt real, and it got me eager and excited to come back to campus at the end of September. You’ll be receiving a brochure in late-May that will give you all the information you will ever need about Orientation and how to sign up. Yay for summer!