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Orientation, continued

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 238 Views Orientation

As orientation rolls on, I’ve heard a number of colleagues comment that this year’s class of new Fletcher students are a happy-seeming bunch. That’s not abnormal; orientation is by definition a good-energy event, but I’ve likewise noticed a positive vibe so far this week. It helps that we’ve had idyllic weather (with a stormy afternoon yesterday being the only meteorological blight thus far). As I’ve mentioned before, we’re hugely excited by the arrival of our new students, and it’s great to feel that they’re just as excited to be here.

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Orientation!

August 26, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 222 Views Orientation

Today is one of the most fun days of the admissions year – the start of orientation! With a few exceptions, it’s the first time we’ll meet our new students face-to-face, after having spent the better part of a year working with them virtually as prospective/admitted/enrolled students. Our friends in the Registrar run the arrival and check-in portion of the day, though we eagerly staff the welcome tables for the opportunity to put faces to names with which we’ve been working on paper for the better part of the past year. My guess is that it can sometimes be a bit surreal for students to arrive at Fletcher for the first time, and be greeted by one of us as if they’re a long-lost relative. What can I say? We’re excited to have our new students here.

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part IV: prepare for orientation

August 8, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 440 Views Orientation

To wrap up our Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, today we’ll focus on Orientation. Don’t keep yourself in the dark about the unofficial opening ceremonies of the school year!

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Pre-semester Preparatory Primer, Part II: what’s the deal with equivalency exams?

August 6, 2019August 5, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 501 Views Orientation

Today we turn our attention to equivalency exams, which I think of as relatively straightforward, but which nonetheless tend to generate a lot of questions and the occasional bit of confusion. So, what’s the deal with equivalency exams?

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Welcome, Januarians!

January 9, 2019 Daniel Birdsall 908 Views Januarian, Orientation

It’s official: those who started at Fletcher this past fall are no longer the newest students here. Our class of Januarians arrived today, and they’re currently working through a full orientation schedule. We had a chance for a quick hello at this morning’s welcome breakfast, and will look forward to a bit more face time between now and the weekend.

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