The big moment has finally arrived, readers. It’s Orientation week! If you haven’t been following along, Orientation is extra-special this year for being (for most students) in-person. It’s great to have Fletcher back to its typical energy level, and reassuring to learn that one can see people’s smiles even through a mask.
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New student Orientation, like most things in this strange era, will look a bit different this year. The typical Orientation program takes place in a jam-packed final week of August, and a remote version of that week remains on the schedule this year.
Read moreReaders, the fall semester is nearly upon us even though we’re just in the first week of August. While classes won’t begin for most students for close to another month, now is a good time of year for incoming students to do some low-level preparation around the margins.
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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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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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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!
Read moreToday 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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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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I arrived at Fletcher before 8:00 this morning, but the place was already in full buzz. New students were checking
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