Undergraduate Orientation

Fall 2018

DOMESTIC UNDERGRADUATE ORIENTATION

Congratulations on your acceptance and decision to attend LIM College!

This summer, there are FOUR New Student Orientation (NSO) options for you and your families to choose from. Each Orientation is a two-day event, with the option (for students only) to stay in the LIM College 1760 Residence Hall (June and July dates only).

Dates are as follows:

June 25/June 26
- Deadline to register for the event and sign-up for Orientation housing = May 29
- Deadline to submit testing accommodation requests and official SAT/SCT/AP score and final college transcripts for placement testing = June 4
- Deadline to submit ID photo and to complete placement tests = June 11
July 16/July 17
- Deadline to register for the event and sign-up for Orientation housing = June 12
- Deadline to submit testing accommodation requests and official SAT/SCT/AP score and final college transcripts for placement testing = June 19
- Deadline to submit ID photo and to complete placement tests = June 26
July 30/July 31
- Deadline to register for the event and sign-up for Orientation housing = June 29
- Deadline to submit testing accommodation requests and official SAT/SCT/AP score and final college transcripts for placement testing = July 10
- Deadline to submit ID photo and to complete placement tests = July 16
August 22/August 23
- Deadline to register for the event = July 30
- Deadline to submit testing accommodation requests and official SAT/SCT/AP score and final college transcripts for placement testing = August 6
- Deadline to submit ID photo and to complete placement tests = August 10

The New Student Orientation (NSO) program is the official welcome for all students and their families entering the LIM College community. Orientation is a required program. All students must attend one of the four orientation options available this summer. This is your first opportunity to be on campus as a new student! We encourage you to ask lots of questions, actively participate, become acquainted with new friends, and learn what will be expected of you as a member of the LIM community.

Important: During each orientation event, students will follow an exciting two-day schedule led by their Orientation Leader. Orientation days are designed to build community and excitement, to acclimate new students to the LIM College campus, and (of course) to select your first semester schedule of courses. We encourage you to register for as early a date as possible!

Parents and families will have a different schedule (separate from their student), that is designed to address the questions and concerns specific to this population.

NSO Highlights

Your Orientation Leader will provide the inside scoop on academics, involvement, and life at LIM.
Academic and faculty advisors will inform you about your area of study and departmental expectations. They will also help you register for classes while you are here!
Presentations and opportunities to interact with faculty and staff will allow you to learn more about the many campus resources available to assist in your success.
Time with your Orientation cohort will help you to make lifelong friends and explore your new NYC campus.

What to Expect

You will join an Orientation group to navigate the NSO program.
You will get lots of goodies, including a bag to hold them all!
Some walking! Bring comfortable shoes.
Be ready for all weather! Rain or sleet, Orientation must go on! Dress comfortably.
Get social and share your experience with us and your family via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat (limcollege)!
Lunch will be provided.

The Office of Student Life looks forward to hearing from you and seeing you at NSO. If you have any questions or concerns please call the Office of Student Life at 646.388.8429 or email us at studentlife@limcollege.edu.

INTERNATIONAL Student ORIENTATION

Congratulations on your acceptance and decision to attend LIM College!

International Student Orientation (ISO) will run from Thursday, August 16, 2018 through Saturday, August 18, 2018. This program is the official welcome for all incoming International Students to the LIM College community. Mandatory Check-in and Presentation Sessions take place during International Student Orientation (ISO).

Please note that International Students are REQUIRED to attend International Student Orientation (ISO). Students must make sure they have entered the United States by the start of ISO.

Immediately following International Student Orientation, those students who have not joined a previous summer orientation, should attend New Student Orientation on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 through Thursday, August 23, 2018. The New Student Orientation Program, in its entirety, is offered by the Division of Student Affairs in cooperation with many other LIM offices. The program includes various mandatory educational sessions and social activities to prepare international students to adjust to life at LIM, life in New York City, and life in the United States.

Mandatory New Student Check-In

Federal regulations require that newly-admitted international F-1 and J-1 students must report to the Office of International Student Services (iss@limcollege.edu) to confirm their arrival on LIM's campus for required government reporting and to understand important immigration regulations and procedures required of F-1 and J-1 students.

During the Mandatory New Student Check-in:

You will meet Kate Levy, Coordinator of International Student Services
You can ask questions about International Student Orientation and travel documents
You can ask questions about life at LIM College
You can ask questions about New Student Orientation (for all incoming first-year undergraduates): studentlife@limcollege.edu.

As a part of New Student Orientation, you will have access to Orientation Leaders (OLs). OLs are students, much like yourself, who serve as mentors and share their experiences and help new students navigate the New Student Orientation Program. As current students, they are ready to answer your questions about life at LIM and in NYC. The College's administrators and faculty will also be present throughout the day to answer questions and give advice about academic, co-curricular, and extra-curricular opportunities at LIM College.

There will also be a parent orientation, running at the same time as New Student Orientation (on August 22 and August 23). Families will have the opportunity to speak with Academic Department chairs and learn more about departments that support LIM student success.

As a reminder, the first day of classes begins Monday, August 27, 2018.

NSO Highlights

Orientation is a required program and serves as your formal introduction to all that LIM has to offer. We encourage you to ask lots of questions, actively participate, become acquainted with new friends and learn what will be expected of you as a member of the LIM community.

Your OL will provide the inside scoop on academics, involvement and life at LIM.
Academic and faculty advisors will inform you about your area of study and departmental expectations. They will also help you register for classes while you are here!
Presentations and opportunities to interact with faculty and staff will allow you to learn more about the many campus resources available to assist in your success.
Time with your Orientation cohort will help you to make lifelong friends.
LIM's newest class of students will participate in an LIM Day of Service event in neighborhoods throughout New York City.

What to Expect

You will join an Orientation group to navigate the NSO program.
You will get lots of goodies, including a bag to hold them all!
Some walking! Bring comfortable shoes.
Be ready for all weather! Rain, sleet or snow, Orientation must go on! Dress comfortably.
Get social and share your experience with us and your family via Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat (limcollege)!
Some meals will be provided, so bring spare money for treats along the way!