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4 Questions to Ask at Summer Orientation

As incoming college freshmen starting prepping for their new college lifestyle, nerves might start to kick in over this new stage in life, but experts say summer orientation can be the perfect opportunity to calm jitters if students ask the right questions. "It's the final check point for students to make sure they are ready for the transition to college," says Chuck Cohn, founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors . "In addition to the scheduled activities provided by the school, students should spend their time at orientation getting to know other students and professors, discovering the academic and student services available, and exploring campus life." Students should create a list of all their questions and look them up on their school's website and bring them to their orientation or registration session, recommends Veronica Montalvo, vice president of Online Education Institute Enrollment Management for  Post University . "It's important to bring your 'A game' to summer orientation--come...

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