Special Events - Orientation

The transition from high school to college is often a confusing and challenging experience for students and parents alike. Students are new to the environment and, for the most part, to one another; thus, the changes in lifestyle and habit that often occur make adjustment a year-long process. At Johns Hopkins, it is our hope that new students and parents will find the services and resources of the University helpful in making this adjustment.

Orientation for new students will be Friday, August 31 through Tuesday, September 4, 2007. Watch the Orientation web site for more details.

Orientation is organized and run by undergraduate volunteers who spend the spring and summer planning Orientation programs. It is a time for freshmen to settle into their new home, to meet the people around them, and to learn about all the resources Hopkins has to offer. There is a wide variety of social and informational events prepared by the University staff and by hundreds of student volunteers.

Your specific move-in day will be scheduled by the Orientation staff. Your son or daughter should expect to receive detailed information on Moving-In and other Orientation programs toward the end of June. Parents of new students are invited to participate in the Parents Program (date to be determined), a series of lectures and information sessions designed to address parents’ concerns about university life. Our goal is to give parents the information they need to help their students make the transition from high school to college, as well as to help parents make the transitions themselves.

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