{"id":48651,"date":"2023-08-10T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/?p=48651"},"modified":"2023-08-09T14:12:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T18:12:24","slug":"orientation-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/08\/10\/orientation-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Orientation Experience"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/979CAB11-51EB-4ED1-ABF1-6605791CAA53-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of two students smiling at an Orientation event\" class=\"wp-image-48653\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/979CAB11-51EB-4ED1-ABF1-6605791CAA53-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/979CAB11-51EB-4ED1-ABF1-6605791CAA53-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/979CAB11-51EB-4ED1-ABF1-6605791CAA53-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/979CAB11-51EB-4ED1-ABF1-6605791CAA53.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>A glimpse from UTSU's Orientation event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They say first impressions about anything are crucial, and I knew that <a href=\"https:\/\/future.utoronto.ca\/newly-admitted-students\/orientation\/\">Orientation<\/a> would give me an overview about what university life would be like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Orientation is the most special and imperative part of anybody\u2019s university experience, be it attending Orientation as a first year or leading\/planning it. This one week full of events, excitement, and energy gives everyone a positive yet impactful bag full of memories and learning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7536-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"A crowd of students at Sir Daniel's Quad cheer while watching other students perform on stage\" class=\"wp-image-48654\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7536-1024x565.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7536-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7536-768x424.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7536.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>First years at Sir Daniel's Quad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I first came to Toronto, I knew no one. And the one thing I knew for sure was that the one week of Orientation was my golden opportunity to network with incoming first-year students and my peers. With more than <a href=\"https:\/\/clnx.utoronto.ca\/home\/orientationUTSG.htm\">five events each day<\/a>, every hour was filled with something new and different. Sharing Instagram handles and dancing with people I didn't know at Orientation was intimidating, yet fun!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most memorable part of Orientation for me was the Open Mic Night organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uc.utoronto.ca\/orientation\">UC Orientation<\/a>. Playing the guitar in front of 250 people was a different experience altogether. I felt like they were attending my concert, with almost everyone cheering and flashlights waving in the air. The other memorable moment during Orientation was attending an evening organized by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utsu.ca\/\">University of Toronto Students' Union (UTSU)<\/a>. This was the time when students from all colleges gathered together for an evening full of happiness and contentment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7537-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Students walking on the University of Toronto campus as part of a tour\" class=\"wp-image-48655\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7537-771x1024.jpg 771w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7537-226x300.jpg 226w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7537-768x1020.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/files\/2023\/08\/IMG_7537.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><figcaption>University tour as a part of Orientation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re an incoming first year, my only advice to you would be to make the most out of your Orientation experience 'cause this only happens once during your time at U of T. First year doesn\u2019t come back, and neither does this first-time Orientation experience. Make every minute memorable!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\n<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nThey say first impressions about anything are crucial, and I knew that Orientation would give me an overview about what university life would be like. Orientation is the most special and imperative part of anybody\u2019s university experience, be it attending&hellip;\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/08\/10\/orientation-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Orientation Experience&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/2023\/08\/10\/orientation-experience\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Orientation Experience&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"author":464,"featured_media":48652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[475,959,7267,12598],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48651"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/464"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48651"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48651\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48664,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48651\/revisions\/48664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.studentlife.utoronto.ca\/lifeatuoft\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}