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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you talking about Yale’s Freshman Outdoor Orientation Trips? Caveat they may have a different name now. It was an amazing way to start college. But it doesn’t mean the entire experience is like summer camp. It’s college, not camp. [/quote]

I think OP is pretty interested in the trips.

I remember some MBA schools pushing trips before the programs began.

I do think there are schools that have stronger orientations & trip-based bonding exercises (not always at the beginning of freshman year).

Because quad-based campuses and well-laid-out "collegetowns" are pretty common, maybe it's more useful to focus on recommending schools that have strong orientation programs.[/quote]

Yes! We loved the idea of kids bonding over things other than alcohol. [/quote]

Ok, Yale grad here and I did love starting my college experience with a FOOT trip (that is short for Freshman Outdoor Orientation Trips in my day, now rebranded to firstyear) https://foot.yalecollege.yale.edu/

FOOT is optional, but Yale has now expanded its orientation to include FOOT or other types of experiences for all first-years. I made some close friends in those first few days who I remained friends with throughout college, and my entire group got together for reunions periodically. Plus the trip was just a whole lot of fun.

I have no idea which other schools have something similar, but I can see why this would be attractive. 
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