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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd look for a school with a pre-frosh summer program.  My university used to bring incoming freshman to campus for 6-8 weeks for summer programs to help them get acclimated and enrichment.  It was super low stress, but meant that you had preexisting friends and knew your way around when you showed up in the fall.  You would also hear from upper classmen what courses or professors to avoid.  It was a nice soft start.

I have no idea what schools do these now, especially with covid, but it's worth looking.[/quote]

And, beyond the summer introduction, how do they handle the freshman experience? One thing I liked from our tour of Mary Washington is that all the freshman participate in a small first year seminar (like 15ish students), the professor for that seminar is also their first year advisor and they live in the same dorm with their seminar classmates. It sounds like a good way to build community connections early on.[/quote]I'm the one who suggested the summer program.  I totally disagree that a class during the semester is useful.  It sounds like a total waste of time and make me claustrophobic.  You have to live with those 15 people all year?  A professor is checking on you?  Ick.  With a summer program you can keep in touch with those you like and dump those you don't.  [/quote]

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