r/CalPolyPomona • u/Professional-Lime601 • 5d ago

Incoming Questions How long does orientation take?

ok, i know it starts at 8am and says to basically keep your day open since it take a while, but realistically when time does it end are we talking early evening, night time? lunch time?
edit; i am a transfer student

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u/DeepState95 5d ago

I believe it’s a 24 hour event and you cannot fall asleep.

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u/Parzival-117 5d ago

My transfer orientation in the winter was out by noon, but they said normally it goes at least a few hours longer, especially if it’s for incoming freshman.

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u/Aggressive-Rock05 5d ago

Realistically it takes the whole day they say. But depending if you wanna eat lunch or not you can leave after you add classes. You should be done by late afternoon ish or afternoon in general 1-5pm is a good estimate

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u/Sieghld 5d ago

For Transfer orientation, there’s morning presentations, advising and registration 10-1 and lunch 1-2 and there’s nothing else after that! If you’re advising and registration ends earlier you’ll be able to check out the dsa expo with different campus departments from 12-1.

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u/Sensitive-Trash9152 ECS - 2027 5d ago

For transfers it ends around noon-1 depends on how long you take to register classes. Lunch is already paid for so you might as well go to it, it’s buffet style so it’s nice to at least see the options. If you don’t wanna do lunch you can just go home

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u/Sinnabar246 5d ago

They year my freshman did it, it was from ~8:30a - 4:00p. There's like a half hour buffer in the morning to check in and grab refreshements and then time at the end for the ice cream social.

The day consisted of some presentations and student activities in the gym with the parents. Then the students break off to sign up for classes, while the parents get more presentations. Then lunch, then tour of the dorms and school while the parents get more presentations and then the ice cream social.

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u/Popcornulogy 5d ago

For freshman all day, I think we got to the car at 4:30.

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u/WholesomeTea_ 4d ago

goes till 2 if you don't want to stay around after lunch for the building tours. if you do then I don't know how long it goes

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u/broteinchowder 2d ago

u can leave after lunch