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Whether it is your first college student or your last, we hope that Utah Bound Orientation <strong>(for guests of first-year students only)</strong> will prepare you to support your student through this transformational journey.</p> <p>Let鈥檚 chat about your Utah Bound Orientation experience! 聽This optional orientation will provide you with valuable insights on student life, face-to-face interactions with campus experts through presentations and breakout sessions, information about campus resources for you and your student, and opportunities to explore our beautiful campus. At the same time, your student will be paired with an upper-class student, also known as an Orientation Leader. Orientation Leaders are a hand-selected group of students trained to prepare your student for their first year and transition them from high school to college. 聽Orientation Leaders are intimately familiar with the University of Utah and, as such, will provide opportunities to connect students with their peers, introduce them to hundreds of student resources and clubs, and help them discover their passions and extracurricular pursuits. 聽Additionally, they will support students in planning their first semester class schedule, alongside representatives from their Academic College.</p> <p>Your student鈥檚 new home sits on 1,534 acres of endless possibility. The U offers incredible opportunities and resources, including award-winning faculty and distinguished staff, state of the art buildings, nationally recognized athletics and the Mighty Utah Student Section (MUSS), an 18:1 student-to-faculty ratio, countless student involvement opportunities, and newly recognized Big 12 energy. 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