UIdaho Bound is fast approaching for incoming freshmen and the staff of the admissions office.
This year, both UIdaho Bound weekends will be back to back, said Sierra Crow, a campus visit assistant. The first one is Saturday, March 23 and the second one takes place March 30, along with a few over the summer, according to the University of Idaho website.
Students who attend UIdaho Bound can register for classes, take tours of campus, meet other students and pick where they want to live.
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From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, there will be a tabling event for UI clubs and departments so incoming students can see how they can get involved.
There have also been slight changes to the schedule—instead of transfer students being mixed in with incoming high school students, they will now have a separate schedule, Crow said.
“With our schedule, we have a first year traditional student schedule and those without incoming college credit. We have another schedule that same Saturday for anyone with college credit and the schedules are basically reversed,” Crow said.
Crow said she believes that around 300 students attend UIdaho Bound and they can attend informational sessions about how to apply for classes and financial aid, as well as go on tours and get familiar with campus.
“It just allows them to get their foot on campus, see where they might be living because we do have a first-year live-on requirement. And with signing up for classes, they do get to visit the college as well,” Crow said.
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