Should I attend freshman orientation in order to meet people?
You should absolutely attend freshman orientation. If there's a summer program, attend that summer program if there's an orientation in the summer. There's a couple of different ways that it works. Sometimes there will be a summer orientation of one or two days - absolutely do that. Then there's also a welcome week. A welcome week is usually the first week before classes start, or it's a welcome few days. Get there. That is so important because it's a frenzy of everybody who doesn't know anybody, and they all together. Just being there is so important because it helps you get comfortable with what is a naturally uncomfortable experience. Absolutely 100% go, and if you could do it twice, do it twice.