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Yesterday was my orientation in NYP. I'm under the School of Health Sciences and nursing is the biggest group of all, consisting of about 600+ students altogether. I was then grouped with other NYP freshmen, and we are called Group 19. Well, yeah it's kinda simple and there are a total of 30 nursing groups. Each group has a total of 23 freshmen.
We started the day with talks by the director of SHS in the auditorium, welcoming us to NYP followed by student councellers and the libarian. In between there were performances by "Foreign Bodies", a dance group in NYP and a skit by Year 2 nursing students. It was then followed by a Year 2 nursing student who sang a song called "The Healing Touch" which was written by one of the lecturers. She was accompanied by a guitarist who is also in nursing.
After all the enjoyment, we had our lunch. After eating to our hearts content and changing into our orientation T-Shirts, we head back to the auditorium where the next segment of our day begins. This time, it was students from the SHS club who organised the activity. They organised a treasure hunt for us freshmen. It is a way to help us navigate around the campus and to show us the areas that are important during our 3 years there.
It was fun and tiring at the same time. We had our student mentors who led us to all the places where we can find the clues. We managed to finish on time and be back at the auditorium by 1700. There were prizes to be won and my group won the 4th place for being one of the top 5 groups to have the highest scores.
It was really a day for me. Finding and meeting new friends was enjoyable. Well... too bad the orientation was a one-day affair. I'll be starting school this Monday and boy is it hectic. I'm starting at 0800 and ending at 1600. Well... I guess I have to be comfortable with it for the next 3 years in NYP. |
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