Soon our Elective program will be implementing an orientation for incoming students. I believe that during an orientation students should not only receive all the information about the institution and the program they're signing for, but also what to expect from the program in terms of commitment, homework, and class/lab work. Even though from a marketing point of view this might deter some students from taking the program, I believe it is a more realistic approach and it will help the program by "filtering in" those students who are truly interested and will be successful.
