8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Virtual Programming:

• Logistics and schedule overview 
• Story Circles: Belonging and Identity
• Group Mentor Sessions 

8:30 – 10:30 a.m. Virtual Programming:

• Cornell Health Services 
• Campus Safety and Cornell Police 
• Student Panel on Cultural Adjustment 

Breakfast and lunch at location of your choice (Cornell Dining locations and hours). 

• 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Check-in and move-in at RPCC (2nd floor)
• 1:00 - 4:15 p.m. Volunteer led bus trip to the mall 
• 2:30 - 5:45 p.m. Volunteer led bus trip to the mall 
• 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Dinner at North Star (Appel)
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Casino and Game Night at Appel Multipurpose Rooms

• 8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Breakfast at Toni Morrison Hall
• 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Late check-in at Kennedy Hall
• 9:30 - 11:40 a.m. Cornell Essentials: Immigration, Academic Integrity, Career Services, and More at Kennedy Hall- Call Auditorium
• 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Picnic lunch on the Ag Quad with mentors
• 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. Campus Scavenger Hunt starting on the Ag Quad
• 6:15 - 7:15 p.m. Dinner at North Star 
• 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Sports, Games, and Bowling Night on North Campus

• 8:00 – 9:15 a.m. Breakfast at Toni Morrison Hall
• 9:35 – 10:30 a.m. Information Sessions on wellness, community spaces, inclusion, and more at 233 Plant Sciences
• 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Mentor sessions (mentors decide location)
• 12:30 - 3:45 p.m. Volunteer led bus trip to the mall 
• 1:30 - 4:45 p.m. Volunteer led bus trip to the mall 

• 11:15 a.m. – 3:30/4 p.m. Picnic at Taughannock Falls State Park. Be at RPCC at 11:15 am to catch the bus.

Prepare is a pre-orientation program for incoming international undergraduate students. Prepare gives you a chance to meet other international students and get your bearings before you begin campus orientation activities and academic tasks.

Prepare 2022 is a hybrid event, with two half-day virtual synchronous sessions and the remainder of the events held on campus and in the Ithaca community. If you'd like to get a preview of Prepare or if you're unable to attend, check out these videos from Prepare 2021:

• Welcome from Wendy Wolford, Vice Provost for International Affairs (video)

• Immigration Regulations (video)

• Academic Integrity (video)
• Student Panel on Cultural Adjustment (video)
• Cornell Health and Safety (video)
• Dean of Students Mental Health and Wellness (video)
• Career Services (video)
• Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies (video) and Einaudi PowerPoint slides 
• International Student Union PowerPoint slides 

Prepare is for undergraduates only. If you are an international graduate or professional student, you can attend International Graduate and Professional Student Orientation. In addition, be sure to check with the Graduate School and your field of study to see what other programs you can attend.

Yes! Prepare is open to all new international first-year and transfer students.

American students who have been living abroad and would like extra time to adjust to life in the United States are welcome to attend Prepare.

If you will live in campus housing, you will move in early to the room where you will stay for the rest of fall semester.