Frequently Asked Questions

You can reschedule your Discover Your Pride date via the Reservation System, linked on your New Student Checklist in the myODU Portal.

Please email orientation@odu.edu for more information and next steps for changing your major.

The fee for Discover Your Pride goes toward breakfast, lunch, programming, giveaways, and staffing. Guests can be added to a student’s reservation through the Discover Your Pride Reservation System.

Please email orientation@odu.edu to request a fee waiver. You must submit your request within 48 hours of your Discover Your Pride session to be considered for a fee waiver.

Discover Your Pride is for confirmed Monarchs, so everyone you meet is planning to attend ODU! While Admitted Students Day provides an overview of ODU, Discover Your Pride is meant to help you build a success team to utilize during your time as a Monarch, as well as help prepare you for life on campus, including picking up your Monarch ID and registering for courses.

Accommodations can be added to a student’s Discover Your Pride reservation. We will send out additional information for accommodations during the week leading up to your Discover Your Pride session.

If you have emailed your photo to cardcenter@odu.edu, then you can pick up your ID during check-in at Discover Your Pride. If not, don’t worry! Review the Card Center website for additional instructions.

We request that you stay for the entirety of Discover Your Pride. Our sessions were crafted with student success in mind, and the information they provide will help prepare you for life at ODU. Additionally, in order to have your hold lifted to register for courses, you must check-in during the morning and during your group with your Monarch Orientation Leader.

We recommend that you bring a jacket or sweatshirt (it’s cold in Chartway Arena!), an umbrella, comfortable walking shoes, a water bottle, a bag, and a hat or sunglasses. Additionally, make sure that you have your MIDAS ID, password, and UIN written down for course registration!

Advising and course registration is part of the Discover Your Pride program. If you have questions about your advisor following Discover Your Pride, you can email advisor@odu.edu or reach out to your College Advising Center.

Please email orientation@odu.edu for more information and next steps if you are not able to attend Discover Your Pride.

Your admit type is the semester for which you have applied and been admitted to ODU!