freshman week

American  

noun

1. a week at the beginning of the school year with a program planned to orient entering students, especially at a college.

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Example Sentences

He became the first freshman Week 1 starter at quarterback in program history and helped the Sun Devils to a 5-1 start that included two road wins over ranked opponents.

From Los Angeles Times

Yikes: “Eventually” meaning, if he’s so inclined: already, or next month, or Freshman Week if he’s college bound.

From Washington Post

“They didn’t have anything like that at all,” said Andrea Jane Keirstead, a teacher in Farmington, Me., who saw “Love Story” during the 1978 freshman week.

From New York Times

Brian Malone, class of 1996, now a graduate student in literature at the University of California, Santa Cruz, said he remembered the screening “as the highlight of freshman week.”

From New York Times

Splashed with bright reds and oranges on the inside to soften the austerity of the stone, the Barbican, which officially opened in March, is a labyrinth in which crowds still wander like students during freshman week, seeking the proper doors and directions.

From Time Magazine Archive