Daniel O’Shaughnessy ’10 (standing), from Fairfield, Connecticut, addresses fellow freshmen and Orientation Leader Elizabeth Stender ’07 (in blue polo), during an Orientation session on June 12 on the Bapst Library lawn. The Office of First Year Experience holds seven three-day summer Orientation sessions. Topics covered range from selecting fall classes to learning about service opportunities and on-campus technology. For the 2,250 spots in the Class of 2010, Boston College received a record 26,584 applications, a 12 percent increase over last year.