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Unsettled dates, and a separate orientation

June 2024 and mid-October 2026 both appear in published accounts. This studio adopts neither date. Orientation is a different program.

One person jumps in a sunny green field and holds a red banner that reads I'M BAMA BOUND. The banner has no script letter.

Article. Both priced videos are eight seconds with sound enabled on the model.

No adopted date

Published dates conflict. Some accounts point to June 2024 campus posts, and others point to mid-October 2026 sign posts. This studio does not adopt either date.

The school program

The University of Alabama orientation site uses the heading WHAT HAPPENS AT BAMA BOUND. It says new freshmen and transfer students must attend orientation before registering for classes. That school program is separate from this sign meme and does not date it.

Article. The result is staged or AI-made. It is not an official University of Alabama acceptance, scholarship, or full ride.Article. The joke pairs a normal photo, presented as applying to Bama as a joke, with the sign image or clip as an unexpected admission and full ride.