<p>I will be attending the accepted students day next month and will be taking my dad (who has not been to the campus yet). What exactly do that do there? I'd like less talking and sitting around and more of a tour type day so my dad can see the campus. Also, do they do anything special for scholars? I'd like to see the scholars dorms and learn more about it. Thanks</p>
<p>Reposting this from the scholars thread…</p>
<p>Here is a sample itinerary from last year so you can see how the day is run.
<a href=“http://www.admissions.umd.edu/page_documents/ASOH_Program_3.8.13.pdf”>http://www.admissions.umd.edu/page_documents/ASOH_Program_3.8.13.pdf</a></p>
<p>Re scholars
“Join current College Park Scholars students, faculty and staff at the University of Maryland to learn more about the program. You will also have the opportunity to tour the College Park Scholars residential facilities.”
<a href=“http://www.scholars.umd.edu/prospective/89-prospective-students/332-enrollment-timeline-for-invited-students”>http://www.scholars.umd.edu/prospective/89-prospective-students/332-enrollment-timeline-for-invited-students</a></p>
<p>All open houses have breakout sessions for scholars and you should be able to see at least one of the dorm rooms in one of the residence halls, even though it might not be the dorm your specific program is assigned to. It depends on the availability of the students who have kindly agreed to let students take a peek in their rooms, so not something that the school can control. Remember, students are currently living there and not too many are willing to clean up for hoards of strangers to come in and see…so, when you do visit, make sure to thank the student(s) whose room you visit because it is not exactly convenient for them to do this, but they are doing it voluntarily because they know how important it is for you, as a prospective student.</p>
<p>Hope you have a great visit!</p>
<p>I just got back from today’s session and I was impressed by the organization. A few comments:</p>
<p>We started in the Cole Field House where families were seated by major. That helped when it was time to split up for the individual program sessions.
The University Honors presentation gave us a great overview of how this program works. And the head of the program did a great job getting the kids to collaborate together while the parents sat towards the outside of the ballroom.
There’s a lot of walking! From the parking garage to the Field House, then to the department presentation, onto the Stamp Student Union, over to a dorm and cafeteria tour, then back to Stamp for our final presentation of the day.</p>
<p>We chose to have a big breakfast at the College Park Diner and skip lunch so we could finish by 2 pm and head north before traffic got nasty. Despite the frigid cold, it was a useful and informative visit.</p>
<p>I forgot two things.</p>
<p>If possible, try to schedule the residence hall visit as your last activity in the day. You’ll be closer to the parking garage afterwards and one hour wasn’t enough time for the tour of a dorm, dining hall, and associated walking. There is a table in the Cole Field House that provides tickets for the residence tours (issued for specific hours) so get there early to make sure you receive a ticket for your preferred time. With that said, they accepted everyone on our 1:00 pm tour even if they didn’t have a ticket.</p>
<p>Free Fear the Turtle T-shirts to those lucky enough to catch one! Your odds are better if you’re not sitting in the top rows. Good luck!</p>