<p>the layout is like a shared living room and kitchen and then two separate bathrooms each with their own bathroom and closet. each half costs $900. i’m not sure if you can share them but i really don’t know.</p>
<p>Example:
[UNIVERSITY</a> VIEW - At College Park, Maryland](<a href=“NameBright - Domain Expired”>NameBright - Domain Expired)</p>
<p>It’d be hard to get more than two people in there.</p>
<p>EDIT: Try this website. </p>
<p><a href=“University of Maryland | Your Home Away From Home”>University of Maryland | Your Home Away From Home;
<p>S is now a sophomore at MD. Freshman year, he did Freshman Connection the fall semester and entered as a regular student in the the spring and lived on campus. He was able to meet a lot of other students in the Freshman Connection program during the fall semester and he went to a couple of football games with these new friends. Other than that, he felt unconnected to the MD campus. Clubs met in the afternoon while he was taking classes, so he was unable to do extracurriculars that semester.</p>
<p>For the Spring semester, he shared a tiny triple room with two other students admitted through the Freshman Connection program. Althought most of the other students on his hall were sophomores, they were welcoming to D and his roommates and did include them in activities. </p>
<p>If you are in Freshman Connection, keep in mind that both semesters will be periods of adjustment. First you have to adjust as a Freshman Connection student. Second semester, you begin the process again as a reular UMD student.</p>
<p>A small range of courses was offered for the Freshman Connection students and S was able to select some courses that were interesting to him. Freshman Connection students are taught by the same professors that teach at UMD during the regular program.</p>
<p>One thing to keep in mind is that some of the programs at Maryland are limited enrollment (and highly competitive to transfer into), such as business, communications, engineering, and education. If you are admitted to UMD through the Freshman Connection Program, you will need to maintain a qualifying grade point average and submit an application to transfer into one of these programs. </p>
<p>S was interested in majoring in business. After earning 30 credits, if he had earned at least a 3.0, he could apply to get into the Smth School of Business. He had just under a 3.0 and, therefore, did not qualify to spply into business program. He is now majoring in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences.</p>
<p>Transferring into the business program and the other limited enrollment programs is very competitive. For the Smith School of Business, about half of the transfer applicants from UMD students who had the qualifying GPA of 3.0 or higher were actually accepted. That means, you actually need well over a 3.0 to have a decent chance of getting into the business program.</p>
<p>If you are applying into the Smith School of Business as a transfer student from outside UMD (say from Montgomery College or another college), the admission rate is 25%</p>
<p>So, if you have been accepted to other colleges or universities have been offered a spot in their business, engineering, education, communications, or other programs that would be considered to be a limited enrollment program at UMD, really think about what you want to do. Make sure you understand that you will need a very high GPA to transfer into the limited enrollment programs at UMD. Make sure you have a “Plan B”, just in case you aren’t admitted into the program of your choice as a transfer student.</p>
<p>I’ve got a solution. Take our tax money and instead of using them to build worthless speed cameras that people only stop for once they get there, use it to build us more dorms. I really don’t know what to do. People are telling me grats and everything but honestly, this feels nothing like acceptance. Heck this feels worse than rejection to me.</p>
<p>I don’t know what to do at this point. Neither my family nor I have the time or money to commute or rent an apartment off campus. But in any case, if I really do end up doing this program…I’ll be keeping a lookout for a buddy to rent with.</p>
<p>^ That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking. We’re outcasts to society basically. We have different class times in different places. How will we participate in anything with anyone if we’re in class while they’re out interacting?</p>
<p>Thank you ljb96. That was really good to know.</p>
<p>What did your S do for housing? That seems to be a really big deal. Thanks for the post, it’s stuff like that that’s really helpful.</p>
<p>speed cameras make money. that’s why they’re there. I am getting more and more upset about this. If I commute, that’s an hour each way in traffic.</p>
<p>I’ve heard bad things about University View (I looked it up when I thought I was going to get accepted full on). Apparently the staff has issues communicating with residents.</p>
<p>And it really doesn’t feel like being accepted. It just feels like I’ve been forced to make even harder choices than a normal college person. But…I guess it’s better than getting flat out rejected…</p>
<p>thanks for the post ljb96. there’s definitely a ~1% chance that I’m doing this.</p>
<p>i just feel really slighted. sigh.</p>
<p>Yeah, Severna Park to UMD is like an hour. On a good day. And if I’m going that far commuting and not even living there, I may as well make the five minute drive to the community college for the fall semester. At least they want me there.</p>
<p>So how would community college credits transfer?</p>
<p>I’ll just commute. I live in the Waldorf area, but my dad works up in Greenbelt (NASA) anyway…But I wonder if I’ll qualify for the free shuttle? Since I’m not a real student…>.<</p>
<p>But since Freshman can’t really park on campus (they can, but they’ve only got 1 lot), it works out I guess…the only problem is the class times…X.X Which is kinda ridiculous/sad, that I’ll be in class at 9 at night. >.<" At least Fridays are decent…</p>
<p>i am sooo annoyed at this spring semester business. i know people who are less qualified than i am who got in with no problem. umd was my number 1 and now im thinking penn state is more of a fit. i cant plan my college career around one damn semester!</p>
<p>Via the Freshman Connection website -
“If you choose to attend another university in the fall, you’ll need to consider how credits will transfer to the University of Maryland.”</p>
<p>Instate credits obtained at a community college should have no trouble transferring. Just double check everything. Here’s a basic explanation, this is from Anne Arundel Community College (my potential one semester school).</p>
<p>[Transfer</a> Services - Transferring From AACC (2)](<a href=“404 - Anne Arundel Community College”>404 - Anne Arundel Community College)</p>
<p>I was a spring admit this year. I was a little disappointed at first, but I was glad that I got in. I didn’t do fc cause I was uninterested in it so I just went to a community college and worked, which turned out great because you can get some of your core credits out of the way at a cheaper price. I asked for campus housing pretty late and I got, as requested, a pretty cool suite with awesome roommates. don’t feel so bad. it happens. so far for me the only thing that really sucked as a spring admit was the boring orientation, however that’s only if you don’t do fc. if you do fc you get the fun, overnight, summer orientation. but meh, I didn’t want to do fc cause like someone said earlier, it seems too disconnected from the uni itself and it’s $$$.</p>
<p>and if you’re worried about people not accepting you for being a spring admit…don’t. everybody here is super nice about it (I’ve overheard spring-admits discuss it with upperclassmen) and nobody cares that you got in spring instead of fall. if they do, that’s not the group you want to be associating yourself with anyway.</p>
<p>btw, I went to aacc. I’m glad I went there, I met some awesome people and it’s a nice setting.</p>
<p>No…the more I think about this the less I like it. I think I will go to one of my other choices instead. I also have a few more schools to hear about before April 1. Maybe I’ll get lucky there.</p>
<p>@goodday91, that’s exactly what I needed to hear. Thanks.</p>
<p>yeah to ljb96 and goodday91 thanks so much. i needed to hear that kind of info. this all honestly sounds like such a hassle and i’m really disppointed.</p>
<p>also, does getting in for spring mean you are on the waitlist or something for fall? or is it considered two different incoming classes and unrelated?</p>
<p>I got spring admit and I’m definitely disappointed especially since I’m out of state, so the Freshman Connection isn’t really something I want to do… However a friend of mine did some googling and found some stat that said of 2500 people that get put on the fall waitlist, 2300 get in. I don’t know how reliable it is, but it’s something to think about.</p>