I was accepted to Maryland but for Spring Semester. I’m considering doing Freshman Connection to start in the fall. If I do I do this program will I recieve dorm housing will I get dorm housing with all freshman or just the specific people of this program? If I do this program I don’t want to be put in a situation where I am segregated from the fall 2015 freshmen. Can anyone explain this to me?
Bump
Have you checked out the website? It answers a lot of questions.
@sd9754
Starting in Fall 2014 some freshman connection students were able to live on campus (previous to that year you were responsible for finding your own housing, but most students lived in The View or The Varsity). Students are placed on a space available basis, meaning you may or may not be put with other freshman connection students and you may or may not be placed with other freshman.
You will never be segregated from fall 2015 freshman, you will have classes slightly later and may not live in the traditional freshman dorms but you will have all other opportunities available to you (sports, gym, clubs, etc). In fact some regular freshman may be jealous because your classes will be in the afternoon and evening and they may have classes at 8/9AM.
OES has a lot of great answers on their website and can answer most any question over the phone or at the admitted student days. I had plenty of friends that did the freshman connection program and after the first semester you would never know they were not a fall admit. You will mix in fine.
Alternatively look at the freshman abroad program, where you get to go study abroad in London for your first semester. Only spring admitted freshman are able to participate in this program.
http://myea.umd.edu/index.cfm?FuseAction=programs.ViewProgram&Program_ID=10094