Global Communities Program

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Hey guys!</p>

<p>Thrilled by today's news. I apparently got accepted into the Global Communities program. It seems amazing and I am incredibly enthused by this opportunity. Did anyone else get in/does anyone know a little more about this? Congrats to all who got in!!</p>

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<p>Hey! I got into the Global Communities program as well but I have no clue what that is. I’m super excited anyway though! I’m gonna do a little research and try to find out what it means…</p>

<p>Added Note:
Here you go! This website explains it:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.globalcommunities.umd.edu/intro-transition.php[/url]”>http://www.globalcommunities.umd.edu/intro-transition.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This seems awesome!! Wow.</p>

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<p>Yeah I don’t know what to take away from this… I’m guessing it’s cause I wrote about being in a global world and my love for helping people in my essays…</p>

<p>But what does it all mean? Are we academically worse than honors/scholars? Are we respected as much? I kinda expected honors… (4.3WGPA/2300 SAT)</p>

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<p>I was trying to apply to the Robert Smith Program but i was surprised with Global Communities. </p>

<p>Having a little mixed emotions, can anyone bring some perspective?
I read the mission statement and all that but I’m still not convinced</p>

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<p>^ They shouldn’t be exclusive?
I’m in James Clarke’s School of Engineering while being in Global Communities. The main thing I’m getting at is that we get to live in a diverse coed house in middle of the school.</p>

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<p>I was also accepted to the program. From what I’ve read, only a small portion of students are accepted to Global Communities (75 per graduating class). It seems very prestigious. Congrats, guys =].</p>

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<p>what leaves some of you unconvinced?</p>

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<p>So what are we losing out on by not being in honors or scholars?</p>

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<p>I got into it too. What does it mean???</p>

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<p>you’re right, i didn’t realize that i was accepted into the smith program, it did not notice the bottom of the page after the long text of the Global Comm. so i figured i did not get in</p>

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<p>Yay! We’re already meeting each other!</p>

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<p>Are you all from the United States? I read that 1/3 of applicants invited to Global Communities are international.</p>

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<p>I’m from the U.S…I figure most non-U.S. residents wouldn’t make their way over to CC haha. The more I hear about this program the more excited I am. Anyone I know that goes to UMD raves about the program and says they wish that they could have been a part of it. It’s not a large program, so most people probably don’t know about it. I think we should all be quite excited.</p>

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<p>I was accepted! At first I was bummed over not getting Honors or Scholars, but honestly, I think our program is better than scholars. But that’s just me. And now I’m really excited for everything!</p>

<p>Plus, our dorms are way nicer!</p>

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<p>What are all of you majoring in?</p>

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<p>I find it odd only around 75 people are invited to this but 1000 are selected for honors. I wish there was more info on it. I am an intended theatre/international studies double major. I may do poli sci instead of international studies…not 100% sure.</p>

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<p>@ready4college12 it’s really incredible…it’s unique…i don’t know what to make of it…i don’t think any of us does</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.reddit.com/r/UMD/comments/p5gm3/what_is_global_communities/[/url]”>http://www.reddit.com/r/UMD/comments/p5gm3/what_is_global_communities/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>So, the only disadvantage we really have is that we won’t have the normal dorm experience.</p>