Housing approved for 200 waitlisted students

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Maryland - College Park
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<p>Interesting news. I am glad to hear that the housing situation is improving at MD. It is my hope that my D can have housing for at least through her sophomore year, if she goes there.</p>

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<p>MDdad–Housing was actually guaranteed for all juniors who want it next year, so I don’t see that being a problem. Most people want out after sophomore year anyway.</p>

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<p>Yeah, the people on the waitlist are the returning students who missed the deadline to request housing for next year, so as long as you don’t miss that (and you have like a month to do so & it takes like 30 seconds, so there’s absolutely no reason to miss it) so as long as she requests it next year your daughter should be set. And like Gina said, even through junior year she could be guaranteed, depending on how it looks next year. The opening of Oakland Hall helped housing a lot.</p>

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Yeah, my college was the same way. Most students had enough of dorms after 2 years. I kind of like the idea of living on campus for the first 2 years. I am a bit uncomfortable with the idea of my D moving off campus after only one year. </p>

<p>Some of the LACs my D has visited requires students to live on campus for all 4 years. I think that is a bit much.</p>

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<p>I think I read recently that they plan to start ramping up the student numbers starting next year. So the current housing “surplus” may be short lived. </p>

<p>I plan to say on campus all four years. It’s just too convenient.</p>

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<p>Are you B/K? That’s really the only way for you to expect senior housing.</p>

<p>MD–I agree. I couldn’t do two more years of straight dorming. Plus there are the two large partially school owned apartment complexes, Commons and Courtyards. Commons is on campus and Courtyards is across the street. So you get the campus security coupled with the off campus freedoms (for the most part). It’s a pretty good halfway situation. You have a lease but no credit check (a parent or other cosigner is required though) and always the back up of asking an RA or other school faculty for assistance if needed. The only problem is the ridiculous bureaucracy of the leasing company that runs it.</p>