<p>I was wondering...can someone admitted for Fall 2010 request someone admitted for the Spring semester for spring? My friend was admitted Spring...=/. And also, are roommate requests in effect for one semester, or a whole year? Do people generally switch rooms/dorms after one semester? </p>
<p>Thank you in advance for your input.</p>
<p>Roommate requests are for the whole yr. Think about it, you can’t say to your dorm mate, I am sorry you thought this was your room too, but it’s spring now…LEAVE!</p>
<p>People tend not to switch since it is for the whole yr! The ones that get new roommates typically get them because the person that left either:
A. Failed out or Kicked out of dorms
B. Graduated/Transferred to another school
C. Moved into the Frats/Sororities</p>
<p>Caveat: If you are forced into a room that they transitioned from 2 to 3 people or 3 to 4 people, you will have the option to leave for second semester…here’s the kicker, if the people you room with requested each other, but you were added in because of the shortage, they can KICK YOU OUT! after Fall semester. Our DS was forced to add an additional person for Fall, in October they told him they were not allowing him to stay…AWKWARD!</p>
<p>FYI: If you think you are going to get away with underage drinking, you can, but don’t be so stupid to get drunk enough that your roommates can’t hide it from the RA. I know of 1 kid on our DS’s floor last yr that was allowed to attend UMD, but kicked out of the dorms. This scenario happened again this yr in New Leonardtown because the student got so drunk that the ambulance had to be called. RUSH week can be the downfall for many students. </p>
<p>Also our neighbor’s son was politely asked to leave because he was caught smoking illegal cigarettes (2008). My friend’s brother also was asked to leave for the identical reason. (2004) </p>
<p>You are young, but don’t go in believing you are invincible!</p>
<p>Oh, so room assignments are on a yearly basis, and not semester…great. =/ Haha, no, kicking a dorm mate out would be terrible…I was just wondering if things get switched around each semester, but I guess they don’t.</p>
<p>Wow, that really sucks. There’s no rule against kicking people out?..I mean, you would think room assignments would be enforced (considering how freshman housing’s supposedly guaranteed?), but I guess not. =[</p>
<p>The rule of kicking out the dorm mate only pertains to dorms that were “overbooked”.</p>
<p>For example: DS’s dorm was intended for 6 people, however, due to the shortage they were forced to take a 7th for Fall. Fall is the overcrowding period, thus when Spring rolls around UMD tries to insure that all of the dorms go to the original request, in DS’s situation it was to go back to 6, if they elected to do so.</p>
<p>This really only happens when a freshman is thrown in with upperclassmen. Also, housing is guaranteed, but there is no rule to where you will be guaranteed lodgings. TIP: Housing is 1st come, 1st served! Regardless if you are Honors or General Admit, the longer you take to place that deposit the lower you go on the list, and the higher your chances are for getting forced into a quad that was deemed a triple. CAN YOU SAY LOFTS? Because the only way you will have room in the dorm is if there is a loft! FOR GENERAL ADMITS: CAN YOU SAY NEW/OLD LEONARDTOWN? (Remember Honors, Gemstone, and Scholars are guaranteed specific dorms as Freshman). When they run out of room at the traditional dorms then the incoming freshman who waited get sent there! </p>
<p>My heart went out to this kid who dormed with them. Here you had a general admit freshman who was forced into a dorm with 6 other guys that were all Govt and Politics SCHOLARS Sophomores. Guys that requested each other, had built friendships and now resented they had to take in a stranger. Not only that, but then come Spring he was going to be thrown into a new dorm with no choice of roommates. GET THE DEPOSIT IN EARLY IF YOU DON’T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN TO YOU!</p>
<p>Ok, thanks for the input! I will be sure to confirm enrollment/confirm housing/pay deposit early.</p>
<p>And, as for the underage drinking thing, that won’t be an issue, haha. Actually, the social scene at UMD is really the only (major) reservation I have about attending. That’s actually why I’m trying to room with this particular spring-admitted student (if possible)…of all my friends, he is the most similar to me and most likely to respect my (constant) need for privacy and quietness…like me, he’s hates partying, large groups of people, etc… And since I want to spend a lot of time in my room (relaxing, reading, etc…), I need to room with someone whom I am both familiar with and has similar preferences. My other friends are…kind of loud. Partaking in underage drinking is really the least of my concerns, it’s more avoiding the people who do. =/</p>