If one were to get accepted for the spring term, are they guaranteed housing? What are the chances of a single dorm? Can I get an apartment as a freshman?
If you get accepted for the Spring semester, you should seriously consider the Freshman Connection program, which allows you to start in the Fall with guaranteed housing.
@SoofDad i went some where else and then was accepted to the Spring term so, I i apply for housing like this week or last week etc would I get a dorm this early? Would they just put me in a single cause i presume everyone has a dorm mate? Also, if i cant get a dorm for any reason if its full, will I be able to get an apartment like at the view or varsity?
I am not very familiar with the housing options for Transfer students. However, it is my impression that single dorms are not typical. The best you might get would be a double. Most students who start in the Fall stay in in the same dorm room till the end of the academic year. The View and Varsity are privately run apartment buildings, so you could contact them directly. There are several other places, as well. The following link has info about housing options
@SoofDad so if most students start in the fall and stay there and I want to start living in a double starting in the spring. Would they not give me a dorm? would I be put with someone i dont like?
I don’t know the answer to that. You may want to contact ResLife at UMD.
“would I be put with someone i dont like?”
Oh my goodness, not intentionally!!!
Lol, there is no surefire way to know who you will like or not and who you will get along with or not.
The reasons why a space opens up in the spring semester can be any number of reasons, but typically a space in a double or triple becomes available because a) roommate is doing a semester abroad b) roommate joined a sorority/fraternity and chose to move to Greek housing c) roommate graduated in Dec.
@maryversity lol cause ive heard ppl change room mates that were weird and disgusting and then the person on the whole 2 bed room dorm to himself. If they put me with someone who left cause they didnt like the person or the person was horrible, i dont want to be in that position.
Also, I dont think i can handle a triple because a double is too much. Sleeping with another person 2 feet away from me smelling bad or snoring etc. Dorms are a nightmare. I wish I would get a single I won’t have any privacy and cant chillax with some werido or odd person invading my privacy. I dont want random ppl interfering with my learning process. I dont wanna be stressed out with a LIVING situation that would affect my learning and when I come to the dorm i wanna sleep nice not have the person maybe sleeping late and im trying to sleep and idk who this person is either. IDK what to do
Yeah, I hear you. My d had major roommate issues (at a different school, not Maryland) her first semester. They “picked” each other after talking on some roommate app or something, and it turned out to be a cliche nightmare roommate. I won’t even go into details, but to say that calling it a bad situation is an understatement, so I can appreciate your concerns. To escape the bad situation, my d requested a transfer to a different dorm and went with a random roommate (whose previous one went abroad). It was much, much better. While they didn’t become best friends, they got along and respected each other’s space. So, it worked out.
My son did go to Maryland and didn’t have any issues with random roommates. He moved after freshman year to South Campus Commons, so he had several roommates. In fact, he still remains friends with them, even after graduating! All great people!
Don’t stress over something that hasn’t happened yet. See what ResLife offers as far as a room. I would think they will give you name and contact info for person they put you with (they def do for fall assignments, not sure how spring assignments are handled since it’s kinda close to start of semester at this point). But hey, meet the person, set rules you can both live with (really it’s all about respecting that you are sharing a space), and go from there. You might get lucky, like my son did. If not, that’s what RA’s are there for. There is also an opportunity to do a room exchange after a couple weeks http://reslife.umd.edu/housing/reassignments/faq/ so there’s always options. As I said, don’t worry just yet…you may get along just fine and you might even make a great friend!
Oh - and welcome to Terp Nation! You are gonna love it! =)
@maryversity thank you so much. Your words are comforting. I’m just worried that even if the roommate is an angel, sleeping with a stranger with your personal stuff and sleeping all night with someone you don’t know idk. I can’t wrap my head around that. Maybe cause what I’ve heard but I don’t wanna wake up at 3 am and get not sleep cause a stranger may harm me or do something. I may be over reacting but it’s my first time alone and far. I can handle the alone part but not with a stranger with me.
Honestly, wouldn’t worry about a roommate harming you as much as getting on your nerves…