#University of Maryland (UMD) (2024-2025)

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oak hearth
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just amherst and UMD?

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im between UW Madison and UMaryland rn, i really wanna choose maryland but i'm giving wisconsin a shot

gilded berry
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nervous for biochem...

gilded berry
oak hearth
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oh shit rlly? i'm in state uconn too

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lmao

gilded berry
oak hearth
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county?

gilded berry
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uhhhhhhhhh

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i live near yale

oak hearth
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im in fairfield county

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i don't know where yale is LMAO

gilded berry
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oh 😭

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idk if the county i have is small...

oak hearth
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mine is the panhandle

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have u been to UConn btw?

gilded berry
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didnt like it

oak hearth
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the campus itself is fine ish but if you take 1 step out its cornfields for miles

gilded berry
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would only go for price and ice cream

gilded berry
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like girl what am i supposed to do here

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even my dad told me

oak hearth
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i figured out why they have farms on campus, it's because the nearest grocery store is hours away 😭

gilded berry
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"bro dont go to uconn ur not gonna thrive here lol"

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i live in a really rural town

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and im so bored of it

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i dont want my school to be fucking rural

oak hearth
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you'll love college park then

gilded berry
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my aunt lives there so duh

oak hearth
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not too far from DC but college park itself is wonderful

gilded berry
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college park reminds me of new haven

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except its more lively

oak hearth
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minus the crime rate

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LMAO

gilded berry
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jealous of my cousin who got banner and key for being instate

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this was like 4 years ago

oak hearth
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i didn't get banner and key

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i got like 5k a year iirc

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no honors college

gilded berry
gilded berry
oak hearth
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oh for UMD

thorn shore
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Noo did fire come out

oak hearth
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I got College Park Scholars for UMD

thorn shore
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Or did you get it while applying

gilded berry
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applied EA

thorn shore
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Okay

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I applied for FIRE afterwards but I don’t think I’ll get it

oak hearth
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i got College Park Scholars in the letter itself

gilded berry
oak hearth
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i wanna abbreviate it but CPS just doesn't work

gilded berry
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making friends and stuff?

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and getting gen eds

oak hearth
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gen eds, small gpa boost, kinda friends too

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it guarantees housing in the cambridge community

gilded berry
gilded berry
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let me hang out if we both commit? <3

oak hearth
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yessir

gilded berry
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(if i dont get a shitty dorm that is)

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as a dancer i must have AC

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no ac no life

thorn shore
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Oh I’m going to get shit dorms aren’t I

oak hearth
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can u add me on discord?

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you have fr's turned off

gilded berry
oak hearth
gilded berry
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or like

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at least a fan

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idk i tried it and i realized i needed the white noise to be falling asleep

oak hearth
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i just wear my bulky ass headphones

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sometimes a fan if i don't feel like music

gilded berry
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headphones interrupt quality

oak hearth
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haha i've found the positions to sleep in to not feel them

gilded berry
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i move around a lot in bed

oak hearth
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unrelated but i also most nights don't sleep with a pillow

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is that weird

gilded berry
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dw

oak hearth
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so the headphones don't push on the bed

gilded berry
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ive gotten very used to hearing a fan sound

gilded berry
oak hearth
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for uconn i was the same 5k no honors, but no LLP or anything

gilded berry
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i got storrs tho

oak hearth
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yeah

gilded berry
oak hearth
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UConn is really good for most things, but their CS program is tiny so it just wasn't for me already

gilded berry
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yeah its p good tbh

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theres just a lot of grade deflation going on there

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ion like that allat

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tho a small cs program means less competition

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if ur aiming for grad school

oak hearth
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oh like uconn grad?

gilded berry
oak hearth
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oh okay

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do colleges admit based on ur previous college?

gilded berry
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(i wouldnt do grad in uconn just a personal pref tbh)

gilded berry
oak hearth
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you said less competition

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does it make it easier to get into grad if less ppl are at ur undergrad school?

gilded berry
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but its more of a correlation thing

oak hearth
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oooh true

gilded berry
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another reason why im hesitant on umass

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their bio department is HUGE

oak hearth
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by the time i graduate UMD should have a smaller but hopefully better CS program

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they talked about not playing around with CS numbers anymore

gilded berry
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i dont think MCB is as hard cut as CS

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CS is just oversaturated everywhere tho

oak hearth
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true

gilded berry
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no clue how good MCB at UMD is

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all ik is that im scared for orgochem

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i heard it was hard

oak hearth
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xD

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i hated chem period. nothing against ppl who like it, just the class traumatized me

gilded berry
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i like

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it was

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like i hated it?

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i liked learning about the concepts

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i just didnt like the teacher

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so now i realize i could've done a lot of things better

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to get a better grade in that class

oak hearth
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my teacher was just bad

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and it made me hate the class

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shoutout to my friend that managed to cause a steam explosion tho

gilded berry
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my teacher knew how to bury a body correctly

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bro didnt even teach us how to do that in a correct way

oak hearth
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he knows his shit

gilded berry
oak hearth
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xD fair

gilded berry
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he knew his shit sure but he didnt know how to explain it...

oak hearth
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one of the kids set a piece of paper on fire once for fun

gilded berry
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lmao chem labs are so fun

oak hearth
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this was honors chem so i dunno man i should have expected that

gilded berry
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we made fireworks!

oak hearth
gilded berry
gilded berry
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we couldnt because underage

oak hearth
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boooo

gilded berry
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fr

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wouldve loved to get blown up right then and there /j

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good lab grade tho just sat and watched and gossiped

oak hearth
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lol thats what happens in my Physics C class

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my teacher can't explain anything for shit

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so we just pretend to listen and talk on discord

gilded berry
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idky im taking MCB if i hate physics

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its only 2 semesters

oak hearth
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Still like the concepts

gilded berry
oak hearth
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True

gilded berry
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i hate collegeboard physics especially

oak hearth
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Are u taking 1 or C this year?

gilded berry
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like CB physics makes no sense why are u giving me variables instead of numbers

gilded berry
oak hearth
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I made the mistake of taking AB Junior instead of BC so I’m taking BC this year

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To round out the AP calcs

gilded berry
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im not that smart so im taking AB

oak hearth
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You’re going UMD engineering so I doubt you’re not

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you gotta be some typa smart to do that

gilded berry
oak hearth
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i didn't get that lol

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u got this <3

gilded berry
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FIRE and Cpark scholars are on the same level from what ive heard?

oak hearth
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smart 🫵

gilded berry
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im not 😭 i just work hard and pray for the best

peak tapir
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That what I got accepted too

oak hearth
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RIP

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some ppl treat LAS like a soft rejection but you can still make a good choice out of it

marble glen
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does everyone get LAS their first year?

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and does umd provide for better opportunities than neu

solemn fable
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although i think umd has higher research output

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esp for stem majors

marble glen
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yeah i’m bioE

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and i’ve heard umd has better research opportunities

solemn fable
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yeah i dont like using rankings much but umd is like a t20 for engineering

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umd is also close to dc

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but northeastern is in boston

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both great imo

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umd has heavy startup/entrepreneurship culture if ur into that

marble glen
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yeah it’s hard to decide between the two

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but i have a good scholarship at umd and like no aid from neu

solemn fable
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ooh

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presidential?

marble glen
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yeah

solemn fable
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ayyy

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that is so sigma

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yk

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what you could do is make a post in #954425230896545792

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but tbh i dont think you could go wrong with either school

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both are amazing!

marble glen
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aside from the fact that neu is insanely priced and i’m starting off abroad the coops are nice

thorn shore
solemn fable
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although

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from what i heard

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neu doesnt offer aid for satelite campuses but apaprently

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once you get into boston

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then you will get aid

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maybe @glass ermine can confirm

marble glen
thorn shore
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I got direct admit into my major so I highkey have no idea how LAS works but I just read that you can apply for your major as early as the end of your fall freshman semester

marble glen
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okok

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ty

oak hearth
gilded berry
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If rich has money to go to both just tour the campus and see where u feel at home

glass ermine
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js go where the money is 💀

dense coyote
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has anyone gotten a decision yet?

oak hearth
dense coyote
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for rd

marble glen
rigid yarrow
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Said we should have it by Friday

marble quartz
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I sent an email to admissions on changing my major and they said they updated it weeks ago but on my directory it still says I’m registered for psychology instead of neuroscience

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Like it still says this on here too

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thorn shore
marble quartz
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Search up “u.Achieve UMD” on google and press the first link that says “testudo”

marble quartz
thorn shore
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Ah I see it

marble quartz
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Did anyone already fill out their housing/roommate form and has a roommate

oak hearth
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not yet

hidden kite
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would it be hard to transfer from cs to engineering?

marble glen
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does anyone know how the food is

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i’m gluten free 💀💀

oak hearth
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Not sure in terms of gluten free tho I’m sorry

grizzled heath
# marble glen does anyone know how the food is

It's not horrible, very good compared to most schools
The dining halls all have fairly large gluten free sections but I'm not gluten free so idk how it tastes
I can take some photos tomorrow if you want

gentle furnace
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hey everyone i got accepted into umd, as an out of state student and got 0 need based aid, the tuition is more than half my dad's salary, do any of you have advice to go about it? I really want to attend

marble glen
solemn fable
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if you join they pay for your tuition but you gotta do military service

gilded berry
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Sometimes it also works with merit

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That one kinda depends on the school tho

grizzled heath
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@marble glen this is the certified gluten free section in the y today which is the biggest dining hall but there's also a lot of food in other sections that have gluten free food but it's just not certified to be 100% free

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marble glen
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TYSM

uncut granite
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Are some umd decisions coming out today?

oak hearth
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should be by today

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what did you apply for?

dense coyote
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someone pin me when they come out

uncut granite
uncut granite
marble glen
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how easy is it to go into ur major when ur accepted into LAS

wicked jay
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cs is pretty much impossible

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engineering shouldn't be too hard

marble glen
azure wren
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and if youre in freshmen connection as well

dense coyote
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where's my decision

oak hearth
dense coyote
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it's not there yet

gilded berry
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email

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umd forgets to tell ppl when decisions are out its happened last year

marble quartz
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Does UMD give committed packages

oak hearth
marble quartz
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They better

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Serves them right for not even giving an admitted one 😅

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They didn’t even mail my acceptance letter

gilded berry
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cousin in maryland got theirs and sent me their package because they already got lots of UMD stuff

marble quartz
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Only reason why I’m even going to this school

gilded berry
ember root
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What should I put where it says second choice on the commit form? My top school where I’m waitlisted, the school I would want to go, but wouldn’t because of cost, or the school I would commit to if I didn’t get into UMD?

thorn shore
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Or like committing to UMD

ember root
thorn shore
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I honestly have no idea which one you should put

humble badge
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did everyone recieve an email about checking aid offers?

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also has anyoen contacted the aid office before?

solemn fable
grizzled heath
ember root
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If I get a UMD scholarship would it lower the financial aid they give me?

dull hollow
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Visited campus even tho I didn't apply

uncut granite
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Still no decision from UMD yet, radio silence from admission’s office after I reached out

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This is hell

thorn shore
# dull hollow

Wait thanks I won’t have the chance to visit but it looks beautiful off of these pictures

oak hearth
# dull hollow

when i visited it was honestly stunning, i loved it so much

cosmic fox
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umd is trolling

dull hollow
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dude i love the campus sm

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it's so pretty

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didnt apply lol tho

analog trellis
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It looks massive

dull hollow
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You know what else is massive

analog trellis
dull hollow
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The a10 warthog relative to an ant

gentle cave
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anyone here got awarded sth from scholarshipuniverse?

mild urchin
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how do u not have ur decisions tho

uncut granite
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No idea

thorn shore
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Better chance of them responding

gilded berry
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UMD office slow asf

dire oasis
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UMD RD. Decision

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reject

dull hollow
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uau

potent zodiac
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hey guys, im still 3 years early since im applying in 2028 but i just wanted to get a few tips for applying to umd as an international student

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(i chose umd because im obsessed with umd and a big md terps fan haha)

dull hollow
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Umd accepts like 90% of its class EA

potent zodiac
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when i actually can, ill apply EA

pearl gorge
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is anyone else here going to the terps on tour thing

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im going to the chicago one

gilded berry
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It’s EA deadline is somewhere in November - December ish

serene gull
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ea deadline for umd is october

cosmic fox
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^

marble glen
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is there a university hospital where students on the pre med track can volunteer at?

mild urchin
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why is the umd portal so baddd

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please someone tell me where to find my UID

daring totem
placid grove
marble quartz
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Is anyone doing the UH honors program?

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I’m set to go into ILS but I’m scared that the environment is super toxic. I already struggle with my mental health in general and have been in such an environment in high school (thankfully it not too bad tho) but I don’t want to be apart of such a toxic community if I have to juggle between managing my major, pre med, and a social life

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HOWVER

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I’m not that sure if ILS is truly toxic so I wanted to ask someone who might have an idea

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But I heard ILS is good for internships and pre med which is something I also desperately need

tacit skiff
oak hearth
placid grove
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let's go

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the colors look so good too

oak hearth
surreal sage
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Anyone doing engineering in the fall?

mild urchin
placid grove
marble glen
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how have people found roommates? the umd class of 2029 insta takes forever to post so idk how it’s gonna work

oak hearth
marble glen
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why’s the portal so confusing how do we sign up for new student orientation?

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nvm

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how do u see ur terpmail though

hidden kite
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does scholars need to submit the housing app

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or nah

oak hearth
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i'm in scholars too, yeah you do

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as long as you're talking about the housing and dining agreeement

marble quartz
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Do yall think it would be possible to switch into UH from another LLP

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I really wanna switch into UH 🫠

oak hearth
serene gull
oak hearth
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oooh

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uh i don't think you can

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i thought all LLPs were offered at invitation

marble quartz
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True but you have to rank which one you want the most

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So technically you sorta choose

oak hearth
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btw are yall in the UMD 29 server?

marble quartz
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Nope

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I’m in the UMD server but not the 29 one

solemn fable
daring wyvern
oak hearth
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I can’t send here but I can DM you it

daring wyvern
oak hearth
marble glen
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can u send to me too please

marble quartz
marble quartz
oak hearth
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you have DMs off for non friends

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sent server link!

mild urchin
mild urchin
oak hearth
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I don’t know about off campus

fading ore
analog trellis
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yep you're banned buddy

brazen plaza
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dawf

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dawg

analog trellis
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i'm not being fr

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💀

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is it impossible to get off the umd waitlist

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for cs

dry bluff
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How much less people are admitted for regular decision

dry bluff
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I’m a 3.5 gpa transfer student for electrical engineering and have 4 letters of recommendations am I good ?

mighty mirage
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90%+ of the class is EA

mighty mirage
mild urchin
mighty mirage
mighty mirage
mild urchin
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there?

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mighty mirage
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As in

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The overwhelming majority of admits are ea

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Because most ppl apply ea

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Statistically safer

dry bluff
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I applied EA and my application got fucked and now I’m very sad

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I really want to go here but not sure if I’ll get in as I’m going into a competitive major in EE

oak hearth
analog trellis
oak hearth
analog trellis
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i can't win bruh

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11 waitlists and they're almost all highly unlikely or have some catch

oak hearth
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I’ve heard someone say 5% or something idk

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The transfer is harder than direct admit

analog trellis
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if only i applied ea

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probably could've got in

ember root
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Does this mean I wouldn’t be able to hold UMD accountable for negligence if it occurs

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thorn shore
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Just declined, Good luck to anyone on the waitlist!

grizzled heath
exotic elm
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finally got my UMD decision😭 🙏

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mild urchin
oak hearth
potent zodiac
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hey guys

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im jay, im currently in my sophomore year of high school

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so like the thing here is our gpa is calculated off tests at like the end of 10th and 12th grade (12th grade test is the one which we use to apply to colleges)

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and like i can't really apply EA because i won't have gotten my GPA by then

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nor can i apply RD im pretty sure

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i emailed umd's admissions office and didn't get a response yet except the automated email which says that my message has been received

grizzled heath
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Uh that's really weird are you outside the US?

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I would ask your schools counselor they'll know better than anyone else here

potent zodiac
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i used to live in jersey until my parents decided to move back to retire (long story; they knew me and my sister would move back to america)

mild urchin
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cuz i applied with a similar situiation

potent zodiac
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damn you did??

potent zodiac
mild urchin
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i think they just calculate it

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i didnt have a cumulative gpa

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but i had one for 1st and 2nd year

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non for 3rd

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its only 3 years here

potent zodiac
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oh damn we also get like a gpa calculation in junior year

solemn fable
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i was in a similar situation bc im international and my 'gpa' didnt come out until after the ea deadline

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but i just submitted my grades and they were cool about it

potent zodiac
potent zodiac
solemn fable
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oh yeah you should be alright then

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check with ur counselor/umd to be sure but that would be pretty sad if they wouldnt allow you to apply bc of something out of your conotrol

potent zodiac
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i got a response from umd

potent zodiac
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grade 10, 11 GPA only

solemn fable
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ur chilling then

potent zodiac
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ill probably apply ED to johns hopkins now that i think of it

dry bluff
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Should I go UMD or Rutgers ? Can’t decide for Electrical Engineering

potent zodiac
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umd

ember root
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How do I look for roommates?

gentle cave
placid grove
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Yo

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yall can see your AP scores if you check in Testudo and unofficial transcript

ember root
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Looks like I’m getting a random one

placid grove
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theres this instagram page called umdmeet2029 and other pages like that

ember root
placid grove
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your random roommate will be good bro! 🙏

ember root
mild urchin