Anybody taken this 1 credit class? is it easy?

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After seeing a post on this subreddit, I reached out to a guy about feeling down and we talked for a long time that day until he said he felt a little better.

However, I did something really stupid. I didn’t open this account in a while and he texted me on dec 16 with a greeting. I replied to that dm about 10 days after that and then followed up after a few days, both of which I did not get a reply. I just saw that the guys account has been deleted.

I’ve been wrecked with guilt since I missed the text. I just want to make sure he’s okay so please please dm me if this was you. I hope everything’s okay.

Me and a couple friends plan on moving into an off campus apartment for the '25-'26 school year and aren't sure where to look. I've done as much research as I could but would like to get any advice from people with experience who have lived / visited. I heard some of them incentivize high google reviews so I've been reluctant to trust those as well.

Hey People, I need that somebody loan me a lab coat from 11am to 1:30 pm only for today. Because, I bought a lab coat but it doesn't arrive yet and today I has a lab class at BIOE. I can pick it up at 10:30am by Biology/Microbiology/Chemical building or wherever you told me (I live at uview). I appreciate any help

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I'm currently in KNES260 and self paced studying isn't really something for me so I wanted to switch out. I remember hearing about some sort of transcription marking that happens after a certain date when you drop out of a class. Testudo's down right now cuz it's past 11 but can I still drop out tommorow morning without a problem? I'm trying to switch into GEOG140 and it has some open spots left. Thanks!

Having been rejected EA, I’m exploring other options. Serious question, why does it seam easier to transfer to UMD than to get in as a freshman? It it just less people applying to transfer do better odds?

Hi so I’m a senior graduating this semester. I need 24 credits to hit 150. I got approved to take 21 this sem but here’s my issue. I have an AP Gov credit that UMD doesn’t accept, but my local community college does. Is it possible to have the score sent to the community college so they can accept it as a class, and have it transfer from community college to UMD?

Pretty much the title. I live In Maryland so I get the instate tuition for Umd and have always planned on majoring in computer science. However I did not get into the honors college for Maryland but I got into some scholars thing which I don’t really understand just yet (gotta do more research on that). I did get into Purdue honors college for comp sci and while I did not get into uiuc for comp sci, I was admitted to my second choice of interest, electrical engineering. I don’t know much about electrical engineering except it is ranked very high at uiuc which makes me appeal to it a bit more. I am also not a dead lock on comp sci being my major so I am open to change. With all that being said, which school do you guys think I would get the most benefits going to? I have my own preferences on all of things at each school, and am still waiting on a few other schools from regular decision.

Alr I want to know if the essays are what really got people with below or borderline average stats admitted! So comment with your ESSAY, SAT, gpa/qpa, and other information your willing to share. Ill start 3.84 uw 5.24/6.0 weighted and no SAT (I scored 1160 only took it once). ECs co founded small religion club, honor societies, wrestling/football, MUN, and Green Club.

Essay:

With my last sliver of energy, I lunge at my opponent. The sweat gushing from my forehead stings my eyes; nevertheless, I continue staring at my large target. The once shouting crowd is muffled; my teammates screaming at me to do something is silenced. The headbeam light that was covering the entire mat now just shines on me and my opponent. My legs feel like they are on fire, my arms feel like bricks, my heartbeat reverberates through my whole body, and my mouth tastes metallic. The big scoreboard timer does not matter to me anymore as the seconds appear in my head: Five, Four, three….

Since tenth grade, wrestling has been my passion, although it wasn’t always that way. The first week of tryouts I kept messing up the moves, always asking the coach to demonstrate again. Nevertheless, on the last day of tryouts, I started remembering the moves more easily and ran a little faster. Attending every practice became crucial to me. When practices continued over winter break, however, I had to stop going because my parents began working overtime, and I needed to stay home to care for my sister, who has special needs. Understanding that my parents' hardship was to continue to support us, and that I would not have been able to join wrestling without my parents' support, I strived to find ways to keep up my wrestling skills at home, and I began to teach my mom and sister how to wrestle. In the beginning, they asked me repeatedly to display the same move. Underclassmen would constantly beg me for a demonstration, until I eventually just sent them a YouTube video instead. Even so, for my family I learned to be more patient and broke up the move into simpler parts to practice. It was funny seeing my mom and sister wobble like Jell-O trying to maintain balance for the move. Surprisingly, when demonstrating the move slowly, I noticed subtle flaws in my own movement that I hadn't realized before. 

As time went on, and I kept going to practice, I improved. Even though I had failed many moves and lost some matches, I kept wrestling knowing I would eventually win a real match. Then I began to apply this mentality to other aspects of my life. Whenever I was stuck on a calculus problem or overwhelmed by nervousness, I would break the problem down into smaller parts to see how they all fit together. My coach taught me that this nervousness was the pressure that comes with the possibility of winning or losing, and that this pressure either makes a person crumble or turns them into diamonds. It was then that I started to think of my nervousness, or better yet pressure, as a boost, not a crutch. From then on, every time I would feel this pressure I would think faster, think harder, and push my limits.  

What I am most grateful for is the strong discipline and motivation I have developed in my time as a wrestler, qualities I will take with me to college. Since July, I have been committed to my new routine: wake up at 5 am, pray, go to the gym, shower, go to school, go back to the gym, go home, do my homework, and go to sleep. I now know I'm disciplined, but I also know I am not alone in my discipline. Every morning, my mom wakes up earlier than I do to pray, cook, clean, and get ready for work. And every morning, I'm inspired by my mom’s discipline.

Two, one….My opponent's body goes limp, and the referee pulls my hand up. I smile at my victory: a victory not only for the match but also for what I've learned—the answer to what happens if I keep trying, even in the face of hardship.

(Thank you to my AP lit teacher and family friend for the help with essay)

Just making sure, the SAP ends on 2/10 for this spring. The registrar website is off by a month.

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I am a transfer student for spring 2025. I did put the code in the FAFSA website after getting into this college but I don't see any grants shown in my bill and I only have 18 days to pay the full bill. I contacted the financial aid of umd through mail but they havent responded for 5 days now and i did leave another mail just to make sure that they got my mail. 😕 I don't know where I am going to get that much amount of money from till the due date. (yes, i am eligible for grant)

Please lmk if any one else is having the same issue or the FAFSA pell grant is showing up in the bill for them.

The title says it all, I've been trying to get into calligraphy and I'm curious if there are any groups on campus dedicated to it. I don't see any on terplink but I figure it's worth asking here.

Title. Perhaps I am just being an enormous hater and I feel for some of these kids that really wanted to get into UMD, but I am tired of seeing every other post in my feed be some variation of "420.69uw GPA will I get into UMD" and "damn I'm literally the second coming of jesus and I got rejected from UMD." Plenty of other subs that have super common types of posts make megathreads for them so the sub doesn't get flooded.

Hey has anyone heard back from the CFT program about interviews?

I'm a freshman here and none of the friends I've made at school like to go to raves so like hmu please I didn't think it was this hard

My daughter got accepted and they said she can partipare in Fire. I looked on line and it looks like a research class. Does anyone know if this is a good thing or a bad thing?

Some dick head in the dinning hall not only cut my off while I was walking but then turned around and bumped into me slamming my plate of food into my favorite jacket.

I go “Bro” and he looks at me and walks off.

On a side not some of you people walk way to slow, or don’t understand that you shouldn’t cut people off when walking through a crowded hall way. Not to mention that way to many of you walk way to slow.

Call me cringe idc you all know it’s a problem in campus.

What’s on the application for the MTAP program? Is it difficult to get in, anyone ever been rejected? I’m not talking about the end where you transfer to UMD cause I get that’s guaranteed if you complete the requirements. I’m asking about actually getting into MTAP in the beginning,

How is UMD’s MSA program? I’m thinking about the program here or Towson. I will have a degree in accounting (out state uni) before applying but what are the chances of getting in or getting a good scholarship? Anything you’d tell about the program lmk!

Fellow fall 2024 graduates, did you guys receive your diploma yet? I’m a math major that graduated last fall semester and was wondering when we receive it

Hii guys I got into UMD but they have me in letters and sciences 😞 my dream major was Fire Protection Engineering, I even did an internship!! So I was so disappointed :( ik it’s a LEP but dangg. Will I ever be able to study my dream major?? I see so much negative things about being in letters and sciences but UMD is my absolute dream and fire protection engineering is my dream major

The majors are not the same and someone who is passionate about cs will not necessarily enjoy the Electrical Engineering courses. The EE classes are more difficult than the cs and while you could go into software engineering through CE you will have far less time to work on personal projects and less variety of cs courses outside of the core. I personally enjoy the variety in classes but it’s certainly not a major for everyone and people should at least know what they are getting into. If you are considering it as an option feel free to ask any questions.

I took this class as I heard it’s an easy gened. But people are saying it does require some effort?? For the quizzes is it okay if I read the textbook only instead of going through the videos and stuff?

Another CS applicant… Im planning on going to UMBC where i got a 7k/yr merit scholarship and honors college and then transferring to UMD. After getting rejected, I have a newfound fear of the unexpected. I heard that transferring is really easy, but is it also easy to transfer to UMD for CS?

I got accepted into UMD spring semester and was wondering if freshman connection is worth it and what exactly is it. What are the pros and cons.

i have a bunch of meals from fall and i don’t think i would need a whole new dining plan for this semester

For all the people saying oh I got accepted into UMICH why not UMD. Or oh I got into northeastern how could I not get into UMD. Tell me this if you dated an attractive celebrity does that mean any person who is below that scal scale of attractiveness will date you.....NO!

If I were to continue on and go to Maryland would I still be able to transfer into the program, or am I SOOL.