u/Sopobu

Howdy. I’m currently applying for undergraduate research positions for the Fall semester and was curious as to y’all’s experience using ForagerOne to land research.

I was recently admitted as a sophomore transfer to UMD and was really hoping to live on campus. However, I just received an email saying I’ve been placed on the housing waitlist. How difficult is it to get off the waitlist?

I was recently admitted as a sophomore transfer for the fall and had some general questions.

1. Using Directory ID vs. Directory ID Number; From what I understand, your Directory ID is your quintessential login user when accessing items through CAS. However, I'm curious as to when you'd use your Directory ID Number, unless it's simply just another form of organization for the school to keep track of students.
2. What are the primary websites/resources most often used? I know about Testudo as being the resource to register for classes, but otherwise, I know nothing essentially.
3. On that topic, what is the course registration experience like? At my current institution, it's pretty open-ended, where students can go in at any time and just register for any class they want, assuming that it isn't full with no more remaining waitlist spots. I'm aware that students with more credits get earlier access to course registration, but I'm mainly concerned about the competitiveness of registering for these courses. Because the student body is just so big, I'd somewhat assume that it'd be nearly impossible, or at least extremely difficult, to register for the classes you want.
4. Finally, what are some general pieces of advice or tips you'd give someone first starting here? I'm incredibly excited to be able to attend, especially as a sophomore, as it enables me to be able to experience more-or-less the 'College Experience'.

I usually study in my holy trinity (ESJ, Hornbake, McKeldin), but wouldn't mind a change of scenery.