Freshman Connection Questions

SoofDad
Mon, 16 Feb 2015 21:23:58 +0000

@America2468 - I’ll try to answer some of your questions by including copies of some posts from another thread. My D is a Freshman at UMD, and she was not in Freshman Connection, but she has a good friend from high school how was in FC. FC basically ended on January 26 when the Spring Semester started. I do not know anything about UF.

If you are talking about an internal transfer to the Smith School of Business, that is one of 2 LEPs that are competitive even for internal transfers.

Here are the other posts:

Freshman Connection Cons - you have later classes

You cannot play Division I sports
FC Pros - You get to live in a dorm on campus

You get to have a meal plan

You can attend athletic events, football games, etc…

You get to attend social events

You get to attend parties…

No cares that you are in Freshman connection

You get to start you college life in Fall 2015, just like everyone else

02-03-2015 at 12:30 pm
@kellyr0ma wrote - What’s Freshman Connection like?

02-03-2015 at 7:09 pm
@kellyr0ma - It’s like being a Fall admit student, except that your classes are in the afternoon/early evening. My D has a good friend who was in Freshman Connection

02-04-2015 at 10:31 am
Did she enjoy it? @SoofDad‌

02-04-2015 at 11:00 am
@terpmom7 wrote - @kellyr0ma‌ I’ll let soofdad respond about his daughter’s friend in fc, but in general, it’s the same experience that every other freshman has. Like @SoofDad‌ said the only major difference is the time of your classes. This is especially true now with there being on campus housing for some or all of fc students. My daughter has friends that were in fc and friends that were regular fall admits, and there really isn’t any distinction between the two groups. People don’t sit around and ask/talk about whether you are a fc student or not. So when you ask what is fc like or did any particular person like it, you’re likely to get the same answers if that same question was asked of fall direct admit students. Freshman year is freshman year. There are going to be all the normal highs and lows of being away at college for the first time. Really the only downside is taking later classes, and many wouldn’t even say that’s a downside.
This is my perception of fc from my daughter’s friends that were in it. If I’m missing something or just plain wrong, please jump in anyone.

@kellyr0ma - Sorry for the late reply. Yes, she liked it. It was pretty much as @terpmom7 described in post #70 - a regular freshman year. With my D and other friends, she went to football and soccer games, social events and parties… ate at the Diner and 251… went to the Epply Rec Center… had a room in Denton Hall (air-conditioned)… moved in the same day my D did…

Good Luck