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<p>UM…is going to football games or basketball games your definition of partying? Granted football games are typically on a Sat., BUT, if you want to go to the really great basketball games (Duke, UNC) you need to gain points. How do you do it? You go to all of the crappy games prior. That is the UMDCP basketball system, thus, Thursday night you have a choice go and “party” with your friends for the UMD game against Wake Forest or stay in the dorm and study!</p>
<p>Maybe you have the wrong idea of UMD for partying! Yes, there is Rushing like every other college in the US, YES, Easton throws a lot of dorm parties, but many of the students consider partying, hanging out playing Xbox and ordering wings from Ratsies on a Tuesday night. I cannot tell you how many times our DS goes into DC on weekends, but I do know it is enough times they he has a Smart Pass card and can tell you what is on the menu at Ben’s Chili or what line will take you to Chinatown or Adam’s. Is that partying in your opinion?</p>
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<p>This is what people are trying to drill into you. The profs change, schedules change. Just because UMDCP has the schedule that worked out for you this fall, does not mean they will have it come next Sept. Additionally, classes book out, you can plan this schedule for all of these requirements only to find out that the 1 10 a.m. class you needed is now at 11 a.m. because of the prof’s choice and that conflicts with the other class…can we all say snowball downhill?</p>
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<p>This is what I mean when I stated kids who walk in that never had to work for a grade, suddenly find themselves in a topsy turvy world. How do they go home for Turkey Day, and say: Mom, Dad, I need to tell you this…</p>
<p>Their emotional fears/concerns now play into the system.</p>
<p>Finally, I do suspect with your stats you should be Honors/Gemstone, and at least a BK candidate. Are you willing to say, triple major is going to impress job recruiters over the student who graduated with 1 degree and a core emphasis that was a BK Honors student?</p>
<p>My MBA has a core emphasis in HR. I will tell you, if you think it will, you are wrong! I would take the Honors candidate with a core emphasis because the program demands more, UMDCP also is saying the Honors/Gemstone/Scholars program grad was the top of our admission class when they entered 4 yrs ago, and the majority of them graduated as MERIT SCHOLARSHIP recipients. Big picture. </p>
<p>You will be interning for Morgan Stanley next summer…how did you get it? Was it because you took 10 APs, or was it because you were well balanced with the APs and the EC’s. </p>
<p>The adage quantity is not quality also applies to college degrees regarding employment recruitment. 3 degrees, will not make you more marketable than the student with 1 in Honors that specialized in 1 field.</p>