I can now sigh a breath of relief...

**Prussian to the Iron** · 02-01-2011, 03:03

Originally Posted by Hooahguy

So today I got my acceptance notification to University of Maryland (my dream school, btw).
I also got into Rutgers and GA State, but I got those acceptance letters long ago.

I can now breath. No more college essays, no more worrying about whether Ill get in...

Senioritis, here I come!

nice. enjoy the beer, parties, and sluts i guess.

now i get to do everything you just did. *sigh...*

**Motep** · 02-01-2011, 03:08

Originally Posted by Prussian Iron

nice. enjoy the beer, parties, and sluts i guess.

now i get to do everything you just did. *sigh...*

They are not that bad. I do recommend early action, though...the wait is killing me!

**Reenk Roink** · 02-01-2011, 03:10

Good job!

What are you planning on studying? Also, my first semester of college was easier than my second semester of senior year high school (thank you especially Intro Psychology.

), so try to ease yourself in your first semester because it will probably get hard real soon.

**GeneralHankerchief** · 02-01-2011, 03:52

Congrats Hooah! Been there, done that, so yeah, just don't completely screw up this last semester and then it's a taste so sweet you can't imagine.

...and if you ever do find yourself planning a mini-excursion to DC, let me know.

**TinCow** · 02-01-2011, 03:55

Welcome to DC! Try not to get stabbed on the Green Line!

**GeneralHankerchief** · 02-01-2011, 03:56

Originally Posted by TinCow

Welcome to DC! Try not to get stabbed on the Green Line!

...yeah, this too.

**Reverend Joe** · 02-01-2011, 04:08

Yeah, learn to love the metro. It's gotten much more expensive in recent years, so you're gonna want to get a smartpass as soon as you can if you plan on staying at UMD for more than a semester; it costs five bucks (ten, actually, but if I remember correctly you get five dollars credit to start out with) but it saves areound 50 cents per ride (is that right? I've taken to using the bus now, so I don't remember exactly, but it's something like 40-50 cents per trip.)

As for bars, once you can go to them, that is, you might actually be better off sticking to MD. They're expensive as all holy hell near pretty much every metro stop, so unless someone finds a nice place where you can get two dollar beers or less don't even bother.

I would recommend some places to eat, but none of them even approach being kosher, if you're still following that strictly. If not, go to Ben's Chili Bowl first thing, then Henry's Cafe down the street. Henry's has some damn good fried chicken and decent sides.

Good luck. I've heard UMD is a really fun campus to be on. It's really big, so I imagine they're plenty to do social-wise.

Oh, and if any of the bus lines go into College Park, use them instead of the metro. Cheaper, and you get a nice view. I don't think any of the lines extend beyond the district border, but I could be totally wrong about that, so take advantage of it if you can.