Hi Terps!
Sorry it's been so long since I blogged here. It's been a crazy summer and we have a lot going on! I wanted to let you know about a couple of great UNIV100 sections that are available to new students. Typically, freshmen students take these courses, but transfers are allowed to take them as well. They are great ways to get to know other people and to learn a lot about the university and how to be successful in college.
1. LGBTQA Sections (The One Project): The One Project is for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally students at the University of Maryland. The sections help support the LGBTQA students with their transition to the university and explores topics related to the LGBTQA community. You do NOT need to be LGBTQA to be register for this class, just be willing to learn.
For more information, please visit www.theoneprojectumd.com.
To register, please send an email to theoneproject@umd.edu with your name and UID or email the attached interest form.
2. First Generation College Student Section: Are you the first person in your family to go to college? Consider signing up for the UNIV100 section specially designed to support the transition of First-Generation college students into the University of Maryland.
To register, log-in to www.testudo.umd.edu and register for UNIV100, Section 0806.
Sign up today!!!
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Orientation Cards are being sent out!
Hey new Terps!
Sorry I've been MIA for the past couple weeks. I have been doing some traveling and conferencing before our big summer gets here.
I just wanted to let you know that our Orientation Registration Cards are being sent out as I type. You should be receiving one in the next couple of days.
When you receive this card, go online to orientation.umd.edu and follow the steps. As you click onto the "Summer Orientation" link on the bottom left, a pop-up screen will show. Click on "Transfer Overview and Registration." Click on each tab individually to complete the necessary steps.
One question we often get is, "Do I need to take the Math Placement Exam?"
The answer is yes and no.
Students in Engineering, Business and Behavioral and Social Sciences Colleges DEFINITELY need to take the Math Placement Exam BEFORE coming to Orientation.
Students who have taken a class that transfers to UM with a 2.0 GPA and an equivalency of MATH140 (Calculus) do NOT have to the exam.
HOWEVER!, we recommend that ALL students take the Math Placement Exam. This exam combines with your SAT and AP scores to give you placement into a certain math course. Taking the Math Placement Exam and doing poorly on it will not hurt you in any way. Scoring high on the exam can only help you place into higher math courses that you may need to graduate faster. So we say, JUST TAKE IT.
If you have any specific questions about your major math requirements and if you have the proper transfer credits, visit tce.umd.edu or call your college directly.
Our first orientation program is this Friday! Get excited.
What questions do you have about the Math Placement Exam or registering for Orientation?
Sorry I've been MIA for the past couple weeks. I have been doing some traveling and conferencing before our big summer gets here.
I just wanted to let you know that our Orientation Registration Cards are being sent out as I type. You should be receiving one in the next couple of days.
When you receive this card, go online to orientation.umd.edu and follow the steps. As you click onto the "Summer Orientation" link on the bottom left, a pop-up screen will show. Click on "Transfer Overview and Registration." Click on each tab individually to complete the necessary steps.
One question we often get is, "Do I need to take the Math Placement Exam?"
The answer is yes and no.
Students in Engineering, Business and Behavioral and Social Sciences Colleges DEFINITELY need to take the Math Placement Exam BEFORE coming to Orientation.
Students who have taken a class that transfers to UM with a 2.0 GPA and an equivalency of MATH140 (Calculus) do NOT have to the exam.
HOWEVER!, we recommend that ALL students take the Math Placement Exam. This exam combines with your SAT and AP scores to give you placement into a certain math course. Taking the Math Placement Exam and doing poorly on it will not hurt you in any way. Scoring high on the exam can only help you place into higher math courses that you may need to graduate faster. So we say, JUST TAKE IT.
If you have any specific questions about your major math requirements and if you have the proper transfer credits, visit tce.umd.edu or call your college directly.
Our first orientation program is this Friday! Get excited.
What questions do you have about the Math Placement Exam or registering for Orientation?
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Schedule Adjustment
So you've sat through your first couple days of classes and you are thinking to yourself one or more of the following thoughts:
1. Ugh, this is too early.
2. Ugh, this is too late.
3. Ugh, this is right when I want to eat lunch. I'm starving.
4. I do not like this syllabus.
5. I am not clicking with this teacher.
6. I'm so sweaty because the first day of class was supposed to be cold and it was so hot and I overdressed.
7. Is Brangelina still Brangelina?
Whatever your thoughts are during your first classes, if you are not satisfied with the classes you chose during orientation, you can change them!
Students "schedule adjust" for a variety of reasons. Just logon to Testudo.umd.edu and search the Schedule of Classes and add and drop as you please.
A couple things though:
-You only have until next Friday to do so. That is ten working days after the first day of classes.
-You should talk to your advisor when you switch classes so they know that you did so and may have some insider information about how that change affects your course plan.
-If you drop or add after a certain period (ten days), you will be charged a percentage of your tuition. So the sooner the better.
-You can join the waitlists of certain classes, but be sure to check in daily.
What other advising questions do you have?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Last minute reminders
Hey new Terps!
Less than one week left until the first day of classes! Is it the same as when you went to your first day of classes in Kindergarden? Probably not! At that point, your parents did everything for you, but now, you have to get it all done yourself. So here are a few things you should remember before you come on Monday.
1. Make sure your schedule is as set as possible. Log onto Testudo.umd.edu to modify your schedule as necessary. However, if you find that a class is too far to get to in ten minutes, or you don't like an instructor, or the course load is not what you expected, you can change your classes until the end of the drop/add period which is the 10th day of class.
2. While you are on Testudo, take note of the classroom locations. Log onto the UMD website and view a map. Find your classes and if you get a chance, come back to campus to find your classes.
3. And while you are on your way to campus, take a few extra minutes to find those alternative routes. ESPECIALLY on the first week of classes, campus is going to be really busy. You're going to have to take some extra time to park and walk to classes.
4. Buy your books now! If you buy your books now, you can get the best copies of used books. You can find your book list on Testudo as well. You can either purchase all your books in the University Book Center or you can go to amazon.com. I suggest that if the book is $50 or less, just buy it at the bookstore, but if it is a big ticket item, check Amazon. Students last week reported savings of up to $70 on certain textbooks.
Those are the big things. A couple other things:
-Ask lots of questions about the syllabus. You want to be as clear as possible BEFORE the semester starts.
- If you are going to keep your schedule, immediately go home and put all your assignments and classes into a planner of some sort. When life gets busy, assignments are forgotten. Don't let it happen to you.
-Find out where you are going to eat on campus. Check out the older post about eating on campus.
-Find a place to study. A lot of schedules are riddled with holes where it's not enough time to go home, but too much time to head to your next class. Find a great place to sit with your readings and do some work along the way. Remember that, if you are a full-time student, you should treat your schooling like a 40 hour work week. If you go to your classes, do your homework and study within the 9-5 schedule (or something comparable), you are less likely to have to do anything on the weekends.
Take care and good luck!!
What other tips do you have to share with your fellow terps?
Less than one week left until the first day of classes! Is it the same as when you went to your first day of classes in Kindergarden? Probably not! At that point, your parents did everything for you, but now, you have to get it all done yourself. So here are a few things you should remember before you come on Monday.
1. Make sure your schedule is as set as possible. Log onto Testudo.umd.edu to modify your schedule as necessary. However, if you find that a class is too far to get to in ten minutes, or you don't like an instructor, or the course load is not what you expected, you can change your classes until the end of the drop/add period which is the 10th day of class.
2. While you are on Testudo, take note of the classroom locations. Log onto the UMD website and view a map. Find your classes and if you get a chance, come back to campus to find your classes.
3. And while you are on your way to campus, take a few extra minutes to find those alternative routes. ESPECIALLY on the first week of classes, campus is going to be really busy. You're going to have to take some extra time to park and walk to classes.
4. Buy your books now! If you buy your books now, you can get the best copies of used books. You can find your book list on Testudo as well. You can either purchase all your books in the University Book Center or you can go to amazon.com. I suggest that if the book is $50 or less, just buy it at the bookstore, but if it is a big ticket item, check Amazon. Students last week reported savings of up to $70 on certain textbooks.
Those are the big things. A couple other things:
-Ask lots of questions about the syllabus. You want to be as clear as possible BEFORE the semester starts.
- If you are going to keep your schedule, immediately go home and put all your assignments and classes into a planner of some sort. When life gets busy, assignments are forgotten. Don't let it happen to you.
-Find out where you are going to eat on campus. Check out the older post about eating on campus.
-Find a place to study. A lot of schedules are riddled with holes where it's not enough time to go home, but too much time to head to your next class. Find a great place to sit with your readings and do some work along the way. Remember that, if you are a full-time student, you should treat your schooling like a 40 hour work week. If you go to your classes, do your homework and study within the 9-5 schedule (or something comparable), you are less likely to have to do anything on the weekends.
Take care and good luck!!
What other tips do you have to share with your fellow terps?
Friday, December 11, 2009
Math Placement Exam- dun dun dun!!
Dun dun dun! Another exam?! Well, kind of.
That Math Placement Exam IS an exam, but, unlike many others, it doesn't determine if you pass or fail or even get into the University of Maryland.
The Math Placement Exam is a tool that we use to place you into the appropriate math courses here at the University. We don't want you to have to take a class that you don't need to or to place you into a math too hard or too easy for you.
It is important that you take the Math Placement Exam before coming to your Orientation so that your advisor has the necessary information to advise you.
Even if you have taken a math class at another university or taken AP exams or have high SAT scores, you should still take the Math Placement Exam. The rigor of another course may not match the level or rigor at the University of Maryland. Or, it could have been many years since you have taken your last math course and you don't really remember as much as you thought you did.
Remember, the Math Placement Exam CANNOT hurt you in any way. It can only HELP YOU. Even if you have a high grade in a calc course, but then score lower on your Math Placement Exam, your high grade in calc will override your low grade on the Math Placement Exam.
It is important to note that some majors and colleges REQUIRE that you take the Math Placement Exam and will never use other courses or test grades. If you are not sure if you fit into that category, please contact your college to find out.
Moral of the story: Take your Math Placement Exam!
What questions do you have about Math at Maryland?!
That Math Placement Exam IS an exam, but, unlike many others, it doesn't determine if you pass or fail or even get into the University of Maryland.
The Math Placement Exam is a tool that we use to place you into the appropriate math courses here at the University. We don't want you to have to take a class that you don't need to or to place you into a math too hard or too easy for you.
It is important that you take the Math Placement Exam before coming to your Orientation so that your advisor has the necessary information to advise you.
Even if you have taken a math class at another university or taken AP exams or have high SAT scores, you should still take the Math Placement Exam. The rigor of another course may not match the level or rigor at the University of Maryland. Or, it could have been many years since you have taken your last math course and you don't really remember as much as you thought you did.
Remember, the Math Placement Exam CANNOT hurt you in any way. It can only HELP YOU. Even if you have a high grade in a calc course, but then score lower on your Math Placement Exam, your high grade in calc will override your low grade on the Math Placement Exam.
It is important to note that some majors and colleges REQUIRE that you take the Math Placement Exam and will never use other courses or test grades. If you are not sure if you fit into that category, please contact your college to find out.
Moral of the story: Take your Math Placement Exam!
What questions do you have about Math at Maryland?!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
What classes do I take?! Suggestions?
Maryland is ranked in the top 20 Public Research Institutions in the nation! It is a fact that we are very proud of. That means academics are key here on campus and our students take their responsibilities seriously. New students sometimes have trouble navigating a new registration and course sequence system, so it is vitally important that they understand all of the resources available to them. I'll try to provide you with those resources (in order of how you will come in contact with them) in this post.
Pre-admission: Keonna Feaster and Erin Thiel are our two Pre-transfer advisors. You can meet with them even before you apply to the University of Maryland. They can help you navigate the application process and determine how your credits transfer to the University. Find their information at http://www.transferadvising.umd.edu/.
Pre-Orientation: The best way to get information regarding your advising is to become familiar with the Course Catalog and the registration system. At the University of Maryland, we use a system called The Portal for all of our needs. The Portal is a one-stop shop for our students to register for classes, check in on finances, check in on extracurricular activities and more. Log-in to your Portal at www.my.umd.edu.
Orientation: During Orientation is when you actually sit down with an advisor and figure out your course schedule for your first semester. You will receive a tutorial on how to use The Portal and other advising tools and you will receive your first semester schedule. If you decide to change your mind about a course, you can always log back into the registration system and change your classes. Just be sure to contact your advisor to make sure the course fits into your academic plan.
Post-Orientation through graduation: Some colleges require students to meet with their advisors each semester. Be sure to check with your advisor during Orientation to see if this is the case. Other colleges do not require this meeting, but a smart Terp certainly makes it a point to visit with their advisor at least once a semester. Do this prior to your advising date so that you can make sure that you have enough time to talk over your options. All of our advisors are professional, full-time advisors and have made it their life's duty to help our students succeed.
Other resources: When you come to Orientation, you will be assigned an Orientation Advisor. These are current student leaders here at UMD who have been trained to understand the intricacies of your college. As students, they have taken a plethora of classes and have some great recommendations on courses to take. They won't, however, offer opinions about quality/style of certain professors since each student enjoys a different style of learning. Make sure to write down their email when they write it on the board in your morning meeting. You can also be in touch with the other students in your Orientation group. We put you together with students in your college so that you can have some great networks from the start. Definitely be sure to take advantage of your grouping.
I hope that helps to give you some idea of the support networks that we have in place for our new Transfer students as they begin thinking about taking classes here at UMD.
What are some of the best classes that you have taken here at UMD (if you are a commuter) or What are some classes that you have heard are great classes to take here at UMD?
Pre-admission: Keonna Feaster and Erin Thiel are our two Pre-transfer advisors. You can meet with them even before you apply to the University of Maryland. They can help you navigate the application process and determine how your credits transfer to the University. Find their information at http://www.transferadvising.umd.edu/.
Pre-Orientation: The best way to get information regarding your advising is to become familiar with the Course Catalog and the registration system. At the University of Maryland, we use a system called The Portal for all of our needs. The Portal is a one-stop shop for our students to register for classes, check in on finances, check in on extracurricular activities and more. Log-in to your Portal at www.my.umd.edu.
Orientation: During Orientation is when you actually sit down with an advisor and figure out your course schedule for your first semester. You will receive a tutorial on how to use The Portal and other advising tools and you will receive your first semester schedule. If you decide to change your mind about a course, you can always log back into the registration system and change your classes. Just be sure to contact your advisor to make sure the course fits into your academic plan.
Post-Orientation through graduation: Some colleges require students to meet with their advisors each semester. Be sure to check with your advisor during Orientation to see if this is the case. Other colleges do not require this meeting, but a smart Terp certainly makes it a point to visit with their advisor at least once a semester. Do this prior to your advising date so that you can make sure that you have enough time to talk over your options. All of our advisors are professional, full-time advisors and have made it their life's duty to help our students succeed.
Other resources: When you come to Orientation, you will be assigned an Orientation Advisor. These are current student leaders here at UMD who have been trained to understand the intricacies of your college. As students, they have taken a plethora of classes and have some great recommendations on courses to take. They won't, however, offer opinions about quality/style of certain professors since each student enjoys a different style of learning. Make sure to write down their email when they write it on the board in your morning meeting. You can also be in touch with the other students in your Orientation group. We put you together with students in your college so that you can have some great networks from the start. Definitely be sure to take advantage of your grouping.
I hope that helps to give you some idea of the support networks that we have in place for our new Transfer students as they begin thinking about taking classes here at UMD.
What are some of the best classes that you have taken here at UMD (if you are a commuter) or What are some classes that you have heard are great classes to take here at UMD?
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Orientation!!!
Transfer students often wonder why they have to attend an Orientation Program at UMD. You've already been to another university or college, right? You know how to take classes, how to park your car, how to study and join a club, right?
Well, not so fast. You may know how to do all those things and more at your previous institution, but things at UMD are a bit different.
Our Orientation Program sets you up for success for your first few weeks of school so that you can continue to utilize the other resources on campus for the rest of your tenure on campus. The Orientation Program has its foundation in literature on the transfer student experience. This literature comes from national studies conducted by the leading researchers on these subjects as well as literature from a campus working group that surveyed the transfer population in 2005. Based on this information, we have formulated a program that we think provides just the right amount of information for our new transfer students.
We go over how to get involved on campus including using our STARS website (www.stars.umd.edu) and utilizing the many resources in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union- Center for Campus Life. We talk about off-campus housing options and services, safety on campus, how to register for classes, we provide you with a quick tour of some important hot spots and more importantly, help you connect with students within your major and college.
We believe that you orientation experience will be a great one and we are excited that you are coming to join the Maryland Family!!
What questions do you have about UMD Orientation?
Well, not so fast. You may know how to do all those things and more at your previous institution, but things at UMD are a bit different.
Our Orientation Program sets you up for success for your first few weeks of school so that you can continue to utilize the other resources on campus for the rest of your tenure on campus. The Orientation Program has its foundation in literature on the transfer student experience. This literature comes from national studies conducted by the leading researchers on these subjects as well as literature from a campus working group that surveyed the transfer population in 2005. Based on this information, we have formulated a program that we think provides just the right amount of information for our new transfer students.
We go over how to get involved on campus including using our STARS website (www.stars.umd.edu) and utilizing the many resources in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union- Center for Campus Life. We talk about off-campus housing options and services, safety on campus, how to register for classes, we provide you with a quick tour of some important hot spots and more importantly, help you connect with students within your major and college.
We believe that you orientation experience will be a great one and we are excited that you are coming to join the Maryland Family!!
What questions do you have about UMD Orientation?
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