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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll throw out a crazy one for DCUM - my Maryland kid finally picked Salisbury after speaking with several current students there and is very excited about it. [/quote]

My kid goes to Towson.
I know everyone jokes that the kids who end up at Towson, didn't get into Maryland (and mine didn't, lol) but I have to tell you...  my kid LOVES Towson!

She loves where she lives, it's like a little town all unto itself, everything is easy and walkable (I've heard that each dorm on campus is like that too) she has places like chik-fil-a, Starbucks and panda express right there on campus next to her dorm, whatever she doesn't use in food points from the food program each month, she can use in the huge school stores that carry everything (makeup, groceries, clothing, etc) and the actual town of Towson is quite literally a great college town -- its got fantastic options for shopping, restaurants, a night out fun, etc.b and everything is walkable.

My daughter didn't take high school as seriously as she should have, and although we tried to get her to buckle down, she was getting A's, mostly B's and a handful of C's over her 4 years in high school.
She assumed she could get into UMD with those grades, because... well, I'll be honest, life has been very easy for her thus far, she's naturally easy going, witty, athletic and very personalable, so she assumed she'd get into UMD simply on her grades & sparkling personality... but NOPE, didn't happen, lol!

Boy, did she get a SERIOUS reality check when they denied her.
 
We tried everything to get her to bring her grades up in HS, but she was more interested in socializing, sports & her volunteering, and because teachers always took such a liking to her and she succeeded in everything she put her mind to, she just assumed that a 3.25 GPA would be good enough for UMD (obviosly it wasn't).

So, when she got to Towson, she buckled down,l (most of her friends go to UMD so she wanted to go there also).
She told us that she would fix her grades and transfer to UMD after one year.

She ended up getting a 4.0 GPA at Towson, she still played her competitive sport (that they have at UMD) she reapplied and was accepted.

However... when she went to visit UMD, she was extremely overwhelmed by the sheer size and how huge the campus was -- some of her friends said that their classes are almost a mile away from each other.
Some of her friends are really struggling at UMD too, which intimidated/scared her.

So after being at a much smaller campus, going to a school with 40,000 kids (compared to 18,000 at Towson) she decided to stay put at Towson.

She really became invested in not just her grades, but life at Towson -- she became a Tridelta (which she loves) plays her sport,  she enjoys the school and the kids who go there are really nice, and she's doing really well... it seems to be a really great fit for her.

Although, UMD is a MUCH easier/quicker drive for us than to Towson (that drive is a boring nightmare!) we're thrilled that it's such a good pace for her & such a great fit.

So, good for your kid going to Salisbury, I hope they have a great first year! 
Congratulations to them! 
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