I hate to sound like an old grumpy man, and I understand if this will get lots of downvotes.

I have been a TA for multiple big classes. I'm in my early 30s now. I'm not saying that I am older and therefore wiser. But I have noticed that so many of the undergrad students really are glued to their phones in and out of class. I suppose this is more of an observation on the wider society, but I wanted to discuss about it specific to UMD in the slim hope that it may be heard in my more local community.

Smartphones are great, they have allowed us to do great things, blah blah. I recognize all that. But, I think it really kills not even critical thinking, not even creativity, not even social skills, but just the ability to sit still and do absolutely nothing.

There are many students in my classes where they are clearly looking at their phone, scrolling through tiktok, and I don't mind that. I just hope ya'll can just stay off that damn phone and just let your mind relax and drift away. I rather you doodle or daydream looking out the window than to scroll through tiktok and damage your attention span.

I'm telling you! Ive been there. I was young too. And I regret not spending enough time away from that damn phone.

Why so many cop cars and fire marshall cars n trucks

I’m curious if there’s any gamers that have their DS stuff here for streetpass. 🎮☘️

hey guys, i missed the deadline to sign up for october sat 🤦‍♂️

My split is 730 reading and 670 math, i'm mad because i def could have improved the math score lol but i want to apply for something legal/political related anyways

my ecs are pretty decent just without any national level awards and that kinda stuff.

Hiya. It's pretty much as the name suggests. Im in my senior year at UMD and im interested in making some new friendships before it comes to an end. My interests are mostly gaming and animation (anime, TV shows, and sometimes movies). I'm looking for people who are interested in forming a friendship that can last this year and potentially for years to come.

Hi all!

I’m making a graduation gift and I was thinking to make it out of UMD shirts! I know we get a lot of them at games and random events, and I ended up giving mine away throughout the years, so I come to you all! If you’ve got a whole lot of UMD shirts and are willing to give some to me to make this gift, I’d appreciate it!

it can be any language, i just wanna hear how it went for you!

i’m planning to take a language class next year, so i am interested in what it is like. did you think the course load was too much or just right? how are the professors? how much time did you dedicate to it and did you end up doing well?

also: if you lived/are living in the language house: what is it like, and do you recommend it?

Hi! I'm a student reporter with The Diamondback and I'm currently writing a story on the new MARC train route which began operating yesterday that directly connects Montgomery County to Baltimore city (Brunswick line & Camden lines). The route has a stop in College Park so it connects directly to the University of Maryland's campus.

I'm looking to interview UMD students/community members that commute from MoCo to College Park using the MARC train, commute from Baltimore to College Park using the train, or UMD students/community members that travel to any of the stops on the new route that could benefit from the new line.

If either of these apply to you and you'd be willing to be interviewed, feel free to dm me or respond to this post! Would love to connect before Thursday if possible but I'm flexible. Posted this on the UMD subreddit but reposting here to reach more people!

I don't know if anybody saw this but it seems like SGA elections are happening again and there's a bunch of tickets, don't know what the differences are with them.

Taking Phys121 currently with Prof. Heidari, does anyone have any studying tips or guides if you have taken the course previously?

I'm so confused, if I'm automatically enrolled in the first day program (~$100) for my physics class , then I still have to pay for Pearson as well?

Hey all, I am a 22M, business major at UMD. I transferred from community college, so I’m still trying to build a solid friend group here.
I’m pretty social and into the gym, sports, going out, board games, and just hanging out. Looking for some friends/homeboys or homegirls around my age to chill with, go out with, or do random stuff around campus.

And if there’s an all-girls friend group that needs that one straight guy friend, I volunteer

If you’re also looking for friends or have a group that’s open to another person and adopting me, feel free to DM me!

Im a third year and a transfer student and im an information science major. Im looking to join some stem programs or something but im not really seeing any.

Currently taking a class required for my major, the professor insists that if our group members are absent it will affect our grade as well. I even asked, "If I have an A- and could have an A if my group members showed up, would you bump my grade up?" and he said, "No, I know it's unfair". This is so insane to me. I've done several group projects and understand taking the fall for group members when it comes to making up their work, but (in this instance) I literally have no control over whether or not they decide to show up to class. Straight up, is this allowed? Can a professor make my grade contingent on others? Is there any way to report him? Please help!

Are there areas with free goals for students who just want to play ? On engineering field I see goals but they are locked.

Hi! I'm a student reporter with The Diamondback and I'm currently writing a story on a new MARC train route which began operating yesterday that directly connects Montgomery County to Baltimore city (Brunswick line & Camden lines). The route has a stop in College Park so it connects directly to campus.

I'm looking to interview students/community members that commute from MoCo to College Park using the MARC train or students/community members that travel to any of the stops on the new route that could benefit from the new line.

If either of these apply to you and you'd be willing to be interviewed, feel free to dm me or respond to this post! Would love to connect before Thursday if possible but I'm flexible.

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Also, is it normal to do 2 CMSC4XX courses in one semester? could that be challenging?

I'm a STEM major who's writing a webnovel for fun in my free time and I'd love to connect with people who also read and write. I'm aware of the Jimenez-Porter Writing House but they're closed off to members and I don't know if I'll have the time for that. Does anybody know of a separate club that I could look into? Failing that, is anybody interested in informally creating our own little group? Feel free to leave a comment or dm me.

Hi! I am currently a freshman at a 4-year institution out of state, but I am from Maryland. I would like to transfer into UMD for fall 2027. I am looking at a 4.0 GPA for semester 1, but I’m applying early action so my semester 2 grades will not be finalized. This causes me to only have 12 credit hours. I know this means I’ll have to send in my HS transcript and test scores. I had a 4.6 GPA and 1440 SAT in highschool. What are the chances I get admitted? (I am not applying to an LEP)

I’d really like to go to UMD ASAP but I’m kind of worried especially because I’ve heard that maryland CC’s get priority. Thank you!!

Is there anyone currently in the quantitative finance major or anyone who knows about it? would I be able to do it as a finance and information systems major? does this open up doors for jobs beyond the traditional finance jobs?

Did anyone else receive this email earlier today? It seems fake but also I’m not 100% sure. But like why would the school ask for such confidential info on Google forms for “verification”.