The University of Maryland at College Park had a plan. That was to grow the freshman class by 100 students each year. What happens when more than you expected accept your invitation - Overcrowding. Doubles become triples and if that doesn’t work, then 4th and 5th seniors are booted off campus. All freshmen are guaranteed on-campus housing.

In previous years the UMD has found it necessary to make off-campus arrangements for students who had been promised on-campus housing. Many students spent months living in local hotel rooms waiting for a room to become available.