Mount Move-in Day

More than 500 Mount St. Mary's freshmen converged on the campus last week and unloaded their belongings Friday to begin their first semester as college residents.

Freshmen roommates Katrice (left) and Jess.

The class is the second-largest in the history of the university. This class also sets two Mount admissions records with the largest number of applications (6,200) and highest share of domestic minority students (33 percent) in university history.

Seniors Jackie and Jenn moving-in to their dorm room for the last time!

The freshmen come from 308 high schools and represent 26 states (53 percent from Maryland), plus the District of Columbia. The most popular intended majors are business, biology and education.

ROOMIES! (L to R) Stacey, Caroline and Kalifa pose in their news digs.

On move-in day, students, parents and grandparents were greeted with big smiles by several faculty and rugby team members and Reserve Officers Training Corps cadets who helped carry the students' personal property into their rooms.