r/uofmn 10h ago

News As of Jan 1 2027, employees will start paying 15% of their healthcare costs out-of-pocket

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r/uofmn 23h ago

aid

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Has anyone gotten their financial aid awards sent out yet? I usually would've gotten an email about it by this time the past two years. I saw the email from the U about how it's been difficult for grants and other things such as international students. I'm wondering if this may have something to do with the delay. 


r/uofmn 2h ago

Academics / Courses Any CS majors switch majors or do a second major?

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I’m one semester away from graduating with a degree in CS but for the past 3 years I haven’t had any luck getting an internship or finding work experience in CS. All I really have under my belt is a CS TA position.

I thought about switching majors back in sophomore year and honestly regret not having switched back then. I’ve kind of lost my enthusiasm for coding over the course of my CS degree. Debating currently between staying in school to do another major, taking a chance in the job market, and doing some kind of graduate degree.

Is anyone here in a similar boat? How hard was it to find a job after graduating in CS with no internship experience? Did you stay to do a graduate degree or another major?


r/uofmn 8h ago

Apartments / Dorms / Housing Lease Takeover or Spring 2027 Lease at The Marshall

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Hi!

I am graduating in December so I’m looking for someone to take over my lease from August 2026 to July 2027, or if you are looking for Spring 2027 housing I can also work with that!

The apartment is at The Marshall in Dinkytown. It is a 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhome style apartment. You will have your own bedroom and bathroom.

You will have one roommate, Jacob. He is an amazing roommate and a very close friend of mine.

Rent is $1209/month, I am willing to pay for a month’s rent as well. Move-In is August 20th, 2026 or if you are looking for Spring 2027 anytime after December!

Let me know if you would be interested!


r/uofmn 5h ago

Am I taking too many classes? (CSE)

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I’m an engineering major taking:

Honors Calc 3

Chem 1 (and lab)

Physics 1

required CSE course

3 credit lib ed

is this normal? many people from other schools says this is too many classes for freshman fall. I don’t want to drop stuff if it is unnecessary, but I also don’t want to suffer the whole time. Thoughts?

edit: Will a “normal” (not crazy smart) student be able to handle this course load of multiple stem classes? Chem and physics at the same time?


r/uofmn 13h ago

parking contract queue

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anyone else have to queue for the /exact/ same amount of time as last spring? it's not feeling as "random" as they say...


r/uofmn 52m ago

Chem 1062 Michelle Driessen

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Just how bad is Michelle Driessen? The U is pretty notorious for not having the greatest chem department, and from what i've heard (mostly on Reddit and RMP), i should be extremely wary of Driessen. I'm taking her chem 1062 class as a PSEO class and it'll be my first chem class actually at the U. If anyone has the materials from chem 1061 and its lab (such as worksheets, resources, lectures, syllabuses, and rubrics), it would be greatly appreciated as well. I took this class at my highschool through a different college and the teacher was fairly laid back so I am a little worried I may not be prepared for the class.


r/uofmn 5h ago

Anyone (preferably girls) want to play basketball?

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I'm completely new to the sport, but have been shooting hoops for fun recently. I would love to play with other people, so if any other girls are interested in playing together please leave a reply! (But please be aware that I am a beginner!)


r/uofmn 11h ago

Fall ‘26 parking sublease

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Hiiii im a rising junior at the U this fall and will be living in an apartment in dinky (the marshall specifically). i wasnt able to get parking at my own building, and the campus parking available to me is very far away from where im living and will be inconvenient when i have to commute off campus for work throughout the week. If anyone is looking to sublease a parking spot for this upcoming fall semester at any place in dinky please hmu!!


r/uofmn 12h ago

Academics / Courses Anyone who took STAT 5102: Theory of Statistics II with Qian Qin

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I'm taking this class with him this coming fall, and Gopher Grades shows that the most common grade is a C- 💀.

For anyone who has taken this class with him recently, what should I expect?

  • What's the overall structure of the class like?
  • Is attendance required or graded?
  • What are the midterms like (format, difficulty, etc.)?
  • Is there a cumulative final?
  • Were there any projects that counted toward the grade?

I'd especially love to hear from anyone who had him the last time he taught this course. Thanks!


r/uofmn 13h ago

Parking options near the law school?

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I'm wondering what the best parking options are near the law school. It seems like the closest student contract parking is the West Bank Office Building which is still 10 minutes from the school and costs $419.40/semester which feels insane compared to I think $71/semester for the Universal Transit Pass. I know there's a couple lots near Mondale Hall but I don't think they're eligible for student contract parking. So is the Office Building my best bet? If so I might bite the bullet and take a nasty bus commute over $800 on parking every year for 3 years.


r/uofmn 4h ago

Accused of cheating on online exam

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Hi all

I had a zoom call today with my professor that runs an online summer class im taking. They told me they reviewed my honorlock exams and suspect me using "outside information" (eg phones) and will report me to the OCS. They even started our conversation with "I only submit when im 99 percent sure u did it". They say is basis for their accusation is me looking at something other than writing or using that online calculator, not erasing/showing that thing I was writing on (I REMEMBER SHOWING IT ERASED ON EVERY EXAM I TOOK IN THE CLASS), reaching for something behind my laptop, and getting a good grade on one said exam even tho i havent done the past weeks homework. All those things I gave an explanation to and showed them my room setup for context. One thing wanted to say I used a notebook (albeit blank) for calculations despite it being explicitly stated I needed an erasable whiteboard which I dont have. I admitted to that right as it came up and will gladly accept any penalties for that.

I do acknowledge their side and I know I cant make them and yall believe but i did not cheat. I was verryyyyy stressed about getting another bad zero cause I already had one from me not doing one of them for personal reasons. Oh and if i want to go to medschool someday I know that a cheating allegation is the absolute end of it. Im way too scared to risk it.

All that aside, the fact is that they still plan on filing the report and im terrified. What do i do? Has that happened to anybody before? How do i dispute it and does it work? Yall i need advice

disclaimer I know theres a post on here from a week or smth ago thats similar to this one