"We both realized we're not in high school anymore," Ms. Geiger said. "We're out on our own, not with our parents anymore. No one can tell us what to do!"
Tens of thousands of new students will swarm to Maryland campuses in the next few weeks, unload iPods, pillows and mini-fridges from their parents' cars, meet their roommates, build lofts, get lost, buy books, make...
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