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title: Fall 2022’s New Terps on the Mall
date: 2022-09-01T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
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# Fall 2022’s New Terps on the Mall

*September 1, 2022* — by [Annie Krakower](/author/annie-krakower), [Dylan Manfre M.Jour. ’23](/author/dylan-manfre-m-jour-23)


> Meet 10 Standout First-Year Students as They Join UMD

*Freshmen 1920x1080 1 — Kaisha Snowden (left), Shonchori Mukherjee and Elise Barber help make up Fall 2022’s impressive first-year class.*

An elite ice skater, a world-record crocheter and a computer science education website founder are among the talented and driven members of the University of Maryland’s new freshman class—one that even includes a talented racecar driver.

The Fall 2022 first-year class of around 4,700 also includes poets, programmers, artists and budding entrepreneurs, along with broad diversity and dedication to making the world a better place. Read on to meet 10 of the impressive Terps below:



*Elise Barber headshot*



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*Marcus Barros headshot*



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*Aidan Borden headshot*



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*Noora Ghahremani headshot*



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*Asher Harcum headshot*



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*Brayden Huang headshot*



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*Shonchori Mukherjee headshot*



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*Sayee Naresh headshot*



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*Kaisha Snowden headshot*



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*Alexandre Trad headshot*




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