Although she voted for Vice President Kamala Harris and hoped the Democrat would come out on top, Raegan Green, a 20-year-old student at Morgan State University, said she was “not at all surprised” by the outcome of Tuesday’s presidential election.

“I checked my phone, saw the results and continued to eat breakfast,” she said. “I didn’t mind. I had tests to study for and a 9am class to get to.”

Green, like many other students at Morgan State, Towson and Johns Hopkins universities who voted for Harris, resigned to the possibility of a Trump presidency months ago. Unlike the students of 2016, who organized OUTPUT and complaints to deal with the shock of Donald Trump’s first presidential victory, this generation of Democratic voters had their teens and early 20s dominated by Trump politics.

This time, they they were determined to continue their days in a “business as usual” fashion.

Students at three in the Baltimore area campuses were outside relaxing, laughing and doing homework on wednesday.

“I was definitely expecting a Trump win,” said Julius Torriero, an 18-year-old Towson student. “I could see it coming so I still went to class today and stuff.”

Torriero voted for Harris, as well as other Democrats such as Sen.-elect Angela Alsobrooks. But the first-time voter said he never thought the vice president would actually win.

“I didn’t have high hopes, honestly,” the Montgomery County native said. “But I want to keep voting, for sure.”

Kahniya Simmons, 19, was another first-time voter with little or no hope that her vote would make a difference.

“I saw it coming,” she said, sitting on a bench at Morgan State, working on homework. “Voting is a nice illusion to say your voice is heard, but I know how these things tend to go.”

Her pessimism was fueled by social media trends she saw, with “young men talking about how they didn’t want a woman president” like Harris.

Her faith in the American political system was not shaken by the election results, Simmons said. She didn’t have much in the first place.

“I wouldn’t say a black woman president is impossible, but I feel like it’s a long way off in terms of where we are in this country,” she said. “This election was going to be what it was going to be, at the end of the day. I’m really not surprised by this, although I would definitely say I’m disappointed.”

Simmons had one of her classes canceled Wednesday morning because of the election results, but most of the students who spoke to the Banner said they still attended classes and that most of their teachers did not mention the election.

“It’s really business as usual here,” said Max Rho, a student at Johns Hopkins University.

Rho was sitting in an Adirondack chair in the middle of a university quad. The 21-year-old did not vote in the election and was largely unsettled by the results.

“I knew my vote wasn’t going to make a big difference, and I honestly didn’t feel strongly enough about it,” the New York native said. “I expected Trump to win, though. I think he made a stronger campaign.”

Rho said his classes were well-attended Wednesday afternoon, and despite one professor “vaguely mentioning being available to support students,” most people he knows haven’t talked about it.

Deepti Hagde, fifth year PhD student. student and Indian national studying engineering at Johns Hopkins, said she was “shocked” by the results and “very surprised” that no one was talking about it on campus.

“I’m so confused why no one seems stressed about this,” she said as students walked by, discussing homework. “I didn’t do anything today, but all the American students here seem totally normal.”

This story is published in partnership with the Baltimore News Collaborative, a project exploring the challenges and successes experienced by Baltimore’s youth. The collaboration is supported by Annie E. Casey Foundation. Collaborative news members retain full editorial control.