University of Maryland-College Park

Pros: Academic reputation very good becoming excellent, proximity to Washington D.C., Basketball Games.
Cons: Maryland is too vast and still remains a commuter school at heart.

Maryland is more about basketball these days. Do not downplay the University of Maryland's steadily improving academic ranking. It is in the top U.S. 20 Public Schools according to U.S. News and World Report (#18), the Shanghai Ji Tong University ...

Pros: Diverse Student Body, Good Academics, Endless Selection of Majors
Cons: Commuter Campus, Large Size can be Overwhelming

The University of Maryland is a great place to attend if you want a large diverse school with a challenging academic environment and a vibrant social life.

Background

I graudated in the Spring of 1994 from the University of...

Pros: great location
Cons: no kitchen

Talbot Hall is one of the best dorms at the University of Maryland College Park. I managed to get in there my Junior year and I stayed until I graduated. Just in terms of location I would say it’s the best dorm in College Park.

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Pros: decent school, perfect for an in-state student
Cons: they are killing all the bars!

I call the University of Maryland the big little school, that sounds a little weird but so is the school. It is an enormous school of about 40,000 students, most of who commute. What that means is that though 40,000 students is enough to be a small...

Pros: Excellent Potential for social outlet and community connection
Cons: University sabotaging, diminishing importance of socialization in college

The "University Experience" should include, I believe, more than lecture halls and intimidating buildings surrounded by pillars. Back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and I was an incoming fresh(wo)man, I was fortunate enough to recognize the...

Pros: Providing Public Service
Cons: Time Management Skills

For a freshman, life in college can be overwhelming during the first couple of weeks, especially if you're living on campus. If your school life involves going to your classes and studying the curriculum, you will find that life outside the university...

Pros: great variety, something for everyone
Cons: lots of people from New Jersey and Long Island, not that theres anything wrong with that!

For the prospective student of the University of Maryland College Park who might be wondering what the social life is like, look no further than this review. While I’m not going to get into what bars to go to and which neighborhoods usually have the...

Pros: Wide range of options; intellectually open; close friendly sub-communities
Cons: Easy to get lost or forgotten

I reccomend the University of Maryland extremely enthusiastically; it is a friendly, open intellectual community, where undergraduates are valued and made to feel at home. My personal experience has been primarily with the departments of Physics,...

Pros: Classes, Professors, Administration
Cons: Lots of walking, no bus on weekends

If you are looking for a dynamic school in a convenient location, the University of Maryland College Park is a fine choice. For some $10,500 (a low out-of-state price), students get a quality education (good course selection and interesting professors)...

Pros: very decent food with nice variety
Cons: point plan means there will be times of feast and times of famine

Everyone loves to complain about cafeteria food, ohhh the food is so bad, I can’t believe they make us eat this. Maryland is no different, everyone who is on the dining plan complains but I think that is out of habit. The food is good, you get a decent...

Pros: Great campus, decent food, close to the city, hundreds of activities, great people.
Cons: Junky town, outdated meal plans, crime rate, and incompetent staffers in important positions.

A great many of the pros and cons of UMCP life are covered in other opinion posts here, so I won't detail what you'll probably read in others' posts anyway. See my pros and cons list for the quick synopsis. Below are some other pros and cons that...

Pros: Location, Academics, History, Faculty
Cons: Size

When I first began studies at College Park in the late 80s the University was going through major changes. I began the semester after basketball hopeful Len Bias overdosed in one of the dormitories. That was the beginning of the end of the school's...

Pros: you won't find many campuses more beautiful
Cons: there is a decent amount of crime

Ahhh the sweet lure of the campus at the University of Maryland at College park. Many an unwary student has been lured to Maryland solely because of it’s lush sprawling tree filled campus. It’s red bricked matching buildings that look so regal and...

Pros: academic excellence, student activites, tuition, diverse student body
Cons: some may find the 25,000 student excessive

As a prospective student going into college next year, I have seen many aspects of college life. I have visited many universities over the past 16 months. University of Maryland, by far offers the most diverse community, excellent academic program,...

Pros: Solid on-campus social scene
Cons: Crappy little college town

College Park-- it sounds like a regal place full of tall oaks and cafes where the intelligencia hang out and play chess or drink coffee and tea with their professors and play frisbee on the lawn. It's not.

Or maybe what you're hoping for is a...