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: 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: 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: 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 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 Cons: Junky town, outdated meal plans, crime rate, and incompetent staffers in important positions.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: 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.
Pros: air-conditioning, next to dining hall Cons: all-Female dorm
When I applied to Maryland and heard about my options of dorms, my mind was made up--CO-ED was the way to go! And several party dorms that fit this description were suggested. Imagine my surprise when the summer before I started school, I opened my...
Pros: Good location, great place to meet people Cons: Prison-like, needs more air conditioning, fewer rules
Living in the dorms is GREAT for your freshman year, but that is about it! UMCP is getting a little more sophisticated these days by putting cable in every room and speeding up the internet connections (this wasn't there when I lived in dorms). The...
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...
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.
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: 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: you might one day get as good as me Cons: you probably won't
Being on a three time Intramural Soccer championship team you might think that would make me an expert on this subject, and of course you’d be right, unfortunately you would be leaving out so much. You would be leaving out my legendary status as a...
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...
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