University of Maryland-Baltimore County Top Questions

My time at UMBC has provided lots of opportunities that I'm grateful for. As a double major in Financial Economics & Business Technology,I gained educational knowledge that will enable me to succeed in the Business, Economics, Finance, & Technology industries. Aside from educationUMBC provides opportunities like career development/matching, networking, community service, & research opportunities. I've proudly taken advantage of these opportunities. My entire work experience started with my career advisor matching my interests with opportunities. He followed up with resources & mock interviews to get the internship/job & pursue growth opportunities. I have gotten everything from my college experience - career, community service, & volunteer opportunities. I proudly represented UMBC in sports, academics & career-wise. My first semester at UMBC was challenging and I didn't think I would spend more than one year. This is my 4th year and I am returning to pursue my graduate degree as well. UMBC presents many opportunities, resources, and people, all one needs to do is use the resources. It has been valuable to attend UMBC even though it was a financial struggle. I have had the best combination of experience, networked with prominent people in our society and made lifetime friends and colleagues.

From going to college, I have learned what direction I want to take my life. I want to help protect our environment.

I have learned how to manage working full time while studying full time. this will benefit me in the future when i will have a full time job and a family to take care of. I am glad i am attending college because i know it will benefit me in the future.

My college experience has completely changed my life. After high school, the world seemed small and more focused around what was happening right at that time. But when I started college, my whole world expanded. I realized that I could help people. I saw others around me, having fun and enjoying themselves, and still planning ahead. My whole existance went from being a tiny, insignificant center around high school gossip, to a place where people were changing themselves for the better, and pushing themselves to become great. I became a better person. I also became a more confident person; out of everything I have learned from my professors, advisors, and peers, the most valuable lesson I have learned is who I am. I have officially discovered myself, and what I need to do in life. I learned to value my morals and decisions, and embrace them, in order to have a better future. My college experience has opened the doors to a life I could barely see before. A life where options are endless, happiness is embraced, and the future is brighter. I see myself in the future; I see myself happy. That is what college has given me.

My college experience has been so valuable to me because It left me with lifelong friends and so many memories and experiences that should be useful to me in the real world. I learned so many new things, and met so many new people during my time; I have nothing but the fondest memories from studying twenty-fours for a final exam to being suprised about exams that I didn't even know about. Why these moment seem fond to me now is the fact that its prepared me, my whole college experience forced me to mould my mind, to make it more open, to think way outside the box. Looking back at my experience I would say there was some downs, but there were definetely more ups and I can stand here today and proclaim that I'd love every bit of it and wouldn't change it for the world.

By attending college I have gotten so much experience I never would have gained had I not gone. I moved away from Boise, Idaho all the way to Baltimore, Maryland to attend school. It's taught me that if I really set my mind to anything, I can do it. I'm also still learning all the time about being on my own; figuring how I will pay for food, rent, and other necessities. I've become a lot more self confident and mature while in college. I've had to tell my self over and over that "I can do this" and I've become a lot stronger as a person. I know that as an Emergency Health Services major, I've learned how badly I want to go into the health field and to serve others. When I die I want to be remembered for the service that I gave to the people that I will have helped.

My most valuable college experience is the freedom to decide what to do and when to do it. This gave a the ability to open up my social life which before had not existed.

I just recently started my college experience. Im still in my first semester of freshman year. So far i have made friendships, I have learned better time management, i have gained knowledge in the areas of philosophy, archaeology, and American history. That is my main reason to attend this University.

I've learned so much in college. After succeeding in projects as well as failing in others, I believe my college life has really shaped the way I am today. It's not only preparing me for the future, it's also showing me a lot of surprising things I've never known about myself. I came into college as an 18 year-old sure that I was going to be a graphic designer. It was my destiny, after all. But, after going to school as well as taking time off to reflect, my major changed to chemical engineering. After my first environmental science class, I realized that I wanted to help make the world sustainable through design. I never would have considered engineering as an option before I had gone to college, but I've found that I am smart enough to take the science and math courses as well as excited to take on challenges. College isn't just about learning about a subject. It's about discovering yourself and experiencing new things. I've learned that it's a place that will make up for those thousands of dollars and all-nighters tenfold as life goes on.

I have learned a lot from the teachings of my professors through the classes I have attended in the last two years and they have been valuable because i have been able to utilize them through different ways. Although not all of them can be utilized at once there will still be other time when i need to use them. Joining the Table tennis club of this school is fun because I get to try and see what level I am currently at. This year I have joined the cyber defense of which i am very interested in trying to learn and utilize to help people around me.