University of Maryland-Baltimore County Top Questions

I wish I had known the amount of work needed to do my best but I still think it is worth it.

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I wish I had known how badly the teacher just want to help you. At the school I transfered from, teachers just wanted you to get by, they didn't care how well you did. At UMBC all the teacher have so much time dedicated to helping us so that we understand and can pass. I wish I had known this because I was unaware of the office hours that the teachers and teachers assistants provided and would have taken advantage of them sooner.

I wish I had known that the campus is very quiet on the weekends. Many people go home and my dorm is usually left empty and boring. Therefore I am forced to either go home or visit another college. I also wish I had known that the unlimited meal plan was not fully unlimited. I get four meals per day which is better then most but I can only use one per meal period or I lose it so it's not all unlimited.

When a school assigns credit hours to a class, they stand for hours of hard work taken out of your time. I wish I had known that I need to go back to my room after classes and re-read my notes and practice extra work in order to completely grasp the concepts my professors taught that day. By adjusting and realizing this fact, I'm beginning to put the credit hours to good use and really make the most out of my time. Quality is truly better than quantity when it comes to the time I devote to classes.

I wish I would've researched the available majors more before enrolling at UMBC.

I wish I would have known how challenging it was. Since its a local school, very close to my high school, I thought I was familiar with the academic demands. Also I never took a school tour, so I was unknowing of how the school was set up.

The professors usually know their subject area well but many of them are undesirable due to poor teaching skills or boringness. Many don't seem to be very inviting to students who need help. Almost none of the professors make an effort to get grades to students in a timely fashion. The school's inclement weather policy is notoriously negligent. Only a record-breaking snow storm will keep students from having to navigate the icy sidewalks and stairs to attend class. The school sits on a hill, with many sloping paths and stairs that make navigatation difficult for the disabled.

The little there is to do close by, unless you go to the city.

What i would wish i had know before attending this school would be which professors to take, and which to avoid.