University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

Describe your favorite campus traditions.

Isiah

My school is best known for its nostalgic programs. Coming out of the any limited enrollment program with a degree your gaurunteed at least 90k a year.

Carley

Research

Laurie

The University of Maryland is in an ideal location for a wide variety of internships that are guaranteed to accelerate any student into their preferred career field. The University is perfectly situated between Baltimore and Washington DC. Also, UMD is nationally recognized for great school spirit and serious Terp love. The campus is gorgeous and the professors are brilliant. We're also excellent at lacrosse, which is a fact that isn't as well-recognized as it should be!

Kelly

The University of Maryland is pretty well known for their sports. Even when we're losing, sports remain a big focus. Students and other Maryland supporters show unrivaled school pride. As I found when I decided to come to the University of Maryland, our football team has incredible uniforms and just about everyone knows it.

Idris

Academically, it's engineering program, otherwise, it would be the basketball team.

Anneliese

UMD has some of the best science programs in the state. The availability of research is excellent, and professors, even those who teach 100-300 student classes, are receptive to take on undergraduate research assistants. The quality of scientific equipment is excellent, and lab experience is greatly emphasized. Students in UMD's science programs have an excellent change of finding a career in their field, and the respective college does everything that they can to help students find these careers.

Kimberly

One of the things that Maryland is best known for is it's academics and the quality of education that students receive. It is academically challenging and rigorous, which is why so many students are able to find jobs after graduation.

Eric

We are best known for our mascot testudo! during finals week everyone on campus will go to testudo on McKeldin mall and rub his nose for good luck on final exams. During my first semester I rubbed testudo's nose before each of my finals and passed them all. So I would say it works! Go Terps!

Noah

University of Maryland, College Park is known for its size (35,000 students), its research opportunities, its incredible community outreach, and its nationally recognized athletic teams. Though the campus is large, there are programs that break it down into more manageable and personal groupings. For instance, I am an member of the College Scholars Porgram, which affords me great internships and colloquia with fellow students who share my interest in business. Maryland is also known for its active Greek life, although students can opt for many other ways of socializing and meeting fellow students. Maryland has something for everyone!

Corinne

I believe the University of Maryland is best known for its academic excellence. It has an outstanding journalism program, business program, and engineering Program. These programs are what bring many students to the university. Being a pyschology major, I know that besides these three programs, the univetrsity has many more excellent programs to offer. Also, I've always known that UMD was a challenging school and that the professors expected a lot from their students. After my first semester, I have seen that by having challenging professors, it has made my academic career more meaningful and rewarding.