University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

It's in the middle of absolutely everything! Drive an hour in any direction and you could be in the city, or in the mountains!

A unique aspect of the UMD experience is that we enjoy the comraderie of a small school while also taking advantage of all the different and exciting opportunities that a large school provides. There are programs called Living and Learning programs where you get to live amongst other people studying your concentration which is a hugely rewarding experience that supplements your in-class learning with out of class colloboration and discourse among your peers, which is all happening in the comfort of your own dormitory! Another great feature of UMD is its proximity to D.C. and Baltimore.

UMD has a good reputation for academics and athletics; thus, it is a top school for recruiters to visit. It is a huge school; however, there are always chances to meet people. There is a lot of school spirit.

Bottom line, UMD is absolutely amazing. I can not imagine myself anywhere else or with any other friends. I can't believe I'm already a sophomore. Make sure you visit. Trust me, I wanted an all urban campus like GWU or NYU... and here I am at Maryland with a massive campus.

The diversity. The University of Maryland attracts kids from all over the world, from all races, religions, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds. It is a great place to meet a lot of people very different from myself and be exposed to a wide variety of perspectives and ideas. This has really broadened my horizons and ideas about people and cultures. I feel as if this will help to make me a better person as an adult.

I believe Maryland is unique being that it remains the classic picture book image of how a person grows up thinking of college to be. The campus has stretches of long green grass and old buildings made out of brick. There are always students walking along "the mall," or playing sports, studying in the library or anything else that was used to envision college life in an 80's movie.

The large size.

The rest of the schools I applied for were all smaller liberal art colleges, because I like the close-knit spirit of togetherness that smaller schools have. UMD was the only state school I applied for, and it was also the most reknown school out of all the ones I considered.

Has a vast number of programs, multicultural, diverse, i feel protected, one of the best research institutes in the country and people from around the world had recomended it to me. the campus is huge and everything is accessable. the services cannot compare to anything i can describe in words.

A lot of my high school friends attended Maryland, so it has a small school feeling because you saw the same people everywhere, but you also always saw new people.