Lauren
I am dissatisfied with the amount of financial aid available for students. Hard working students who have persisted to perform at an exemplary level are given the same amount of time as those who are not. More emphasis on academic achievement needs to be given, so that the campus can encourage students to excel and take advantage of their college opportunity. There are many strict financial blocks imposed on students, even when they are attributing in an excellent way to the campus. Although the economy makes financial matters very difficult, there is not enough being done for financially burdened students.
Natalie
It's hard for me to think of the worst thing about my school, but if I were to come up with anything I'd say it's our dining hall prices. Since everything is A La Carte, you end up paying more per meal than students at other schools. However, I don't eat on campus all that much, so it doesn't really affect me. My biggest complaint is the small number of buses that go off campus.
Kourosh
I have not spent that amount of time in the school yet. However, the distance between the buildings would give you a good work out by walking.
Lauren
My school is too expensive and they're greedy. Yes, it is a nice school, but they ask for too much and a lot of the people in the aid office aren't helpful. The school also has favorite colleges/departments and give them more resources. This makes it extremly hard for other departments to have more activities and better programs.
Kevin
The first-year and second-year students that attend University of Maryland, College Park will find that class sizes are relatively large. The classes that I attended reached upwards of 300 students. I consider this to be one of the worst things about my school. It can make it very difficult to get that "one-on-one" feeling that some need to succeed. Most of the time you have to wait until you choose your major and partake in those classes to see a reduction in the student-to-professor ratio.
Chao
Expensive parking at UMD is taking a toll in the wallets.
Leying
on campus housing is hard to get unlessyou meet certain requirements.
Natasha
I think the worst think about UMD when I was there was the way they glorified sports. At the time a sizeable portion of money that came to the school was spent on football, basketball, etc. When I saw the pie chart I was appalled, but that was in 2004-2005. So a lot of things may have changed since then.
Joy
I love everything about my school except the surrounding area. There is a great amount of crime in College Park and it is hard to feel safe walking around after dark even if you are with other people. I grew up in a very safe area and it was a huge shock to me that in college I would have to live in fear of being mugged everytime I walked outside after dark. However, I have learned alot living here about personal safety and I think it will help me later in life if I live in a city.
Jerome
Its really big. Hard to get one on one time with the instructors.