University of Maryland-College Park Top Questions

The worst thing about UMD is what I call the PCP factor. This stands for "parking lot, car, parking lot." If you live off campus, in some ways you are deatched from the true college life. This stands for parking lot, class, parking lot. The college is big and sometimes you find yourself not going to the events, clubs, or games but, returning home. just to get away from it all or to even beat traffic. If you are a PCP factor, then sometimes you feel left out. The worst thing is becoming a PCP factor and not enjoying college.

Maybe the service? More likely the food here.

Because it is such a big school if someone is having trouble in a class they really need to seek help on their own the professor is not going to reach out and find them; if they do not seek extra help they will not get it and will just get lost int he crowd and continue to have trouble in class.

The worse thing about this school is the way they spend money on building new bulidings,landscaping and the atheltes but do not give out enough finsancial aid for the students who go here.

On campus housing because we are currently having a huge issue with having too many students that the university housing cannot afford to hold. Thus, juniors and seniors used to have priority to choosing their housing but nowadays seniors aren't even considered to live on campus and juniors can merely depend on their "luck" based on random lottery numbers to get housing on/around campus.

I would consider the lack of on campus housing for all students to be the worst thing about Maryland.

It is very expensive and they do not give as much finanical aid as I would like. Hence, I have to take out a lot of loans in order to pay for school.

I like everything about my school

If you don't drink, the social life sucks.

A lot of alcohol for social life, because it can very much be a distraction to those of us who don't drink and are very focused. I did experience a little bit of pressure and had some challenges with my roommates during my freshman year regarding alcohol, although everything is good now, and it did help shape me into a stronger person!