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What is the stereotype of students at University of Maryland-College Park? Is this stereotype accurate?

Emily

Honestly, before coming to the University of Maryland, I didn't know much about any stereotypes of students here. I knew that it was supposed to be a 'good school', but what does that really mean? Well it turns out that it means that the classes are hard and that even the biggest partiers, stoners, and frat boys, care about their grades! This isn't a bad thing at all though. As I found out shortly after starting my undergrad careers, even though Maryland is NOT and Ivy League school, it is looked at by most grad schools (including vet and med schools) as having classes as hard as Ivy Leaguers. This means that even though you might have gotten a B in Organic Chemistry and Physics, a student from another school who got an A in both of those still might be less appealing for a selection committee. All in all, for the party crowd there is always something to do, every night of the week. However, I have not met one single person here who does not care about their grades and I would by no means call Maryland a 'party school.' If I had to label UMD it would be "Great Academic School with a Social Life to Match!"

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